You May Be Right (song)

"You May Be Right" is a single written and performed by rock singer Billy Joel from his 1980 album Glass Houses. The song reached #7 on the US charts and #6 in Canada. It failed to chart, however, in the UK. This is unlike his preceding and succeeding singles "All for Leyna" (UK #40) and "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" (UK #14). The Japanese single features "Close to the Borderline" as a B-side.

"You May Be Right"
Single by Billy Joel
from the album Glass Houses
B-side"Close to the Borderline"
ReleasedMarch 7, 1980
Recorded1979
Genre
Length4:15
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Billy Joel
Producer(s)Phil Ramone
Billy Joel singles chronology
"All for Leyna"
(1980)		 "You May Be Right"
(1980)		 "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"
(1980)
Music video
"You May Be Right" on YouTube

"You May Be Right" can also be found on disc 2 of Billy Joel's Greatest Hits - Volumes I and II and Live at Shea Stadium: The Concert albums. The song is the first track off the album and begins with the sound of broken glass, which is included to metaphorically signify the smashing of the glass house from which the album is named.

Reception

Cash Box said that the song is "witty, urbane and energetic," and that the "hard guitar" playing is "reminiscent of Chuck Berry and the Rolling Stones."[3]

Music video

The video version differs from the album version. The most notable difference is the intro, where the sound of broken glass is replaced with "one, two, one, two, three, four".

Personnel

Charts

Cover versions

The song has also been covered by:

References
  1. "iTunes - Music - Glass Houses by Billy Joel". Itunes.apple.com. 10 March 1980.
  2. "The Complete Works: Ranking All 121 Billy Joel Songs". 3 February 2015.
  3. "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. March 15, 1980. p. 18. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 156. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
  6. ""You May Be Right" on the South African Singles Chart". Springbok Radio. August 30, 1980. Retrieved September 25, 2010.
  7. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 435.
  8. "Top 100 Singles (1980)". RPM. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
  9. "Top 100 Hits of 1980/Top 100 Songs of 1980". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
  10. "Rock Bottom Remainders | Mitch Albom sings Billy Joel". YouTube.
  11. "'Glee's' Darren Criss and Chord Overstreet Cover Billy Joel (Exclusive Audio)". The Hollywood Reporter. 18 November 2013.
  12. "Partytime for Assholes - Vindictives". Liberation. 8 April 1996. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  13. "See Kenny Chesney's Surprise Duet with Billy Joel". Rolling Stone. 5 July 2016.
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