1983 Billy Joel – Tell Her About It (US:#1 UK:#4)
“Tell Her About It” is a 1983 hit song written and performed by Billy Joel, from the album An Innocent Man. The song was number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts for one week on September 24, 1983, replacing “Maniac” by Michael Sembello. The single was certified Gold by the RIAA for US sales of over 500,000 copies.
A ‘special version’ mixed by John “Jellybean” Benitez was also released as a 12-inch maxi single. The cover art varied depending on the country of release. The remixed version was longer, approximately five-and-a-half minutes. On the B-side featured Billy Joel’s song “Easy Money” from the same album, and a live recording of the song “You Got Me Hummin'” written by Isaac Hayes and David Porter. In the lyrics of the song, the singer exhorts a young man to tell the woman he loves how he feels about her before he misses his chance.
Album
An Innocent Man is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released on August 8, 1983. The concept album is a tribute to the American popular music of Joel’s adolescent years with Joel paying homage to a number of different and popular American musical styles from the late 1950s and early 1960s, most […]
Musicians
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Produced By
Phil Ramone
Songwriters
Billy Joel
Charts
US:# 1
UK:# 4