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"'''Leave a Tender Moment Alone'''" is a song performed by [[Billy Joel]] and the fifth single from his album ''[[An Innocent Man]]''. [[Toots Thielemans]] plays harmonica. |
"'''Leave a Tender Moment Alone'''" is a song performed by [[Billy Joel]] and the fifth single from his album ''[[An Innocent Man]]''. [[Toots Thielemans]] plays harmonica. |
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Paying homage to soul music from the mid-1950s and the early-1960s, this song was reminiscent of the softer side of R&B from groups like [[Smokey Robinson and the Miracles]]. The song reached only twenty-seven on the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] charts and spent two weeks at number one on the [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Adult Contemporary]] chart.<ref>{{cite book |title= Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2002 |publisher=Record Research |
Paying homage to soul music from the mid-1950s and the early-1960s, this song was reminiscent of the softer side of R&B from groups like [[Smokey Robinson and the Miracles]]. The song reached only number twenty-seven on the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] charts and spent two weeks at number one on the [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Adult Contemporary]] chart.<ref>{{cite book |title= Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2002 |publisher=Record Research |
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|page=127}}</ref> "Leave a Tender Moment Alone" was the only single from the album released there not to reach the top 25 of the chart. |
|page=127}}</ref> "Leave a Tender Moment Alone" was the only single from the album released there not to reach the top 25 of the chart. |
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| B-side | "This Night" |
"Leave a Tender Moment Alone" is a song performed by Billy Joel and the fifth single from his album An Innocent Man. Toots Thielemans plays harmonica.
Paying homage to soul music from the mid-1950s and the early-1960s, this song was reminiscent of the softer side of R&B from groups like Smokey Robinson and the Miracles. The song reached only number twenty-seven on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts and spent two weeks at number one on the Adult Contemporary chart.[1] "Leave a Tender Moment Alone" was the only single from the album released there not to reach the top 25 of the chart.
Track listing
7" single
- "Leave a Tender Moment Alone"
- "This Night" (US B-side)
- "Goodnight Saigon" (UK B-side)
Chart positions
| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Singles Chart | 76 |
| Canadian Singles Chart[2] | 58 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 16 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 21 |
| UK Singles Chart | 29 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 27 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 1 |
See also
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 127.
- ^ http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.6820&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=3ict3akb84p8igrvuu4u9hh706
