<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> "The Longest Time" </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Single by Billy Joel </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> from the album An Innocent Man </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> B - side </Th> <Td> "Christie Lee" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Released </Th> <Td> March 1984 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Format </Th> <Td> 12 ", CD </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Recorded </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> Doo - wop, a cappella </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 3: 40 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Label </Th> <Td> Columbia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Songwriter (s) </Th> <Td> Billy Joel </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Producer (s) </Th> <Td> Phil Ramone </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Billy Joel singles chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> "An Innocent Man" (1983) </Td> <Td> "The Longest Time" (1984) </Td> <Td> "Leave a Tender Moment Alone" (1984) </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> "An Innocent Man" (1983) </Td> <Td> "The Longest Time" (1984) </Td> <Td> "Leave a Tender Moment Alone" (1984) </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> "The Longest Time" </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Single by Billy Joel </Th> </Tr>

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