"An Innocent Man" Is A 1983 Song Performed By Billy Joel And The Third Single From His Album An Innocent Man. The Song A Tribute To Ben E. King And The Drifters Reached #10 On The Billboard Hot 100 Chart The Third Consecutive Top 10 Single From The Album. 1 It Also Spent One Week At #1 On The Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart. 2 Joel Was Quoted In A 1997 Interview Describing A High Note He Sang During The Song "...I Had A Suspicion That Was Going To Be The Last Time I Was Going To Be Able To Hit Those Notes So Why Not Go Out In A Blaze Of Glory? That Was The End Of Billy's High Note." 2