Just the Way You Are (Billy Joel song)

song written, composed and recorded by Billy Joel in 1977

"Just the Way You Are" is a 1977 song by Billy Joel and is the lead single from his fifth studio album The Stranger and made the top ten in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa and the United States. It won 2 Grammy Awards in 1979 and was covered by Barry White in 1978.

"Just the Way You Are"
Single by Billy Joel
from the album The Stranger
B-side"Get It Right the First Time/Vienna"
ReleasedSeptember 1977
Recorded1976
GenreSoft rock, smooth jazz[1][2]
Length4:47 (Album version)
3:36 (Single version)
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Billy Joel
Producer(s)Phil Ramone
Billy Joel singles chronology
"The Entertainer"
(1974)
"Just the Way You Are"
(1977)
"Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)"
(1977)

References change

  1. Lecaro, Lina (November 19, 2016). "This Monthly Club Is a Non-Ironic Celebration of Rock's Softer Side". LA Weekly.
  2. "200 Greatest Soft Rock Songs - Entertainment Blog". Entertainment.expertscolumn.com. Retrieved 23 April 2021.