Just the Way You Are (Billy Joel song)
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This article is about the Billy Joel song. For the Bruno Mars song, see Just the Way You Are (Bruno Mars song). For Other uses, see Just the Way You Are (disambiguation).
"Just the Way You Are" is a song by Billy Joel from his fifth studio album The Stranger (1977), released as the album's second single in early November 1977. It became both Joel's first US Top 10 and UK Top 20 single (reaching No. 3 and No. 19 respectively), as well as Joel's first Gold single in the US. The song also topped the Billboard Easy Listening Chart for the entire month of January 1978.
Quick Facts Single by Billy Joel, from the album The Stranger ...
"Just the Way You Are" | ||||
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Single by Billy Joel | ||||
from the album The Stranger | ||||
B-side | "Get It Right the First Time" "Vienna" | |||
Released | November 1977[1] | |||
Recorded | 1976 | |||
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Length | 4:47 (album version) 3:36 (single version) | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Billy Joel | |||
Producer(s) | Phil Ramone | |||
Billy Joel singles chronology | ||||
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Audio | ||||
"Billy Joel - Just the Way You Are (Audio)" on YouTube | ||||
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"Just the Way You Are" garnered two Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year in 1979.[4]