"Just the Way You Are" is a song by Billy Joel from his 1977 album, The Stranger. It was Joel's first US Top 10 (reaching #3) and UK Top 20 single, as well as Joel's first gold single in the US. "Just the Way You Are" won the 1978 Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year.
The song, which concerned then wife and business manager Elizabeth Weber, was not liked by either Joel or his band, and Joel had originally decided against maki...
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"Just the Way You Are" is a song by Billy Joel from his 1977 album, The Stranger. It was Joel's first US Top 10 (reaching #3) and UK Top 20 single, as well as Joel's first gold single in the US. "Just the Way You Are" won the 1978 Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year.
The song, which concerned then wife and business manager Elizabeth Weber, was not liked by either Joel or his band, and Joel had originally decided against making the track a part of the album. However, at the request of both Linda Ronstadt and Phoebe Snow (both were recording in other studios in the same building at the time), Joel and producer Phil Ramone agreed to put the song on the final mix. After Joel and Weber split in 1982, Joel rarely performed the song live after 1986 until the 2000s, although on the Storm Front tour it was included as a short electric guitar instrumental to segue between other songs. Joel has publicly stated that he dislikes playing it live.
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