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It was released in September 1977 as the album’s lead single. 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.“Just the Way You Are” garnered two Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year in 1979.[3]Table of ContentsBackground[edit]Reception[edit]Track listing[edit]Personnel[edit]Production[edit]Certifications[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Background[edit]Joel shared that the melody and chord progression for this song came to him while he was dreaming.[4] In an interview on the Howard Stern Radio Show on November 16, 2010, Joel revealed that the inspiration for writing the name of the song and how it sounds in the chorus was directly taken from the last line in the Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons song “Rag Doll”, which incidentally was also a larger inspiration for Joel’s later song “Uptown Girl”.[5] The song, which Joel had written for his first wife (and also his business manager at the time) Elizabeth Weber, was not liked by either Joel or his band, and Joel had originally decided against making the track a part of The Stranger, but at the request of both Linda Ronstadt and Phoebe Snow (both were recording in other studios in the same building at the time), he agreed to put the song on the final mix.[6] However, the album’s producer, Phil Ramone, later contradicted Joel’s claim, stating in an interview that they could not afford to exclude the song because Joel did not have that much material from which to choose for the album.[7] The song also shares some similarities to “I’m Not in Love” by 10cc, due to the keyboard and background vocal tape loops Joel and Ramone used.[8]After Joel and Weber divorced in 1982, Joel rarely performed the song live after 1986 until the 2000s, and Joel has publicly stated that he disliked playing the song live in the wake of his divorce from his first wife. He noted that during performances of the song around the time of his first divorce, his drummer Liberty DeVitto would jokingly parody the lyrics in the chorus as “She got the house. She got the car.”[9]When “Just the Way You Are” was released as a single, it was shortened by over a minute. The differences are the removal of the second verse and an earlier fade. A live performance of the song was also used as a music video. On February 18, 1978, the song peaked at No. 3, and Joel performed a shorter version of the song as the musical guest that day on Saturday Night Live (along with “Only the Good Die Young”). The single version (fading 8 seconds later) was included in the first release of Greatest Hits Volume I & Volume II, but the full album version was restored for the remastered release of that compilation.The saxophone solo was played by Phil Woods, a well-known jazz performer and Grammy award winner. Woods’ performance here exposed him to a wider audience and introduced his music to rock fans.[10]Reception[edit]Cash Box said that “a slight influence of Stevie Wonder is evident in the melody and light Latin rhythm.”[11]Record World called it “a thoughtful ballad, very well produced, with a sax break that excels.”[12]Track listing[edit]7″ U.S. and UK single (1977)“Just the Way You Are” \u2013 3:27“Get It Right the First Time” \u2013 3:54Personnel[edit]Production[edit]Phil Ramone \u2013 producer, engineerJim Boyer \u2013 engineerCertifications[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]^ Lecaro, Lina (November 19, 2016). “This Monthly Club Is a Non-Ironic Celebration of Rock’s Softer Side”. LA Weekly.^ “200 Greatest Soft Rock Songs – Entertainment Blog”. Entertainment.expertscolumn.com. Retrieved 23 April 2021.^ “Past Winners Search”. The Grammys. Retrieved 7 November 2016.^ Webb, Craig (2016). The Dreams Behind the Music: Learn Creative Dreaming As 100+ Top Artists Reveal Their Breakthrough Inspirations. p.\u00a076.^ “Billy Joel Visits The Howard Stern Show 11.16.10 by VideodromeVaultRadio | Videodrome Vault Radio | Free Listening on SoundCloud”. Soundcloud.com. Retrieved 2016-10-12.^ Kelly, Ray (2008-07-06). “Billy Joel – The Republican interview”. Masslive.com. Retrieved 2016-10-12.^ The Stranger: 30th Anniversary Edition. “Making of The Stranger Documentary. 2008^ “Phil Ramone talks about 10cc’s influence on Just the WayYou Are”. YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 23 April 2021.^ Rose, Charlie. “Billy Joel Interview”. The Charlie Rose Show, 1993.^ Gordon Bock, “Phil Woods’ Sax Keeps Showing Up.” Dallas Morning News, August 6, 1978, p. 8 C.^ “CashBox Singles Reviews” (PDF). Cash Box. November 12, 1977. p.\u00a024. Retrieved 2021-12-26.^ “Single Picks” (PDF). Record World. November 12, 1977. p.\u00a028. Retrieved 2023-02-16.^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970\u20131992 (illustrated\u00a0ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p.\u00a0156. ISBN\u00a00-646-11917-6.^ “Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada”. Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-10-13. Retrieved 2016-10-12.^ “Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada”. Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1978-02-18. Retrieved 2018-01-04.^ “Billy Joel \u2013 Just the Way You Are”. Top 40 Singles.  ^ Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: Singles Chart Book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000^ ““Just the Way You Are” on the South African Singles Chart”. Springbok Radio. July 28, 1978. Retrieved September 25, 2010.^ “Billy Joel: Artist Chart History”. Official Charts Company.  ^ “Billy Joel Chart History (Hot 100)”. Billboard.  ^  “Billy Joel Chart History (Adult Contemporary)”. Billboard.  ^ “Cash Box Top 100 Singles, February 18, 1978”. Retrieved 2 April 2020.^ “The Irish Charts \u2013 Search Results \u2013 Just the Way You Are”. Irish Singles Chart.  Retrieved November 26, 2018.^ “Official Charts Company”. Officialcharts.com. 1978-12-16. Retrieved 2018-11-26.^ Joel Whitburn’s Bubbling Under the Billboard Hot 100 1959-2004^ “Barry White Chart History (Hot R&B\/Hip-Hop Songs)”. Billboard.^ “Kent Music Report No 236 \u2013 1 January 1979 > National Top 100 Singles for 1978”. Kent Music Report. Retrieved January 8, 2022 \u2013 via Imgur.com.^ “Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada”. Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-03-13. Retrieved 2016-10-12.^ “Top 100 Songs of 1978”. oldtimemusic.com. Retrieved 2016-08-22.^ “Top Selling Singles of 1978 | The Official New Zealand Music Chart”. Nztop40.co.nz. 1978-12-31. Retrieved 2016-10-12.^ “Top 100 Hits of 1978\/Top 100 Songs of 1978”. Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-12.^ “Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 30, 1978”. Archived from the original on September 29, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2017.^ “British  single  certifications \u2013 Billy Joel \u2013 Just the Way You Are”. British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved January 21, 2022.^ “American  single  certifications \u2013 Billy Joel \u2013 Just the Way You Are”. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 20, 2021.External links[edit]Studio albumsCompilationsSinglesFeatured singlesRelated articlesAwards for “Just the Way You Are”1958\u22121979“Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)” by Domenico Modugno (1958)“Mack the Knife” by Bobby Darin (1959)“Theme from A Summer Place” by Percy Faith (1960)“Moon River” by Henry Mancini (1961)“I Left My Heart in San Francisco” by Tony Bennett (1962)“Days of Wine and Roses” by Henry Mancini (1963)“The Girl from Ipanema” by Astrud Gilberto & Stan Getz (1964)“A Taste of Honey” by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (1965)“Strangers in the Night” by Frank Sinatra (1966)“Up, Up and Away” by The 5th Dimension (Billy Davis Jr., Florence LaRue, Marilyn McCoo, Lamonte McLemore & Ron Townson) (1967)“Mrs. Robinson” by Simon & Garfunkel (Art Garfunkel & Paul Simon) (1968)“Aquarius\/Let the Sunshine In” by The 5th Dimension (Billy Davis Jr., Florence LaRue, Marilyn McCoo, Lamonte McLemore & Ron Townson) (1969)“Bridge over Troubled Water” by Simon & Garfunkel (Art Garfunkel & Paul Simon) (1970)“It’s Too Late” by Carole King (1971)“The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” by Roberta Flack (1972)“Killing Me Softly with His Song” by Roberta Flack (1973)“I Honestly Love You” by Olivia Newton-John (1974)“Love Will Keep Us Together” by Captain & Tennille (Daryl Dragon & Toni Tennille) (1975)“This Masquerade” by George Benson (1976)“Hotel California” by Eagles (Don Felder, Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Randy Meisner & Joe Walsh) (1977)“Just the Way You Are” by Billy Joel (1978)“What a Fool Believes” by The Doobie Brothers (Jeffrey Baxter, John Hartman, Keith Knudsen, Michael McDonald, Tiran Porter & Patrick Simmons) (1979)1980\u22121999“Sailing” by Christopher Cross (1980)“Bette Davis Eyes” by Kim Carnes (1981)“Rosanna” by Toto (David Hungate, Bobby Kimball, Steve Lukather, David Paich, Jeff Porcaro & Steve Porcaro) (1982)“Beat It” by Michael Jackson (1983)“What’s Love Got to Do with It” by Tina Turner (1984)“We Are the World” by USA for Africa 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