"Just the Way You Are '' Side - A label of U.S. vinyl single Single by Billy Joel from the album The Stranger B - side "Get It Right the First Time '' Released September 1977 Format 7 - inch single Recorded 1977 Genre Soft rock Length 4: 47 (Album version) 3: 36 (Single version) Label Columbia 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) "The Entertainer '' (1974) "Just the Way You Are '' (1977) "Movin ' Out (Anthony 's Song) '' (1977) Alternative release Dutch vinyl single
who wrote the song just the way you are
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