Just the Way You Are Billy Joel / Arr. Haakon Esplo

Serie / Series: Flex 7 SHOW

[EN]The song "Just the way you are" by Billy Joel was released on the album "The Stranger" in 1977. It was Joel's first song to reach the pop charts in the U.S.. It also got on the UK Top 20 singles list and was the first single that sold to gold in the United States.
The recording won Grammy Awards both for Record of the Year and Song of the year 1979. The song really speeded up Billy Joels carreer after some years of difficulty.

[NO]Låten ”Just the way you are” av Billy Joel ble utgitt på albumet ”The Stranger” i 1977. Det var Joels første sang som nådde hitlistene i USA. Den havnet på UK Top 20 singleliste og var også første single som solgte til gull i USA .
Plateutgivelsen vant flere Grammy Awards; årets plate og årets sang i 1979. Sangen fikk virkelig fart på karrieren til Billy Joel etter noen år med vanskeligheter.

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Flex 7 SHOW
The song 'Just the way you are' by Billy Joel was released on the album 'The Stranger' in 1977. It was Joel's first song to reach the pop charts in the U.S.. It also got on the UK Top 20 singles list and was the first single that sold to gold in the United States.
The recording won Grammy Awards both for Record of the Year and Song of the year 1979. The song really speeded up Billy Joels carreer after some years of difficulty.