You Are So Beautiful - wikipedia You Are So Beautiful For the song by Donna Summer, see You 're So Beautiful. `` You Are So Beautiful '' 1980s UK vinyl re-release Single by Joe Cocker from the album I Can Stand a Little Rain B - side `` It 's a Sin When You Love Somebody '' Released January 1975 Recorded Genre Pop, blue - eyed soul Length 2 : 41 Label A&M Songwriter ( s ) Billy Preston, Bruce Fisher Producer ( s ) Jim Price Joe Cocker singles chronology `` Midnight Rider '' ( 1972 ) `` You Are So Beautiful '' ( 1975 ) `` Up Where We Belong '' ( 1983 ) `` Midnight Rider '' ( 1972 ) `` You Are So Beautiful '' ( 1975 ) `` Up Where We Belong '' ( 1983 ) `` You Are So Beautiful '' is a song written by Billy Preston and Bruce Fisher. Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys contributed to the song 's genesis, but his official credit was omitted. It was first recorded by Preston and made popular by Joe Cocker. Preston 's original version first appeared on his 1974 album The Kids & Me and as the B - side on the 45rpm pressing of his pop hit, `` Struttin ' ''. Cocker 's producer, Jim Price, created a slowed - down arrangement for Cocker 's version, which first appeared on the album, I Can Stand a Little Rain ( released later in 1974 ). In 1975, the Joe Cocker version was released as a single and peaked number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and number 12 on the Easy Listening chart. The Cocker version helped the album become successful and was his biggest hit until his duet with Jennifer Warnes, `` Up Where We Belong '', which reached # 1 in 1982. Contents 1 Authorship 2 Chart history 2.1 Weekly charts 2.2 Year - end charts 3 Notable renditions 4 In other media 5 References 6 External links Authorship Though not officially credited as the song 's writer, Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys and Preston spontaneously collaborated on the words and music to the song at a party. Wilson never sought to reclaim his share of the song 's authorship. The song 's tone has been related to the style of his solo material. Without instrumental accompaniment, Wilson sang `` You Are So Beautiful '' as an encore at Beach Boys shows intermittently from 1975 until his death in 1983. A live rendition, circa 1978, and an edited 1983 live rendition both appear in the 1985 film The Beach Boys : An American Band. A live rendition was released on the group 's live album Good Timin ' : Live at Knebworth England 1980 in 2002. Chart history Weekly charts Chart ( 1975 ) Peak position Australia KMR 32 Canada RPM Top Singles Canada RPM Adult Contemporary 10 France 70 US Billboard Hot 100 5 US Billboard Adult Contemporary 12 US Cash Box Top 100 Year - end charts Chart ( 1975 ) Rank Canada RPM Top Singles 53 US Billboard Hot 100 65 Notable renditions Ray Stevens recorded it in 1976 for his album Just for the Record. Stevens ' version reached number 16 on the Hot Country Songs charts. Kenny Rogers recorded the song as the closing track on his best - selling album We 've Got Tonight from 1983. It was also used as the B - side to the single release of the title track. Irish singer Brian Kennedy covered the song on his 2008 album `` Interpretations ''. In 2009, Hong Kong singer Susan Wong included a cover of the song on her smooth jazz / bossa nova album 511. Former Isley Brother Chris Jasper covered the song on his 2016 album `` Share With Me ''. In other media Television programs have used commercial recordings of the song. Seventies - themed sitcom The Wonder Years used a recorded version of the song in Season 6, Episode 16, `` Nose, '' where it played at the end of the episode at a school dance where Kevin 's friend Ricky loses a girl with a large nose just as Ricky had come to appreciate her. An episode of Home Improvement ( `` Jill 's Birthday '' ) accompanied the song with a montage of photos of Jill Taylor ( Patricia Richardson ) in her early age. The song played in Season 5, Episode 9 of Full House. The film Modern Romance ( 1981 ) includes an instrumental version of the song in its opening and closing titles, and also uses Joe Cocker 's version to underscore its final scene. Joe Cocker 's version was also used in the film Carlito 's Way ( 1993 ) and plays during Gail 's apartment scene and over the film 's end credits. In the American comedy movie `` The Little Rascals '' ( 1994 ), the song is sung by Alfalfa to Darla on a boat. In 2016, the song appears in the season one finale of Quantico entitled `` Yes '', first sung by a drunk Caleb Haas ( Graham Rogers ) and Brandon Fletcher ( Jacob Artist ) celebrating their graduation, then leading into the Joe Cocker version for the remainder of the scene. References Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2002 ). Top Adult Contemporary : 1961 - 2001. Record Research. p. 58. Jump up ^ Collins, Ace ( 2013 ). Music for Your Heart : Reflections from Your Favorite Songs and Hymns. Abingdon Press. p. 154. ISBN 978 - 1 - 4267 - 7604 - 5. ^ Jump up to : Hlavaty, Craig. `` The Secret History of ' You Are So Beautiful ' ''. Houston Press. Retrieved 2013 - 02 - 26. Jump up ^ `` Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada ''. Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2017 - 05 - 24. Jump up ^ Joel Whitburn 's Top Pop Singles 1955 - 1990 - ISBN 0 - 89820 - 089 - X Jump up ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, April 5, 1975 Jump up ^ `` Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada ''. collectionscanada.gc.ca. Jump up ^ Musicoutfitters.com External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Billy Preston Studio albums The Most Exciting Organ Ever Early Hits of ' 65 Wildest Organ in Town ! Club Meeting Greazee Soul That 's the Way God Planned It Encouraging Words I Wrote a Simple Song Music Is My Life Everybody Likes Some Kind of Music The Kids & Me It 's My Pleasure Billy Preston A Whole New Thing Late at Night Billy Preston & Syreeta The Way I Am Pressin ' On On the Air Live albums Live European Tour Singles `` That 's the Way God Planned It '' `` My Sweet Lord '' `` Outa - Space '' `` Will It Go Round in Circles '' `` Space Race '' `` Nothing from Nothing '' `` Get Back '' `` With You I 'm Born Again '' Songs `` You Are So Beautiful '' Book : Billy Preston Bonnie Tyler songs Discography The World Starts Tonight `` Lost in France '' `` More Than a Lover '' Natural Force `` It 's a Heartache '' `` Living for the City '' `` Heaven '' `` ( You Make Me Feel Like ) A Natural Woman '' `` Here Am I '' Diamond Cut `` Too Good to Last '' `` My Guns Are Loaded '' Goodbye to the Island `` I 'm Just a Woman '' `` Sometimes When We Touch '' `` A Whiter Shade of Pale '' `` Sitting on the Edge of the Ocean '' `` I Believe in Your Sweet Love '' Faster Than the Speed of Night `` Have You Ever Seen the Rain ? '' `` Faster Than the Speed of Night '' `` Total Eclipse of the Heart '' `` Straight from the Heart '' Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire `` If You Were a Woman ( And I Was a Man ) '' `` Loving You 's a Dirty Job but Somebody 's Gotta Do It '' `` Band of Gold '' `` Lovers Again '' `` Holding Out for a Hero '' Hide Your Heart `` Hide Your Heart '' `` Do n't Turn Around '' `` Save Up All Your Tears '' `` To Love Somebody '' `` The Best '' Bitterblue `` Against the Wind '' `` Bitterblue '' `` Where Were You '' Angel Heart `` Fools Lullaby '' `` I Cry Myself to Sleep at Night '' Silhouette in Red `` You Are So Beautiful '' Free Spirit `` You 're the One '' `` Making Love Out of Nothing at All '' `` Bridge over Troubled Water '' `` Two Out of Three Ai n't Bad '' All in One Voice `` Angel of the Morning '' `` I Put a Spell on You '' `` The Rose '' `` He 's the King '' `` Silent Night '' Heart Strings `` Human Touch '' `` Everybody Hurts '' `` Amazed '' `` Against All Odds ( Take a Look at Me Now ) '' `` And I Am Telling You I 'm Not Going '' `` Lean on Me '' `` In My Life '' `` Learning to Fly '' `` Right Here Waiting '' `` I Still Have n't Found What I 'm Looking For '' `` I Ca n't Make You Love Me '' `` Need Your Love So Bad '' `` It 's Over '' Simply Believe `` Si demain... ( Turn Around ) '' `` Si tout s'arrête ( It 's a Heartache ) `` Darlin ' '' Wings `` Louise '' Rocks and Honey `` This Is Gonna Hurt '' `` Believe in Me '' `` What You Need from Me '' `` Love Is the Knife '' `` Mom '' Collaborations `` A Rockin ' Good Way ( to Mess Around and Fall in Love ) '' `` Islands '' `` Vergiß Es ( Forget It ) '' `` Amour Éternel ( Eternal Flame ) '' `` Love 's Holding On '' Other songs `` Sayonara Tokyo '' `` Here She Comes '' `` The Desert Is in Your Heart '' `` I Do n't Know How to Love Him '' Dennis Wilson Albums Pacific Ocean Blue Bambu ( The Caribou Sessions ) Singles `` Sound of Free '' / `` Lady '' `` River Song '' / `` Farewell My Friend '' `` You and I '' / `` Friday Night '' Other songs Solo `` Dreamer '' `` Pacific Ocean Blues '' Beach Boys `` All I Want to Do '' `` Baby Blue '' `` Cuddle Up '' `` Denny 's Drums '' `` Forever '' `` Friends '' `` It 's About Time '' `` Little Bird '' `` Love Surrounds Me '' `` Morning Christmas '' `` Never Learn Not to Love '' `` Slip On Through '' Related articles Songs Murry Wilson Brian Wilson Carl Wilson Mike Love The Beach Boys Two - Lane Blacktop `` You Are So Beautiful '' Brother Studios Gregg Jakobson Christine McVie Charles Manson `` Cease to Exist '' The Beach Boys Tanya Tucker Studio albums Delta Dawn What 's Your Mama 's Name Would You Lay with Me ( In a Field of Stone ) Tanya Tucker Lovin ' and Learnin ' Here 's Some Love Ridin ' Rainbows You Are So Beautiful TNT Tear Me Apart Dreamlovers Should I Do It Changes Girls Like Me Love Me Like You Used To Strong Enough to Bend Tennessee Woman What Do I Do with Me Ca n't Run from Yourself Soon Fire to Fire Complicated Tanya My Turn Compilation and live albums Live Greatest Hits Greatest Hits Encore Greatest Hits 1990 -- 1992 Live at Billy Bob 's Texas Notable singles `` Delta Dawn '' `` Love 's the Answer '' `` What 's Your Mama 's Name '' `` Blood Red and Goin ' Down '' `` Would You Lay with Me ( In a Field of Stone ) '' `` The Man That Turned My Mama On '' `` Lizzie and the Rainman '' `` San Antonio Stroll '' `` Do n't Believe My Heart Can Stand Another You '' `` You 've Got Me to Hold On To '' `` Here 's Some Love '' `` It 's a Cowboy Lovin ' Night '' `` You Are So Beautiful '' `` Texas ( When I Die ) '' `` Pecos Promenade '' `` Dream Lover '' `` Can I See You Tonight '' `` Feel Right '' `` Baby I 'm Yours '' `` One Love at a Time '' `` Just Another Love '' `` I 'll Come Back as Another Woman '' `` It 's Only Over for You '' `` Love Me Like You Used To '' `` I Wo n't Take Less Than Your Love '' ( with Paul Davis and Paul Overstreet ) `` If It Do n't Come Easy '' `` Strong Enough to Bend '' `` Highway Robbery '' `` Call on Me '' `` My Arms Stay Open All Night '' `` Walking Shoes '' `` Do n't Go Out '' ( with T. Graham Brown ) `` It Wo n't Be Me '' `` Oh What It Did to Me '' `` Down to My Last Teardrop '' `` ( Without You ) What Do I Do with Me '' `` Some Kind of Trouble '' `` If Your Heart Ai n't Busy Tonight '' `` Two Sparrows in a Hurricane '' `` It 's a Little Too Late '' `` Tell Me About It '' `` Soon '' `` We Do n't Have to Do This '' `` Hangin ' In '' `` You Just Watch Me '' `` Between the Two of Them '' `` Find Out What 's Happenin ' '' `` Little Things '' `` A Memory Like I 'm Gonna Be '' Related articles Albums discography Singles discography LaCosta `` Leave Them Boys Alone '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=You_Are_So_Beautiful&oldid=802013243 '' Categories : 1974 singles Joe Cocker songs Westlife songs Songs written by Bruce Fisher Songs written by Billy Preston Ray Stevens songs The Beach Boys songs Tanya Tucker songs Bonnie Tyler songs A&M Records singles MCA Records singles 1974 songs Song recordings produced by Rob Fraboni Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from October 2014 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Português Edit links This page was last edited on 23 September 2017, at 12 : 10. 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Question: who wrote you are so beautiful to me
Answer: Billy Preston