She 's Always a Woman - wikipedia She 's Always a Woman `` She 's Always a Woman '' A-side label of U.S. vinyl single Single by Billy Joel from the album The Stranger B - side `` Movin ' Out ( Anthony 's Song ) '' Released 1977 Format 7 '' single, 12 '' single Recorded A & R Recording Inc., New York City, 1977 Genre Soft rock Length 3 : 21 Label Columbia Songwriter ( s ) Billy Joel Producer ( s ) Phil Ramone Billy Joel singles chronology `` Only the Good Die Young '' ( 1977 ) `` She 's Always a Woman '' ( 1977 ) `` The Stranger '' ( 1978 ) `` Only the Good Die Young '' ( 1977 ) `` She 's Always a Woman '' / `` Vienna '' ( 1977 ) `` The Stranger '' ( 1978 ) `` She 's Always a Woman '' is a song from Billy Joel 's 1977 album The Stranger. It is a love song about a modern woman, with whom he falls in love for her quirks as well as her flaws. The single peaked at # 17 in the U.S. in 1977, and at # 53 in the UK in 1986, when it was released as a double A-side with `` Just the Way You Are ''. It re-entered the UK chart in 2010, reaching # 29. A Muzak version of the track by Frank Chacksfield Orchestra is known to be one of the last songs played over the former World Trade Center complex before its collapse. The song is played in the compound time signature of 6 / 8. Contents 1 Origin and meaning 2 Track listing 2.1 7 '' single ( 1977 ) 2.2 Single ( CBS ) 2.3 Japanese 7 '' single ( CBS 06SP 248 ) 3 Chart history 4 Fyfe Dangerfield cover 4.1 Track listing 4.2 Chart performance 5 Other covers 6 References 7 External links Origin and meaning The song was released in 1977, following several other hits from The Stranger including `` Just the Way You Are '', `` Movin ' Out ( Anthony 's Song ) '' and `` Only the Good Die Young ''. Musically, Joel has said that he was influenced by Gordon Lightfoot and his mellow acoustic guitar ballads. It is a love song that Joel wrote for his then wife, Elizabeth Weber. Elizabeth had taken over management of Joel 's career, and was able to put his financial affairs in order after Joel had signed some bad deals and contracts. She was a tough and savvy negotiator who could `` wound with her eyes '' or `` steal like a thief '', but would `` never give in ''. Because of her tough - as - nails negotiating style, many business adversaries thought she was `` unfeminine, '' but to Joel, she was always a woman. The two eventually divorced in 1982. Track listing 7 '' single ( 1977 ) `` She 's Always a Woman '' `` Vienna '' Single ( CBS ) `` She 's Always a Woman '' `` Movin ' Out ( Anthony 's Song ) '' Japanese 7 '' single ( CBS 06SP 248 ) `` She 's Always a Woman '' `` Only The Good Die Young '' Chart history Chart ( 1977 ) Peak position U.S. Billboard Hot 100 17 U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks Chart ( 1978 ) Peak position Belgian Singles Chart ( Flanders ) 28 Canadian Singles Chart 12 Dutch Top 40 15 Chart ( 1986 ) Peak position Irish Singles Chart 22 UK Singles Chart 53 Chart ( 2007 ) Peak position Italian Singles Chart 56 Chart ( 2010 ) Peak position UK Singles Chart 29 Chart ( 2011 ) Peak position Austrian Singles Chart 37 Fyfe Dangerfield cover `` She 's Always a Woman '' Single by Fyfe Dangerfield from the album Fly Yellow Moon Released May 10, 2010 Format Digital download Length 3 : 14 Label Fantastic Plastic, Polydor Songwriter ( s ) Billy Joel Fyfe Dangerfield singles chronology `` Faster Than the Setting Sun '' ( 2010 ) `` She 's Always a Woman '' ( 2010 ) `` Barricades '' ( 2010 ) `` Faster Than the Setting Sun '' ( 2010 ) `` She 's Always a Woman '' ( 2010 ) `` Barricades '' ( 2010 ) Fyfe Dangerfield, lead singer of the band Guillemots, recorded a version of this song in 2010 which was used in an advertisement for the British department store John Lewis. Subsequently, the Billy Joel original re-entered the UK singles chart at number 29 on May 1, 2010. On May 1, 2010, a new version of the advert aired ; which shows more of the song cover. In the annual ITV poll for 2010 advert of the year ; `` John Lewis - She 's always a Woman '' ranked fourth. The advert has been viewed on YouTube over 570,000 times ( collectively from the top 3 results ) since it aired on TV. Track listing Digital Download `` She 's Always a Woman '' - 3 : 14 Chart performance `` She 's Always a Woman '' debuted on the UK Singles Chart on May 2, 2010 at # 99. On its second week in the chart, the single climbed 85 places to # 14, marking Dangerfield 's most successful single to date. On May 16, 2010, the single climbed 7 places to a current peak of # 7 before falling to # 9 in its second week within the Top 10. Chart ( 2010 ) Peak Position UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 7 Other covers Lynda Carter covered the song on her 1978 album Portrait. In 2004, Zorán made a Hungarian cover `` A nő '', on his maxi single `` A körben ''. In 2012, Celtic Thunder covered the song on their album Voyage with Neil Byrne on vocals. References Jump up ^ `` She 's Always a Woman to Me ''. YouTube. Retrieved 8 April 2017. Jump up ^ `` Song : `` She 's Always a Woman '' September 11th 2001 ``. YouTube. Retrieved 8 April 2017. Jump up ^ `` Billy Joel 's many songs about his many wives ''. Washington Post. Retrieved 7 November 2016. Jump up ^ `` Billy Joel - She 's Always A Woman ''. Ultratop.be. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 12. Jump up ^ `` Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada ''. Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 12. Jump up ^ `` Jaarlijst 1978 ''. Members.chello.ml. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 12. Jump up ^ `` Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Interprete : J ''. Hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 12. Jump up ^ Steffen Hung. `` Billy Joel - She 's Always A Woman ''. Austriancharts.at. Archived from the original on October 13, 2016. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 12. Jump up ^ `` John Lewis Ad 2010 - Fyfe Dangerfield ' She 's Always A Woman ' ''. YouTube. 2010 - 04 - 27. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 12. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on May 2, 2010. Retrieved 2010 - 05 - 03. Jump up ^ `` She 's Always A Woman ( Bonus Track ) : Fyfe Dangerfield : Amazon.co.uk : MP3 Downloads ''. Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 12. Jump up ^ `` Fyfe Dangerfield : Artist Chart History ''. Official Charts Company. Jump up ^ `` She 's Always a Woman ''. AllMusic. Archived from the original on 10 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017. Jump up ^ `` A körben '' ( in Hungarian ). Zoran.hu. December 3, 2004. Retrieved March 28, 2017. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Billy Joel Studio albums Cold Spring Harbor Piano Man Streetlife Serenade Turnstiles The Stranger 52nd Street Glass Houses The Nylon Curtain An Innocent Man The Bridge Storm Front River of Dreams Fantasies & Delusions Live albums Songs in the Attic KOHЦEPT 2000 Years : The Millennium Concert 12 Gardens Live Live at Shea Stadium : The Concert Compilations Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 -- 3 Souvenir : The Ultimate Collection The Ultimate Collection The Essential Billy Joel Piano Man : The Very Best of Billy Joel My Lives The Hits Singles `` She 's Got a Way '' `` Piano Man '' `` You 're My Home '' `` Worse Comes to Worst '' `` Travelin ' Prayer '' `` The Ballad of Billy the Kid '' `` The Entertainer '' `` Just the Way You Are '' `` Movin ' Out ( Anthony 's Song ) '' `` Only the Good Die Young '' `` She 's Always a Woman '' `` Vienna '' `` The Stranger '' `` My Life '' `` Big Shot '' `` Honesty '' `` Until the Night '' `` All for Leyna '' `` You May Be Right '' `` It 's Still Rock and Roll to Me '' `` Do n't Ask Me Why '' `` Sometimes a Fantasy '' `` Say Goodbye to Hollywood '' ( Live ) `` She 's Got a Way '' ( Live ) `` Pressure '' `` Allentown '' `` Goodnight Saigon '' `` Tell Her About It '' `` Uptown Girl '' `` An Innocent Man '' `` The Longest Time '' `` Leave a Tender Moment Alone '' `` This Night '' `` Keeping the Faith '' `` You 're Only Human ( Second Wind ) '' `` The Night Is Still Young '' `` Modern Woman '' `` A Matter of Trust '' `` This Is the Time '' `` Baby Grand '' `` Back in the U.S.S.R. 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Question: who was she's always a woman to me written about
Answer: Elizabeth Weber