Question: who wrote the song just the way you are
Answer: 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