Question: who did billy joel write just the way you are for
Answer: The song , which Joel had written for his first wife ( and also his business manager at the time ) Elizabeth Weber , was not liked by either Joel or his band , and Joel had originally decided against making the track a part of The Stranger , but at the request of both Linda Ronstadt and Phoebe Snow ( both were recording in other studios in the same building at the time ) , he agreed to put the song on the final mix .