YOU ARE
SO BEAUTIFUL
JOE
COCKER
SONGWRITERS:
Billy Preston & Bruce Fisher
WHERE: LORELEY
AMPHITHEATRE
COUNTRY: U.
K.
ALBUM: YOU
ARE SO BEAUTIFUL
LABEL: A
& M
GENRE: POP
YEAR: 1974
"You Are So Beautiful"
is a song written by Billy Preston and Bruce Fisher that was first released in
1974 on Preston's ninth studio album, The Kids & Me. It was also the B-side
of his single "Struttin'". Later that same year, English Singer Joe
Cocker released a slower version of the song on his album I Can Stand a Little
Rain. Produced by Jim Price, Cocker's version was also issued as a single in
November 1974 and became one of his biggest chart hits, peaking at number five
on the US Billboard Hot 100.
Some sources credit Dennis
Wilson of the Beach Boys with contributing to the song's genesis. Wilson
performed the song live with the Beach Boys from the late 1970s onwards. Kenny
Rankin, Ray Stevens, Kenny Rogers, Bonnie Tyler and Brian Kennedy are also
among the artists who have covered "You Are So Beautiful".
You are so beautiful to me
You are so beautiful to me
Can't you see
You're everything I hoped for
You're everything I need
You are so beautiful to me
Such joy and happiness you bring
Such joy and happiness you bring
Like a dream
A guiding light that shines in the night
Heaven's gift to me
You are so beautiful to me.