You Are So Beautiful

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"You Are So Beautiful" is a song written by Billy Preston, Dennis Wilson and Bruce Fisher. It was first recorded by Preston and made popular in a version by Joe Cocker.

Preston's original version first appeared on his 1974 album The Kids and Me. 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). Released as a single, this Joe Cocker version reached #5 on the 1975 Billboard pop single charts and helped the album become a hit.

Although never officially credited, several sources have documented that Dennis Wilson of The Beach Boys was a co-writer of the song. According to Wilson's biographer, Jon Stebbins, Wilson claimed that he and Preston spontaneously collaborated on the words to the song at a party. ^[1]. Wilson sang the song as an encore at his shows intermittently between 1975-1983.

The song was also covered by many other artists, a few of which include Ray Charles, Joe Cocker, Kenny Rankin, Kenny Rogers, Bonnie Tyler, Al Green, Diana Ross, Tanya Tucker, Ray Stevens, Westlife and an instrumental arrangement by pianist Bradley Joseph.