Did You Know:
''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."
2 comments:
Joe. Classic. I tired very quickly of Taylor Hicks.
Ditto what Doug said!
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