Baby Grand

"Baby Grand"
Single by Billy Joel and Ray Charles
from the album The Bridge
B-side	"Big Man on Mulberry Street"
Released	March 1987[1]
Recorded	1986
Genre	Blues, soft rock
Length	4:00
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Billy Joel
Producer(s)	Phil Ramone
Billy Joel singles chronology
"This Is the Time" (1986) "Baby Grand" (1987) "We Didn't Start the Fire" (1989)
Ray Charles singles chronology
"The Pages of My Mind" (1986) "Baby Grand" (1986) "I Can See Clearly Now" (1988)

"Baby Grand" is the fourth and final single released off Billy Joel's album The Bridge. A duet with Joel and Ray Charles, the song is a ballad dedicated to the baby grand piano, and the relationship it can share with its players. The two originally got together when Joel contacted Charles about the naming of his daughter, Alexa Ray, after Charles. Charles then suggested they create a song together.

Joel originally sang the song in his thick New York accent, but decided to do a Charles impression instead when he noticed Charles was trying to imitate his style. The song was positively received by critics. The single peaked at No. 75 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and at No. 3 on the Adult Contemporary chart. The music video features Joel and Charles recording the vocal tracks together.