"beautiful in my eyes" is a song by american singer-songwriter joshua kadison. it was released in 1994 as the second single from his 1993 debut album "painted desert serenade", surpassing the performance of his debut single and breakout hit “jessie”, reaching #19 on the us "billboard" hot 100, and charting in four other countries including the uk, where it peaked at #65. a re-release the following year in the uk proved more successful, reaching the top 40 and peaking at #37 on the uk singles chart.