''The Way'' is the eighth full-length studio album by American recording artist

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, released on October 7, 2014 on Kobalt Records. The record follows her

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tribute album ''Talking Book''. Gray supported the album with a

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n tour. The album was molded around the idea that there is little music in today's mainstream for a mature audience.

Critical reception

''The Way'' received generally positive reviews from music critics. At

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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 63, based on 5 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".''The Way'' (2014): Reviews

. Retrieved on 2016-05-20.

Track listing

Chart history

References

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