''The Way It Really Is'' is a album by
Lisa Loeb, released in 2004 by Zoë/Rounder.
The album title got its title from a previous song by Loeb, "
The Way It Really Is" despite that song not appearing on this album.
Reception
Although the album was not as commercially successful as its predecessors, it was very well received by some critics who noted on the mature and strong writing by Loeb, with
Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Stephen Thomas Erlewine (; born June 18, 1973) is an American music critic and senior editor for the online music database AllMusic. He is the author of many artist biographies and record reviews for AllMusic, as well as a freelance writer, occ ...
calling it "the best, most cohesive record she's made, a clean, crisp collection of well-crafted, gentle tunes that slowly, surely work into the subconscious."
[ ReviewStephen Thomas Erlewine. Retrieved August 1, 2007.]
Track listing
#"Window Shopping" (
Dave Bassett, Lisa Loeb) – 3:17
#"I Control the Sun" (Dave Bassett, Loeb) – 3:01
#"Hand-Me-Downs" (Stephanie Bentley, Loeb) – 3:42
#"Fools Like Me" (Loeb, Shelly Peiken, John Shanks) – 3:38
#"Try" (Loeb) – 4:13
#"Diamonds" (Loeb) – 3:04
#"Would You Wander" (Loeb,
Maia Sharp) – 3:33
#"Probably" (Jimmy Harry, Loeb,
Billy Steinberg
William Endfield Steinberg (born February 26, 1950) is an American songwriter. He achieved his greatest success in the 1980s with songwriting partner Tom Kelly; together they wrote or co-wrote the No. 1 hits " Like a Virgin" by Madonna (1984), ...
) – 3:04
#"Accident" (Loeb) – 4:04
#"Lucky Me" (Loeb) – 2:29
#"Now I Understand" (Loeb,
Dweezil Zappa) – 3:07
;Bonus track on the Japanese edition
Personnel
*
Chad Fischer
Chad Fischer is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer from Santa Monica, California, also known as the frontman of the band Lazlo Bane.
Early years
Chad Fischer's early work was being a drummer for the ban ...
- producer (tracks 3, 9), engineer (tracks 3, 7, 9),
piano on "Hand-Me-Downs"
*
Larry Goldings -
piano on "Accident"
*Mark Meadows - bass (tracks 1, 2, 6, 8, 11)
*
Dweezil Zappa - electric guitar (tracks 2, 6, 11)
References
2004 albums
Lisa Loeb albums
Zoë Records albums
Albums produced by Chad Fischer
Albums produced by John Shanks
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