The_Way_I_Am_(Ana_Johnsson_album)

<i>The Way I Am</i> (Ana Johnsson album)

The Way I Am (Ana Johnsson album)

2004 studio album by Ana Johnsson

The Way I Am is the international debut album by Swedish singer-songwriter Ana Johnsson and the second studio album overall. It was released on August 9, 2004, by Bonnier Amigo and Sony BMG. The album was the 2005 winner of the European Border Breakers Award for Sweden.[1]

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It is composed of the first seven songs of the first album, Cuz I Can, plus four new songs. The album spawned three singles: "We Are", which was the theme song from the Spider-Man 2 movie, and two songs co-written by Johnsson, "Don't Cry for Pain" and "Coz I Can", the latter making it to the top 5 most popular songs in Japan at the time of its release.[2]

In addition to reaching the top 20 in Germany and Switzerland, The Way I Am was a commercial success in Japan, where it debuted at number four[3] and went on to sell over 150,000 copies, receiving a Gold certification.[4] It sold 300,000 copies worldwide.[5]

Track listings

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Standard album

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Includes the videos:

  • On the road with... Ana Johnsson
  • We Are [music video] (without the Spider-Man 2 scenes)

Japanese version (CD/DVD)

CD
  1. "We Are" – 3:57
  2. "Don't Cry for Pain" – 3:48
  3. "The Way I Am" – 3:32
  4. "I'm Stupid" – 3:48
  5. "Life" – 3:08
  6. "6 Feet Under" – 3:45
  7. "Coz I Can" – 3:03
  8. "Crest of the Wave" – 4:50
  9. "L.A." – 3:44
  10. "Now It's Gone" – 3:43
  11. "Here I Go Again" – 3:27
  12. "Black Hole" [bonus track] – 3:58
DVD
  1. "We Are" [video]
  2. On the Road with Ana Johnsson (photo session in Japan) [video]

Japanese special edition 2CD

CD 1

As the regular CD.

CD 2
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Includes the videos:

  • "Coz I Can"
  • "Don't Cry for Pain"

Note: The CD 2 tracks are from Johnsson's first album Cuz I Can.

Singles

We Are

  • Released: June 28, 2004
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Sony BMG, Bonnier Amigo Music
  • Writer: Andreas Carlsson, Jörgen Elofsson
  • Producer: Mikael Nord Andersson, Martin Hansen
  • Chart position: #2 NOR, No. 4 SWE, No. 4 DEN, No. 6 ITA, No. 7 AUT, No. 8 UK, No. 16 GER, No. 16 NL, No. 16 EU, No. 21 FR, No. 28 IRE, No. 28 SUI
  • Certification: Sweden: Gold (10,000+)

Don't Cry for Pain

  • Released: October 25, 2004
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Sony BMG, Bonnier Amigo Music
  • Writer: Max Martin, Ana Johnsson
  • Producer: Johan Brorson, Christian Nilsson
  • Chart position: #19 SWE, No. 38 GER, No. 70 AUT, No. 83 SWI

Coz I Can

  • Released: March 7, 2005
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Bonnier Amigo Music, Sony BMG
  • Writer: Ana Johnsson, Ulf Lindström, Johan Ekhé
  • Producer: Ulf Lindström, Johan Ekhé
  • Chart position: #19 Tokio, No. 73 GER, No. 99 EU

Black Hole

  • Released: December 2004
  • Format: Digital download
  • Label: Sony BMG

Charts

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  • 1: The International Album Chart excludes Japanese artists. Peak position in parentheses is for the full album chart. The album peaked at No. 24 at the Japanese Oricon International Albums of 2004.

Credits

Release history

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References

  1. [1]
    "Billboard Magazine, February 5, 2005" (PDF). worldradiohistory.com. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  2. [2]
    "ORICON STYLE：RANKING". October 17, 2004. Archived from the original on October 17, 2004. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Yahoo!ニュース – ランキング" (in Japanese). October 18, 2004. Archived from the original on October 18, 2004. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  4. [4]
    "第19回日本ゴールドディスク大賞｜THE GOLD DISC" (in Japanese). December 19, 2021. Archived from the original on December 19, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Ana Johnsson | café.se" (in Swedish). August 14, 2010. Archived from the original on August 14, 2010. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  6. [6]
    Roth, Kaj. "Melodic Net review". Retrieved November 5, 2011.
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