Though usually referred to as The Way We Were, the unwieldy full title of this album is "Barbra Streisand Featuring the Hit Single The Way We Were and All in Love Is Fair," an important distinction because it was released simultaneously with the original soundtrack album for the film The Way We Were (Columbia 32830), which also contained a Streisand recording of the title song, along with the film score composed by Marvin Hamlisch.
This album was thrown together quickly after that song took off as a single (in a recording different from the one in the film) in the wake of the success of the movie.
In addition to the single and the Stevie Wonder song that also features in its title, the album contained a grab-bag of stray tracks dating back as far as seven years and coming from Streisand's fourth TV special, The Belle of 14th Street and an unfinished album project called "The Singer" largely made up of ballads written by Alan and Marilyn Bergman and Michel Legrand.
The combined commercial impact of the film and the single propelled this album to the top of the charts.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Being at War with Each OtherCarole King | Barbra Streisand | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| 2 | Something So RightPaul Simon | Barbra Streisand | Play | 04:26 | 10 MB | 25 MB |
| 3 | The Best Thing You've Ever DoneMartin Charnin | Barbra Streisand | Play | 02:49 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 4 | The Way We WereAlan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Marvin Hamlisch | Barbra Streisand | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| 5 | All in Love Is FairStevie Wonder | Barbra Streisand | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 6 | What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand | Barbra Streisand | Play | 03:19 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 7 | Summer Me, Winter MeAlan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand | Barbra Streisand | Play | 02:54 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 8 | Pieces of DreamsDick Addrisi, Don Addrisi, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand | Barbra Streisand | Play | 03:26 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 9 | I've Never Been a Woman BeforeT. Baird, R. Miller | Barbra Streisand | Play | 02:44 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 10 | My Buddy/How About Me [Medley]Irving Berlin, Gus Kahn | Barbra Streisand | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 35 mins | 80 MB | |||||
| 35 mins | 203 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dick Addrisi | Composer |
| 2 | Don Addrisi | Composer |
| 3 | David P. Bailey | Photography |
| 4 | T. Baird | Composer |
| 5 | Alan Bergman | Composer, Lyricist |
| 6 | Marilyn Bergman | Composer, Lyricist |
| 7 | Irving Berlin | Composer |
| 8 | Martin Charnin | Composer |
| 9 | Nick DeCaro | Arranger |
| 10 | Wally Gold | Producer |
| 11 | Marvin Hamlisch | Composer |
| 12 | Gus Kahn | Composer |
| 13 | Carole King | Composer |
| 14 | Michel Legrand | Composer |
| 15 | Tommy LiPuma | Producer, Remixing |
| 16 | Stephen Marcussen | Remastering |
| 17 | Peter Matz | Arranger |
| 18 | R. Miller | Composer |
| 19 | Claus Ogerman | Arranger |
| 20 | Marty Paich | Arranger, Producer |
| 21 | Freddie Salem | Producer |
| 22 | Doug Sax | Mastering, Original Mastering |
| 23 | Steve Schapiro | Cover Photo |
| 24 | Al Schmitt | Engineer, Mixing |
| 25 | Steve Shapiro | Photography |
| 26 | Paul Simon | Composer |
| 27 | Barbra Streisand | Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 28 | Dan Wallin | Engineer |
| 29 | Stewart Whitmore | Digital Editing |
| 30 | Stevie Wonder | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |