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The Way is the eighth full-length studio album by American recording artist Macy Gray, released on October 7, 2014 on Kobalt Records.[1] The record follows her Stevie Wonder tribute album Talking Book. Gray supported the album with a North American and Australian tour.[1] The album was molded around the idea that there is little music in today's mainstream for a mature audience.[2]
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| Released | October 7, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2014 | |||
| Studio | Various | |||
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| Label | Kobalt | |||
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Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 63/100[3] |
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| Source | Rating |
| American Songwriter |   [4] |
| Allmusic | [5] |
| musicOMH |  [6] |
| Renowned for Sound | [7] |
The Way received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, 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".[8]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Producer(s)[9] | Length |
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| 1. | "Stoned" | Royal Z | 4:05 |
| 2. | "Bang Bang" | Jason Hill | 3:43 |
| 3. | "Hands" | Royal Z | 3:44 |
| 4. | "I Miss the Sex" | Jason Hill | 3:52 |
| 5. | "First Time" | Booker T. Jones, Macy Gray, Royal Z (add.), Zoux (add.) | 3:21 |
| 6. | "The Way" | Royal Z | 4:01 |
| 7. | "Queen of the Big Hurt" | Jason Hill | 5:18 |
| 8. | "Me with You" | Royal Z | 4:52 |
| 9. | "Need You Now" | Royal Z | 4:37 |
| 10. | "Life" | Royal Z | 3:05 |
Chart history
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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| Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[10] | 164 |
| Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[10] | 198 |
| US R&B Albums (Billboard)[11] | 19 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11] | 33 |
References
- "Macy Gray". Macy Gray Official. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- Fusilli, Jim (7 October 2014). "Getting Down to Grown-Up Tunes". The Wall Street Journal. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- "The Way by Macy Gray". Metacritic.
- Horowitz, Hal (October 10, 2014). "Macy Gray: The Way". American Songwriter. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- Kellman, Andy. "Macy Gray: The Way". Allmusic. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- Kimberlin, Shane (6 October 2014). "Macy Gray – The Way (Kobalt)". musicOMH. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- Evans, Aisleen (October 21, 2014). "ALBUM REVIEW: MACY GRAY – THE WAY". Renowned for Sound. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- The Way (2014): Reviews. Metacritic. Retrieved on 2016-05-20.
- "Macy Gray - The Way". Amazon. Amazon. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- "Macy Gray - The Way". Hitparade. Hitparade. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- "Macy Gray - chart search". Billboard.biz. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
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