The Way (Macy Gray album)

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The Way
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 7, 2014 (2014-10-07)
Recorded2014
StudioVarious
Genre
Label Kobalt
Producer
Macy Gray chronology
Talking Book
(2012)
The Way
(2014)
Stripped
(2016)

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]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 63/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
American Songwriter Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
musicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Renowned for Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [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.TitleProducer(s) [9] Length
1."Stoned"Royal Z4:05
2."Bang Bang"Jason Hill3:43
3."Hands"Royal Z3:44
4."I Miss the Sex"Jason Hill3:52
5."First Time"Booker T. Jones, Macy Gray, Royal Z (add.), Zoux (add.)3:21
6."The Way"Royal Z4:01
7."Queen of the Big Hurt"Jason Hill5:18
8."Me with You"Royal Z4:52
9."Need You Now"Royal Z4:37
10."Life"Royal Z3:05

Chart history

Chart (2014)Peak
position
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) [10] 164
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia) [10] 198
UK R&B Albums (OCC) [11] 28
US R&B Albums (Billboard) [12] 19
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [12] 33

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