The Way I Am (Dino album)

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The Way I Am
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 3, 1993 (1993-08-03)
Genre Pop
Label EastWest
Dino chronology
Swingin'
(1990)
The Way I Am
(1993)

The Way I Am is the third studio album by dance-pop musician Dino, released on August 3, 1993, on EastWest Records. [1] Two singles were released from the album. The first was "Ooh Child" (a cover of a song originally released in 1970 by the group The Five Stairsteps), which reached No. 27 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1993. The second single, "Endlessly," did not chart.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dino, except where indicated.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Way I Am" 4:44
2."Sock It to Ya!"4:43
3."Ooh Child" Stan Vincent 4:14
4."Back to the Heart"5:05
5."Endlessly" 4:06
6."Tonight's the Night" 5:11
7."Just for the Sex of It" 4:20
8."The Feeling"4:44
9."She Ain't Shy" 4:12
10."Let Yourself Go" 4:36

Charts

Singles
YearSingleChart [2] Position
1993"Ooh Child"The Billboard Hot 10027
1993"Endlessly"The Billboard Hot 100

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References

  1. "The Way I Am - Dino | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. 1993-08-03. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
  2. "Dino". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2015-04-07.