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.
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.
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 and went on to sell over 150,000 copies, receiving a Gold certification. It sold 300,000 copies worldwide.
Track listings.
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"I like honest, hand-made music; no computer in the world can really compete with proper instruments."
Johnsson
Standard album
Includes the videos:
Japanese special edition 2CD.
As the regular CD.
Includes the videos:
"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.
Credits.
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