The Way It Was (album)

The Way It Was
Studio album by
Parachute
ReleasedMay 17, 2011 (2011-05-17)
Recorded2010
Haunted Hollow, Ocean Way Studios, Studio Wishbone, Los Angeles, CA.[1]
GenrePop rock, blue-eyed soul
Length40:54
LabelIsland Def Jam Music Group
ProducerJohn Fields
Parachute chronology
Losing Sleep
(2009) 		The Way It Was
(2011) 		Overnight
(2013)
Singles from The Way It Was
  1. "Something to Believe In"
    Released: February 8, 2011
  2. "Kiss Me Slowly"
    Released: 2011
  3. "You And Me"
    Released: May 3, 2011
  4. "What I Know"
    Released: May 17, 2011
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

The Way It Was is the second studio album by American pop rock band Parachute, released by Island Def Jam Music Group on May 17, 2011. The album debuted at number 19 on the Billboard 200 chart, number 7 on the Rock Albums chart and number 4 on the Digital Albums chart.[3] The band tested new songs "What I Know", "White Dress", "Halfway", "Square One", "Break My Heart for Me" and "Something to Believe in" during their 2010 fall tour. On December 4, 2010, Parachute released a viral video on ESPN and ABC for "Something to Believe in".

Leading up to the release of The Way It Was Parachute released the singles "Kiss Me Slowly" co-written by Dave Haywood and Charles Kelley of Lady Antebellum, "You and Me" exclusively on iTunes and "Halfway" on Amazon. Released May 17, 2011, The Way It Was was featured as a New Release on iTunes and the single "What I Know" was a free track available for exclusive download for release week. The album's title comes from a lyric in "What I Know".

Track listing[1]

All tracks are written by Will Anderson, except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."White Dress"3:36
2."You and Me"3:37
3."Something to Believe In"4:44
4."Forever and Always"4:09
5."What I Know"4:13
6."American Secrets"6:19
7."Kiss Me Slowly" (Anderson, Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley)3:56
8."Halfway"3:10
9."Philadelphia"7:10

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200[3] 20
U.S. Rock Albums[3] 7
U.S. Digital Albums[3] 4

Personnel[1]

  • John Fields – guitar, keyboards, programming
  • Will Anderson – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Alex Hargrave – vocals, bass
  • Johnny Stubblefield – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Kit French – vocals, saxophone, keyboards
  • Nate McFarland – vocals, guitar

References

  1. ^ a b c "Parachute – The Way It Was CD Album".
  2. ^ Leahey, Andrew. "The Way It Was by Andrew Leahey". Allmusic.
  3. ^ a b c d "The Way It Was - Parachute - Billboard.com".



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