The Way I Am (Ana Johnsson album)

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
Standard album

Includes the videos:
 * On the road with... Ana Johnsson
 * We Are [music video] (without the Spider-Man 2 scenes)

Japanese version (CD/DVD)

 * CD
 * 1) "We Are" – 3:57
 * 2) "Don't Cry for Pain" – 3:48
 * 3) "The Way I Am" – 3:32
 * 4) "I'm Stupid" – 3:48
 * 5) "Life" – 3:08
 * 6) "6 Feet Under" – 3:45
 * 7) "Coz I Can" – 3:03
 * 8) "Crest of the Wave" – 4:50
 * 9) "L.A." – 3:44
 * 10) "Now It's Gone" – 3:43
 * 11) "Here I Go Again" – 3:27
 * 12) "Black Hole" [bonus track] – 3:58


 * DVD
 * 1) "We Are" [video]
 * 2) On the Road with Ana Johnsson (photo session in Japan) [video]

Japanese special edition 2CD
As the regular CD.
 * CD 1


 * CD 2

Includes the videos:
 * "Coz I Can"
 * "Don't Cry for Pain"

Note: The CD 2 tracks are from Johnsson's first album Cuz I Can.

Charts

 * 1: The International Album Chart excludes Japanese artists. Peak position in parentheses is for the full album chart. The album peaked at No. 24 at the Japanese Oricon International Albums of 2004.

Credits

 * Production


 * Vocals, backing vocals: Ana Johnsson
 * Producer, mixer, instruments – Leif Larson
 * Producer, mixer, instruments – Marcus Black
 * Producer, mixer, instruments, arranged, recorder – Ghost
 * Producer, mixer, instruments, additional vocals – Mikael Nord Andersson, Martin Hansen
 * Producer, guitar – Max Martin, Johan Brorson, Christian Nilsson
 * Producer, mixer, arranged, keyboards, programming, backing vocals – Jörgen Elofsson
 * Producer, mixer, arranged, instruments – Kalle Engstrom, Carlk Falk
 * Producer, arranged, guitar, bass guitar, drums, programming – Mathias Venge
 * Mixer, – Stefan Glaumann
 * Mixer, – Bo Reimer
 * programming – Peter Wennerberg
 * Mastered by – Björn Engelmann at Cutting Room Studios


 * Additional musicians
 * Drums – Nicci Notini Wallin, Sank, Lars Morten, Alar Suurna
 * Drums, bass guitar – Olle Dahkstedt
 * Drums, percussion – Christer Jansson
 * Guitar, bass guitar – Ola Gustavsson
 * Guitar – Staffan Astner
 * Guitar – Mattias Blomdahl
 * Bass guitar – Thomas Lindberg
 * Bass guitar – Stefan Olsson
 * Strings – Stockholm Session Strings
 * Strings arranged and conducted by – Rutger Gunnarsson
 * Background vocals – Jurl, Didrik Thott, Andreas Carlsson


 * Artwork


 * Photography by – Ralf Strathmann
 * Artwork by – Christian Bagush, dangerous. Berlin