The Way I Am (Ana Johnsson album)

The Way I Am
The Way I Am
Studio album by Ana Johnsson
Released	August 9, 2004
Recorded	2003–2004
Genre	Pop rock
Length	40:41
Label	Sony BMG
Producer	Leif Larson, Marcus Black, Ghost, Kalle Engstrom, Micke "Nord" Anderson, Jörgen Elofsson, Mathias Venge, Martin Hansen
Ana Johnsson chronology
Alternative covers
Alternative cover

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

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^[3] and went on to sell over 150,000 copies, receiving a Gold certification.^[4] It sold 300,000 copies worldwide.^[5]

Track listings

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Melodic Net	^[6]

I like honest, hand-made music; no computer in the world can really compete with proper instruments.

Johnsson

Standard album

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"We Are"	Andreas Carlsson, Jörgen Elofsson	Mikael Nord Andersson, Martin Hansen	3:57
2.	"Don't Cry for Pain"	Ana Johnsson, Max Martin	Max Martin (executive) – Johan Brorson, Christian Nilsson	3:48
3.	"The Way I Am"	Ana Johnsson, Leif Larson, Marcus Black	Leif Larson, Marcus Black	3:48
4.	"I'm Stupid"	Max Martin, Prime STH	Mikael Nord Andersson, Martin Hansen	3:48
5.	"Life"	Ana Johnsson, Jörgen Elofsson, Mathias Venge, Pontus Wennerberg	Jörgen Elofsson, Mathias Venge	3:08
6.	"6 Feet Under"	Didrik and Sebastian Thott, Carl Falk, Carl Björsell	Kalle Engström, Carl Falk	3:45
7.	"Coz I Can"	Ana Johnsson, Ulf Lindström, Johan Ekhé	Ghost	3:03
8.	"Crest of the Wave"	Ana Johnsson, Ulf Lindström, Johan Ekhé	Ghost	4:50
9.	"L.A."	Ana Johnsson, Leif Larson, Marcus Black	Leif Larson, Marcus Black	3:43
10.	"Now It's Gone"	Ana Johnsson, Leif Larson, Marcus Black	Leif Larson, Marcus Black	3:43
11.	"Here I Go Again"	Ana Johnsson, Ulf Lindström, Johan Ekhé	Ghost	3:37

Includes the videos:

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

Japanese version (CD/DVD)

CD

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

DVD

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

Japanese special edition 2CD

CD 1

As the regular CD.

CD 2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Tame Me"	Ana Johnsson, Leif Larson, Marcus Black	Leif Larson, Marcus Black	3:31
2.	"Bring It On"	Ana Johnsson, Ulf Lindström, Johan Ekhé	Ghost	2:45
3.	"What Is a Girl to Do"	Ana Johnsson, Ulf Lindström, Johan Ekhé	Ghost	3:19
4.	"Anything Goes"	Ana Johnsson, Leif Larson, Marcus Black	Leif Larson, Marcus Black	2:49
5.	"Just A Girl"	Ana Johnsson, Ulf Lindström, Johan Ekhé	Ghost	3:22

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.

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

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Japanese Oricon International Album Chart ¹	1 (4)
Germany Album Chart	15
Swiss Album Chart	19
Austrian Album Chart	20
Swedish Album Chart	27
France Album Chart	58

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

Release history

Country	Release date
Europe	August 9, 2004
Sweden	September 24, 2004
Japan	October 6, 2004
Japan (special edition)	February 9, 2005

References

^ "Billboard Magazine, February 5, 2005" (PDF). worldradiohistory.com. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
^ "ORICON STYLE：RANKING". October 17, 2004. Archived from the original on October 17, 2004. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
^ "Yahoo!ニュース – ランキング" (in Japanese). October 18, 2004. Archived from the original on October 18, 2004. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
^ "第19回日本ゴールドディスク大賞｜THE GOLD DISC" (in Japanese). December 19, 2021. Archived from the original on December 19, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
^ "Ana Johnsson | café.se" (in Swedish). August 14, 2010. Archived from the original on August 14, 2010. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
^ Roth, Kaj. "Melodic Net review". Retrieved November 5, 2011.

[1] "Billboard Magazine, February 5, 2005" (PDF). worldradiohistory.com. Retrieved January 9, 2022.

[2] "ORICON STYLE：RANKING". October 17, 2004. Archived from the original on October 17, 2004. Retrieved January 10, 2022.

[3] "Yahoo!ニュース – ランキング" (in Japanese). October 18, 2004. Archived from the original on October 18, 2004. Retrieved January 10, 2022.

[4] "第19回日本ゴールドディスク大賞｜THE GOLD DISC" (in Japanese). December 19, 2021. Archived from the original on December 19, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2022.

[5] "Ana Johnsson | café.se" (in Swedish). August 14, 2010. Archived from the original on August 14, 2010. Retrieved January 10, 2022.

[6] Roth, Kaj. "Melodic Net review". Retrieved November 5, 2011.

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Albums	Cuz I Can The Way I Am Little Angel
Singles	"Life" "We Are" "Don't Cry for Pain" "Coz I Can" "Days of Summer" "Exception" "Fate"