The Way We Were
~ Recording by Barbra Streisand
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| Official | |||||||||
| 1.4 | The Way We Were | 3:31 | Barbra Streisand | The Way We Were | Barbra Streisand | Album |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | PC 32801 |
| 1.13 | The Way We Were | 3:29 | Barbra Streisand | Hit Sound '74 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | 80570 |
| 1.4 | The Way We Were | 3:29 | Barbra Streisand | The Way We Were | Barbra Streisand | Album |
| CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997) | SOPM-98 |
| 1.1 | The Way We Were | 3:31 | Barbra Streisand | Grand Prix 20 | Barbra Streisand | Album + Compilation |
| CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997) | 29AP 44 |
| 1.2 | The Way We Were | ?:?? | Barbra Streisand | Golden Grand Prix 30 | Barbra Streisand | Album + Compilation |
| CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997) | 40AP 475~6 |
| 1.6 | The Way We Were | 3:32 | Barbra Streisand | Barbra Streisand’s Greatest Hits, Volume 2 | Barbra Streisand | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | FC 35679 |
| 1.6 | The Way We Were | 3:32 | Barbra Streisand | Barbra Streisand’s Greatest Hits, Volume 2 | Barbra Streisand | Album + Compilation |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | 10012 |
| 1.6 | The Way We Were | 3:32 | Barbra Streisand | Barbra Streisand’s Greatest Hits, Volume 2 | Barbra Streisand | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | HC 45679 |
| 1.10 | The Way We Were | 3:32 | Barbra Streisand | Memories | Barbra Streisand | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | TC 37678 |
| 1.10 | The Way We Were | 3:30 | Barbra Streisand | Memories | Barbra Streisand | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | TCT 37678 |
| 1.14 | The Way We Were | 3:29 | Barbra Streisand | Love Songs | Barbra Streisand | Album + Compilation |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | CBS 10031 |
| 1.10 | The Way We Were | 3:30 | Barbra Streisand | Memories | Barbra Streisand | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | HC 47678 |
| 1.10 | The Way We Were | 3:32 | Barbra Streisand | Memories | Barbra Streisand | Album + Compilation |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | S-85418 |
| 1.10 | The Way We Were | 3:32 | Barbra Streisand | Memories | Barbra Streisand | Album + Compilation |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | CBS 85418 |
| 1.10 | The Way We Were | 3:30 | Barbra Streisand | Memories | Barbra Streisand | Album + Compilation |
| CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997) | 25AP 2229 |
| 1.10 | The Way We Were | 3:30 | Barbra Streisand | Memories | Barbra Streisand | Album + Compilation |
| CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997) | 30AP 2264 |
| 1.4 | The Way We Were | 3:29 | Barbra Streisand | The Way We Were (made in Japan) | Barbra Streisand | Album |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 32801 |
| 1.6 | The Way We Were | 3:29 | Barbra Streisand | Barbra Streisand’s Greatest Hits, Volume 2 | Barbra Streisand | Album + Compilation |
| CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997) | 35DP 161 |
| 1.4 | The Way We Were | 3:29 | Barbra Streisand | The Way We Were | Barbra Streisand | Album |
| CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997) | 35DP 162 |
| 1.14 | The Way We Were | 3:31 | Barbra Streisand | Love Songs | Barbra Streisand | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CD 10031 |
| 1.14 | The Way We Were | 3:31 | Barbra Streisand | Love Songs | Barbra Streisand | Album + Compilation |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | CDCBS 10031 |
| 1.10 | The Way We Were | 3:30 | Barbra Streisand | Memories (made in Japan) | Barbra Streisand | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 37678 |
| 1.14 | The Way We Were | 3:31 | Barbra Streisand | Memories | Barbra Streisand | Album + Compilation |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | CDCBS 85418 |
| 1.6 | The Way We Were | 3:32 | Barbra Streisand | Barbra Streisand’s Greatest Hits, Volume 2 | Barbra Streisand | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 35679 |
| 1.4 | The Way We Were | 3:29 | Barbra Streisand | The Way We Were | Barbra Streisand | Album |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | CDCBS 69057 |
| 1.4 | The Way We Were | 3:31 | Barbra Streisand | The Way We Were | Barbra Streisand | Album |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 32801 |
| 1.6 | The Way We Were | 3:32 | Barbra Streisand | Barbra Streisand’s Greatest Hits, Volume 2 | Barbra Streisand | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CDASF 3406 |
| 1.4 | The Way We Were | 3:29 | Barbra Streisand | The Way We Were | Barbra Streisand | Album |
| Sony Records (Japanese imprint) | SRCS-5854 |
| 1.6 | The Way We Were | ?:?? | Barbra Streisand | Barbra Streisand’s Greatest Hits, Volume 2 | Barbra Streisand | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Records (Japanese imprint) | SRCS-5888 |
| 1.10 | The Way We Were | 3:32 | Barbra Streisand | Memories | Barbra Streisand | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Records (Japanese imprint) | SRCS-5889 |
| 1.14 | The Way We Were | 3:30 | Barbra Streisand | Memories | Barbra Streisand | Album + Compilation |
| CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997) | CD 85418, COL CD 85418 |
| 1.11 | The Way We Were | 3:29 | Barbra Streisand | Love Songs | Barbra Streisand | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.11 | The Way We Were | 3:29 | Barbra Streisand | Love Songs | Barbra Streisand | Album + Compilation |
| Globo/Columbia | 419.088 |
| 2.3 | The Way We Were | 3:32 | Barbra Streisand | Woman II | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | 545140-2 |
| 2.13 | The Way We Were | 3:31 | Barbra Streisand | The All Time Greatest Movie Songs of the Last 3 Decades | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Media | 500536 2 |
| 1.15 | The Way We Were | 3:31 | Barbra Streisand | The Essential Barbra Streisand | Barbra Streisand | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | C2K 86123 |
| 1.4 | The Way We Were | 3:31 | Barbra Streisand | The Way We Were | Barbra Streisand | Album |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 85153 |
| 1.15 | The Way We Were | 3:31 | Barbra Streisand | The Ultimate Collection | Barbra Streisand | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 506257 2 |
| 1.4 | The Way We Were | 3:31 | Barbra Streisand | The Way We Were | Barbra Streisand | Album |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 506359 2 |
| 1.15 | The Way We Were | 3:31 | Barbra Streisand | The Essential Barbra Streisand | Barbra Streisand | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 5062572000 |
| 1.15 | The Way We Were | 3:31 | Barbra Streisand | The Essential Barbra Streisand / The Ultimate Collection | Barbra Streisand | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CDCOL 6381 |
| 1.14 | The Way We Were | 3:30 | Barbra Streisand | Nur das Beste: Love Songs | Barbra Streisand | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 82876 88272 2 |
| 1.15 | The Way We Were | 3:31 | Barbra Streisand | The Essential Barbra Streisand | Barbra Streisand | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | COL 506257 2 |
| 1.4 | The Way We Were | 3:31 | Barbra Streisand | The Way We Were | Barbra Streisand | Album |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 85153 |
| 1.15 | The Way We Were | 3:31 | Barbra Streisand | The Essential Barbra Streisand: Limited Edition 3.0 | Barbra Streisand | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 88697 34570 2 |
| 1.15 | The Way We Were | 3:31 | Barbra Streisand | The Essential Barbra Streisand | Barbra Streisand | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS boxed Walking Eye imprint) | SICP-20190, SICP-20191 |
| 1.15 | The Way We Were | 3:31 | Barbra Streisand | The Essential Barbra Streisand: Limited Edition 3.0 | Barbra Streisand | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS boxed Walking Eye imprint) | SICP-2515 |
| 1.3 | The Way We Were | 3:31 | Barbra Streisand | The Ultimate Collection (deluxe edition) | Barbra Streisand | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697 79354 2 |
| 1.3 | The Way We Were | 3:31 | Barbra Streisand | The Ultimate Collection | Barbra Streisand | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697 79043 2 |
| 2.1 | The Way We Were | 3:32 | Barbra Streisand | What Matters Most: Barbra Streisand Sings the Lyrics of Alan and Marilyn Bergman (deluxe edition) | Barbra Streisand | Album |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 88697 94057 2 |
| 2.1 | The Way We Were | 3:32 | Barbra Streisand | What Matters Most: Barbra Streisand Sings the Lyrics of Alan and Marilyn Bergman (deluxe edition) | Barbra Streisand | Album |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 88697 94057 2 |
| 2.1 | The Way We Were | 3:32 | Barbra Streisand | What Matters Most: Barbra Streisand Sings the Lyrics of Alan and Marilyn Bergman (deluxe edition) | Barbra Streisand | Album |
| Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS boxed Walking Eye imprint) | SICP-3280, SICP-3281 |
| 1.3 | The Way We Were | 3:30 | Barbra Streisand | The Ultimate Collection | Barbra Streisand | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 1.6 | The Way We Were | 3:32 | Barbra Streisand | Barbra Streisand’s Greatest Hits, Volume 2 (44.1kHz/24bit) | Barbra Streisand | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | |
| 1.8 | The Way We Were | 3:31 | Barbra Streisand | Celebrating Barbra Streisand on Her 60th Anniversary With Columbia Records | Barbra Streisand | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 1.6 | The Way We Were | 3:29 | Barbra Streisand | Barbra Streisand’s Greatest Hits, Volume 2 | Barbra Streisand | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | FC 35679 |
| 1.10 | The Way We Were | 3:32 | Barbra Streisand | Memories | Barbra Streisand | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 37678 |
| 1.10 | The Way We Were | 3:29 | Barbra Streisand | Memories | Barbra Streisand | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | |
| 1.14 | The Way We Were | 3:31 | Barbra Streisand | Memories | Barbra Streisand | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CD 85418 |
| 9.15 | The Way We Were | 3:32 | Barbra Streisand | Old Style Love Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.15 | The Way We Were | 3:30 | Barbra Streisand | The Essential Barbra Streisand | Barbra Streisand | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | |
| 1.4 | The Way We Were | 3:31 | Barbra Streisand | The Way We Were | Barbra Streisand | Album |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | |
| 2.14 | The Way We Were | 3:31 | Barbra Streisand | Two Originals: Guilty + Memories | Barbra Streisand | Album + Compilation |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | NPCD 40 |
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.6 | The Way We Were | 3:31 | Barbra Streisand | Ordinary Miracles Tour CD | Barbra Streisand | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CSK 6120 |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 1.12 | The Way We Were | 3:35 | Barbra Streisand | Best Ballads | Barbra Streisand | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (fake Columbia label, for bootlegs only) | |
| (unknown) | |||||||||
| 1.6 | The Way We Were | 3:31 | Barbra Streisand | A Woman In Love - The Greatest Hits | Barbra Streisand | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | 8 8691 99256 2 |
Relationships
| engineer and mixer: | Al Schmitt |
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| producer: | Marty Paich |
| vocals: | Barbra Streisand (on 1973-09-12) |
| remixer: | Tommy LiPuma |
| arranger: | Marty Paich |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1974) |
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| recorded at: | United Western Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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| mixed at: | Hollywood Sound in Los Angeles, California, United States |
| sampled by: | Can It Be All So Simple (radio edit) by Wu‐Tang Clan |
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| recording of: | The Way We Were (on 1973-09-12) |
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Related works
The Way We Were
| lyricist: | Alan Bergman (American lyricist) (in 1973) Marilyn Bergman (in 1973) |
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| composer: | Marvin Hamlisch (in 1973) |
| publisher: | Colgems-EMI Music Inc. (, in 1973) Pathe Publications (Far East) Limited Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd. |
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| sub-publisher: | イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present) |
| referred to in medleys: | The Medley of the Century (40 Tunes in 4 1/2 Minutes) (order: 25) |
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| later translated versions: | Auf dem Weg zu dir Hoe we waren toen 追憶 (Tokiko Iwatani translation) 追憶 (Fumiko Okada translation) |
| part of: | The Way We Were |
| is the basis for: | Ex-Factor (Lauryn Hill Song incorporating The Way We Were) |
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