The Way I Am (Ana Johnsson album)

The Way I Am
Studio album by
Ana Johnsson
ReleasedAugust 9, 2004
Recorded2003–2004
GenrePop rock
Length40:41
LabelSony BMG
ProducerLeif Larson, Marcus Black, Ghost, Kalle Engstrom, Micke "Nord" Anderson, Jörgen Elofsson, Mathias Venge, Martin Hansen
Ana Johnsson chronology
Cuz I Can
(2004) 		The Way I Am
(2004) 		Little Angel
(2006)
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]

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  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.