The Way We Were Soundtrack 1974

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“The Way We Were” Original Soundtrack Recording (1974)

The Way We Were original soundtrack album cover. Scan by Kevin Schlenker.

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Below: Gallery of the LP and CD versions of the album .... Click arrows to navigate.

  • ABOUT THE ALBUM & CD

    • Released January 1974
    • Produced by Fred Salem
    • Engineer: Dan Wallin
    • CD restored by John Arrias at B&J Studio using the C.A.P. System
    • CD remastered by Bernie Grundman

  • CATALOG NUMBERS

    • KS/PC 32830 (LP, 1974)
    • JST 32830 (Cassette)
    • SA 32830 (8-Track Tape)
    • CK 57381 (1993 Remastered CD)

    * KS vs. PC: These were Columbia Records’ identifying catalog numbers; KS was priced higher in stores.

  • CHARTS

    • Debut Chart Date: 2-16-74
    • No. Weeks on Billboard 200 Albums Chart: 15
    • Peak Chart Position: #20
    • Gold: 10/20/98

    Gold: 500,000 units shipped


    The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine.

Tracks

  1. The Way We Were [3:53] (Vocal: Barbra Streisand (M. Bergman / A. Bergman / M. Hamlisch)
  2. Red Sails In The Sunset [1:43] (J. Kennedy / H. Williams)
  3. Look What I've Got [3:05] (M. Hamlisch)
  4. Like Pretty [2:21] (M. Hamlisch)
  5. River Stay Way From My Door [1:55] (M. Dixon / H. Woods)
  6. The Way We Were (Instrumental) [3:03] (M. Bergman / A. Bergman / M. Hamlisch)
  7. Katie [2:28] (M. Hamlisch)
  8. In The Mood [2:41] (J. Garland)
  9. Did You Know It Was Me? [4:35] (M. Hamlisch)
  10. Remembering [1:22] (M. Hamlisch)
  11. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away) [3:02] (T. Koehler / B. Moll / H. Barris)
  12. The Way We Were [3:49] (Finale featuring Barbra Streisand) (M. Bergman / A. Bergman / M. Hamlisch)

About the Album

The album featured Marvin Hamlisch's musical score for the film. Streisand's vocals appeared on two tracks. Streisand also released a studio album titled The Way We Were at the same time.  Her album featured the pop version of the theme song, plus other Tin Pan Alley and pop songs.  The film’s producer, Ray Stark, threatened to sue because Streisand's studio album was stealing sales from his Rastar Productions soundtrack album.  Therefore, Streisand's studio album was required to remove the title “The Way We Were,” and replace it with stickers that claimed: “Barbra Streisand — Featuring The Hit Single The Way We Were And All In Love Is Fair.”

The Way We Were (Original Soundtrack Recording) was restored and remastered on CD for the first time in October 1993 and part of Columbia Records' 11 Essential Barbra Streisand Releases. The master tapes were prepared for release by John Arrias (who put together the masters for Just For The Record). 

According to Columbia's publicity:

“The objective with each album was to restore the tapes to the quality of the original master recording. To do this in some cases, 30 years of noise had to be eliminated. John used his proprietary C.A.P. Noise Reduction System to eliminate hiss, distortion and noise. In each case great care was taken to maintain the integrity of the original albums.”

The original album art was replicated for the CD, although rearranged a bit. (Which is understandable, as a CD is much smaller than a 12-inch LP).
Columbia Records ad, advertising both the soundtrack and studio albums of The Way We Were.

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