The Way (Macy Gray album)

The Way is the eighth full-length studio album by American recording artist Macy Gray, released on October 7, 2014 on Kobalt Records.[1] The record follows her Stevie Wonder tribute album Talking Book. Gray supported the album with a North American and Australian tour.[1] The album was molded around the idea that there is little music in today's mainstream for a mature audience.[2]

The Way
Studio album by Macy Gray
Released	October 7, 2014
Recorded	2014
Studio	Various
Genre	R&B soul rock
Label	Kobalt
Producer	Royal Z Jason Hill Booker T. Jones
Macy Gray chronology
Talking Book (2012) The Way (2014) Stripped (2016)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	63/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
American Songwriter	[4]
Allmusic	[5]
musicOMH	[6]
Renowned for Sound	[7]

The Way received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 63, based on 5 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)[9]	Length
1.	"Stoned"	Royal Z	4:05
2.	"Bang Bang"	Jason Hill	3:43
3.	"Hands"	Royal Z	3:44
4.	"I Miss the Sex"	Jason Hill	3:52
5.	"First Time"	Booker T. Jones, Macy Gray, Royal Z (add.), Zoux (add.)	3:21
6.	"The Way"	Royal Z	4:01
7.	"Queen of the Big Hurt"	Jason Hill	5:18
8.	"Me with You"	Royal Z	4:52
9.	"Need You Now"	Royal Z	4:37
10.	"Life"	Royal Z	3:05

Chart history

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[10]	164
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[10]	198
US R&B Albums (Billboard)[11]	19
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11]	33

References

1. "Macy Gray". Macy Gray Official. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
2. Fusilli, Jim. "Getting Down to Grown-Up Tunes". The Wall Street Journal. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
3. http://www.metacritic.com/music/the-way/macy-gray
4. Horowitz, Hal (October 10, 2014). "Macy Gray: The Way". American Songwriter. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
5. Kellman, Andy. "Macy Gray: The Way". Allmusic. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
6. Kimberlin, Shane (6 October 2014). "Macy Gray – The Way (Kobalt)". musicOMH. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
7. Evans, Aisleen (October 21, 2014). "ALBUM REVIEW: MACY GRAY – THE WAY". Renowned for Sound. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
8. The Way (2014): Reviews. Metacritic. Retrieved on 2016-05-20.
9. "Macy Gray - The Way". Amazon. Amazon. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
10. "Macy Gray - The Way". Hitparade. Hitparade. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
11. "Macy Gray - chart search". Billboard.biz. Retrieved 10 September 2016.