The Way We Were (soundtrack version)

~ Recording by Barbra Streisand

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
3.12The Way We Were (soundtrack version)3:52Barbra StreisandJust for the Record…Barbra StreisandAlbum + Compilation
  • US1991-09-24
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)C4K 44111
3.12The Way We Were?:??Barbra StreisandJust for the Record…Barbra StreisandAlbum + Compilation
  • US1991-09-24
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)C4T 44111
3.12The Way We Were?:??Barbra StreisandJust for the Record…Barbra StreisandAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)C4T 44111, COL 468734 4
3.12The Way We Were (soundtrack version)3:52Barbra StreisandJust for the Record…Barbra StreisandAlbum + Compilation
  • JP1992-04-22
Sony Records (Japanese imprint)SRCS-5811, SRCS-5812, SRCS-5813, SRCS-5814
3.12The Way We Were (soundtrack version)3:52Barbra StreisandJust for the Record…Barbra StreisandAlbum + Compilation
  • US1998-12-08
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CXK 68614
1.24The Way We Were3:52Barbra StreisandMovie Music: The Definitive PerformancesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1999-10-12
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)J2k 65813
13.24The Way We Were3:52Barbra StreisandSony Music 100 Years: Soundtrack for a CenturyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1999-10-12
CBS Records Masterworks, Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Columbia Jazz, Columbia Masterworks, Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Harmony Records (budget label owned by Columbia), OKeh, Perfect (1922-1938), Philadelphia International Records, Romeo (1920-1930s US 25¢ shellac label), Sony Classical, Sony Discos (an imprint owned by Sony Discos, Inc.)JXK 65750
13.24The Way We Were3:51Barbra StreisandSony Music 100 Years: Soundtrack for a Century (part of a 26-disc box set)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1999-10-12
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)65750
3.12The Way We Were (soundtrack version)3:52Barbra StreisandJust for the Record…Barbra StreisandAlbum + Compilation
  • PL1999-11-12
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)4954762
3.12The Way We Were (soundtrack version)3:52Barbra StreisandJust for the Record…Barbra StreisandAlbum + Compilation
  • US2003-07-01
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)C4K 89077
3.12The Way We Were (soundtrack version)3:51Barbra StreisandJust for the Record…Barbra StreisandAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)

Relationships

vocals:Barbra Streisand
recording of:The Way We Were

Related works

The Way We Were

lyricist:Alan Bergman (American lyricist) (in 1973)
Marilyn Bergman (in 1973)
composer:Marvin Hamlisch (in 1973)
publisher:Pathe Publications (Far East) Limited
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
Colgems-EMI Music Inc. (in 1973)
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)
later translated versions:Auf dem Weg zu dir
Hoe we waren toen
ببالي (Babālī)
追憶 (今 心の中を よぎる水色の想い出よ…)
追憶 (Fumiko Okada translation)
追憶 (遠い想い出の灯が…)
part of:The Way We Were
is the basis for:Ex-Factor (Lauryn Hill Song incorporating The Way We Were)