The Way It Was (album)

The Way It Was
Studio album by Parachute
Released May 17, 2011
Recorded 2010
Haunted Hollow, Ocean Way Studios, Studio Wishbone, Los Angeles, CA.[1]
Genre Pop rock, blue-eyed soul
Length 40:44
Label Mercury
Producer John Fields
Parachute chronology

Losing Sleep
(2009)		 The Way It Was
(2011)		 Overnight
(2013)
Singles from The Way It Was
  1. "Something to Believe In"
    Released: February 8, 2011
  2. "Kiss Me Slowly"
  3. "You And Me"
    Released: May 3, 2011
  4. "What I Know"
    Released: May 17, 2011

The Way It Was is the second studio album by American pop rock band Parachute, released by Mercury Records on May 17, 2011. The album debuted at number 19 on the Billboard 200 chart, number 7 on the Rock Albums chart and number 4 on the Digital Albums chart.[2] The band tested new songs "What I Know", "White Dress", "Halfway", "Square One", "Break My Heart for Me" and "Something to Believe in" during their 2010 fall tour. On December 4, 2010, Parachute released a viral video on ESPN and ABC for "Something to Believe in".

Leading up to the release of The Way It Was Parachute released the singles "Kiss Me Slowly" co-written by Dave Haywood and Charles Kelley of Lady Antebellum, "You and Me" exclusively on iTunes and "Halfway" on Amazon. Released May 17, 2011, The Way It Was was a featured as a New Release on iTunes and the single "What I Know" was a free track available for exclusive download for release week.

Track listing[1]

All songs written and composed by Will Anderson, except where noted. 

No. Title Length
1. "White Dress"   3:36
2. "You and Me"   3:37
3. "Something to Believe In"   4:44
4. "Forever and Always"   4:09
5. "What I Know"   4:13
6. "American Secrets"   6:19
7. "Kiss Me Slowly" (Anderson, Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley) 3:56
8. "Halfway"   3:10
9. "Philadelphia"   7:10

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200[2] 20
U.S. Rock Albums[2] 7
U.S. Digital Albums[2] 4

Personnel[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Parachute - The Way It Was CD Album".
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "The Way It Was - Parachute - Billboard.com".