The Way It Was, The Way It Is

Summary

The Way It Was, The Way It Is is an album^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Way It Was, The Way It Is's instance of is recorded as album^[3].
• The Way It Was, The Way It Is was performed by Lou Rawls^[4].
• The Way It Was, The Way It Is's record label is recorded as Capitol Records^[5].
• The Way It Was, The Way It Is's place of publication is recorded as United States^[6].
• The Way It Was, The Way It Is is part of Lou Rawls's albums in chronological order^[7].
• The Way It Was, The Way It Is's language of work or name is recorded as English^[8].
• The Way It Was, The Way It Is was distributed by LP record^[9].
• The Way It Was, The Way It Is was published on 1969^[10].
• The Way It Was, The Way It Is's title is recorded as The Way It Was, The Way It Is^[11].
• The Way It Was, The Way It Is's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7302866', 'amount': '+10'}^[12].
• The Way It Was, The Way It Is's form of creative work is recorded as studio album^[13].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[14]

• First release date: 1969^[15]

• Genre(s): r&b, soul^[16]

• Community tags: funk soul, r&b, soul^[17]

• MusicBrainz ID: 07db3e75-8d25-30c2-aeb2-31448df8e17d^[18]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Way It Was, The Way It Is was performed by Lou Rawls^[4].

Publication

The Way It Was, The Way It Is was released on 1969^[10]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States^[6]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[8]. It is part of Lou Rawls's albums in chronological order^[7]. It was distributed by LP record^[9].

Why It Matters

The Way It Was, The Way It Is ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month).^[2]