The Way We Were

1974 studio album by Barbra Streisand
MusicAlbum album Q3283053
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The Way We Were

Summary

The Way We Were is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (277 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Way We Were's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • The Way We Were's genre is pop music[4].
  • The Way We Were was produced by Tommy LiPuma[5].
  • The Way We Were was performed by Barbra Streisand[6].
  • The Way We Were's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[7].
  • The Way We Were's place of publication is recorded as United States[8].
  • The Way We Were is part of Barbra Streisand's albums in chronological order[9].
  • The Way We Were's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • The Way We Were was distributed by LP record[11].
  • The Way We Were was distributed by music streaming[12].
  • The Way We Were was released on January 1, 1974[13].
  • The Way We Were's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Way We Were'}[14].
  • The Way We Were's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7302866', 'amount': '+10'}[15].
  • The Way We Were's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[16].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[17]

  • First release date: 1974-01[18]

  • Genre(s): easy listening, jazz, pop[19]

  • Community tags: easy listening, jazz, pop[20]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 0ec5d9f9-1af8-3747-8503-f9376a43d380[21]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Way We Were was performed by Barbra Streisand[6]. It was produced by Tommy LiPuma[5].

Publication

The Way We Were was published on January 1, 1974[13]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Its genre is pop music[4]. It is part of Barbra Streisand's albums in chronological order[9]. Recorded distribution format include LP record[11] and music streaming[12].

Why It Matters

The Way We Were ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (277 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-way-we-were-q3283053_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{The Way We Were}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-way-we-were-q3283053}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-11}}
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