The Way We Were (Babe the Blue Ox album)
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| Released | 1998 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 55:37 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Steve Thompson | |||
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The Way We Were is an album by the American band Babe the Blue Ox, released in 1998.[1][2] They supported it with a North American tour.[3] Like most of the band's releases, The Way We Were was named for a Barbra Streisand album.[4] "Basketball" was released as a single.[5] The band was dropped by RCA Records shortly after the album's release.[6]
The album was produced by Steve Thompson.[7] The band appreciated his more direct approach to producing, often taking his advice to give tracks a harder sound.[8] Most of the lyrics were written by guitar player Tim Thomas; he chose to sing them in a lower voice, a decision partly inspired by Captain Beefheart.[9][10] Babe tried to compose songs that had the potential to be added to radio playlists.[6] Many of the songs are about life in New York City.[11] "T.G.I.F.U." addresses the uniformity of American culture and geography, with lyrics describing the chain restaurants that are located off highway exits.[12] A version of "Tattoos" first appeared on the Je m'Appelle Babe EP.[13]