| Love Is the Way | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Eddi Reader |
| Cover: | LoveIsTheWayAlbumCover.jpg |
| Released: | 13 April 2009 |
| Studio: | 3kyoti Studio, Glasgow |
| Genre: | Pop, Folk |
| Length: | 56:00 |
| Label: | Rough Trade |
| Producer: | Eddi Reader |
| Prev Title: | The Songs of Robert Burns Deluxe Edition |
| Prev Year: | 2009 |
| Next Title: | Vagabond |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
Love Is the Way is the ninth studio album by Eddi Reader. It was released in the UK on 13 April 2009.
In a special arrangement with record label Rough Trade she sold an exclusive, pre-released and minimally-packaged version of the disc on her autumn 2008 UK tour.
Produced by Reader herself and recorded in a matter of days with her band in Glasgow, the record includes songs written with her longtime writing partner Boo Hewerdine, her life partner John Douglas (of The Trashcan Sinatras), songs from Irish songwriters Declan O'Rourke and Jack Maher, Edinburgh-based Sandy Wright, an Eddi/Fleetwood Mac mashup and a rare Brian Wilson composition.
The album was promoted by a 25-date UK tour starting in April 2009.
| Title | Composers | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dragonflies" | 5:16 | |
| 2. | "Silent Bells" | Boo Hewerdine | 3:32 |
| 3. | "New York City" | John Douglas | 5:11 |
| 4. | "Dandelion" | Boo Hewerdine | 3:02 |
| 5. | "Love Is the Way" | Declan O’Rourke | 4:46 |
| 6. | "Sweet Mountain of Love" | Brian Wilson, Dave Sandler | 4:55 |
| 7. | "Never Going Back Again (Queen of Scots)" | Lindsey Buckingham, Eddi Reader | 3:14 |
| 8. | "Over it Now" | Boo Hewerdine, Eddi Reader | 3:55 |
| 9. | "Fallen Twice" | Jack Maher | 4:09 |
| 10. | "It's Magic" | Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn | 3:37 |
| 11. | "Roses" | Eddi Reader, John Douglas | 4:14 |
| 12. | "My Shining Star" | Sandy Wright | 4:02 |
| 13. | "I Won't Stand in Your Way" | John Douglas | 6:28 |