The Way It Was, The Way It Is Explained

The Way It Was, The Way It Is
Type:	studio
Artist:	Lou Rawls
Cover:	The Way It Was, The Way It Is cover.jpg
Released:	1969
Recorded:	1969
Genre:	R&B
Length:	34:48
Label:	Capitol
Prev Title:	Come On In, Mister Blues
Prev Year:	1968
Next Title:	Your Good Thing
Next Year:	1969

The Way It Was, The Way It Is is the sixteenth studio album by American R&B singer Lou Rawls. It peaked at number 103 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart in 1969.

Track listing

Side one

1. "Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa (Sad Song)" – 2:38
2. "Trying Just as Hard as I Can" – 2:36
3. "Your Good Thing (Is About to End)" – 4:30
4. "I Love You Yes I Do" – 4:03
5. "When a Man Loves a Woman" – 2:55

Side two

1. "Season of the Witch" – 5:50
2. "Gentle on My Mind" – 2:49
3. "I Wonder" – 2:45
4. "I Want to Be Loved (But Only by You)" – 2:51
5. "It's You" – 2:39