The Way We Were

~ Recording by Maynard Ferguson

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.3The Way We Were3:28Maynard FergusonChameleonMaynard FergusonAlbum
CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997)SOPM 138
1.3The Way We Were3:28Maynard FergusonChameleonMaynard FergusonAlbum
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)CBS 80216
1.3The Way We Were3:28Maynard FergusonChameleonMaynard FergusonAlbum
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)KC 33007
1.3The Way We Were3:28Maynard FergusonChameleonMaynard FergusonAlbum
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)PCT 33007
1.3The Way We Were3:28Maynard FergusonChameleonMaynard FergusonAlbum
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)S 80216
1.3The Way We Were3:28Maynard FergusonChameleonMaynard FergusonAlbum
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)KC 33007
1.3The Way We Were3:28Maynard FergusonChameleonMaynard FergusonAlbum
CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997)23AP 664
1.3The Way We Were3:28Maynard FergusonChameleonMaynard FergusonAlbum
Columbia Records (EMI-owned 1931-1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973)467091 4
1.3The Way We Were3:28Maynard FergusonChameleonMaynard FergusonAlbum
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)467091 2
1.3The Way We Were3:28Maynard FergusonChameleonMaynard FergusonAlbum
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)CK 46112
1.3The Way We Were3:28Maynard FergusonChameleonMaynard FergusonAlbum
  • US2003-07-15
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)CK 90332
1.3The Way We Were3:28Maynard FergusonChameleonMaynard FergusonAlbum
  • JP2003-11-19
Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS boxed Walking Eye imprint)SICP 5061
1.3The Way We Were3:28Maynard FergusonChameleonMaynard FergusonAlbum
Columbia Records (EMI-owned 1931-1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)512256 2
1.3The Way We Were3:26Maynard FergusonChameleonMaynard FergusonAlbum
  • US2011-06-30
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)90332
1.3The Way We Were3:28Maynard FergusonChameleonMaynard FergusonAlbum
  • JP2017-11-08
Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS boxed Walking Eye imprint)SICJ 263
1.3The Way We Were3:26Maynard FergusonChameleonMaynard FergusonAlbum
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)46112

Relationships

recorded in:New York, New York, United States (from 1974-04-01 until 1974-04-04)
recording engineer:Stan Tonkel (engineer) (from 1974-04-01 until 1974-04-04)
producer:Teo Macero
bass:Rick Petrone (from 1974-04-01 until 1974-04-04)
brass:Stan Mark (from 1974-04-01 until 1974-04-04)
Lynn Nicholson (from 1974-04-01 until 1974-04-04)
Dennis Noday (from 1974-04-01 until 1974-04-04)
Bob Summers (trumpet) (from 1974-04-01 until 1974-04-04)
guitar:Joe Beck (guitar) (from 1974-04-01 until 1974-04-04)
membranophone:Danny D'Imperio (from 1974-04-01 until 1974-04-04)
piano:Allan Zavod (from 1974-04-01 until 1974-04-04)
trombone:Jerry Johnson (trombone, jazz) (from 1974-04-01 until 1974-04-04)
Randy Purcell (from 1974-04-01 until 1974-04-04)
wind instruments:Maynard Ferguson (from 1974-04-01 until 1974-04-04)
woodwind:Bruce Johnstone (from 1974-04-01 until 1974-04-04)
Andy Mackintosh (British-born saxophonist) (from 1974-04-01 until 1974-04-04)
Brian Smith (New Zealand saxophonist) (from 1974-04-01 until 1974-04-04)
remixer:John Guerriere (recording engineer and supervisor at Columbia Records)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP)
recording of:The Way We Were (from 1974-04-01 until 1974-04-04: instrumental)

Related works

The Way We Were

lyricist:Alan Bergman (American lyricist) (in 1973)
Marilyn Bergman (in 1973)
composer:Marvin Hamlisch (in 1973)
publisher:Colgems-EMI Music Inc. (, in 1973)
Pathe Publications (Far East) Limited
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30)
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
referred to in medleys:The Medley of the Century (40 Tunes in 4 1/2 Minutes) (order: 25)
later translated versions:Auf dem Weg zu dir
Hoe we waren toen
追憶 (Tokiko Iwatani translation)
追憶 (Fumiko Okada translation)
part of:The Way We Were
is the basis for:Ex-Factor (Lauryn Hill Song incorporating The Way We Were)