The Way It Really Is is the fifth solo album by Lisa Loeb, released in 2004 by Zoë/Rounder.
The album’s title originated from a previous song of the same name from her third album Cake and Pie in 2002, despite that song not appearing on this album.
Although the album was not as commercially successful as its predecessors, it was very well received by some critics who noted on the mature and strong writing by Loeb,[2] with Stephen Thomas Erlewine calling it "the best, most cohesive record she's made, a clean, crisp collection of well-crafted, gentle tunes that slowly, surely work into the subconscious."[1]
Track listing
"Window Shopping" (Dave Bassett, Lisa Loeb) – 3:17
"I Control the Sun" (Dave Bassett, Loeb) – 3:01
"Hand-Me-Downs" (Stephanie Bentley, Loeb) – 3:42
"Fools Like Me" (Loeb, Shelly Peiken, John Shanks) – 3:38
