The Way It Really Is

Reception

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, 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."

Track listing

1. "Window Shopping" (Dave Bassett, Lisa Loeb) – 3:17
2. "I Control the Sun" (Dave Bassett, Loeb) – 3:01
3. "Hand-Me-Downs" (Stephanie Bentley, Loeb) – 3:42
4. "Fools Like Me" (Loeb, Shelly Peiken, John Shanks) – 3:38
5. "Try" (Loeb) – 4:13
6. "Diamonds" (Loeb) – 3:04
7. "Would You Wander" (Loeb, Maia Sharp) – 3:33
8. "Probably" (Jimmy Harry, Loeb, Billy Steinberg) – 3:04
9. "Accident" (Loeb) – 4:04
10. "Lucky Me" (Loeb) – 2:29
11. "Now I Understand" (Loeb, Dweezil Zappa) – 3:07

Personnel