Album
The Way It Is
1986 · Rock, Pop
42 collectors on Gatefold own this
The Way It Is is a Rock album by Bruce Hornsby And The Range, originally released in 1986. On Gatefold: 113 pressings tracked, owned by 42 collectors.
About
Native Virginian Bruce Hornsby embodied the phrase "music-business journeyman" before his breakout in 1986 with The Way It Is, his debut with the Range. He'd spent time in Sheena Easton's band and appeared on a Yellowjackets record or two before the smart, thoughtful pop-rock of this album's title cut hit the radio. Drawing on the quieter end of the singer-songwriter tradition, Hornsby and crew also showed knowledge of a wide range of American music beyond rock. ("Every Little Kiss," for instance, opens with a quote from Charles Ives.) The piano base of this music won Hornsby fans on the order of Elton John, and did much to bring acoustic textures to late-'80s mainstream radio. It remains a left-of-center emblem of what the airwaves would go for in a surprisingly omnivorous time musically.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1On The Western Skyline4:39
- A2Every Little Kiss5:46
- A3Mandolin Rain5:21
- A4The Long Race4:28
Side B
- B1The Way It Is4:57
- B2Down The Road Tonight4:26
- B3The Wild Frontier4:01
- B4The River Runs Low4:26
- B5The Red Plains5:08
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Soft Rock
- clean
- earnest
- heartland
The original release (cat# 8058) has the blurry color photo of Hornsby in motion, and was released in the U.S. in April 1986. The far more common version of the album was released on and after September 1986, coinciding with the release of the title track ("The Way It Is") as a single. This version has a photo of the full group on the cover, all tracks were remastered, and the songs "Down The Road Tonight" and "The River Runs Low" were replaced with alternate mixes.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Bruce HornsbyBAND , LEAD VOCALS, PIANO, ACCORDION, SYNTHESIZER, DULCIMER BAND , LEAD VOCALS, PIANO, ACCORDION, SYNTHESIZER, HAMMERED DULCIMER LEAD VOCALS, PIANO, ACCORDION, SYNTHESIZER, DULCIMER
- David MansfieldBAND , GUITAR, MANDOLIN, VIOLIN GUITAR, MANDOLIN, VIOLIN
- George MarinelliACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR ACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR, VOCALS ACOUSTIC GUITAR, GUITAR
- Jeff Gerson
- Joe PuertaBAND , BASS, VOCALS BASS BASS, VOCALS
- John MoloBAND , DRUMS, PERCUSSION DRUMS, PERCUSSION
- Jon GilutinMUSICIAN , SYNTHESIZER SYNTHESIZER
- Sean HopperMUSICIAN , SYNTHESIZER SYNTHESIZER
- Huey LewisHARMONICA HARMONICA, VOCALS MUSICAL ASSISTANCE, HARMONICA, VOCALS
42 collectors on Gatefold own this · 113 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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