The Way It Is (Snowy White album)

The Way It Is is the comeback album by blues guitarist Snowy White, featuring his band, The White Flames, with two new 2004 members: Max Middleton & Richard Bailey, released in 2005 by his Record Company: White Flames Records. It was recorded between 2001 & 2005, featuring early White Flames drummer Juan Van Emmerloot and keyboardist John "Rabbit" Bundrick, .

This new album included a new acoustic version of the 1983 hit, "Bird of Paradise", and a blues version of Peter Green's "Black Magic Woman".

Track listing

All songs by Snowy White, except where noted.

1. "No Stranger to the Blues" (Snowy White/Gilchrist/Gil Marais) – 3:24
2. "Bird of Paradise" – 3:43
3. "Black Magic Woman" (Peter Green) – 3:17
4. "What I'm Searching For" – 5:17
5. "Angel Inside You (Part 1)" – 4:08
6. "Angel Inside You (Part 2)" – 5:17
7. "Falling" – 4:24
8. "The Way It Is" – 3:48
9. "A Piece of your Love" – 3:51
10. "This Time of My Life" – 4:38
11. "Easy" (Snowy White/Walter Latupeirissa/Juan Van Emmerloot) – 3:25
12. "Sweet Bluesmarker" – 5:26

Personnel

Snowy White & The White Flames

• Snowy White: Guitars, bass guitar, keyboards, piano, percussion, congas, vocals.
• Walter Latupeirissa: Bass guitar, guitars, keyboards, percussion, vocals.
• Max Middleton: Keyboards, piano, Hammond Organ.
• Richard Bailey: Drums, percussion, congas, shakers, synthetizer, Bodhran (Tracks 4-12).

Guest Musicians

• Kuma Harada: Bass guitar, guitars, percussion, keyboards.
• John "Rabbit" Bundrick: Keyboards, organ, piano.
• Juan Van Emmerloot: Percussion, congas, maracas (Tracks 1-3).
• Orlando Sandoval: Piano, keyboards (Tracks 2-3).
• James Lascelles: Keyboards, Hammond organ.
• Dawn Knight: Backing vocals.
• Ray Carless: Sax.

Production

• Snowy White: Producer.
• Kuma Harada: Engineer.
• Noel Haris: Engineer.
• Curtis Schwartz: Engineer.
• Denis Blackham: Mastering.