The Way It Is (Bruce Hornsby album)

The Way It Is
Studio album by Bruce Hornsby and the Range
Released August 1, 1986
Recorded Rumbo Recorders, Canoga Park; Ocean Way Recording and Capitol Recording Studios, Hollywood; Studio D Recording, Sausalito; King Sound Studios, Hollywood Hills; Village Recorders, Los Angeles.
Genre Piano pop
Length 43:12
Label RCA
Producer Bruce Hornsby, Huey Lewis, Elliot Scheiner
Bruce Hornsby chronology
The Way It Is
(1986)		 Scenes from the Southside
(1988)
Professional ratings
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Allmusic [1]

The Way It Is is Bruce Hornsby and the Range's debut album, released in 1986. Led by its hit title track, the album went on to achieve multi-platinum status and helped the group to win the Grammy Award for Best New Artist. Other hits from the album include "Mandolin Rain" and "Every Little Kiss". Fellow musician Huey Lewis is also featured on the album, lending his harmonica and vocal talents to the track, "Down the Road Tonight". Lewis also helped produce the song, along with the track, "The Long Race" and "The River Runs Low".

The cover features a segment of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel.

In Japan, The Way It Is Tour, consisting of live performances of six songs from the album, was released for promotional purposes. The now out-of-print album was made available on vinyl and Compact Disc.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Bruce Hornsby and John Hornsby, except as noted

  1. "On the Western Skyline" – 4:42
  2. "Every Little Kiss" – 5:48 (Bruce Hornsby)
  3. "Mandolin Rain" – 5:19
  4. "The Long Race" – 4:25
  5. "The Way It Is" – 4:58 (Bruce Hornsby)
  6. "Down the Road Tonight" – 4:26
  7. "The Wild Frontier" – 4:04
  8. "The River Runs Low" – 4:27
  9. "The Red Plains" – 5:03

The opening of "Every Little Kiss" features an extended quotation of Charles Ives' second piano sonata.

The Way It Is Live Tour Tracklistings

  1. Every Little Kiss
  2. The Long Race
  3. The Way It Is (intro)
  4. The Way It Is
  5. Mandolin Rain
  6. Red Plains
  7. On the Western Skyline

Personnel

Bruce Hornsby & The Range

Additional personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (1986) Peak
position
The Billboard 200 3
Singles
Year Single Chart Position
1986 "The Way It Is" The Billboard Hot 100 1
Billboard Album Rock Tracks 3
Billboard Adult Contemporary 1
"On the Western Skyline" Billboard Album Rock Tracks 6
"Every Little Kiss" The Billboard Hot 100 14
Billboard Album Rock Tracks 18
1987 Billboard Adult Contemporary 3
"Mandolin Rain" The Billboard Hot 100 4
Billboard Adult Contemporary 1
Billboard Album Rock Tracks 2
Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks 38

Notes

  1. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r9510
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