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The Way It Is

Bruce Hornsby and the Range

Initial release : 1986

RCA 8058 (?)

Debut album from Bruce Hornsby and the Range.

Tracks

  • On the Western Skyline (B. R. Hornsby/John Hornsby)
  • Every Little Kiss (B. R. Hornsby)
  • Mandolin Rain (B. R. Hornsby/John Hornsby)
  • The Long Race (B. R. Hornsby/John Hornsby)
  • The Way It Is (B. R. Hornsby)
  • Down the Road Tonight (B. R. Hornsby/John Hornsby)
  • The Wild Frontier (B. R. Hornsby/John Hornsby)
  • The River Runs Low (B. R. Hornsby/John Hornsby)
  • The Red Plains (B. R. Hornsby/John Hornsby)
Musicians

The Range;

  • Bruce Hornsby - synthesizer, piano, accordion, hammered dulcimer, vocals
  • David Mansfield - guitar, mandolin, violin
  • George Marinelli - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals
  • John Molo - percussion, drums
  • Joe Puerta - bass, vocals
Other musical assistance;
  • Jeff Gerson - enforcement
  • John Gilutin - synthesizer consultant
  • Sean Hopper - synthesizer consultant
  • Huey Lewis - harmonica, vocals (track 6)
Credits

  • Producer - Bruce Hornsby, Elliot Scheiner, Huey Lewis
  • Executive Producer - Paul Atkinson
  • Engineer - Jim Gaines, Elliot Scheiner
  • Additional engineering - Eddie King, Jeff Norman
  • Mixing - Eddie King, David Luke, Elliot Scheiner, Don Smith
  • Digital editing - Bob Harlan
  • Mastering - Stephen Marcussen
  • Assistant Producer - Ivy Skoff
  • A & R Coordination - Marge Meoli
  • Management - Tim Neece
  • Art Direction, Design - Ted Raess
  • Art consultant - Kathy Hornsby
  • Photography - Aaron Rapoport, Robert Lou Llewellyn
  • Recorded at - Rumbo Recorders, Ocean Way Recording, Studio D (Sausalito), Kingsound Studios, Village Recorder, Capitol Recording Studios
Related releases

Four singles were released in conjunction with this album;

  • Every Little Kiss / The Red Plains, Bruce Hornsby and The Range, July 1986, RCA 14361
  • The Way It Is / The Wild Frontier, Bruce Hornsby and The Range, Sept 1986, RCA 5023
  • Mandolin Rain / The Red Plains (live) , Bruce Hornsby and The Range, Feb 1987, RCA 5087
  • Every Little Kiss (remix), Bruce Hornsby and the Range, 1987
The complete The Way It Is album was subsequently included on the 2-on-1 release;
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