Album
The Way It Is
1986 · Rock
4 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: 26 pressings tracked, owned by 4 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
- 1On the Western Skyline4:41
- 2Every Little Kiss5:48
- 3Mandolin Rain5:18
- 4The Long Race4:25
- 5The Way It Is4:57
- 6Down the Road Tonight4:25
- 7The Wild Frontier4:03
- 8The River Runs Low4:27
- 9The Red Plains5:00
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Soft Rock
- clean
- earnest
- heartland
Credits
The people behind it.
Production & Engineering
- Bruce HornsbyPRODUCER
- Bruce HornsbyPRODUCER [PRODUCED BY]
- Elliot ScheinerPRODUCER
- Elliot ScheinerPRODUCER [PRODUCED BY]
- Paul AtkinsonEXECUTIVE PRODUCER
- Paul AtkinsonEXECUTIVE-PRODUCER
Songwriting
4 collectors on Gatefold own this · 26 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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