The Way It Is (Snowy White album)

The Way It Is ...
Studio album by Snowy White & the White Flames
Released	21 June 2005
Recorded	September 2001–early 2005
Genre	Blues rock
Length	50:45
Label	White Flames Records
Producer	Snowy White
Snowy White & the White Flames chronology
Restless (1970) The Way It Is ... (2005) The Way It Is...Live! (2005)

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AllMusic	[1]

The Way It Is ... is the comeback album^{[citation needed]} by blues guitarist Snowy White, featuring his band, The White Flames,^[1] with two new 2004 members: Max Middleton and 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 is the new album including 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 Bluesmaker" – 5:26^[1]

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, synthesizer, Bodhran (Tracks 4-12).^[2]

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.^[2]

Production

• Snowy White: Producer.
• Kuma Harada: Engineer.
• Noel Haris: Engineer.
• Curtis Schwartz: Engineer.
• Denis Blackham: Mastering.^[2]

References

1. "The Way It Is - Snowy White | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
2. "The Way It Is - Snowy White | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 May 2021.