Harmonica, Vocals – Huey LewisWritten-By – B.R. Hornsby, John Hornsby
4:25
4
The Wild Frontier
Written-By – B.R. Hornsby, John Hornsby
4:02
5
The Way It Is
Written-By – B.R. Hornsby
4:56
6
Mandolin Rain
Written-By – B.R. Hornsby, John Hornsby
5:18
7
The River Runs Low
Written-By – B.R. Hornsby, John Hornsby
4:26
8
On The Western Skyline
Written-By – B.R. Hornsby, John Hornsby
4:42
9
The Long Race
Written-By – B.R. Hornsby, John Hornsby
4:22
Versions
Category
Artist
Title (Format)
Label
Category
Country
Year
NFL1-8058
Bruce Hornsby And The Range
The Way It Is (LP, Album)
RCA Victor
NFL1-8058
US
1986
RCLP 20386
Bruce Hornsby And The Range
The Way It Is (LP, Album, TP)
RCA
RCLP 20386
Greece
1986
PL89901
Bruce Hornsby And The Range
The Way It Is (LP, Album)
RCA
PL89901
Italy
1986
PL-85904
Bruce Hornsby And The Range
The Way It Is (LP, Album)
RCA Victor
PL-85904
Spain
1986
PCD1-5904
Bruce Hornsby And The Range
The Way It Is (CD, Album, RE)
RCA, BMG Music Canada
PCD1-5904
Canada
Unknown
Credits
Art Direction, Design – Ted Raess
Band [The Range], Bass, Vocals – Joe Puerta
Band [The Range], Drums, Percussion – John Molo
Band [The Range], Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals – George Marinelli
Band [The Range], Guitar, Mandolin, Violin – David Mansfield
Band [The Range], Lead Vocals, Piano, Accordion, Synthesizer, Dulcimer [Hammered] – Bruce Hornsby
Coordinator [A&R Coordination] – Marge Meoli
Edited By [Digital] – Bob Harlan
Engineer [Additional] – Eddie King, Jeff "Nik" Norman
Engineer [Tracks] – Elliot Scheiner (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 7, 9), Jim Gaines (tracks: 4, 6, 8)
Executive-Producer – Paul Atkinson
Management – Tim Neece
Mastered By – Stephen Marcussen
Mixed By – David Luke, Don Smith, Eddie King, Elliot Scheiner
Other [Art Consultant] – Kathy Hornsby
Other [Enforcement] – Jeff Gerson
Photography By – Aaron Rapoport
Photography By [Inner Sleeve Photo] – Robert Llewellyn
Producer – Bruce Hornsby (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 7, 9), Elliot Scheiner (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 7, 9), Huey Lewis (tracks: 4, 6, 8)
Producer [Production Assistant] – Ivy Skoff
Technician [Synthesizer Consultants] – Jon Gilutin, Sean Hopper
Notes
Previously released as PCD1-8058
Recorded at Rumbo Recorders, Ocean Way Recording, Studio D (Sausalito), Kingsound Studios, Village Recorder and Capitol Recording Studios Mixed at Fantasy, Conway, Village, The Complex and Rumbo Recorders