The Way It Is (Bruce Hornsby album)

The Way It Is
The Way It Is
	Album cover on the reissue
Studio album by Bruce Hornsby and the Range
Released	April 24, 1986
Recorded	1985–1986
Studio	Rumbo (Los Angeles); Ocean Way (Hollywood); Capitol (Hollywood); Studio D (Sausalito); King Sound (Hollywood); Village (Los Angeles);
Genre	Rock, soft rock
Length	43:12
Label	RCA
Producer	Bruce Hornsby, Huey Lewis, Elliot Scheiner
Bruce Hornsby chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Robert Christgau	B−^[3]

The Way It Is is the debut album by Bruce Hornsby and the Range, released by RCA Records in 1986. Led by its hit title track, the album achieved multi-platinum status and contributed to the group winning the Grammy Award for Best New Artist. Other notable tracks from the album include "Mandolin Rain" and "Every Little Kiss". Huey Lewis appears on harmonica and provides vocals on "Down the Road Tonight." Lewis also co-produced this track, along with "The Long Race" and "The River Runs Low."

^ "FMQB" (PDF). p. 36. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-05-19. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r9510
^ Christgau, Robert (March 31, 1987). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Archived from the original on May 7, 2013. Retrieved April 28, 2013.

[1] "FMQB" (PDF). p. 36. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-05-19. Retrieved 2024-07-27.

[2] ttps://www.allmusic.com/album/r9510

[Christgau-3] Christgau, Robert (March 31, 1987). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Archived from the original on May 7, 2013. Retrieved April 28, 2013.

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