The Way It Is ...
Studio album by
Snowy White & the White Flames
ReleasedJune 21, 2005
RecordedSeptember 2001-Early 2005
GenreBlues rock
Length50:45
LabelWhite Flames Records
ProducerSnowy White
Snowy White & the White Flames chronology
Restless
(1970)		 The Way It Is ...
(2005)		 The Way It Is...Live!
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic[1]

The Way It Is ... is the comeback album 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. 1 2 3 "The Way It Is - Snowy White | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "The Way It Is - Snowy White | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
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