The Way It Is (Snowy White album)
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, .
| The Way It Is ... | ||||
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| Studio album by Snowy White & the White Flames | ||||
| Released | June 21, 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 | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [1] |
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.
- "No Stranger to the Blues" (Snowy White/Gilchrist/Gil Marais) – 3:24
- "Bird of Paradise" – 3:43
- "Black Magic Woman" (Peter Green) – 3:17
- "What I'm Searching For" – 5:17
- "Angel Inside You (Part 1)" – 4:08
- "Angel Inside You (Part 2)" – 5:17
- "Falling" – 4:24
- "The Way It Is" – 3:48
- "A Piece of your Love" – 3:51
- "This Time of My Life" – 4:38
- "Easy" (Snowy White/Walter Latupeirissa/Juan Van Emmerloot) – 3:25
- "Sweet Bluesmaker" – 5:26[1]
Personnel
Snowy White & The White Flames
- Snowy White — guitars; lead vocals (all tracks except 11)
- Walter Latupeirissa — bass (tracks 1-3, 5, 6, 10, 11)
- Max Middleton — piano (tracks 5-12)
- Richard Bailey — drums (tracks 4-12); percussion (tracks 4-7)[2]
Guest musicians
- Dawn Knight — backing vocals (tracks 4, 8)
- Ray Carless — saxophone (tracks 5, 6, 12)
- John "Rabbit" Bundrick — Hammond organ (tracks 1-3), piano (track 1), strings (track 2)
- Orlando Sandoval — keyboards (tracks 2, 3), piano (track 2)
- James Lascelles — Hammond organ (tracks 5-9), strings (track 7), percussion (track 8)
- Kuma Harada — bass (tracks 4, 7, 8, 9, 12), bongos (track 4)
- Juan Van Emmerloot — drums (tracks 1-3), percussion (tracks 1-3)
Production
- Snowy White: Producer.
- Kuma Harada: Engineer.
- Noel Haris: Engineer.
- Curtis Schwartz: Engineer.
- Denis Blackham: Mastering.
References
- "The Way It Is - Snowy White | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- "The Way It Is - Snowy White | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
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