...That's the Way It Is

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...That's the Way It Is is the thirteenth album by Harry Nilsson.

The album includes a couple of original songs, but mostly consists of cover tunes. Some of the covers include: America ("I Need You" is from their 1971 album America), George Harrison ("That Is All" is from his 1973 album Living in the Material World, Randy Newman ("Sail Away" is from his 1972 album Sail Away), The Heartbeats' "A Thousand Miles Away," "Zombie Jamboree" (which was previously recorded by Lord Intruder, Kingston Trio, Harry Belafonte, and many others), and more.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."That Is All"George Harrison3:02
2."Just One Look/Baby I'm Yours"Gregory Carroll, Doris Payne/Van McCoy3:17
3."Moonshine Bandit"Nilsson, Danny Kortchmar3:26
4."I Need You"Gerry Beckley3:14
5."A Thousand Miles Away"James Sheppard, William Miller2:50
6."Sail Away"Randy Newman3:40
7."She Sits Down on Me"Austin Talbot3:55
8."Daylight Has Caught Me"Nilsson, Malcolm Rebennack3:47
9."Zombie Jamboree (Back to Back)"Conrad E. Mauge, Jr.3:02
10."That Is All" (reprise)George Harrison1:32

Track 2, "Just One Look/Baby I'm Yours" was a duet with Lynda Laurence, former Supreme and then-current wife to album producer, Trevor Lawrence.

Charts

Chart (1976) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 158

References

  1. ^ "...That's the Way It Is Info". Allmusic. Retrieved 26 April 2011.