The Way It Is (Snowy White album)
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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 | |||
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The Way It Is ... is the comeback album by blues guitarist Snowy White, featuring his band, The White Flames, with two new 2004 members: Max Middleton & 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.
- "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
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).
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.
Production
- Snowy White: Producer.
- Kuma Harada: Engineer.
- Noel Haris: Engineer.
- Curtis Schwartz: Engineer.
- Denis Blackham: Mastering.