The Way It Is (Snowy White album)

Infobox Album |
Name = The Way It Is
Type = Album
Artist = 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
Reviews =
* Allmusic [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:pko7gjir56i9~T0 link]
Last album = "Restless"
(1970)
This album = "The Way It Is"
(2005)
Next album = "The Way It Is...Live!"
(2005)

"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 new album included 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 Bluesmarker" – 5:26

Personnel

nowy 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, synthetizer, 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.