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 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.
"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.
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