Bruce Hornsby and the Range

The Way It Is is Bruce Hornsby and the Range’s debut album, released in 1986. Led by its hit title track, the album went on to achieve multi-platinum status and helped the group to win the Grammy Award for Best New Artist. Other hits from the album include “Mandolin Rain” and “Every Little Kiss”. Fellow musician Huey Lewis is also featured on the album, lending his harmonica and vocal talents to the track, “Down the Road Tonight”. Lewis also helped produce the song, along with the track, “The Long Race” and “The River Runs Low”.

The cover features a segment of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. The now out-of-print album was made available on vinyl and Compact Disc.

All songs written by Bruce Hornsby and John Hornsby, except as noted.

1. “On the Western Skyline”   Bruce Hornsby, John Hornsby 4:43
2. “Every Little Kiss”   Bruce Hornsby 5:49
3. “Mandolin Rain”   Bruce Hornsby, John Hornsby 5:19
4. “The Long Race”   Bruce Hornsby, John Hornsby 4:26
5. “The Way It Is”   Bruce Hornsby 4:58
6. “Down the Road Tonight”   Bruce Hornsby, John Hornsby 4:26
7. “The Wild Frontier”   Bruce Hornsby, John Hornsby 4:04
8. “The River Runs Low”   Bruce Hornsby, John Hornsby 4:28
9. “The Red Plains”   Bruce Hornsby, John Hornsby 5:01