That's the Way of the World
Encyclopedia
1999 reissue
Covers and samples
"Reasons", the album's breakout love ballad, has been covered by Stanley TurrentineStanley Turrentine
Stanley William Turrentine, also known as "Mr. T" or "The Sugar Man", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist.-Biography:Turrentine was born in Pittsburgh's Hill District into a musical family...
, Ramsey Lewis
Ramsey Lewis
Ramsey Emmanuel Lewis, Jr. is an American jazz composer, pianist and radio personality. Ramsey Lewis has recorded over 80 albums and has received seven gold records and three Grammy Awards so far in his career.-Biography:...
, Maxi Priest
Maxi Priest
Max Alfred "Maxi" Priest is a British reggae vocalist of Jamaican descent. He is best known for singing reggae music with a R&B influence, otherwise known as reggae fusion, and became one of the first international successes who regularly dabbled in the genre as well as being one of the most...
and other artists. "Reasons" has also been sampled by Master P
Master P
Percy Robert Miller , better known by his stage name Master P or his business name P. Miller, is an American rapper, actor, entrepreneur, investor, and producer. He is the founder of the popular label No Limit Records, which went bankrupt and was relaunched as New No Limit Records through Koch...
on Intro/17. "Reasons" featured on his album 99 Ways to Die.
In 1988, saxophonist Najee
Najee
Jerome Najee Rasheed , known professionally as Najee, is an urban jazz saxophonist and flautist.He attended New England Conservatory of Music in Boston where he studied with George Russell and Jaki Byard....
covered the song from his album Day by Day.
Appearances in other media
Reasons has been featured in the movies Love Don't Cost a ThingLove Don't Cost a Thing (film)
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, Killer of Sheep
Killer of Sheep
Killer of Sheep is a 1977 American film written, directed, produced and shot by Charles Burnett. It features Henry G. Sanders, Kaycee Moore, and Charles Bracy, among others. The drama depicts the culture of urban African-Americans in Los Angeles' Watts district...
and Hitch
Hitch (film)
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.
Popular Culture
"That's the Way of the World" was originally used as the theme to the John RitterJohn Ritter
Jonathan Southworth "John" Ritter was an American actor, voice over artist and comedian perhaps best known for having played Jack Tripper and Paul Hennessy in the ABC sitcoms Three's Company and 8 Simple Rules, respectively...
/Markie Post
Markie Post
Marjorie Armstrong "Markie" Post is an American actress, best known for her roles as bail bondswoman Terri Michaels in The Fall Guy on ABC from 1982 to 1985, as public defender Christine Sullivan on the NBC sitcom Night Court from 1985 to 1992, and as Georgie Anne Lahti Hartman on the CBS sitcom...
sitcom Hearts Afire
Hearts Afire
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and was the inspiration for the name of the series.
Personnel
- BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Verdine White - Co-producer - Charles Stepney
- Drums - Fred White, Maurice White, Ralph Johnson
- Engineer - George MassenburgGeorge MassenburgGeorge Y. Massenburg is a recording engineer and inventor. Working principally in Baltimore, Los Angeles, Nashville, and Macon, Georgia, Massenburg is widely known for his 1972 paper on the parametric equalizer.-Background:...
- FluteFluteThe flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
, SaxophoneSaxophoneThe saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
- Andrew P. Woolfolk - GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Al McKay, Johnny Graham - Kalimba - Maurice White
- Percussion - Al McKay, Fred White, Maurice White, Philip Bailey, Ralph Johnson, Verdine White
- PianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, OrganOrgan (music)The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...
, SynthesizerSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
[Moog] - Larry Dunn - Producer - Maurice White
- Vocals - Maurice White, Philip Bailey, Verdine White
Charts
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Pop Albums | 1 |
| Black Albums | 1 |
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | "Africano" | Disco Singles | 1 |
| "Happy Feelin'" | Disco Singles | 1 | |
| "Shining Star" | Black Singles | 1 | |
| Pop Singles | 1 | ||
| "That's the Way of the World" | Black Singles | 5 | |
| Pop Singles | 12 |
Accolades
The information regarding accolades attributed to That's the Way of the World is adapted from AcclaimedMusic.net,Soultracks.com and www.rockhall.com.| Publication | Country | Accolade | Year | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pause & Play | U.S. | Albums Inducted into a Time Capsule, One Album per Week | 2008 | * | ||
| The Recording Academy | U.S. | Grammy Hall of Fame Albums and Songs | 2004 | * | ||
| Robert Dimery | U.S. | 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die is a musical reference book edited by Robert Dimery, first published in 2005. The most recent edition consists of a list of albums released between 1955 and 2010, part of a series from Quintessence Editions Ltd... |
2005 | * | ||
| Rolling Stone | U.S. | The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time" is the title of a 2003 special issue of American magazine Rolling Stone, and a related book published in 2005.Related news articles:... |
2003 | 493 | ||
| Vibe Magazine | U.S. | 51 Albums representing a Generation, a Sound and a Movement | 2004 | * | ||
| Rickey Vincent | U.S. | Five Star Albums from "FUNK: The MUSIC, the PEOPLE, and the RHYTHM | * | |||
| National Association of Recording Merchandisers National Association of Recording Merchandisers The National Association of Recording Merchandisers is a United States not-for-profit trade association based in Marlton, New Jersey that serves music retailing businesses in lobbying and trade promotion... and The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
U.S. | The Definitive 200 | 2007 | 187 | ||
| Soultracks.com | U.S. | The Greatest Soul albums of the 1970s | 2009 | 1 | ||
| (*) designates lists that are unordered. | ||||||
See also
- List of number-one albums of 1975 (U.S.)
- List of number-one R&B albums of 1975 (U.S.)
- Billboard Year-EndBillboard Year-EndBillboard Year-End charts are a cumulative measure of a single or album's performance in the United States, based upon the Billboard magazine charts during any given chart year. Billboard's "chart year" runs from the first week of December to the final week in November...
General
- Dimery,Robert. (2006) "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die". Tristan de Lancey; Universe Publishing (first edition). ISBN 0-7893-1371-5\
External links
- [ That's the Way of the World on Allmusic.com]
- That's the Way of the World on discogs.com