The Way It Is is the comeback album by blues guitarist Snowy White

Snowy White

Snowy White is an English guitarist, known for having played with Thin Lizzy and with Pink Floyd and, more recently, for Roger Waters'...

, featuring his band, The White Flames, with two new 2004 members: Max Middleton

Max Middleton

David Maxwell "Max" Middleton . He is an English composer and keyboardist and was originally a docker on the Liverpool docks. Middleton is known for his work on the Fender Rhodes Electric piano, the Minimoog synthesiser and his percussive playing style of the Hohner Clavinet...

 & 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

Juan Van Emmerloot

Juan van Emmerloot is a Dutch drummer and record producer.name: Juan van Emmerlootdate of birth: November 12, 1965native country: the Netherlandsnationality: Dutch...

 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

Peter Green (musician)

Peter Green is a British blues-rock guitarist and the founder of the band Fleetwood Mac...

's "Black Magic Woman".

Track listing

All songs by Snowy White

Snowy White

Snowy White is an English guitarist, known for having played with Thin Lizzy and with Pink Floyd and, more recently, for Roger Waters'...

, except where noted.

1. "No Stranger to the Blues" (Snowy White/Gilchrist/Gil Marais) – 3:24
2. "Bird of Paradise" – 3:43
3. "Black Magic Woman" (Peter Green
   Peter Green (musician)
   Peter Green is a British blues-rock guitarist and the founder of the band Fleetwood Mac...
   
   ) – 3:17
4. "What I'm Searching For" – 5:17
5. "Angel Inside You (Part 1)" – 4:08
6. "Angel Inside You (Part 2)" – 5:17
7. "Falling" – 4:24
8. "The Way It Is" – 3:48
9. "A Piece of your Love" – 3:51
10. "This Time of My Life" – 4:38
11. "Easy" (Snowy White/Walter Latupeirissa/Juan Van Emmerloot) – 3:25
12. "Sweet Bluesmarker" – 5:26

Snowy White & The White Flames

• Snowy White
  Snowy White
  Snowy White is an English guitarist, known for having played with Thin Lizzy and with Pink Floyd and, more recently, for Roger Waters'...
  
  : Guitars, bass guitar, keyboards, piano, percussion, congas, vocals.
• Walter Latupeirissa: Bass guitar, guitars, keyboards, percussion, vocals.
• Max Middleton
  Max Middleton
  David Maxwell "Max" Middleton . He is an English composer and keyboardist and was originally a docker on the Liverpool docks. Middleton is known for his work on the Fender Rhodes Electric piano, the Minimoog synthesiser and his percussive playing style of the Hohner Clavinet...
  
  : 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.