Grateful Dead Family Discography: The Way It Is

The Way It Is

Composer: Bruce Hornsby

The Way It Is was played about 10 times by The Other Ones when Bruce Hornsby was a member of the group in 1998 and 2000. It was performed by Hornsby with Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzmann, Mickey Hart, Mike Gordon, Warren Haynes in Washington in January 2007. The song has also, of course, been recorded and reglarly performed by Bruce Hornsby.

The Way It Is was first released on the first Bruce Hornsby and the Range album The Way It Is in April 1986. It was then released on a single in September 1986. The single reached #1 in the Billboard Hot 100.

Bruce Hornsby recordings

The Way It Is, Bruce Hornsby and the Range, 1986
no info Single (The Way It Is / The Wild Frontier), Bruce Hornsby and The Range, 1986
no info 12" single (The Way It Is / The Red Plains / The Wild Frontier), Bruce Hornsby and The Range, 1986
no info 12 " single (Mandolin Rain / The Way It Is / The Red Plains / Every Little Kiss), Bruce Hornsby, 1986 (UK)
Scenes From The Southside, Bruce Hornsby and the Range, 1986
The Way It Is Tour (1986-1987), Bruce Hornsby and the Range, 1987 (Japan)
no info Single (Look Out Any Window / The Way It Is (live)), Bruce Hornsby and The Range, 1988
The Heart Of Rock, Various Artists, 1988
A Night On The Town, Bruce Hornsby and the Range, 1990
Nipper's Greatest Hits: The 80's, Various Artists, 1990
Rockpalast Live (video), Bruce Hornsby and the Range, 1991
Billboard Decade of Music, Volume 3, Various Artists, 1992
no info Rock Anthems, Various Artists, 1994
Kuschelrock, Vol. 8, Various Artists, 1998
Here Come The Noisemakers, Bruce Hornsby, 2000
Gold & Platinum: Hits of the '80s, Vol. 4, Various Artists, 2000
Hot City Nights, Various Artists, 2003
The Piano and the Song, Various Artists, 2003
Singers And Songwriters: Pure & Simple, Various Artists, 2003
Greatest Radio Hits, Bruce Hornsby, 2004
Billboard #1s: The '80s, Various Artists, 2004
Ultimate Rock Ballads Collection, Various Artists, 2004
no info Lovely Day: The Perfect Soundtrack For Any Day, Various Artists, 2004
Three Nights on the Town (DVD), Bruce Hornsby, 2005
Intersections, Bruce Hornsby, 2006
#1 Hits: Best of 80s Hit Radio, Various Artists, 2006
#1 Super Hits 80's, Various Artists, 2006
Classic Soft Rock: Cool Night, Various Artists, 2006
no info Gold Digging: As Sampled By 2Pac, Various Artists, 2006
The Way It Is/Scenes from the Southside, Bruce Hornsby & The Range, 2007
World's Best Dad, Various Artists, 2007
Just for Mum, Various Artists, 2007
100 Hits: 80's, Various Artists, 2007
100 Hits: Rock, Various Artists, 2007
no info The Best Of Driving Anthems, Various Artists, 2007
no info More Than A Feeling, Various Artists, 2007
Absolute Hits: Driving Rock Ballads, Various Artists, 2007
Absolute: Radio Hits, Various Artists, 2007
Moneyland, Del McCoury/Various Artists, 2008
Gangsta Boogie, Various Artists, 2008
Singer, Various Artists, 2008
Sky Radio Top 100, Various Artists, 2008
Soul RNB, Various Artists, 2008
The Power of Love, Various Artists, 2008
Now That's What I Call The '80s, Vol. 2, Various Artists, 2009
no info The Pop Years: 1986-1987, Various Artists, 2009
The Very Best Of, Bruce Hornsby, 2010
Essential: The Power Of Rock, Various Artists, 2010
Haynes Dad: Ultimate Guide to Rock, Various Artists, 2010
Weekend_Songs, Various Artists, 2010
Bride Of The Noisemakers, Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers, 2011
Pure... America, Various Artists, 2011
Haynes Ultimate Guide to the 80s, Various Artists, 2011
Made in America: 20 Classic All-American Anthems, Various Artists, 2011
Pure... Drive, Various Artists, 2011
no info Easy 80s, Various Artists, 2011
Hard to Find 45s on CD, Vol. 14, 70s & 80s Pop Classics, Various Artists, 2012
Cluck Ol' Hen: Live, Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby, 2013
no info Eddie Stobart Trucking Songs, Various Artists, 2013
no info The PartyMix Power Ballads, Various Artists, 2014
The Essential, Bruce Hornsby, 2015
no info The Classic 80s Collection, Various Artists, 2017
no info The 80s U.S. Playlist, Various Artists, 2017
no info Now Yearbook Extra '86: 60 More Essential Hits From 1986, Various Artists, 2023

Other recordings

no info Snapshots, Grant Geissman, 1986
Check Out The Groove, Undercover, 1993
Midnight, Pan Assembly, 1995
Sax On The Beach, The John Tesh Project, 1995
no info The Way It Is 12" single, Chameleon, 1996
Romantic Guitars: The Moonlight, Jai Bandaros / Various Artists, 1996
Crunch Blade Jam, Various Artists (Chameleon), 1997
Romantic Piano, Various Artists, 1998
Book of the Moon, Melo Mafali, 1999
Hit Parade of 80's, Vol. 2, The Countdown Singers, 1999
Dance Nation, Vol. 2, Various Artists (Chameleon), 1999
The Music of Greenhouse, Vol. 1, Various Artists (Melo Mafali), 2000
Still Going On, The Daugherty McPartland Group, 2003
no info The Celtic Chillout Album 2, Ryan & Rachel O'Donnell, 2003
Live at the Logan Vol. 1, Tar Beach, 2006
After the Levees Broke, Marva Wright, 2007
no info Community: Music From The Original Television Series, Various Artists (Chevy Chase), 2010
These Days, Alex Riffle & The Stiff-Riffs, 2013
no info Meditations On Freedom, Noah Preminger, 2016
no info Landau, Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr., 2016
no info Wopat, Tom Wopat, 2017
no info Shine Like The Sun, Jimmy Stafford, 2018
no info Feels Like Home, Ted Yoder, 2019
Thank You, Mike Cottone, 2020

Bruce Hornsby concert recordings (Munckmusic)

Bruce Hornsby Live: July 6, 2002, Jacksonville, OR
Bruce Hornsby Live: July 11, 2002, Salt Lake City, UT
Bruce Hornsby Live: July 25, 2002, Cohasset, MA
Bruce Hornsby Live: August 3, 2002, Atlanta, GA
Bruce Hornsby Live: September 13, 2004, London, UK
Bruce Hornsby Live: September 15, 2004, Munich, Germany
Bruce Hornsby Live: September 22, 2004, Copenhagen, Denmark
Bruce Hornsby Live: October 9, 2004, Charlotte, NC
Bruce Hornsby Live: October 15, 2004, Portsmouth, VA
Bruce Hornsby Live: October 19, 2004, Ridgefield, CT
Bruce Hornsby Live: November 5, 2004, Boston, MA
Bruce Hornsby Live: November 6, 2004, Philadelphia, PA
Bruce Hornsby Live: November 19, 2004, Seattle, WA
Bruce Hornsby Live: November 20, 2004, Portland, OR
Bruce Hornsby Live: November 22, 2004, Eugene, OR
Bruce Hornsby Live: December 2, 2004, Chicago, IL
Bruce Hornsby Live: December 6, 2004, Madison, WI
Bruce Hornsby Live: December 12, 2004, Grand Rapids, MI
Bruce Hornsby Live: February 16, 2005, Montgomery, AL
Bruce Hornsby Live: February 18, 2005, New Orleans, LA
Bruce Hornsby Live: February 19, 2005, Austin, TX
Bruce Hornsby Live: July 20, 2005, Anaheim, CA
Bruce Hornsby Live: July 26, 2005, Roseburg, OR
Bruce Hornsby Live: July 27, 2005, Seattle, WA
Bruce Hornsby Live: July 29, 2005, Portland, OR
Bruce Hornsby Live: July 31, 2005, Salt Lake City, UT
Bruce Hornsby Live: August 18, 2005, Chattanooga, TN
Bruce Hornsby Live: August 20, 2005, Asheville, NC
Bruce Hornsby Live: September 2, Gilford, NH
Bruce Hornsby Live: December 3, 2005, Williamsburg, VA
Bruce Hornsby Live: July 20, 2006, Saratoga, CA
Bruce Hornsby Live: August 13, 2006, Charlotte, NC
Bruce Hornsby Live: August 26, 2006, Lowell, MA
Bruce Hornsby Live: January 26, 2007, Fort Worth, TX
Bruce Hornsby Live: January 30, 2007, Malibu, CA
Bruce Hornsby Live: February 5, 2007, Bend, OR
Bruce Hornsby Live: August 9, 2008, Buffalo, NY

Bruce Hornsby concert recordings (nugs.net)

Live Noise October 9, 2004, Charlotte, NC
Live Noise November 5, 2004, Boston, MA
Live Noise December 2, 2004, Chicago, IL
Free Noise July 25, 2009, Asheville, NC
Live Noise September 20, 2009, Boston, MA
Live Noise October 11, 2009, Munhall, PA
Free Noise October 29, 2009, Indianapolis, IN
Live Noise October 30, 2009, Detroit, MI
Live Noise November 1, 2009, St. Paul, MN
Free Noise: Dagle's Choice, Volume 1, 2010
Free Noise: Dagle's Choice, Volume 3, 2010
Live Noise July 31, 2011, Portland, OR
Live Noise August 26, 2011, Windsor, CT
July 6, 2013, Woodinville, WA, 2013

Bruce Hornsby sampled

no info Never Change, M.C. Buzz B, 1990
no info Remix Culture 150, Various Artists (Brothers In Rhythm remix), 1995
Tha Hall Of Game, E 40, 1996
no info Dance Nation Part Two, Various Artists (Brothers In Rhythm remix), 1996
no info Single: Things'll Never Change / Rappers' Ball / Rappers' Ball, E 40, 1997
DJ Mix '98, Vol. 1, Various Artists, 1997
Greatest Hits, 2Pac, 1998
Sick Wid It's Greatest Hits, Various Artists, 1999
DJ only LPs, Various Artists, 199?
no info The Way It Is, Kai & Kyle Featuring Selan, 2016