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Core Band:
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- Vocals, Bass, Co-producer, Lyrics By, Composed By [Melodies] – Glenn Hughes
MUSICIANS
Glenn Hughes (Vocals, Bass)
Jocke Marsh (Guitars)
Stevie Salas (Guitars)
George Nastos (Street Funk Guitar)
Marc Bonilla (Electric & Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Keyboards, Mellotron, Strings)
Hans Zermuehlen (Clavinet, Piano, Wurlitzer Piano, Keyboards)
Keith Emerson (Organ)
Matt Sorum (Drums)
Gary Ferguson (Drums)
RECORDING AND PRODUCTION CREDITS
Produced by: Glenn Hughes and Michael Scott (except Track 2 and 10)
Co-Producers: Steve Salas (Track 2 and 10) and Marc Bonilla (Track 8)
Executive Producer: Ken Ciancimino
Associate Producer: Gordon Perry
Remix: Laurence Tolhurst (“Freedom“) Engineered by: Mike Scott & Dave Ahlert
Mastered by: Kerry Crafton & Gordon Perry at Goodnight Dallas Studios, Dallas, Texas
The album was recorded late 1998 in Los Angeles.
Art Director/Designer: Darwin Foye
Photography: Robert John
Technical:
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Album Art & Booklet Review
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“I stand behind this album as one of my faves. It has tremendous depth. Not as serious as some of my past work, but that’s fine with me. This CD will grow on you. A well-recorded album with an immense understanding of pre-production. Jocke and myself were locked away in my house in Los Angeles in November of 1998. I want to thank him for that healing period.”
Favorite song – The Way It Is
Favorite ballad – Curse
Album Tracks:
- The Way It Is
- (Sampo Axelsson, Hughes, Marsh)
- Favorite song – The Way It Is
- Glenn Hughes (b, v), Jocke Marsh (g), Gary Ferguson (d), Marc Bonilla (k)
- You Kill Me
- (Hughes, Salas)
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- Mixed By – Glenn Hughes
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- Glenn Hughes (b, v), Stevie Salas (g), Matt Sorum (d)
- Neverafter
- (Hughes, Marsh)
- Clavinet – Hans Zermüehlen
- Strings – Marc Bonilla
- Glenn Hughes (b, v), Jocke Marsh (g), Gary Ferguson (d), Marc Bonilla (strings) Hans Zermüehlen (clavinet)
- Rain On Me
- (Hughes, Marsh)
- Glenn Hughes (b, v), Jocke Marsh (g), Gary Ferguson (d), Marc Bonilla (piano), Hans Zermüehlen (piano)
- Curse
- (Axelsson, Hughes, Marsh)
- Electric Piano [Wurlitzer] – Hans Zermüehlen
- Mellotron – Marc Bonilla
- Favorite ballad – Curse
- Glenn Hughes (b, v), Jocke Marsh (g), Gary Ferguson (d), Marc Bonilla (mellotron), Hans Zermüehlen (wurlitzer piano)
- Freedom
- (Hendrix)
- Glenn Hughes (b, v), Jocke Marsh (g), Gary Ferguson (d)
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For More Information:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Way_It_Is_(Glenn_Hughes_album)
- https://www.discogs.com/release/818867-Glenn-Hughes-The-Way-It-Is?srsltid=AfmBOoplaFvXqMzHk-1BdFTkNwecFilbuEUdjaSMkeSrXw8HABif_T1I
- https://musicbrainz.org/release/5148a0bf-3c72-4842-9638-46f09c232a27
- https://www.glennhughes.com/twii.html
- https://www.discogs.com/release/4147520-Glenn-Hughes-The-Way-It-Is (US Release)
- https://web.archive.org/web/20030224055314/http://www.melodicrock.com/interviews/glennhughes.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/19991128084605/http://www.glennhughes.com/twii_index.html
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