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: albums, singles, videos, compilations

The Way It Is, Bruce Hornsby and the Range, 1986
Single (The Way It Is / The Wild Frontier), Bruce Hornsby and The Range, 1986
Single (The Way It Is / The Red Plains), Bruce Hornsby and The Range, 1986 (Europe)
Single (Mandolin Rain / The Way It Is / The Red Plains / Every Little Kiss), Bruce Hornsby, 1987 (Europe)
The Way It Is Tour (1986-1987), Bruce Hornsby and the Range, 1987 (Japan)
Single (Look Out Any Window / The Way It Is), Bruce Hornsby and The Range, 1988
A Night On The Town (video), Bruce Hornsby, 1990
Rockpalast Live (video), Bruce Hornsby and the Range, 1991
Here Come The Noisemakers, Bruce Hornsby, 2000
Greatest Radio Hits, Bruce Hornsby, 2004
Piano Jazz, Marian McPartland / Bruce Hornsby, 2005
Three Nights on the Town (DVD), Bruce Hornsby, 2005
Intersections, Bruce Hornsby, 2006
The Way It Is/Scenes from the Southside, Bruce Hornsby & The Range, 2007
The Very Best Of, Bruce Hornsby, 2010
Bride Of The Noisemakers, Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers, 2011
Cluck Ol' Hen: Live, Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby, 2013
The Essential, Bruce Hornsby, 2015
Single (The Way It Is), Bruce Hornsby feat Rob Moose, 2021

Bruce Hornsby promotional releases

Promo single (The Way It Is / The Way It Is), Bruce Hornsby and The Range, 1986
Live: The Way It Is Tour: Promo LP, Bruce Hornsby and The Range, 1987
The Live Show: Live: The Way It Is Tour: Promo CD, Bruce Hornsby and The Range, 1987
For In-Store Play Only, Bruce Hornsby & The Range, 1990
The Sony Digital Masters Series, Bruce Hornsby & The Range, 1991
The Music Of Bruce Hornsby, Bruce Hornsby and The Range / Bruce Hornsby, 2002

Bruce Hornsby concert recordings

July 6, 2002, Jacksonville, OR, Bruce Hornsby, 2005
July 11, 2002, Salt Lake City, UT, Bruce Hornsby, 2005
July 25, 2002, Cohasset, MA, Bruce Hornsby, 2005
August 3, 2002, Atlanta, GA, Bruce Hornsby, 2005
September 13, 2004, London, UK, Bruce Hornsby, 2005
September 15, 2004, Munich, Germany, Bruce Hornsby, 2005
September 22, 2004, Copenhagen, Denmark, Bruce Hornsby, 2005
October 9, 2004, Charlotte, NC, Bruce Hornsby, 2005
October 15, 2004, Portsmouth, VA, Bruce Hornsby, 2005
October 19, 2004, Ridgefield, CT, Bruce Hornsby, 2005
November 5, 2004, Boston, MA, Bruce Hornsby, 2005
November 6, 2004, Philadelphia, PA, Bruce Hornsby, 2005
November 19, 2004, Seattle, WA, Bruce Hornsby, 2005
November 20, 2004, Portland, OR, Bruce Hornsby, 2005
November 22, 2004, Eugene, OR, Bruce Hornsby, 2005
December 2, 2004, Chicago, IL, Bruce Hornsby, 2005
December 6, 2004, Madison, WI, Bruce Hornsby, 2005
December 12, 2004, Grand Rapids, MI, Bruce Hornsby, 2005
February 16, 2005, Montgomery, AL, Bruce Hornsby, 2005
February 18, 2005, New Orleans, LA, Bruce Hornsby, 2005
February 19, 2005, Austin, TX, Bruce Hornsby, 2005
July 20, 2005, Anaheim, CA, Bruce Hornsby, 2005
July 26, 2005, Roseburg, OR, Bruce Hornsby, 2005
July 27, 2005, Seattle, WA, Bruce Hornsby, 2005
July 29, 2005, Portland, OR, Bruce Hornsby, 2005
July 31, 2005, Salt Lake City, UT, Bruce Hornsby, 2005
August 18, 2005, Chattanooga, TN, Bruce Hornsby, 2005
August 20, 2005, Asheville, NC, Bruce Hornsby, 2005
September 2, 2005, Gilford, NH, Bruce Hornsby, 2005
December 3, 2005, Williamsburg, VA, Bruce Hornsby, 2005
July 20, 2006, Saratoga, CA, Bruce Hornsby, 2006
August 13, 2006, Charlotte, NC, Bruce Hornsby, 2006
August 26, 2006, Lowell, MA, Bruce Hornsby, 2006
January 26, 2007, Fort Worth, TX, Bruce Hornsby, 2007
January 30, 2007, Malibu, CA, Bruce Hornsby, 2007
February 5, 2007, Bend, OR, Bruce Hornsby, 2007
August 9, 2008, Buffalo, NY, Bruce Hornsby, 2008
Dagle's Choice, Volume 1, Bruce Hornsby, 2009
Dagle's Choice, Volume 3, Bruce Hornsby, 2009
October 9, 2004, Charlotte, NC, Bruce Hornsby, 2009
November 5, 2004, Boston, MA, Bruce Hornsby, 2009
December 2, 2004, Chicago, IL, Bruce Hornsby, 2009
July 25, 2009, Asheville, NC, Bruce Hornsby, 2009
September 20, 2009, Boston, MA, Bruce Hornsby, 2009
October 11, 2009, Munhall, PA, Bruce Hornsby, 2009
October 29, 2009, Indianapolis, IN, Bruce Hornsby, 2009
October 30, 2009, Detroit, MI, Bruce Hornsby, 2009
November 1, 2009, St. Paul, MN, Bruce Hornsby, 2009
July 31, 2011, Portland, OR, Bruce Hornsby, 2011
August 26, 2011, Windsor, CT, Bruce Hornsby, 2011
July 6, 2013, Woodinville, WA, 2013, Bruce Hornsby, 2013
Aug 30, 2016, Glenside, PA, Bruce Hornsby, 2016
Sept 3, 2016, Orkney Springs, VA, Bruce Hornsby, 2016
Sept 29, 2016, Edmonds, WA, Bruce Hornsby, 2016
Aug 16, 2019, Dillon, CO, Bruce Hornsby, 2019
Aug 6, 2022, West Hollywood, CA, Bruce Hornsby, 2022
Nov 16, 2022, Phoenixville, PA, Bruce Hornsby, 2022

Bruce Hornsby: The Way It Is sampled or remixed

no info 7" single (Never Change (7" Mix) / Inner Control), M.C. Buzz B, 1991
no info 7" single (Never Change (7" Mix) / Bandit), M.C. Buzz B, 1991
no info CD / 12" single (Never Change (12" Mix) / Never Change (7" Mix) / Inner Control), M.C. Buzz B, 1991
no info CD / 12" single (Never Change (12" Mix) / Never Change (7" Mix) / Bandit), M.C. Buzz B, 1991
no info Remix Culture 150, Various Artists (Bruce Hornsby / Brothers In Rhythm remix), 1995
Tha Hall Of Game, E 40, 1996
no info CD single (Things'll Never Change / Rappers' Ball (LP Version) / Rappers' Ball (Traxster Remix), E 40, 1996
no info 12" single (Things'll Never Change (radio edit) / Things'll Never Change (Inst) / Rappers' Ball (LP Version) / Rappers' Ball (Traxster Remix), E 40, 1996
no info 12" single (The Way It Is (3 versions)), Chameleon, 1996
no info CD single (The Way It Is (4 versions)), Chameleon, 1996
no info Phat Jams #6, Various Artists (E 40), 1996
no info Dance Nation Part Two, Various Artists (Chameleon / Brothers In Rhythm), 1996
no info In The Mix 96, Various Artists (Chameleon / Brothers In Rhythm), 1996
no info Mix Zone, Various Artists (Chameleon / Brothers In Rhythm), 1996
no info Spirits Of Nature, Various Artists (Chameleon / Brothers In Rhythm), 1996
no info Single: Things'll Never Change / Rappers' Ball / Rappers' Ball, E 40, 1997
no info Top Dance '97, Various Artists (Chameleon / Brothers In Rhythm), 1997
no info Crunch Blade Jam: Workout Music For All Kinds of Skaters, Various Artists (Chameleon / Brothers In Rhythm), 1997
DJ Mix '98, Vol. 1, Various Artists (E 40), 1997
no info CD single (Changes (Radio Edit) / Changes (Instrumental) / Changes (Album Version)), 2Pac, 1998
Greatest Hits, 2Pac, 1998
Sick Wid It's Greatest Hits, Various Artists (E 40), 1999
no info The Master Club Anthems Selection, Various Artists (Chameleon / Brothers In Rhythm), 1999
no info Classico, Bassi Maestro, 2000
no info Ego Trippin, Snoop Dogg, 2007
no info East Side Story, Emily King, 2007
no info The Best Of 2Pac Part 1: Thug, 2Pac, 2007
no info CD single (The Way It Is (Radio Edit) / The Way It Is (Extended Mix) / The Way It Is (Club Mix)), Eric Chase, 2010
no info Single (The Way It Is (Ext Club Mix) / The Way It Is (Radio Mix) / The Way It Is (Ext Club Instr) / The Way It Is (Club Mix)), Arvid, 2005
no info Clubland 21, Various Artists (Hi-Jakkers feat Tenny Ten & JP Tronik & Rodrigues), 2012
no info The Way It Is, Kai & Kyle Featuring Selan, 2016
no info Executive Depression, Microsoft Executive, 2018
no info Digital single (Never Change), Don Diablo, 2019
no info The Goat, Polo G, 2020
no info Pride Monsterjam 1, Various Artists (Chameleon / Brothers In Rhythm), 2022

Bruce Hornsby: on various artist compilations

The Heart Of Rock, Various Artists, 1988
Nipper's Greatest Hits: The 80's, Various Artists, 1990
Billboard Decade of Music, Volume 3, Various Artists, 1992
no info Rock Anthems, Various Artists, 1994
The Gold & Platinum Collection, Various Artists, 1997
Kuschelrock, Vol. 8, Various Artists, 1998
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
Billboard #1s: The '80s, Various Artists, 2004
Ultimate Rock Ballads Collection, Various Artists, 2004
Classic Drive: Back To The 80's, Various Artists, 2004
no info Lovely Day: The Perfect Soundtrack For Any Day, Various Artists, 2004
Classic Drive: The Long And Winding Road, Various Artists, 2005
#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
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, 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
Essential: The Power Of Rock, Various Artists, 2010
Haynes Dad: Ultimate Guide to Rock, Various Artists, 2010
Weekend_Songs, Various Artists, 2010
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
no info Eddie Stobart Trucking Songs, Various Artists, 2013
no info The PartyMix Power Ballads, Various Artists, 2014
no info Easy Like Sunday Morning, Various Artists, 2014
no info The Classic 80s Collection, Various Artists, 2017
no info The 80s U.S. Playlist, Various Artists, 2017
no info 80s Songs, Various Artists, 2017
no info Dad Songs, Various Artists, 2017
no info 100 Hits The Best Eighties Album, Various Artists, 2017
no info 100 Hits American Anthems, Various Artists, 2019
no info Now Yearbook Extra '86: 60 More Essential Hits From 1986, Various Artists, 2023

Other recordings

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
The Celtic Chillout Album 2, Ryan & Rachel O'Donnell, 2003
BOCA 2003: Best Of College A Cappella, Various Artists (Indiana University Straight No Chaser), 2003
Live at the Logan Vol. 1, Tar Beach, 2006
Janna, Janna, 2006
After the Levees Broke, Marva Wright, 2007
Community: Music From The Original Television Series, Various Artists (Chevy Chase), 2010
These Days, Alex Riffle & The Stiff-Riffs, 2013
Greatest Hits Vol. 3, Love Canon, 2014
Essentials II, Karen Souza, 2014
EP 1, Sharon Robinson, 2015
Meditations On Freedom, Noah Preminger, 2016
Landau, Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr., 2016
Wopat, Tom Wopat, 2017
Shine Like The Sun, Jimmy Stafford, 2018
Feels Like Home, Ted Yoder, 2019
Scranton, PA, 07/27/19, Goose, 2019
Thank You, Mike Cottone, 2020