The Way It Is is Bruce Hornsby and the Range's debut album, released by RCA Records in 1986. Led by its hit title track, the album went on to achieve multi-platinum status and helped the group to win the Grammy Award for Best New Artist. Other hits from the album include "Mandolin Rain" and "Every Little Kiss". Huey Lewis features on harmonica and vocals on "Down the Road Tonight". Lewis also co-produced the song, along with the tracks "The Long Race" and "The River Runs Low".
 
On The Western Skyline - 4:39
Every Little Kiss - 5:46
Mandolin Rain - 5:21
The Long Race - 4:28
The Way It Is - 4:57
Down The Road Tonight - 4:26
The Wild Frontier - 4:01
The River Runs Low - 4:26
The Red Plains - 5:08