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...That's the Way It Is [1976] 

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Label: RCA
Catalog: APL1-1119
Released: 1976
Country: US
Format: LP

Released in 1976, Harry Nilsson's ...That's the Way It Is album consists mostly of covers.

Many of the musicians on the album usually contributed to the soundtracks for movies and TV shows.

...That's the Way It Is consists mostly of covers.

Once again, Harry had trouble with RCA over the title of an album. This time he won.

I wanted to put out an album called 'That's the Way It Is.' They said 'You can't.' I asked why? 'Elvis has already used the title.' Is there a copyright on a title? I'd had enough. I think I paid them back some money to get out. I know I left in the black and not many artists can say that.

-- Harry Nilsson [1]

In the photo on the back cover is a copy of God's Greatest Hits.

[1] Citation Needed.

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Credits

Artist: Harry Nilsson
Bass: James E. Bond
Bass: Mickey Nadel
Bass: Peter Mercurio
Bass (Electric): Klaus Voormann
Bassoon: Charles Gould
Bassoon: Melvin Tax
Cello: Armand Kaproff
Cello: Harry Shlutz
Cello: Jerome Kessler
Cello: Jesse Ehrlich
Cello: Raphael Dramer
Cello: Ray Kelly
Choir, Chorus: Abigale Haness
Choir, Chorus: Bill Thedford
Choir, Chorus: Deidra Askey
Choir, Chorus: John Lehman
Choir, Chorus: Joseph Greene
Choir, Chorus: Lynda Laurence
Choir, Chorus: Monalisa Harrington
Choir, Chorus: Richard Glasser
Choir, Chorus: Shirley Matthews
Drums: Chilli Charles
Drums: Jim Keltner
Drums (Steel): Robert Greenidge
Engineer: Richie Schmitt
Engineer: Tommy Vicari
French Horn: David Duke
French Horn: Henry Sigismonti
French Horn: Vincent DeRosa
Guitar: Danny Kortchmar
Guitar: David Wolfert
Guitar: Dennis Budimir
Guitar: Derrek Van Eaton
Guitar: Fred Tackett
Guitar: Jesse Ed Davis
Guitar: John Morell
Guitar: Keith Allison
Guitar: Lon Van Eaton
Guitar: Michael Anthony
Guitar: Peter Jameson
Horn: Andrew Blakeney
Horn: Herbie Harper
Horn: Joe Darensbourg
Inside Artwork: Klaus Voormann
Keyboards: David Paich
Keyboards: Dr. John
Keyboards: James Newton Howard
Keyboards: Jane Getz
Keyboards: Van Dyke Parks
Percussion: Doug Hoefer
Saxophone: Bobby Keys
Saxophone: Buddy Collette
Saxophone: Gene Cipriano
Saxophone: James Roberts
Saxophone: Jim Horn
Saxophone: John Rotella
Saxophone: Martha Carson
Saxophone: William Green
Timpani: Gene Estes
Timpani: Tom Collier
Trombone: Benny Powell
Trombone: Lew McCreary
Trombone: Richard Nash
Trumpet: Anthony Terran
Trumpet: Steve Madaio
Viola: Allan Harshman
Viola: David Schwartz
Viola: Harry Hyams
Viola: Louis Cievman
Viola: Meyer Bello
Viola: Michael Nowak
Viola: Rollice Dale
Viola: Samuel Boghossian
Violin: Arnold Belnick
Violin: Assa Drori
Violin: Carl LaMagna
Violin: Edward Green
Violin: Harris Goldman
Violin: Henry Ferber
Violin: Israel Baker
Violin: James Getzoff
Violin: Joy Lyle
Violin: Leonard Malarsky
Violin: Murray Adler
Violin: Nathan Kaproff
Violin: Paul Shure
Violin: Polly Sweeney
Violin: Ralph Schaeffer
Violin: Ronald Folsom
Violin: Sid Sharp
Violin: Tibor Zelig
Violin: William Kurasch

Tracks

#	Song Title
A # 1	That Is All
A # 2	Just One Look
A # 3	Baby, I'm Yours
A # 4	Moonshine Bandit
A # 5	I Need You
A # 6	A Thousand Miles Away
B # 1	Sail Away
B # 2	She Sits Down on Me
B # 3	Daylight Has Caught Me
B # 4	Zombie Jamboree (Back to Back)
B # 5	That Is All (Reprise)

Variations

Title
...That's the Way It Is {Australia, LP} [1976]
...That's the Way It Is {Canada, LP} [1976]
...That's the Way It Is {Germany, LP} [1976]
...That's the Way It Is {Japan, CD} [1995]
...That's the Way It Is {Japan, CD, Paper Sleeve} [2007]
...That's the Way It Is {Japan, CD, Remastered} [2002]
...That's the Way It Is {Japan, LP} [1976]
...That's the Way It Is {Japan, LP, Promotional} [1976]
...That's the Way It Is {Saudi Arabia, Cassette} [1978]
...That's the Way It Is {Spain, LP, Non-Gatefold} [1976]
...That's the Way It Is {Spain, LP, Promotional} [1976]
...That's the Way It Is {UK, Cassette} [1976]
...That's the Way It Is {UK, LP} [1976]
...That's the Way It Is {UK, LP(2)} [1976]
...That's the Way It Is {US, 8-track} [1976]
...That's the Way It Is {US, Cassette} [2002]

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References

Title	Summary
Keith Allison 	... guitar on Harry Nilsson's ...That's the Way It Is and ...
One Last Touch of Nilsson 	... did!" Nilsson's next album, ...That's the Way It Is ...
Shuffle Off to Buffalo 	... during the period after ...That's the Way It Is . \| ...
Baby, I'm Yours 	... One Look " for his 1976 album ...That's The Way It Is . ...
Henry Sigismonti 	... French horn on Harry Nilsson's ...That's the Way It Is ...
...That's the Way It Is {Saudi Arabia, Cassette} [1978] 	... audio cassette release of ...That's the Way It Is ...
...That's the Way It Is {Spain, LP, Non-Gatefold} [1976] 	Unlike most 1976 releases of ...That's the Way It Is , this ...
The Legs Go First [1976] 	... Harry's working title for the ...That's the Way It Is ...

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...That's the Way It Is includes cello played by Armand Kaproff
...That's the Way It Is includes violin played by Arnold Belnick
...That's the Way It Is includes violin played by Assa Drori
...That's the Way It Is includes trombone played by Benny Powell
...That's the Way It Is includes saxophone played by Bobby Keys
...That's the Way It Is includes saxophone played by Buddy Collette
...That's the Way It Is includes violin played by Carl LaMagna
...That's the Way It Is includes basson played by Charles Gould
...That's the Way It Is includes drums played by Chilli Charles
...That's the Way It Is includes guitar played by Danny Kortchmar
...That's the Way It Is includes French horn played by David Duke
...That's the Way It Is includes keyboards played by David Paich
...That's the Way It Is includes guitar played by David Wolfert
...That's the Way It Is includes guitar played by Dennis Budimir
...That's the Way It Is includes guitar played by Derrek Van Eaton
...That's the Way It Is includes percussion played by Doug Hoefer
...That's the Way It Is includes keyboards played by Dr. John
...That's the Way It Is includes violin played by Edward Green
...That's the Way It Is includes guitar played by Fred Tackett
...That's the Way It Is includes saxophone played by Gene Cipriano
...That's the Way It Is includes timpani played by Gene Estes
...That's the Way It Is includes violin played by Harris Goldman
...That's the Way It Is was recorded by Harry Nilsson
...That's the Way It Is includes cello played by Harry Shlutz
...That's the Way It Is includes violin played by Henry Ferber
...That's the Way It Is includes French horn played by Henry Sigismonti
...That's the Way It Is includes violin played by Israel Baker
...That's the Way It Is includes bass played by James E. Bond
...That's the Way It Is includes violin played by James Getzoff
...That's the Way It Is includes keyboards played by James Newton Howard
...That's the Way It Is includes saxophone played by James Roberts
...That's the Way It Is includes keyboards played by Jane Getz
...That's the Way It Is includes cello played by Jerome Kessler
...That's the Way It Is includes guitar played by Jesse Ed Davis
...That's the Way It Is includes cello played by Jesse Ehrlich
...That's the Way It Is includes saxophone played by Jim Horn
...That's the Way It Is includes drums played by Jim Keltner
...That's the Way It Is includes guitar played by John Morell
...That's the Way It Is includes saxophone played by John Rotella
...That's the Way It Is includes violin played by Joy Lyle
...That's the Way It Is includes guitar played by Keith Allison
...That's the Way It Is includes violin played by Leonard Malarsky
...That's the Way It Is includes trombone played by Lew McCreary
...That's the Way It Is includes guitar played by Lon Van Eaton
...That's the Way It Is includes saxophone played by Martha Carson
...That's the Way It Is includes basson played by Melvin Tax
...That's the Way It Is includes guitar played by Michael Anthony
...That's the Way It Is includes bass played by Mickey Nadel
...That's the Way It Is includes violin played by Murray Adler
...That's the Way It Is includes violin played by Nathan Kaproff
...That's the Way It Is includes violin played by Paul Shure
...That's the Way It Is includes guitar played by Peter Jameson
...That's the Way It Is includes bass played by Peter Mercurio
...That's the Way It Is includes violin played by Polly Sweeney
...That's the Way It Is includes violin played by Ralph Schaeffer
...That's the Way It Is includes cello played by Raphael Dramer
...That's the Way It Is includes cello played by Ray Kelly
...That's the Way It Is includes trombone played by Richard Nash
...That's the Way It Is includes violin played by Ronald Folsom
...That's the Way It Is includes violin played by Sid Sharp
...That's the Way It Is includes violin played by Tibor Zelig
...That's the Way It Is includes timpani played by Tom Collier
...That's the Way It Is includes keyboards played by Van Dyke Parks
...That's the Way It Is includes French horn played by Vincent DeRosa
...That's the Way It Is includes saxophone played by William Green
...That's the Way It Is includes violin played by William Kurasch
Armand Kaproff played cello for ...That's the Way It Is
Arnold Belnick played violin for ...That's the Way It Is
Assa Drori played violin for ...That's the Way It Is
Benny Powell played trombone for ...That's the Way It Is
Bobby Keys played saxophone for ...That's the Way It Is
Buddy Collette played saxophone for ...That's the Way It Is
Carl LaMagna played violin for ...That's the Way It Is
Charles Gould played bassoon for ...That's the Way It Is
Chilli Charles played percussion for ...That's the Way It Is
Danny Kortchmar played guitar for ...That's the Way It Is
David Duke played french horn for ...That's the Way It Is
David Paich played keyboards for ...That's the Way It Is
David Wolfert played guitar for ...That's the Way It Is
Dennis Budimir played guitar for ...That's the Way It Is
Derrek Van Eaton played guitar for ...That's the Way It Is
Doug Hoefer played percussion for ...That's the Way It Is
Dr. John played keyboards for ...That's the Way It Is
Edward Green played violin for ...That's the Way It Is
Fred Tackett played guitar for ...That's the Way It Is
Gene Cipriano played saxophone for ...That's the Way It Is
Gene Estes played percussion for ...That's the Way It Is
Harris Goldman played violin for ...That's the Way It Is
Harry Nilsson recorded ...That's the Way It Is
Harry Shlutz played cello for ...That's the Way It Is
Henry Ferber played violin for ...That's the Way It Is
Henry Sigismonti played french horn for ...That's the Way It Is
Israel Baker played violin for ...That's the Way It Is
James E. Bond played bass for ...That's the Way It Is
James Getzoff played violin for ...That's the Way It Is
James Newton Howard played keyboards for ...That's the Way It Is
James Roberts played saxophone for ...That's the Way It Is
Jane Getz played keyboards for ...That's the Way It Is
Jerome Kessler played cello for ...That's the Way It Is
Jesse Ed Davis played guitar for ...That's the Way It Is
Jesse Ehrlich played cello for ...That's the Way It Is
Jim Horn played saxophone for ...That's the Way It Is
Jim Keltner played percussion for ...That's the Way It Is
John Morell played guitar for ...That's the Way It Is
John Rotella played saxophone for ...That's the Way It Is
Joy Lyle played violin for ...That's the Way It Is
Keith Allison played guitar for ...That's the Way It Is
Leonard Malarsky played violin for ...That's the Way It Is
Lew McCreary played trombone for ...That's the Way It Is
Lon Van Eaton played guitar for ...That's the Way It Is
Martha Carson played saxophone for ...That's the Way It Is
Melvin Tax played bassoon for ...That's the Way It Is
Michael Anthony played guitar for ...That's the Way It Is
Mickey Nadel played bass for ...That's the Way It Is
Murray Adler played violin for ...That's the Way It Is
Nathan Kaproff played violin for ...That's the Way It Is
Paul Shure played violin for ...That's the Way It Is
Peter Jameson played guitar for ...That's the Way It Is
Peter Mercurio played bass for ...That's the Way It Is
Polly Sweeney played violin for ...That's the Way It Is
Ralph Schaeffer played violin for ...That's the Way It Is
Raphael Dramer played cello for ...That's the Way It Is
Ray Kelly played cello for ...That's the Way It Is
Richard Nash played trombone for ...That's the Way It Is
Ronald Folsom played violin for ...That's the Way It Is
Sid Sharp played violin for ...That's the Way It Is
Tibor Zelig played violin for ...That's the Way It Is
Tom Collier played percussion for ...That's the Way It Is
Van Dyke Parks played keyboards for ...That's the Way It Is
Vincent DeRosa played french horn for ...That's the Way It Is
William Green played saxophone for ...That's the Way It Is
William Kurasch played violin for ...That's the Way It Is