Glenn Hughes

Artist:  Glenn Hughes
Born:  August 21, 1952.  Cannock, Staffordshire, England
Genre:  Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Blues Rock, Funk Rock, Progressive Rock, Blue-Eyed Soul
Occupations:  Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Producer
Instruments:  Bass, Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Trombone, Trumpet

Glenn Hughes is an English Rock Bassist and Vocalist, best known with Trapeze and Deep Purple, as well as briefly with Black Sabbath.  He also maintains a notable Solo career, and formed The Supergroup Black Country Communion from 2009 to 2013 and in late 2013 he formed a new band called California Breed.

Title:  The Way It Is (Expanded Edition 2 CD)  (2017)
Genre:  Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Blues Rock, Funk Rock, Progressive Rock, Blue-Eyed Soul
Label:  Purple Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

Disc 1:  The Way It Is:

 1.  The Way It Is  (5:45)
 2.  You Kill Me  (3:31)
 3.  Neverafter  (5:14)
 4.  Rain On Me  (5:28)
 5.  Curse  (4:48)
 6.  Freedom  (4:18)
 7.  The Truth Will Set Me Free  (3:39)
 8.  Stoned In The Temple  (4:08)
 9.  Too Far Gone  (4:54)
10. Second Son  (3:39)
11. Take You Down  (4:36)
12. Don't Look Away  (5:42)
13. Freedom (Shagmeister Mix)  (5:11)

Disc 2:  Live At The Astoria 2, London, November 22, 2000:

 1.  The State I'm In  (4:48)
 2.  Midnight Meditated  (4:49)
 3.  Gone  (6:15)
 4.  Might Just Take Your Life  (7:10)
 5.  Muscle And Blood  (6:01)
 6.  You Kill Me  (5:30)
 7.  Medusa  (8:37)
 8.  You Are The Music  (3:08)
 9.  Your Love Is Alright  (4:32)
10. Coast To Coast  (9:16)
11. Purple Medley:  Owed To "G"/Sail Away/Lay Down Stay Down/Gettin' Tighter  (9:42)

Personnel:

Disc 1:  The Way It Is:

Glenn Hughes:  Vocals, Bass
Joakim Marsh:  Guitar on All Tracks, Except on Tracks:  2, 8, 10
Marc Bonilla:  Guitar, Keyboards, Strings on Tracks:  1, 3-5, 8, 9,12
Gary Ferguson:  Drums on All Tracks, Except on Tracks:  2, 10
Stevie Salas:  Guitars on Tracks:  2, 10
Matt Sorum:  Drums on Tracks:  2, 10
Hans Zermuehlen:  Keyboards on Tracks:  3-5, 11
Keith Emerson:  Organ on Tracks:  8, 12
George Nastos:  Street Funk Guitar on Track 11

Disc 2:  Live At The Astoria 2, London, November 22, 2000:

Glenn Hughes:  Vocals, Bass

Other Musicians:  Unknown

The Way It Is is Glenn Hughes' reissue programme for Purple Records of his 1999 Solo album, "The Way It Is", remastered and reissued on August 18, 2017 by Purple Records, in 2 CD Edition includes a live concert recorded at London's Astoria 2, November 22, 2000, features versions of Trapeze classis "You Are The Music", "Coast To Coast" and "Your Love Is Alright", as well as an extended medley of Deep Purple tracks plus the song "Gone", co-written with Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi.