<P> `` The Way It Is '' is a song recorded by Bruce Hornsby and the Range from their 1986 album The Way It Is . It topped the charts in the United States , Canada and the Netherlands in 1986 , and peaked inside the top twenty in such countries as Ireland , Switzerland and the United Kingdom . Written by Bruce Hornsby , it made explicit reference to the Civil Rights Movement . Musically , the song is characterized by two long piano solos . </P>
<P> `` The Way It Is '' is a song recorded by Bruce Hornsby and the Range from their 1986 album The Way It Is . It topped the charts in the United States , Canada and the Netherlands in 1986 , and peaked inside the top twenty in such countries as Ireland , Switzerland and the United Kingdom . Written by Bruce Hornsby , it made explicit reference to the Civil Rights Movement . Musically , the song is characterized by two long piano solos . </P>
who wrote the song that just the way it is
who wrote the song that just the way it is
Bruce Hornsby
Bruce Hornsby