Way It Is [LP]Producers: Bruce Hornsby, Elliot Scheiner, Huey Lewis. THE WAY IT IS is Bruce Hornsby's first released recording. There isn't a second of Bruce Hornsby & the Range's The Way It Is that suggests it's a debut album. On the contrary, the record sounds like the culmination of a band's efforts over many years. The group has a distinct sound of its own, often led by Hornsby's bright piano chords and elastic tenor, with cohesive and evocative arrangements;