Album · 1970
The Way It Is
Tracklist
1
Little Red Rooster
The Way It Is
7:59
2
One Black Rat
The Way It Is
3:46
3
Rock Me Baby
The Way It Is
5:10
4
Wade in the Water
The Way It Is
5:33
5
Sweet Little Angel
The Way It Is
6:43
6
Baby Please Don’t Go / Got My Mojo Workin’
The Way It Is
5:46
7
Watermelon Man
The Way It Is
4:30
8
Don’t Need No Doctor
The Way It Is
8:32
In print
First pressed 1969, still pressed 1998 — 4 pressings across 2 countries.
Credits
Richard Germinaro
Design
Bill Halverson
Engineer
Bee Houston
Instrument · guitar
Flip Graham
Instrument · bass
George “Harmonica” Smith
Instrument · harmonica, blues harp
Jay Hodges
Instrument · saxophone [sax]
J.D. Nicholson
Instrument · piano
Mary Katherine Aldin
Liner Notes
Ritchie Yorke
Liner Notes
Jeff Willens
Mastering · remastered by
Dunstan Pereira
Photography
Big Mama Thornton
Vocal · vocals, blues harp