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1	The Way It Is Written-By – Kevin Hunter, Mark Goldenberg, Valerie Carter	4:01
2	Love Needs A Heart Written-By – Jackson Browne, Lowell George, Valerie Carter	3:43
3	Sea Of Stars Written-By – Kevin Hunter, Mark Goldenberg, Valerie Carter	3:43
4	Into The Mystic Written-By – Van Morrison	4:08
5	Birds Written-By – Neil Young	3:42
6	Who Is She (And What Is She To You) Written-By – Bill Withers, Stan McKenny*	3:29
7	I Say Amen Written-By – Kathy Kurash, Tom Snow, Valerie Carter	3:51
8	When The Blues Comes To Call Written-By – Tom Snow	4:32
9	I Wonder Why Written-By – Tom Snow	4:38
10	Whistle Down The Wind Written-By – Tom Waits	5:05
Bonus Tracks
11	Sea Of Stars
12	Whistle Down The Wind
13	Crazy You
14	Tomorrow Morning
15	Find A River

Credits

• Backing Vocals – Arnold McCulier*, David Lasley, Edwin McCain, Jackson Browne, James Taylor , Kate Markowitz, Linda Ronstadt, Lyle Lovett, Phoebe Snow, Sweet Pea Atkinson
• Bass – Kevin McCormick
• Drums – Mauricio Lewak
• Guitar – James Harrah
• Guitar, Accordion, Keyboards – Mark Goldenberg
• Lead Vocals – Valerie Carter
• Percussion – Debra Dobkin
• Piano, Keyboards – Scott Plunkett
• Producer – Mark Goldenberg
• Producer, Recorded By, Mixed By – Eddy Offord
• Saxophone – Joe Sublette*
• Viola – Novi Novog

Notes

2+3 additional tracks

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
77737-2	Valerie Carter	The Way It Is ‎(CD, Album)	Countdown Records	77737-2	US	1996
PCCY-00888	Valerie Carter	The Way It Is ‎(CD, Album)	Countdown Records	PCCY-00888	Japan	1996

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