This Is the Way (album)
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| This Is The Way | ||||
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| Released | October 1981 | |||
| Genre | Southern rock | |||
| Length | 41:22 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Allen Collins, Gary Rossington, Rossington Collins Band | |||
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This Is the Way is the second and final studio album by the Rossington Collins Band.
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Record Mirror | [2] |
Robin Smith of Record Mirror panned the album in a 1/5 star review, calling it "the biggest load of hackneyed bollocks I've heard for a good six months."[2] In The Boston Phoenix, Barry Hoberman wrote that "This the Way has a patchy, hastily assembled feel to it." Still, he felt that "it comes as no surprise that this new album doesn't approach the lofty standard set by Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere - though it’s by no means a dire record."[3] Michael B. Smith, in a retrospective review for AllMusic, wrote that the band "pay due homage to Ronnie Van Zandt [sic] with the songs 'Tashauna' and 'Pine Box', and rock with the best of 'em on 'Gotta Get It Straight' and "Gonna Miss It When It's Gone'."[1]
Track listing
- "Gotta Get It Straight" (Krantz, Powell, Rossington) – 4:43
- "Tashauna" (Krantz, Rossington) – 4:57
- "Gonna Miss It When It's Gone" (Collins, Krantz, Rossington) – 3:51
- "Pine Box" (Harwood) – 3:04
- "Fancy Ideas" (Harwood, Hess, Wilkeson) – 4:36
- "Don't Stop Me Now" (Krantz, Rossington) – 3:43
- "Seems Like Every Day" (Krantz, Rossington) – 4:30
- "I'm Free Today" (Harwood) – 3:24
- "Next Phone Call" (Krantz, Rossington) – 3:33
- "Means Nothing to You" (Harwood) – 5:00