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Bruce Hornsby and The Range
The Way It Is
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Play the 1986 record first, then put "Changes" back on. The part you thought was all 2Pac turns out to belong to Bruce Hornsby and The Range.
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▶The Way It Is (Remastered)Liner notes
Written by Bruce Hornsby.
First recorded by Bruce Hornsby and The Range in 1986.
Also recorded by Goose (2018), Bruce Hornsby (1988), 100% (1996).
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2Pac's "Changes" samples an earlier song, "The Way It Is," and carries its writing credit. Who first recorded "The Way It Is"?Bruce Hornsby and The Range
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