It Is What It Is
Recording overview
Location
Ocean Way Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA
Session
Session date
October 31- November 9, 1994
Year
1994
Producer
Don Was
Ref
d
Matrix / Take
87569
Duration
3:39
Composer
Stephen Bruton, John Fleming
Personnel
Recording personnel
- Johnny Cash — vocals
- Waylon Jennings — vocals
- Kris Kristofferson — vocals
- Willie Nelson — vocals
- Billy Swann — harmony vocals
- Danny Timms — harmony vocals, piano
- Alan Anderson — guitar
- Mark Goldenburg — guitar
- Reggie Young — guitar
- Robbie Turner — steel guitar
- Michael Rhodes — bass
- Kenny Aronoff — drums
- Mickey Raphael — harmonica
- Luis Resto — Wurlitzer electric piano
- Benmont Tench — Hammond B-3 organ
Release / issue history
4 issues| Year | Release / issue | Label / format | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | The Road Goes On Forever | Liberty · CD · 7423 8 28091 2 8 | — |
| 1995 | It Is What It Is | Liberty · CD · DPRO 79080 | — |
| 2005 | The Road Goes On Forever: 10th Anniversary Edition | Capitol · CD · 72438 -73908-2-9 | — |
| 2010 | The Essential Highwaymen | Columbia Legacy · CD · 88697 79157 2/2 | — |