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Released on Nonesuch, also Lonely Boy (The Black Keys), Cosmogony (Björk) and Moon (Björk)
Written by Gary Nicholson, also Running Through the Garden (Fleetwood Mac), All That Makes Me Happy Is the Blues (Buddy Guy) and What You Gonna Do About Me (Buddy Guy)
Engineered by Donivan Cowart, also Blue Skies (Willie Nelson), Hanging Up My Heart (Emmylou Harris) and Here We Are (Emmylou Harris)
Produced by Ben Vaughn, also Piss Up a Rope (Ween), Mister Richard Smoker (Ween) and You Were the Fool (Ween)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Gary Nicholson wrote 80 songs on fono
Donivan Cowart engineered 20 songs on fono
Gary Nicholson’s most frequent co-writer is Tom Hambridge (20 songs together)
Ben Vaughn’s most frequent co-mixer is Donivan Cowart (3 songs together)
Credits
All 19 credits
- Written by
- Arthur Alexander, Donnie Fritts and Gary Nicholson
- Produced by
- Ben Vaughn
- Performed by
- Arthur Alexander, Donnie Fritts, Gary Nicholson, Gene Chrisman, Jim Spake, Mike Leech, Reggie Young, Spooner Oldham, Thomas Cain and Tommy Spurlock
- Engineered by
- Donivan Cowart
- Mixed by
- Ben Vaughn and Donivan Cowart
- Part of
- Lonely Just Like Me
- Released on
- Nonesuch
- Written by
- Arthur Alexander, Donnie Fritts and Gary Nicholson
- Produced by
- Ben Vaughn
- Performed by
- Arthur Alexander, Donnie Fritts, Gary Nicholson, Gene Chrisman, Jim Spake, Mike Leech, Reggie Young, Spooner Oldham, Thomas Cain and Tommy Spurlock
- Engineered by
- Donivan Cowart
- Mixed by
- Ben Vaughn and Donivan Cowart
- Part of
- Lonely Just Like Me
- Released on
- Nonesuch
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Gary Nicholson
Same engineer: Donivan Cowart
Same producer: Ben Vaughn
Same mixer: Donivan Cowart
Same label: Nonesuch
Same writer: Gary Nicholson
Same engineer: Donivan Cowart
Same producer: Ben Vaughn
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz If It’s Really Got to Be This Way was performed by Arthur Alexander
If It’s Really Got to Be This Way was performed by Arthur Alexander
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz If It’s Really Got to Be This Way was performed by Donnie Fritts
If It’s Really Got to Be This Way was performed by Donnie Fritts
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz If It’s Really Got to Be This Way was performed by Gary Nicholson
If It’s Really Got to Be This Way was performed by Gary Nicholson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz If It’s Really Got to Be This Way was performed by Gene Chrisman
If It’s Really Got to Be This Way was performed by Gene Chrisman
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz If It’s Really Got to Be This Way was performed by Jim Spake
If It’s Really Got to Be This Way was performed by Jim Spake
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz If It’s Really Got to Be This Way was performed by Mike Leech
If It’s Really Got to Be This Way was performed by Mike Leech
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz If It’s Really Got to Be This Way was performed by Reggie Young
If It’s Really Got to Be This Way was performed by Reggie Young
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz If It’s Really Got to Be This Way was performed by Spooner Oldham
If It’s Really Got to Be This Way was performed by Spooner Oldham
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz If It’s Really Got to Be This Way was performed by Thomas Cain
If It’s Really Got to Be This Way was performed by Thomas Cain
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz If It’s Really Got to Be This Way was performed by Tommy Spurlock
If It’s Really Got to Be This Way was performed by Tommy Spurlock
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz If It’s Really Got to Be This Way was produced by Ben Vaughn
If It’s Really Got to Be This Way was produced by Ben Vaughn
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz If It’s Really Got to Be This Way was written by Arthur Alexander
If It’s Really Got to Be This Way was written by Arthur Alexander
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
13MusicBrainz If It’s Really Got to Be This Way was written by Donnie Fritts
If It’s Really Got to Be This Way was written by Donnie Fritts
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
14MusicBrainz If It’s Really Got to Be This Way was written by Gary Nicholson
If It’s Really Got to Be This Way was written by Gary Nicholson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
15MusicBrainz If It’s Really Got to Be This Way is part of the release Lonely Just Like Me
If It’s Really Got to Be This Way is part of the release Lonely Just Like Me
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
16MusicBrainz Nonesuch is the label of the song If It’s Really Got to Be This Way
Nonesuch is the label of the song If It’s Really Got to Be This Way
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
17MusicBrainz If It’s Really Got to Be This Way was engineered by Donivan Cowart
If It’s Really Got to Be This Way was engineered by Donivan Cowart
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
18MusicBrainz If It’s Really Got to Be This Way was mixed by Ben Vaughn
If It’s Really Got to Be This Way was mixed by Ben Vaughn
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
19MusicBrainz If It’s Really Got to Be This Way was mixed by Donivan Cowart
If It’s Really Got to Be This Way was mixed by Donivan Cowart
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
20MusicBrainz If It’s Really Got to Be This Way was released on 1993
If It’s Really Got to Be This Way was released on 1993
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026