Tracklist
| 1 | Life's Lonely Road | 4:52 |
| 2 | Ghetto Cry | 3:19 |
| 3 | Wolves In Sheep's Clothing | 6:20 |
| 4 | Babylon | 5:38 |
| 5 | Set Black People Free | 4:38 |
| 6 | Sinners | 4:46 |
| 7 | I Wish (We'll Be Free) | 4:23 |
| 8 | The Way It Is | 7:51 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Esoldun
- Copyright (c) – Esoldun
- Licensed From – Enzo Hamilton
- Distributed By – Mélodie Distribution
- Recorded At – Harry J's Recording Studio
- Recorded At – The Black Ark
- Overdubbed At – Dynamic Sounds Studios
Credits
- Arranged By [Harmony] – G. Chung*, I. Kong*, O. Wood*
- Arranged By [Horn] – I. Kong*
- Backing Vocals – Anicia Banks, Beres Hammond, Candy McKenzie, Judy Mowatt, Orville Wood, Prilly Hamilton, Winston Wright
- Bass – Aston 'Familyman' Barrett*, Geoffrey Chung, Val Douglas
- Clavinet – Mikey 'Ibo' Cooper*, Robert Lyn*, Winston Wright
- Congas – Irvin 'Carrot' Jarrett*
- Design – Jean Buzelin
- Drums – Phil Callendar*, Mikey 'Boo' Richards*
- Drums [Funde] – Cedric 'Im' Brooks*, Leroy Mattis, Orville Wood, Golding*
- Engineer – G. Chung*, Jerome Francisque*, Lee Perry, P. Zadie*, Sylvan Morris
- Guitar [Pick] – Geoffrey Chung
- Horns – Headley 'Deadly' Bennett*, Arnold Breckenridge*, Dean 'Youth Sax' Frazer*, Egbert Evans, Herman Marquis, Jerome Francisque*, Richard 'Dirty Harry' Hall*, Thomas Fulchner, Tommy McCook, Vin 'Trommie' Gordon*
- Lead Guitar – Geoffrey Chung, Mikey Chung, Stephen 'Cat' Coore*
- Mixed By – Geoffrey Chung
- Organ – Earl 'Wia' Lindo*, Geoffrey Chung, Robert Lyn*
- Percussion – Noel 'Scully' Simms*, Orville Wood, Isiah 'Sticky' Thompson*
- Piano – Earl 'Wia' Lindo*, Mikey 'Ibo' Cooper*, Pablove Black*, Robert Lyn*, Winston Wright
- Written-By – Errol Kong
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 3 307514 404322
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TC 082 | I Kong | The Way It Is (LP, Album) | Top Ranking | TC 082 | Jamaica | 1979 |
| BB64 | I Kong | The Way It Is (LP, Album, RE) | Iroko Records | BB64 | France | 2015 |
| VPCD2332 | I Kong | The Way It Is (CD, Album, RE) | VP Records | VPCD2332 | US | 2006 |
