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A1	Shakedown Cruise Percussion, Vibraphone [Vibes] – Jay Ferguson	4:12
A2	No Secrets Written-By – Robert Webb*, Jay Ferguson	3:40
A3	Real Life Ain't That Way Electric Piano [Rhodes] – Jay FergusonSaxophone – Col Clesser	4:04
A4	Davey Congas – Juan Perez Percussion – Joe Vitale	3:39
A5	Turn Yourself In	3:30
B1	Do It Again Organ – Jay Ferguson	4:14
B2	Paying Time Flute, Percussion – Joe VitaleLead Guitar – Joe Walsh	4:03
B3	Too Late To Save Your Heart Saxophone – Mark Colby	3:56
B4	Let Spend The Night Together ; Have You Seen Your Mother,Baby,Standing In The Shadow? Accordion – Jay FergusonWritten-By – Mick Jagger/Keith Richards*	3:27
B5	City Of Angels	3:48

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records
• Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation
• Produced For – Pandora Productions Ltd.
• Recorded At – Santa Barbara Sound Design
• Recorded At – Bayshore Recording Studios
• Mastered At – Sterling Sound
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Elektra/Asylum Records
• Copyright (c) – Elektra/Asylum Records
• Published By – Painless Music
• Published By – Random Chance
• Published By – ABKCO Music, Inc.

Credits

• Art Direction – Johnny Lee , Ron Coro
• Backing Vocals – Bill Szymczyk (tracks: A1), Bob Webb, Jay Ferguson, Tony Battaglia
• Bass – Scott Chambers
• Drums – Curly Smith (tracks: A1, B2, B4), Joe Vitale (tracks: A2, A3, B3), Stan Kipper (tracks: A4, A5, B5)
• Engineer [Assistant], Mixed By [Assistant, Miami] – David Crowther
• Engineer [Assistant], Mixed By [Assistant, Santa Barbara] – Terry Nelson
• Engineer, Mixed By – Ed Mashal
• Executive-Producer – Bill Szymczyk
• Guitar – Bob Webb, Tony Battaglia
• Keyboards – Jay Ferguson (tracks: A5, B2, B3, B4)
• Lead Guitar – Bob Webb (tracks: A2, A4, A5), Tony Battaglia (tracks: A1, B1)
• Management – Marty Pichinson Management
• Mastered By – Ted Jensen
• Photography By – Gary Heery
• Piano – Jay Ferguson (tracks: A1, A2, A3, B5)
• Producer – Ed "Radar" Mashal*, Jay Ferguson
• Sleeve [Inner Sleeve] – Jim Shea
• Slide Guitar – Tony Battaglia (tracks: B1, B4, B5)
• Synthesizer – Jay Ferguson (tracks: A1, A2)
• Written-By – Jay Ferguson (tracks: A1 to B3, B5)

Notes

Recorded at Santa Barbara Sound Studios; Santa Barbara, California and Bayshore Studios; Coconut Grove, Florida

℗ & © 1979 Elektra/Asylum Records
All songs published by Painless Music (BMI) except
"No Secrets" published by Painless Music (BMI)/Random Chance (ASCAP)
"Let Spend The Night Together ; Have You Seen Your Mother,Baby,Standing In The Shadow?" published by ABKCO Music, Inc. (BMI)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Label Side One): 6E-158-A SP
• Matrix / Runout (Label Side Two): 6E-158-B SP
• Matrix / Runout (Side One Etched Sterling Stamped): 1-1 6E 158 A SP STERLING TJ
• Matrix / Runout (Side Two Etched Sterling Stamped): 1-1 6E 158 B SP STERLING TJ
• Rights Society: BMI
• Rights Society: ASCAP

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
6E-158	Jay Ferguson	Real Life Ain't This Way ‎(LP, Album, PRC)	Asylum Records	6E-158	US	1979
AS 53 086	Jay Ferguson	Real Life Ain't This Way ‎(LP)	Asylum Records	AS 53 086	Belgium	1979
6E-158	Jay Ferguson	Real Life Ain't This Way ‎(LP, Album, SP)	Asylum Records	6E-158	US	1979
AS 53 086, 6E 158	Jay Ferguson	Real Life Ain't This Way ‎(LP, Album)	Asylum Records, Asylum Records	AS 53 086, 6E 158	Europe	1979
K53086, 6E-158	Jay Ferguson	Real Life Ain't This Way ‎(LP)	Asylum Records, Asylum Records	K53086, 6E-158	UK	1979