On October 8, 1996, “Warner Bros” label released “The Way I Should”, the third Iris DeMent studio album. It was recorded in 1996, at “Scruggs Sound” in Berry Hill, Tennessee, and was produced by Randy Scruggs.

Personnel:

• Iris DeMent – vocals, guitar, piano
• Mark Knopfler – National guitar
• Lonnie Mack – electric guitar
• Brent Mason – electric guitar solo
• Paul Franklin – steel guitar
• John Jennings – guitar, EBow, 6-string bass
• Randy Scruggs – guitar
• Stuart Smith – guitar, slide guitar
• Earl Scruggs – banjo
• Tom Roady – tambourine
• Chuck Leavell – organ, piano, accordion
• Delbert McClinton – vocals, harmonica
• Dave Pomeroy – bass
• Harry Stinson – drums
• Tammy Rogers – fiddle, mandolin, violin, viola, cello
• Bekka Bramlett – backing vocals
• Billy Burnette – backomg vocals
• Melodie Crittenden – backing vocals
• Russ Taff – backing vocals
• Chuck Ainlay – engineer, mixing
• Chris Rua, Graham Lewis – engineer assistant
• Denny Purcell – mastering
• Stephen Walker, Terry Robertson – art direction, design
• Debbie Spinelli, Rocky Schenck – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Iris DeMent, except where noted.

1. When My Mornin’ Comes Around
2. There’s a Wall in Washington
3. Wasteland of the Free
4. I’ll Take You My Sorrow Straight – Iris DeMent, Elmer McCall
5. This Kind of Happy – Iris DeMent, Merle Haggard
6. The Way I Should
7. Letter to Mom
8. Keep Me God
9. Quality Time
10. Walkin’ Home
11. Trouble – Iris DeMnet, Elmer McCall