The Way We Do
| The Way We Do | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | September 26, 2002 |
| Recorded | September 5, 2001–June 25, 2002 |
| Genre | R&B, hip hop soul |
| Length | 58:35 |
| Label | Arista |
| Producer | Billy Moss (exec.), L.A. Reid (exec.), Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs, Chad Elliott, Christopher "Deep" Henderson, Chris Jennings & Eric Johnson, Tyrice Jones, Doug Rasheed, Anthony Dent |
| Singles from The Way We Do | |
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The Way We Do is the only studio album by American contemporary R&B group Isyss, released September 26, 2002 via Arista Records. It peaked at number fifty-five on the Billboard 200.
Release and reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Vibe |  [2] |
The album peaked at fifty-five on the U.S. Billboard 200 and reached the twelfth spot on the R&B Albums chart.[3][4]
While Dan LeRoy of Allmusic did state that the group "offer an appealing twist or two on the formulaic approach of their competitors," he also noted that the group had no particularly distinctive voices, remarking "without one, the way they do it sounds too much like the way everyone else does it, too."[1]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro" | Billy Moss | 0:42 |
| 2. | "That's the Way We Do (Part 1)" | Tyrice Jones | 3:17 |
| 3. | "Day & Night (Remix)" (feat. Jadakiss) | Tyrice Jones, Brande Kelly | 3:51 |
| 4. | "Holla at Me" | Kevin Briggs, Patrice Stewart | 4:26 |
| 5. | "Oh No She Didn't" | Christopher Henderson, Corey Purnell | 4:11 |
| 6. | "No Na Na" | Quierra Davis-Martin, Kelly Jamison, Billy Moss, Victor White | 3:46 |
| 7. | "Stood Up" | Kevin Briggs, Patrice Stewart | 3:31 |
| 8. | "Hater" | Chad Elliott, Kandice Love, Bernie Stevenson | 3:18 |
| 9. | "Single for the Rest of My Life" | Jason Boyd, Kandi Burruss, Anthony Dent | 3:56 |
| 10. | "Uh Uh, Uh Uh" | Billy Moss | 4:01 |
| 11. | "Not Letting Him Go" | Kevin Briggs, Patrice Stewart | 3:39 |
| 12. | "Beautiful U" | Quierra Davis-Martin, Billy Moss, David Young | 3:51 |
| 13. | "Message 2 U" | Trisha Covington, James Glasco, Christopher Jennings, Eric Johnson | 4:07 |
| 14. | "The Way We Do, Pt. 2" | Tyrice Jones, Sparkle Lanton, Calvin Broadus, Awood Johnson, Jr., Corey Miller, Craig Lawson | 3:33 |
| 15. | "Unladylike" | Ardena Clark, Quierra Davis-Martin, Lamiya Good, LeTecia Harrison, Billy Moss, David Young | 3:30 |
| 16. | "Thank You Lord (Outro)" | Billy Moss, Quierra Davis-Martin | 1:26 |
| 17. | "Day and Night (Original Version)" (feat. Jadakiss) | Tyrice Jones, Brande Kelly | 3:30 |
| 18. | "Day & Night (Gota & Jimmy Gomez Vocal Mix)" (feat. Jadakiss) (Japanese bonus track) | Tyrice Jones, Brande Kelly | 3:22 |
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200[3] | 55 |
| U.S. R&B Albums[4] | 12 |
Personnel
[edit]Information taken from AllMusic.[5]
- a&r – Joey Arbagey, Billy Moss
- arranging – Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs
- assisting – Steve Baughman, Chris DeLaPena, Brian Douglas
- engineering – Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs, Andre Debourg, Tyrice Jones, Brian Springer
- executive production – Billy Moss, L.A. Reid
- guitar – Charles Fearing
- instrumentation – Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs, Eric Johnson, Tyrice Jones
- mastering – Herb Powers
- midi – Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs
- mixing – Steve Baughman, Kevin "KD" Davis
- photography – Mike Ruiz
- production – Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs, Chad Elliot, Christopher "Deep" Henderson, Chris Jennings, Eric Johnson, Tyrice Jones, Billy Moss, Doug Rasheed, Anthony Dent
- programming – Chris Jennings, Tyrice Jones, Billy Moss, Victor White
- pro-tools – Chauncey Mahan
- remixing producer – Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs
- track engineering – Doc Wiley
- vocal engineering – Tyrice Jones
- vocal production – Patrice "ButtaPhly" Stewart
- vocals – LaMyia Good
References
[edit]- ^ a b LeRoy, Dan. The Way We Do at AllMusic
- ^ Romero, Angie (July 2002). "Revolutions: Isyss – The Way We Do". Vibe. p. 138. Archived from the original on November 4, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
- ^ a b "The Billboard 200". Billboard. November 16, 2002. p. 109. Archived from the original on May 24, 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2024 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. November 16, 2002. p. 54. Archived from the original on May 24, 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2024 – via Google Books.
- ^ "allmusic (( The Way We Do It > Credits )))". AllMusic. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
