The Way We Do
| The Way We Do | ||
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| Studio album by Isyss | ||
| Released | September 24, 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 Elliot, 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 debut studio album from American R&B group Isyss, released September 24, 2002 on Arista Records.
The album peaked at number fifty-five on the Billboard 200 chart. It is was the first and final album of the group, before disbanding in 2006.
Release and reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
The album peaked at fifty-five on the U.S. Billboard 200 and reached the twelfth spot on the R&B Albums chart.[2]
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
| 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 and 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 Elliot, 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 |
Chart history
Album
| Chart (2002)[2] | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 55 |
| U.S. R&B Albums | 12 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions[3] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | U.S. Rhythmic Top 40 | ||
| 2002 | "Day and Night" | — | 52 | — |
| "Single for the Rest of My Life" | 71 | 62 | 7 | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Personnel
Information taken from Allmusic.[4]
- 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
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 LeRoy, Dan. "allmusic ((( The Way We Do It > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "allmusic ((( The Way We Do It > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
- ↑ "allmusic ((( The Way We Do It > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
- ↑ "allmusic (( The Way We Do It > Credits )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-10-11.