The Way We Do

2002 studio album by Isyss From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Way We Do is the only studio album by American contemporary R&B quartet Isyss. It was released on September 24, 2002, via Arista Records. Recording sessions took place at The Enterprise in Burbank, Diginote Music in Miami Beach, Music House and Chase Studios in Atlanta, Mastersound Recording Studios in Virginia Beach, and Studio 353 in New York. Production was handled by Billy Moss, She'kspere, Tyrice Jones, Anthony Dent, Chris Jennings, Christopher "Deep" Henderson, Doug Rasheed, Dr. Ceuss, Eric Johnson and Jovonn Alexander.

ReleasedSeptember 24, 2002 (2002-09-24)
RecordedSeptember 5, 2001June 25, 2002
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Quick facts Studio album by Isyss, Released ...
The Way We Do
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 24, 2002 (2002-09-24)
RecordedSeptember 5, 2001June 25, 2002
Studio
Genre
Length58:35
LabelArista
Producer
Singles from The Way We Do
  1. "Day & Night"
    Released: July 9, 2002
  2. "Single for the Rest of My Life"
    Released: September 10, 2002
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More information Review scores, Source ...
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStar[1]
VibeStarStarHalf star[2]
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In the United States, the album debuted at number 55 on the Billboard 200 and number 12 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. It was supported with two singles: "Day & Night" and "Single for the Rest of My Life", which made it to the Billboard Hot 100, reaching No. 98 and 71, respectively.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"Billy Moss
  • Billy Moss
  • Doug Rasheed
0:42
2."That's the Way We Do" (Part I)Tyrice JonesTyrice Jones3:17
3."Day & Night" (Remix) (featuring Jadakiss)
  • Brande Kelley
  • Jones
3:51
4."Holla at Me"
  • She'kspere
  • Buttaphly[v]
4:26
5."Oh No She Didn't"4:11
6."No Na Na"
  • Quierra Davis-Martin
  • Kelly Jamison
  • Victor White
  • Moss
Billy Moss3:46
7."Stood Up"
  • Briggs
  • Stewart
  • She'kspere
  • Buttaphly[v]
3:31
8."Hater"
3:18
9."Single for the Rest of My Life"
3:56
10."Uh Uh, Uh Uh"MossBilly Moss4:01
11."Not Letting Him Go"
  • Briggs
  • Stewart
  • She'kspere
  • Buttaphly[v]
3:39
12."Beautiful U"
  • Davis-Martin
  • David Young
  • Moss
Billy Moss3:51
13."Message 2 U"
  • Chris Jennings
  • Eric Johnson
  • Billy Moss[v]
4:07
14."That's the Way We Do" (Part II)Tyrice Jones3:33
15."Unladylike"
  • Davis-Martin
  • Ardena Clark
  • La'Myia Good
  • LeTecia Harrison
  • Young
  • Moss
Billy Moss3:30
16."Thank You Lord (Outro)"
  • Davis-Martin
  • Moss
Billy Moss1:26
17."Day & Night" (Original Version) (featuring Jadakiss) (bonus track)
  • Kelley
  • Jones
Tyrice Jones3:30
Total length:58:35
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Japanese bonus track
No.TitleMusicLength
18."Day & Night" (Gota & Jimmy Gomez Vocal Mix)Tyrice Jones, Brande Kelly3:22
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Notes
  • ^[a] signifies an additional producer.
  • ^[c] signifies a co-producer.
  • ^[r] signifies a remix producer.
  • ^[v] signifies a vocal producer.
Sample credits

Personnel

  • Quierra Davis-Martin — vocals, vocal arranger (track 15)
  • Ardena Clark — vocals
  • La'Myia Good — vocals
  • LeTecia Harrison — vocals
  • Jason "Jadakiss" Phillips — rap vocals (tracks: 3, 17)
  • Charles Fearing — guitar (track 6)
  • Delbert Jones — acoustic guitar (track 17)
  • Billy Moss — producer (tracks: 1, 6, 10, 12, 15, 16), programming (tracks: 6, 10, 15, 16), vocal producer (track 13), executive producer, A&R
  • Doug Rasheed — producer (track 1)
  • Tyrice Jones — producer & recording (tracks: 2, 3, 14, 17), programming (tracks: 2, 14, 17)
  • Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs — MIDI controller (tracks: 3, 4, 7, 11), producer & arranger (tracks: 4, 7, 11), remix producer (track 3)
  • Patrice "Buttaphly" Stewart — vocal producer (tracks: 4, 7, 11)
  • Christopher "Deep" Henderson — producer (track 5)
  • Corey Purnell — co-producer (track 5)
  • Chad "Dr. Ceuss" Elliott — producer (track 8)
  • Jovonn Alexander — producer (track 8)
  • Bernie Stevenson — additional producer (track 8)
  • Anthony Dent — producer & recording (track 9)
  • David Guerro — vocal producer (track 9)
  • Christopher Jennings — producer & programming (track 13)
  • Eric Johnson — producer (track 13)
  • William Lockwood — programming (track 13)
  • Chauncey Mahan — additional Pro Tools engineering (track 13)
  • Victor White — programming (track 16)
  • Brian Springer — recording (tracks: 1–3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12–17)
  • Cornell Wiley — recording (track 3)
  • Ben Briggs III — recording (tracks: 4, 7, 11)
  • Robert Ulsh — recording (track 5)
  • Andre Debourg — recording (track 8)
  • Brian Douglas — recording assistant (tracks: 1, 6, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16)
  • Chris Dela Pena — recording assistant (track 5)
  • Kevin Davis — mixing
  • Steve Baughman — mixing assistant (tracks: 1, 6, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16), engineering assistant (tracks: 2, 3, 14, 17)
  • Herb Powers Jr. — mastering
  • Antonio Reid — executive producer
  • Gerry Griffith — associate executive producer
  • John Hecker — associate executive producer
  • Mike Ruiz — photography
  • Joey Arbagey — A&R
  • Shawndella B. Taylor — A&R assistant
  • Katrina Wright — coordinator
  • Erica Grayson — management
  • Qadree El-Amin — management
  • Phillana Williams — marketing
  • Eric Custer — legal
  • Rachel Johnson — stylist

Charts

More information Chart (2002), Peak position ...
Chart (2002) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[3] 55
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] 12
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