The Way We Do

The Way We Do
The Way We Do
Studio album by Isyss
Released	September 24, 2002
Recorded	September 5, 2001–June 25, 2002
Studio	The Enterprise (Burbank, CA); Diginote Studios (Miami Beach, FL); Music House Studios (Atlanta, GA); Mastersound Studio (Virginia Beach, VA); 353 Studio (New York, NY); Chase Studios (Atlanta, GA);
Genre	R&B; hip hop soul;
Length	58:35
Label	Arista
Producer	Anthony Dent; Billy Moss; Chris Jennings; Christopher "Deep" Henderson; Doug Rasheed; Dr. Ceuss; Eric Johnson; Jovonn Alexander; She'kspere; Tyrice Jones;
Singles from The Way We Do
	"Day & Night"; Released: July 9, 2002; "Single for the Rest of My Life"; Released: September 10, 2002;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Vibe	^[2]

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.

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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Billy Moss	Billy Moss Doug Rasheed	0:42
2.	"That's the Way We Do (Part 1)"	Tyrice Jones	Tyrice Jones	3:17
3.	"Day & Night (Remix)" (featuring Jadakiss)	Brande Kelley Jones	Tyrice Jones She'kspere^[r]	3:51
4.	"Holla at Me"	Kevin Briggs Patrice Stewart	She'kspere Buttaphly^[v]	4:26
5.	"Oh No She Didn't"	Christopher Henderson Corey Purnell	Christopher "Deep" Henderson Corey P.O.W.^[c]	4:11
6.	"No Na Na"	Quierra Davis-Martin Kelly Jamison Victor White Moss	Billy Moss	3:46
7.	"Stood Up"	Briggs Stewart	She'kspere Buttaphly^[v]	3:31
8.	"Hater"	Kandice Love Chad Elliott Bernie Stevenson	Dr. Ceuss Jovonn Alexander Bernie Stevenson^[a]	3:18
9.	"Single for the Rest of My Life"	Jason Boyd Kandi Burruss Anthony Dent	Dent David Guerro^[v]	3:56
10.	"Uh Uh, Uh Uh"	Moss	Billy Moss	4:01
11.	"Not Letting Him Go"	Briggs Stewart	She'kspere Buttaphly^[v]	3:39
12.	"Beautiful U"	Davis-Martin David Young Moss	Billy Moss	3:51
13.	"Message 2 U"	James Glasco Trisha Covington Christopher Jennings Eric Johnson	Chris Jennings Eric Johnson Billy Moss^[v]	4:07
14.	"The Way We Do (Part II)"	Sparkle Lanton Jones Awood Johnson Jr. Calvin Broadus Corey Miller Craig Lawson	Tyrice Jones	3:33
15.	"Unladylike"	Davis-Martin Ardena Clark La'Myia Good LeTecia Harrison Young Moss	Billy Moss	3:30
16.	"Thank You Lord (Outro)"	Davis-Martin Moss	Billy Moss	1:26
17.	"Day & Night (Original Version)" (featuring Jadakiss)	Kelley Jones	Tyrice Jones	3:30
Total length:				58:35

Notes

^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer.
^{^[c]} signifies a co-producer.
^{^[r]} signifies a remix producer.
^{^[v]} signifies a vocal producer.

Sample credits

Track 14 contains replayed elements from "Down for My N's".

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

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

References

^ LeRoy, Dan. "The Way We Do It - Isyss | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
^ Romero, Angie (July 2002). "Revolutions: Isyss – The Way We Do". VIBE. p. 138. Archived from the original on November 4, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
^ "The Billboard 200". Billboard. Vol. 114, no. 42. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 19, 2002. p. 70. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Vol. 114, no. 42. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 19, 2002. p. 38. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 16, 2024.

External links

Isyss – The Way We Do at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] LeRoy, Dan. "The Way We Do It - Isyss | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved December 16, 2024.

[2] Romero, Angie (July 2002). "Revolutions: Isyss – The Way We Do". VIBE. p. 138. Archived from the original on November 4, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2024.

[3] "The Billboard 200". Billboard. Vol. 114, no. 42. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 19, 2002. p. 70. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 16, 2024.

[4] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Vol. 114, no. 42. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 19, 2002. p. 38. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 16, 2024.

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