This Is How We Do It (album)

This is How We Do It
Studio album by Montell Jordan
Released	April 4, 1995
Genre	R&B [1]
Length	63:23
Label	Def Jam
Producer	J.A. Black Keith Clizark Shep Crawford DJ Enuf Mr. Janky Montell Jordan L.C. Oji Pierce Doug Rasheed Rome
Montell Jordan chronology
This is How We Do It (1995) More... (1996)
Singles from This Is How We Do It
"This Is How We Do It" Released: February 6, 1995 "Somethin' 4 da Honeyz" Released: August 5, 1995 "Daddy's Home" Released: 1995

This Is How We Do It is the debut studio album by American singer and songwriter Montell Jordan. The album peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard 200 and No. 4 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and was certified platinum. The album also featured the single "This Is How We Do It", which made it to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks and No. 1 on the Rhythmic Top 40. Another single, "Somethin' 4 da Honeyz", peaked at No. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 18 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
Knoxville News Sentinel	[4]
Los Angeles Times	[5]
NME	7/10 [6]

AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine found that "Jordan was blessed with a strong set of producers for his debut album, This Is How We Do It. Working with material that is essentially sub-par, the production team turns in seamless performances, creating hooks and melodies from the deep bass and beats. Jordan's skills as a rapper are fine – he does nothing particularly noteworthy, yet he certainly does not ruin the tracks." ^[1] J. D. Considine from The Baltimore Sun felt that "Jordan sounds like is an old-school soul man. In fact, after spending some time with his This Is How We Do It, most listeners will find it hard to believe that the album marks his debut." ^[7] Connie Johnson, writing for The Los Angeles Times , noted that Jordan "has a youthful bravado that permeates every track of his debut release, particularly the hard-slammin’, smash-hit title track. There are some impressive romantic tunes too, but for heart-tugging sincerity, nothing beats his father-to-son love song "Daddy’s Home"." ^[5]

Track listing

This Is How We Do It track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"My Mommy Intro"	Ricky Harris	DJ Enuf Clizark Mr. Janky J.A. Black L.C.	0:40
2.	"Somethin' 4 da Honeyz"	Montell Jordan Oji Pierce Doug Rasheed	Pierce Rasheed Jordan	4:36
3.	"This Is How We Do It"	Jordan Pierce	Pierce Jordan	4:37
4.	"Payback" (featuring Coolio)	Jordan Rasheed Artis Ivey	Rasheed	4:57
5.	"I'll Do Anything"	Jordan Pierce Jessie Lee Montague	Pierce Rome Jordan	6:00
6.	"Don't Keep Me Waiting"	Jordan Clive Wright	Jordan	4:37
7.	"Comin' Home"	Jordan Joe Sample Will Jennings	Jordan	4:14
8.	"Introducing Shaunta" (featuring Shaunta)	Jordan Shaunta Montgomery	Jordan	3:05
9.	"It's Over"	Jordan Pierce Montague	Pierce Rome Jordan	3:35
10.	"Midnight Interlude"	Jordan	Jordan	0:43
11.	"I Wanna"	Jordan	Jordan	5:26
12.	"Down on My Knees"	Jordan Pierce	Pierce Jordan	6:06
13.	"Gotta Get My Roll On"	Jordan Gregory Webster Andrew Noland Marvin Pierce Leroy Bonner Norman Napier Marshall Jones Ralph Middlebrooks Walter Morrison Arthur Adams	Jordan	5:13
14.	"Close the Door"	Kenneth Gamble Leon Huff	Pierce Jordan	4:52
15.	"Daddy's Home"	Jordan Shappell Crawford	Jordan Shappell Crawford	4:28
Total length:				63:23

Sample credits

• "Somethin' 4 da Honeyz" contains a replayed sample from "Summer Madness", written by Alton Taylor, Robert Mickens, Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown, Ricky Westfield, Dennis Thomas, and Claydes Smith.
• "This Is How We Do It" contains elements from "Children's Story", written by Ricky Walters and performed by Slick Rick.
• "Payback" contains replayed elements from:
  • "Unfaithful", written by Paul Anthony George, Brian George, Lucien George, Curt Bedeau, Gerry Charles, Hugh Junior Clark, and Alexander Mosley.
  • "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine", written by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff.
• "Comin' Home" contains elements from "Back in LA", written by Joe Sample and Will Jennings, and performed by B.B. King.
• "It's Over" contains elements from:
  • "La Di Da Di", written and performed by Slick Rick and Doug E. Fresh.
  • "Sukiyaki", written by Rokusuke Ei and Hachidai Nakamura.
• "Gotta Get My Roll On" contains elements from:
  • "Funky Worm"; written by Gregory Webster, Andrew Noland, Marvin Pierce, Leroy Bonner, Norman Napier, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks, and Walter Morrison; and performed by the Ohio Players.
  • "I've Got Something Up My Sleeve", written by Arthur Adams, and performed by B.B. King.

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for This Is How We Do It Chart (1995) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) [8] 69 Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [9] 4 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [10] 35 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [11] 58 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [12] 33 UK Albums (OCC) [13] 53 UK R&B Albums (OCC) [14] 7 US Billboard 200 [15] 12 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [16] 4

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for This Is How We Do It Chart (1995) Position US Billboard 200 [17] 67 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard ) [18] 39

Certifications

Certifications for This Is How We Do It

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [19]	Platinum	100,000^
United States (RIAA) [20]	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "This Is How We Do It Review". AllMusic . Retrieved June 16, 2024.
2. Christgau, Robert. "Montell Jordan". Robert Christgau.
3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music . Omnibus Press.
4. Campbell, Chuck (April 14, 1995). "Collective Soul Priming To Be More Than Opener". Knoxville News Sentinel .
5. Johnson, Connie (April 16, 1995). "In Brief". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved January 21, 2023.
6. Fadele, Dele (April 29, 1995). "Long Play". NME . p. 40. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
7. Considine, J.D. (April 7, 1995). "On Record". The Baltimore Sun . p. 6. Retrieved January 7, 2023– via Gainesville Sun.
8. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 149.
9. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 9229". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
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11. "Offiziellecharts.de – Montell Jordan – This Is How We Do It" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
12. "Charts.nz – Montell Jordan – This Is How We Do It". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
13. "Montell Jordan | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
14. "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
15. "Montell Jordan Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
16. "Montell Jordan Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
17. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
18. "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Year End 1995". Billboard . Retrieved July 31, 2016.
19. "Canadian album certifications – Montell Jordan – This Is How We Do It". Music Canada.
20. "American album certifications – Montell Jordan – This Is How We Do It". Recording Industry Association of America.