The Way It Is
by Keyshia Cole
- Type: Album
- Released: 21 June 2005
- Label: A&M
- Country: United States
- Length: 48:56
- Community rating: 3.51/5 from 1 rating
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Standing as a triumphant debut in the 2000s R&B sphere, 'The Way It Is' seamlessly weaves lush pop soul with gritty, sample-heavy hip-hop production. The artist delivers incredibly passionate vocal performances detailing urban longing and romantic trials over distinctly warm, rhythmic beats. The record quickly achieved platinum status, defining a pivotal moment in modern hip hop soul.
Genres
Descriptors: sampling, rhythmic
Tracklist
- (I Just Want It) To Be Over (4:01)
- I Changed My Mind (3:18)
- Love, I Thought You Had My Back (4:10)
- I Should Have Cheated (5:27)
- Guess What? (3:45)
- Love (4:15)
- You've Changed (4:16)
- We Could Be (3:11)
- Situations (4:45)
- Down and Dirty (3:51)
- Superstar (3:47)
- Never (4:04)
Credits
- Ashley Fox - other [label]
- Michelle Thomas - other [label]
- King Michener - other [male model]
- Cecilia Tsan - cello, viola
- David Low - cello, viola
- Jason Stallworth - drums [drum fills]
- Solomon Burke - performer [sample]
- Allen Toussaint - written-by [sample]
- Manny Halley - a&r, executive-producer, management
- J.D. Andrew - engineer [assistant engineers], engineer [vocals engineered by], engineer [additional vocals engineered by]
- Ariel Chobaz - mixed by [asst mix], mixed by [mix asst], mixed by [asst. mix]
- Sean Garrett - producer, producer [vocals produced by], written-by
- Damon Elliott - producer [additional production], recorded by, written-by
- Jason Clark - design, photography by [inside photography]
- Anthony Kilhoffer - engineer [assistant engineers], recorded by [assisted by]
- Daron Jones - producer [for dps production], written-by
- Rich Shelton - producer [for one up entertainment], written-by
- Ethan Willoughby - mixed by [assisted by], recorded by [assisted by]
- Deb Fenstermacher - coordinator [production coordinator]
- Steve Plinio - other [legal]
- Chapman Baehler - photography by [front cover & inlay photos]
- Jun Ishizeki - engineer [assistant engineers]
- Ann Mincieli - engineer [ny & la]
- Dave Pensado - mixed by [mix engineer]
- Krucial Keys - producer [vocals produced by]
- Lady L Cook - written-by
- Taneisha Greenidge - written-by
- Kanye West - producer
- John Legend - written-by
- Toxic - producer
- Clarence Johnson - written-by
- Frederick "Toxic" Taylor - written-by
- Ralph Larry Eskridge - written-by
- Randolph Murph - written-by
- Quinnes Parker - written-by
- Diesel - producer
- Alexandre Varela Da Volga - written-by
- Jason Phillips - written-by
- Kevin Veney - producer [for one up entertainment]
- Loren Hill - producer [for one up entertainment]
- Leonard Huggins - written-by
- Douglas Gibbs - written-by [elements]
- Ralph Johnson - written-by [elements]
- Andre Parker - written-by
- Franceska Richards - written-by
- George Cole - written-by
- Shannon Braxton - recorded by [additional recording]
- Luther Vandross - written-by