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 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.

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]

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.