This Is How We Do It [PA] by Montell Jordan (CD, Apr-1995, Def Jam (USA))

Album Features
UPC:	731452717924
Artist:	Montell Jordan
Format:	CD
Release Year:	1995
Record Label:	Def Jam (USA)
Genre:	Contemporary R&B, R&B

Track Listing
1. My Mommy Intro
2. Somethin' 4 da Honeyz
3. This Is How We Do It
4. Payback
5. I'll Do Anything
6. Don't Keep Me Waiting
7. Coming Home
8. Introducing Shaunta
9. It's Over
10. Midnight Interlude
11. I Wanna
12. Down on My Knees
13. Gotta' Get My Roll On
14. Close the Door
15. Daddy's Home

Details
Playing Time:	63 min.
Contributing Artists:	Coolio, Keb' Mo'
Distributor:	Universal Distribution
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Personnel: Montell Jordan, Shaunta, Shappell Crawford, Coolio (vocals); Keb Mo, Morris O'Connor, Doc Powell (guitar); Nolan Smith (trumpet); Charles Green (horn); Mark Harris, Stan Sargent, Andrew Gouche, James Manning (bass); Derrick Walker (percussion); Doug Rasheed, Oji Pierce (programming); Jammin' James (scratches); Delois Jordan, Jennifer Jordan, Tracy Jordan, Ricky Harris, Colin England, Wil Wheaton, Da Gents, T.L. Cunningham, Kristin Hudson (background vocals).Producers include: D.J. Enuf, Clizark, Mr. Janky, J.A. Black, L.C..The single "This Is How We Do It" was nominated for a 1996 Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance.Personnel: Montell Jordan (background vocals); Doc Powell, Morris O'Connor (guitar); Nolan Andrew Smith (trumpet); Charles Green (horns); Derrick Walker (percussion); Colin England, Delois Jordan, T.L. Cunningham, Jennifer Jordan, Da Gents, Tracy Jordan, Kristin Hudson, Wil Wheaton, Richard Harris (background vocals).Recording information: Black Castle Studios; Echo Sound Recordings; Showtyme Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Underworld Productions.Arrangers: Montell Jordan; Oji Pierce.There is a new figure eclipsing the world of R&B, and it isn't just this singer's 6-foot-8-inch frame. Montell Jordan has taken silky smooth, gospel-rooted sounds and flavored them with a street-smart hip-hop edge, creating a swinging R&B album. The title track, his debut single, topped the R&B charts before the album even hit the streets.Joining that upbeat track in offering infectious grooves are the streetwise "Introducing Shaunta," the goodtime pick-up cues of "Somethin' 4 Da Honeyz" and the radio-friendly "Gotta' Get My Roll On." Jordan's roots are obvious. He has heard his share of Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and Teddy Pendergrass, whose "Close The Door" he covers; but he can also turn from the sensuous crooning and slam harder, emulating new nasty boys like R. Kelly.Two other highlights include the blues-dripping "Comin' Home," a change of pace that samples B.B. King; and "Daddy's Home," a nod to the relationship between fathers and sons, reminding the listener that Jordan's lyrics are deep from the heart.

Editorial Reviews
...It's a fresh slice of new-school R&B--clever and sexy and anthemic, like the best fun-filled, old-school hip-hop....Montell Jordan picks you up at home, takes you to the party, and then brings you back home for some love on the side. This is how we do it, indeed.
Vibe (19950501)

4 Stars - Excellent - ...This infectious blend of swingbeat, Californian G-Funk and mid-'90s, R-Kelly-style soul moves--languid, lecherous but with a hip hop attitude and a Slick Rick sample--is the blueprint for the uptempo jams that dominate here...
Q (19950701)