This Is How We Do It (album)

This is How We Do It
This is How We Do It
Studio album by Montell Jordan
Released	April 4, 1995
Recorded	January 1994–1995
Genre	R&B
Label	Def Jam
Producer	Montell Jordan; Oji Pearce; Doug Rasheed; Rome; Clizark; DJ Enuf; J.A. Black; L.C.; Mr. Janky;
Montell Jordan chronology
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;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Baltimore Sun	(favorable)^[2]
Robert Christgau	^[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[4]
Knoxville News Sentinel	^[5]
Los Angeles Times	^[6]
NME	7/10^[7]
People	(mixed)^[8]

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.

^ ^a ^b "This Is How We Do It Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
^ Considine, J.D. (April 7, 1995). "On Record". The Baltimore Sun. p. 6. Retrieved January 7, 2023 – via Gainesville Sun.
^ Christgau, Robert. "Montell Jordan". Robert Christgau.
^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press.
^ Campbell, Chuck (April 14, 1995). "Collective Soul Priming To Be More Than Opener". Knoxville News Sentinel.
^ Johnson, Connie (April 16, 1995). "In Brief". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
^ Fadele, Dele (April 29, 1995). "Long Play". NME. p. 40. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
^ "Picks and Pans Review: 'This Is How We Do It'". People. May 8, 1995.