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The Way It Is is the debut album by American R&B singer Keyshia Cole, released on June 21, 2005. It peaked at #6 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and features five singles: "Never", "I Changed My Mind", "(I Just Want It) To Be Over", "I Should Have Cheated", and "Love". The album debuted at number six on the U.S. charts with first week sales of 89,000.[1] It was finally certified gold within 17 weeks, and then platinum just eight weeks later. The album stayed on the charts for over a year, eventually selling over 1.6 million copies.

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."(I Just Want It) To Be Over"Kerry "Krucial" Brothers4:03
2."I Changed My Mind" (featuring Kanye West)Kanye West3:19
3."Love, I Thought You Had My Back"Ron Fair, Toxic4:10
4."I Should Have Cheated"Daron Jones5:31
5."Guess What?" (featuring Jadakiss)Diesel, Sean Garrett3:45
6."Love"Ron Fair4:15
7."You've Changed"Kevin Veney, Loren Hill, Rich Shelton, Ron Fair4:17
8."We Could Be"E-Poppi, Ron Fair3:11
9."Situations" (featuring Chink Santana)Chink Santana4:46
10."Down and Dirty"Gregory G. Curtis3:52
11."Superstar"Polow da Don3:48
12."Never" (featuring Eve)E-Poppi4:03
International Bonus Track
No.TitleLength
13."I Changed My Mind (Remix)" (featuring Shyne)3:38
UK Bonus Track
No.TitleLength
14."Love" (AOL Live Version)4:35

Personnel

  • Charlie Bisharat - violin
  • Jacqueline Brand - violin
  • Roberto Cani - violin
  • Nico Carmine Abondolo - bass
  • Mario de Leon - violin
  • Brian Dembow - viola
  • Joel Derouin - violin
  • Bruce Dukov - violin
  • Stephen Erdody - cello
  • Steve Erody - cello
  • Marlo Fisher - viola
  • Matt Funes - viola
  • Armen Garabedian - violin
  • Berj Garabedian - violin
  • Julie Gigante - violin
  • Endre Granat - violin
  • Alan Grunfield - violin
  • Clayton Haslop - violin
  • Dan Higgins - flute, horn
  • Josephina Vergara - violin
  • David F. Walther - viola
  • Jerry Hey - horn
  • Suzie Katayama - cello
  • Songa Lee - violin
  • Natalie Leggett - violin
  • Gayle Levant - harp
  • Phillipe Levy - violin
  • David Low - cello
  • Rene Mandel - violin
  • Darrin McCann - viola
  • Vicki Miskolczy - viola
  • Robin Olson - violin
  • Simon Oswell - viola
  • Sid Page - violin
  • Sara Parkins - violin
  • Joel Peskin - horn
  • Katia Popov - violin
  • Steve Rodriguez - bass guitar
  • Anatoly Rosinsky - violin
  • Sarah Thornblade - violin
  • Kenneth Yerks - violin
  • Raj Ertui - clarinet
  • Miri Ben-Ari - Israel violin

Production

Charts

Album – Billboard (United States)

Year Chart Peak position
2005 The Billboard 200 6
2005 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 2
  • "The Way It Is" made #10 on Billboard's 2006 Year End R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and #61 on the Year End Billboard 200.

Singles

Information
"Never"
  • Released: 2004
  • Chart positions:-
"I Changed My Mind"
  • Released: 2004
  • Chart positions: #23 R&B / #71 U.S.
"I Just Want It to Be Over"
  • Released: 2005
  • Chart positions: #30 R&B / #101 U.S.
"I Should Have Cheated"
  • Released: 2005
  • Chart positions: #4 R&B / #30 U.S.
"Love"
  • Released: 2006
  • Chart positions: #3 R&B / #19 U.S.

Release history

Region Date
Japan June 21, 2005
United States June 26, 2005
Canada
United Kingdom July 3, 2005
Spain March 6, 2006

References

  1. ^ Whitmir, Margo (2005-06-29). "Coldplay Logs A Third Week A No. 1". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 2009-05-27. [dead link]
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