The Way It Is

The Way It Is ni albamu ya kwanza kuotka kwa mwimbaji Keyshia Cole, iliyotolewa mnamo 21 Juni 2005. Ilikuwa namba 6 kwenye chati ya Billboard 200 na ilikuwa na singles tano: "Never", "I Changed My Mind", "(I Just Want It) To Be Over", "I Should Have Cheated", na "Love". Albamu hii ilipata mauzo ya nakala 89,000 kwenye wiki yake ya kwanza. Baadaye, ilithibitishwa gold baada ya wiki 17, kisha ikathibitishwa platinum wiki nane baadaye. Albamu hii ilibaki kwenye chati zaidi ya mwaka mzima, na mwishowe ikauza takriban nakala milioni 1.4. Hii ni albamu yake pekee iliyo na muhuri wa parental advisory.

Nyimbo zake
 #  Title  Length 1.  "(I Just Want It) To Be Over"   4:02 2.  "I Changed My Mind" (Featuring Kanye West)  3:18 3.  "Thought You Had My Back"   4:10 4.  "I Should Have Cheated"  5:27 5.  "Guess What?" (Featuring Jadakiss)  3:46 6.  "Love"  4:15 7.  "You've Changed"   4:16 8.  "We Could Be"  3:11 9.  "Situations" (Featuring Chink Santana)  4:46 10.  "Down and Dirty"  3:51 11.  "Superstar" (Featuring Metro City)  3:47 12.  "Never" (Featuring Eve) 4:04 13.  "I Changed My Mind" (Remix) (Featuring Shyne) (International Bonus Track)  3:38 14.  "Love" [Sessions@AOL Live Version]  (UK Bonus Track)   4:35

Wafanyikazi

 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 - Israeli violin

Utayarishaji
 Executive producers: Keyshia Cole, Ron Fair
 Producer: Tal Herzberg, Loren Hill, Sean Garrett, Diesel, Daron Jones, Kerry "Krucial" Brothers, John Legend, Chink Santana, Rich Shelton, Kevin Veney, Kanye West
 Vocal producer: Keyshia Cole, Ron Fair, Sean Garrett, Alicia Keys
 Vocal assistance:
 Engineers: Shannon Braxton, Tal Herzberg, Jun Ishizeki, Anthony Kilhoffer, Ann Mincieli
 Assistant engineers: J.D. Andrew, Jun Ishizeki
 Mixing: Ron Fair, Dave Pensado
 Mixing assistance: Ariel Chobaz
 A&R: Justin Siegel destiny
 Design: Jason Clark, Michelle Thomas
 Photography: Chapman Baehler
 Co-Songwriter: Tim "Timbaland" Mosley

Chati
Album – Billboard (United States)
MwakaChatiNamba2005The Billboard 20062005Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums2

 "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: #71 (U.S.)"I Just Want It to Be Over"
 Released: 2005
 Chart positions: #101 (U.S.)"I Should Have Cheated"
 Released:  2005
 Chart positions: #30 (U.S.)"Love"
 Released:  2006
 Chart positions: #19 (U.S.)

Historia ya kutolewa albamu hii
 Nchi Tarehe Ujapani 21 Juni 2005 Marekani26 Juni 2005 Canada Uingereza 3 Julai 2005 Spain 6 Machi 2006

Marejeo

Jamii:albamu za 2005
Jamii:Albamu za Keyshia Cole