Luvanmusiq

Luvanmusiq
Studio album by Musiq Soulchild
Released March 13, 2007 (2007-03-13)
Recorded 200607
Genre R&B, neo soul
Label Atlantic
Producer Carvin & Ivan
Harold Lilly
Jake and the Phatman
Lab Ratz
Raphael Saadiq
The Underdogs
Theron "Neff-U" Feemster
Warryn "Baby Dubb" Campbell
Musiq Soulchild chronology
Soulstar
(2003)
Luvanmusiq
(2007)
OnMyRadio
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[1]
Allmusic[2]
DJ Booth[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB[4]
Metromix[5]

Luvanmusiq (Lovin' Musiq) is the fourth release by the singer-songwriter Musiq Soulchild, the first under his contract with Atlantic Records. The lead single, "B.U.D.D.Y.", was released to U.S. radio in late November 2006; it reached number two on the R&B chart,[6] and number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100.[7] Following its release, it entered the U.S. Billboard 200 at number 1, with 149,774 copies sold.[8] During the same week, the second single, "Teachme", entered the U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at number 54, and rose to number five in its thirteenth week. "Teachme" also entered the Hot 100 at number 92 on the issue date, May 26, 2007.[9] By July 11, 2007, the album had sold 789,377 copies in the U.S.

The third single from the album was "Makeyouhappy", first said in an entry on Soulchild's MySpace blog.[10] The song has already entered Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-hop Songs chart, peaking at #61. The album was nominated for Best R&B Album at the 50th Grammy Awards.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "B.U.D.D.Y."  T. Johnson, C. Haggins, C. Church, R. Stivalet, K. NixLab Ratz 3:45
2. "Ms.Philadelphia"  J. Johnson, S. Smith, S. Ridge II, C. WilsonCurtis "Sauce" Wilson, Musiq Soulchild 3:56
3. "Teachme"  C. Haggins, C. Williams, I. Barias, J. SmithCarvin & Ivan 4:22
4. "Better Man"  T. Johnson, R. Saadiq, R. Ozuna, K. WootenRaphael Saadiq, Jake and The Phatman 4:39
5. "Thequestions"  T. Johnson, H. LillyMusiq Soulchild, Theron Feemster 3:11
6. "Today"  T. Johnson, T. Dixon, H. Mason II, D. ThomasThe Underdogs 4:04
7. "Makeyouhappy"  T. Johnson, W. CampbellWarryn Campbell 3:20
8. "Ridiculous"  T. Johnson, BJ. Sledge, W. CampbellWarryn Campbell 3:48
9. "Millionare"  T. Johnson, H. Lilly, M. Gordon, T. FeemsterTheron Feemster, Harold Lilly 3:54
10. "Takeyouthere"  T. Johnson, W. CampbellWarryn Campbell 4:55
11. "Lullaby"  T. Johnson, C. Haggins, C. Church, K. Guinn, E. Guinn, A. Felder, J. GrantLab Ratz 4:19
12. "Greatestlove"  T. Johnson, W. CampbellWarryn Campbell 4:46
13. "Turnback" (bonus track)   3:06
14. "B.U.D.D.Y." (Remix) (featuring Ja Rule & Fat Joe) (iTunes bonus track)   4:28

Bonus tracks

  1. "Ooo Baby Baby" (3:02) (Circuit City bonus track)
  2. "Movin' On" (4:11) (AOL Black Voices exclusive track)[11]
  3. "Allaboutyou" (2:52) (Best Buy bonus track)
  4. "Ridethrough" (3:06) (Best Buy bonus track)
  5. "Slowdown" (3:50) (Best Buy bonus track)
  6. "Rewind" (3:08) (iTunes bonus track)

Samples

Personnel

  • Ivan "Orthodox" Barias - Composer, Engineer, Executive Producer, Producer, Tracking, Vocal Producer
  • Adam Blackstone - Bass
  • Randy Bowland - Guitar
  • Bruce Buechner - Engineer
  • Greg Gigendad Burke - Art Direction
  • Sandra Campbell - Project Coordinator
  • Warryn Campbell - Composer, Instrumentation, Keyboards, Piano, Producer, Vocal Producer, Vocals (Background)
  • Sean Cooper - Sound Design
  • Eric Dawkins - Vocals, Vocals (Background)
  • Tony Dixon - Vocal Producer
  • Cara Donatto - Publicity
  • Theron "Neff U" Feemster - Bass, Drums, Instrumentation, Keyboards, Producer
  • Allan Felder - Composer
  • Miguel Gandelman - Horn
  • Chris Gehringer - Mastering
  • Serban Ghenea - Mixing
  • Marc Gordon - Composer
  • James Grant - Composer
  • Victor Jason Greig - Executive Producer
  • Earl Guinn - Composer
  • Carvin "Ransum" Haggins - Composer, Engineer, Executive Producer, Producer, Tracking, Vocal Producer
  • John Hanes - Digital Editing
  • Ayana Hipps - Vocals (Background)
  • Jerome Hipps - Executive Producer
  • Jake & the Phatman - Producer
  • Lab Ratz - Instrumentation, Producer
  • Kevin Liles - Executive Producer, Executive Vice President
  • Harold Lilly - Composer, Producer, Vocal Producer, Vocals (Background)

  • Riley Mackin - Assistant Engineer
  • Harvey Mason, Jr. - Composer
  • Michael McArthur - Executive Producer
  • George "Spanky" McCurdy - Drums
  • Wesley Morrow - Production Coordination
  • Musiq Soulchild - Arranger, Composer, Executive Producer, Keyboards, Primary Artist, Producer, Rhythm, Vocal Producer, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
  • Ne-Yo - Vocal Producer
  • Kenton Nix - Composer
  • Benjamin O'Neil "Benanas" - Guitar
  • Robert Ozuna - Composer, Drums, Percussion, Scratching
  • Joi L. Pitts - Product Manager
  • Aaron Renner - Engineer
  • Tim Roberts - Assistant
  • Nick Romei - Packaging Manager
  • Raphael Saadiq - Bass, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Producer
  • Shaffer Smith - Composer
  • Glenn Standridge - Engineer
  • Frank Sutton - Engineer, Tracking
  • John Tanksley - Production Coordination
  • James Tanskley - Assistant Engineer
  • Damon Thomas - Composer
  • The Underdogs - Instrumentation, Producer
  • Ben Watts - Photography
  • Corey Williams - Composer
  • Curtis "Sauce" Wilson - Arranger, Composer, Drums, Keyboards, Producer, Programming, Rhythm
  • Dontae Winslow - Horn
  • Kelvin Wooten - Keyboards
  • Yuan - Design
  • Andrew Zaeh - Art Producer

Charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[12] 1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[13] 1

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)[14] Gold 500,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

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