Aijuswanaseing

2000 studio album by Musiq Soulchild
Aijuswanaseing
Studio album by
Musiq Soulchild
ReleasedNovember 14, 2000
Recorded1998–2000
GenreR&B, neo soul
Length64:50
LabelDef Soul
548289
ProducerVidal Davis & Andre Harris, Scratch, Carvin "Ransum" Haggins & Ivan "Orthodox" Barias, Vikter Duplaix, Osunlade, James Poyser
Musiq Soulchild chronology
Aijuswanaseing
(2000) 		Juslisen
(2002)
Singles from Aijuswanaseing
  1. "Just Friends"
    Released: August 29, 2000
  2. "Love"
    Released: December 25, 2000
  3. "Girl Next Door"
    Released: May 22, 2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
BBC Musicfavorable[9]
NME (Odell)[2]
(Ward)[3]
PopMattersfavorable[4]
Q[5]
Rhapsodyfavorable[6]
Rolling Stone[7]
Yahoo! Musicfavorable[8]

Aijuswanaseing (pronounced as "I Just Wanna Sing") is the debut studio album by American singer Musiq Soulchild. It was released on November 14, 2000, through Def Soul Recordings and Island Def Jam Music Group. The album debuted at number 32 on the US Billboard 200 chart on December 2, 2000. On the Billboard 200, it peaked at No. 24 on April 7, 2001, and after spending 41 weeks on the chart, exited on September 8, 2001; on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart, it spent 67 weeks, falling off on June 1, 2002.[10]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Scratch Introlude"Kyle JonesScratch0:46
2."Girl Next Door" (featuring Ayana)Taalib Johnson, Andre Harris, Carvin Haggins, Jill Scott, Ed GreenAndre Harris, Carvin Haggins4:46
3."You And Me"Johnson, Harris, Haggins, Pat MethenyCarvin Haggins, Andre Harris4:20
4."Just Friends (Sunny)"Johnson, Haggins, Ivan Barias, Vidal Davis, Bobby HebbIvan "Orthodox" Barias & Carvin "Ransum" Haggins4:11
5."Mary Go Round"Johnson, Eric Roberson, OsunladeOsunlade3:41
6."143"Johnson, Haggins, Keith PelzerKeith Pelzer, Carvin Haggins4:58
7."Love"Johnson, Harris, HagginsAndre Harris, Carvin Haggins5:05
8."My Girl"Johnson, Junius Bervine, Ed King, James Poyser, HagginsJames Poyser, Vikter Duplaix3:20
9."Musiq Soulchild (Intermission)"Johnson, Wyclef Jean, Jerry Duplessis, Milton BrandSelf1:25
10."Seventeen"Johnson, Haggins, Harris, George WinstonCarvin Haggins, Andre Harris3:23
11."What'cha Gonna Do When the L' is Gone?" (featuring Ayana)Johnson, Haggins, Tariq Trotter, Kamal Gray, Leonard Hubbard, Mercedes Martinez, Tracey Moore, Ahmir ThompsonMusiq Soulchild3:20
12."Speechless"Johnson, JonesScratch3:24
13."Poparatzi"Johnson, Haggins, Barias, C. Wright, Y. RahmanIvan "Orthodox" Barias & Carvin "Ransum" Haggins3:58
14."Settle For My Love" (featuring AAries)Sheree Brown, Patrice Rushen, Freddie WashingtonOsunlade5:40
15."You Be Alright"Johnson, A. Livingston, C. RobeteouJames Poyser, Vikter Duplaix, Musiq Soulchild7:00
Special edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
16."Aimewitue" 
17."The Ingredients of Love" (duet with Angie Stone) 

• other versions replace the track "The Ingredients of Love" duet with Angie Stone with "North Star".

Personnel

  • AAries - Primary Artist
  • Louis Alfred III - Engineer
  • Kwaku Alston - Photography
  • Ayana - Primary Artist, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
  • Ayinke - Vocals, Vocals (Background)
  • Ivan "Orthodox" Barias - Composer, Producer
  • Junius Bervine - Keyboards, Producer
  • S. Brown - Composer
  • Rob Chiarelli - Mixing
  • Commissioner Gordon - Mixing
  • V. Davis - Composer
  • Vidal Davis - Drums, Keyboards
  • Vikter Duplaix - Drum Programming, Mixing, Producer
  • Russell Elevado - Mixing
  • Şerban Ghenea - Engineer, Mixing
  • Larry Gold - String Arrangements, String Conductor
  • Akisia Grigsby - Art Direction, Design
  • Carvin "Ransum" Haggins - Composer
  • A. Harris - Composer
  • Andre Harris - Keyboards, Producer, Strings
  • Bobby Hebb - Composer
  • Jerome Hipps - Executive Producer
  • Leonard Hubbard - Bass
  • T. Johnson - Composer
  • K. Jones - Composer
  • Ben Kenney - Bass (Electric)
  • Ed King - Drum Programming, Engineer, Producer
  • Pete Kuzma - Keyboards, Piano
  • Steve Manning - Mixing
  • Magdaleno Martinez - Composer
  • Michael McArthur - Executive Producer
  • T. Moore - Composer
  • Musiq Soulchild - Executive Producer, Keyboards, Primary Artist, Vocal Arrangement, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
  • Osunlade - Bass, Composer, Drums, Fender Rhodes, Producer
  • Pino Palladino - Bass
  • Keith Pelzer - Engineer, Vocal Arrangement
  • Isaac Phillips - Guitar
  • James Poyser - Keyboards, Organ, Producer, Wurlitzer
  • Tony Prendatt - Mixing
  • Eric Roberson - Vocal Arrangement, Vocals (Background)
  • Francesco Romano - Guitar
  • Jill Scott - Vocal Arrangement
  • Jon Smeltz - Engineer
  • Storm - Engineer
  • Frank Sutton - Engineer
  • Eric Tribbett - Drums

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[11] 24
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[12] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (2001) Position
US Billboard 200[13] 56
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[14] 4

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[15] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Aijuswanaseing at AllMusic
  2. ^ Musiq Soulchild: Aijuswanaseing
  3. ^ Musiq Soulchild: Aijuswanaseing (I Just Want To Sing)
  4. ^ PopMatters review
  5. ^ Album Reviews at CD Universe
  6. ^ Rhapsody review
  7. ^ Rolling Stone review
  8. ^ Yahoo! Music review
  9. ^ BBC Music review
  10. ^ "Musiq Soulchild Aijuswanaseing (I Just Want To Sing) Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  11. ^ "Musiq Soulchild Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  12. ^ "Musiq Soulchild Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
  13. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  14. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  15. ^ "American album certifications – Musiq – Aijuswanaseing". Recording Industry Association of America.
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