Aijuswanaseing

Aijuswanaseing
Studio album by Musiq Soulchild
Released November 14, 2000
Recorded 1999-2000
Genre R&B, neo soul
Length 64:50
Label Def Soul
548289
Producer Vidal 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
"Love"
A sample of Musiq Soulchild's "Love" from Aijuswanaseing
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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
BBC Musicfavorable [2]
NME(8/10) (Odell) [3]
(5/10) (Ward)[4]
PopMattersfavorable [5]
Q [6]
Rhapsodyfavorable [7]
Rolling Stone [8]
Yahoo! Musicfavorable [9]

Aijuswanaseing (pronounced as "I Just Wanna Sing") is Musiq Soulchild's first album, released in 2000. In debuted on the Billboard charts on December 2, 2000. On the Billboard 200, it peaked at #24, spending 41 weeks on the chart and exiting on September 8, 2001; on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart, it spent 67 weeks, falling off on June 1, 2002.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Scratch Introlude"  Kyle JonesScratch 0:46
2. "Girl Next Door" (featuring Ayana)Taalib Johnson, Andre Harris, Carvin Haggins, Jill Scott, Ed GreenAndre Harris, Carvin Haggins 4:46
3. "You And Me"  Johnson, Harris, Haggins, Pat MethenyCarvin Haggins, Andre Harris 4:20
4. "Just Friends (Sunny)"  Johnson, Haggins, Ivan Barias, Vidal Davis, Bobby HebbIvan "Orthodox" Barias & Carvin "Ransum" Haggins 4:11
5. "Mary Go Round"  Johnson, Eric Roberson, OsunladeOsunlade 3:41
6. "143"  Johnson, Haggins, Keith PelzerKeith Pelzer, Carvin Haggins 4:58
7. "Love"  Johnson, Harris, HagginsAndre Harris, Carvin Haggins 5:05
8. "My Girl"  Johnson, Junius Bervine, Ed King, James Poyser, HagginsJames Poyser, Vikter Duplaix 3:20
9. "Musiq Soulchild (Intermission)"  Johnson, Milton BrandSelf 1:25
10. "Seventeen"  Johnson, Haggins, Harris, George WinstonCarvin Haggins, Andre Harris 3:23
11. "L' Is Gone" (featuring Ayana)Johnson, Haggins, Tariq Trotter, Kamal Gray, Leonard Hubbard, Mercedes Martinez, Tracey Moore, Ahmir ThompsonMusiq Soulchild 3:20
12. "Speechless"  Johnson, JonesScratch 3:24
13. "Poparatzi"  Johnson, Haggins, Barias, C. Wright, Y. RahmanIvan "Orthodox" Barias & Carvin "Ransum" Haggins 3:58
14. "Settle For My Love" (featuring AAries)Sheree Brown, Patrice Rushen, Freddie WashingtonOsunlade 5:40
15. "You Be Alright"  Johnson, A. Livingston, C. RobeteouJames Poyser, Vikter Duplaix, Musiq Soulchild 7:00
Special edition bonus tracks
No. Title Length
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
  • Serban 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

Chart (2001) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[10] 24
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11] 4

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)[12] Platinum 1,000,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ Aijuswanaseing at AllMusic
  2. ↑ BBC Music review
  3. ↑ NME review 1
  4. ↑ NME review 2
  5. ↑ PopMatters review
  6. ↑ Album Reviews at CD Universe
  7. ↑ Rhapsody review
  8. ↑ Rolling Stone review
  9. ↑ Yahoo! Music review
  10. ↑ "Musiq (Soulchild) – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Musiq (Soulchild).
  11. ↑ "Musiq (Soulchild) – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Musiq (Soulchild).
  12. ↑ "American album certifications – Musiq – Aijuswanaseing". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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