Aijuswanaseing
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 #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]
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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 | ||||
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Singles from Aijuswanaseing | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
BBC Music | favorable [2] |
NME | (8/10) (Odell) [3] (5/10) (Ward)[4] |
PopMatters | favorable [5] |
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Rhapsody | favorable [7] |
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Yahoo! Music | favorable [9] |
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Scratch Introlude" | Kyle Jones | Scratch | 0:46 |
2. | "Girl Next Door" (featuring Ayana) | Taalib Johnson, Andre Harris, Carvin Haggins, Jill Scott, Ed Green | Andre Harris, Carvin Haggins | 4:46 |
3. | "You And Me" | Johnson, Harris, Haggins, Pat Metheny | Carvin Haggins, Andre Harris | 4:20 |
4. | "Just Friends (Sunny)" | Johnson, Haggins, Ivan Barias, Vidal Davis, Bobby Hebb | Ivan "Orthodox" Barias & Carvin "Ransum" Haggins | 4:11 |
5. | "Mary Go Round" | Johnson, Eric Roberson, Osunlade | Osunlade | 3:41 |
6. | "143" | Johnson, Haggins, Keith Pelzer | Keith Pelzer, Carvin Haggins | 4:58 |
7. | "Love" | Johnson, Harris, Haggins | Andre Harris, Carvin Haggins | 5:05 |
8. | "My Girl" | Johnson, Junius Bervine, Ed King, James Poyser, Haggins | James Poyser, Vikter Duplaix | 3:20 |
9. | "Musiq Soulchild (Intermission)" | Johnson, Milton Brand | Self | 1:25 |
10. | "Seventeen" | Johnson, Haggins, Harris, George Winston | Carvin Haggins, Andre Harris | 3:23 |
11. | "L' Is Gone" (featuring Ayana) | Johnson, Haggins, Tariq Trotter, Kamal Gray, Leonard Hubbard, Mercedes Martinez, Tracey Moore, Ahmir Thompson | Musiq Soulchild | 3:20 |
12. | "Speechless" | Johnson, Jones | Scratch | 3:24 |
13. | "Poparatzi" | Johnson, Haggins, Barias, C. Wright, Y. Rahman | Ivan "Orthodox" Barias & Carvin "Ransum" Haggins | 3:58 |
14. | "Settle For My Love" (featuring AAries) | Sheree Brown, Patrice Rushen, Freddie Washington | Osunlade | 5:40 |
15. | "You Be Alright" | Johnson, A. Livingston, C. Robeteou | James Poyser, Vikter Duplaix, Musiq Soulchild | 7:00 |
No. | Title | Length |
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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
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Charts
Chart (2001) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[11] | 24 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[12] | 4 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[13] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^shipments figures based on certification alone |
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References
- Aijuswanaseing at AllMusic
- BBC Music review
- NME review 1
- NME review 2
- PopMatters review
- Album Reviews at CD Universe
- Rhapsody review
- Rolling Stone review
- Yahoo! Music review
- "Musiq Soulchild Aijuswanaseing (I Just Want To Sing) Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
- "Musiq (Soulchild) Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
- "Musiq (Soulchild) Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
- "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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