Juslisen

Juslisen (Just Listen) is Musiq Soulchild's second album, released in 2002. It debuted on the Billboard at #1 on May 25, 2002, on both the Billboard 200 (where it spent 35 weeks, falling off on February 22, 2003) and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart, spending 48 weeks there, eventually disappearing from the tally on April 26, 2003. It was nominated for Best R&B Album at the 2003 Grammy Awards.

Juslisen
Studio album by Musiq
Released	May 7, 2002 (2002-05-07)
Recorded	2001–02 Larry Gold Studio A Touch Of Jazz Studios Axis Studios Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The Blue Room New Jersey
Genre	R&B[1] neo soul[2]
Length	76:21
Label	Def Soul
Producer	Ivan "Orthodox" Barias Carvin "Ransum" Haggins A. Jermaine Mobley Hakim Young Donahue Baker Vikter Duplaix James Poyser 88-Keys Andre Harris Vidal Davis Keith Pelzer Darren Henson
Musiq chronology
Aijuswanaseing (2000) Juslisen (2002) Soulstar (2003)
Singles from Juslisen
"Halfcrazy" Released: January 29, 2002 "Dontchange" Released: October 29, 2002

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[2]
Los Angeles Times	[3]
NME	(6/10)[4][5]
People	(favorable)[6][7]
The Press	[8]
Rolling Stone	[9]
Yahoo! Music	(favorable)[10]

Track listing

• Credits adapted from liner notes[11] and Allmusic.[12]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"scratch introlude"	Kyle Jones	Scratch	0:31
2.	"newness"	Taalib Johnson Ivan Barias Carvin Haggins	Ivan "Orthodox" Barias & Carvin "Ransum" Haggins	3:47
3.	"caughtup" (featuring AAries)	Taalib Johnson Hamilton Bohannon Ivan Barias Carvin Haggins	Ivan "Orthodox" Barias & Carvin "Ransum" Haggins	3:27
4.	"stoplayin'"	Taalib Johnson Carvin Haggins Andre Harris	Ivan "Orthodox" Barias & Carvin "Ransum" Haggins	4:03
5.	"religious"	Carvin Haggins Darren Henson Keith Pelzer Taalib Johnson Joseph Modeliste Art Neville Leo Nocentelli George Porter	Darren Henson Keith Pelzer	4:18
6.	"babygirl"	Taalib Johnson Charles Najpa	88-Keys	3:34
7.	"halfcrazy"	Taalib Johnson Ivan Barias Carvin Haggins Francis Lai	Ivan "Orthodox" Barias & Carvin "Ransum" Haggins	4:14
8.	"time"	Taalib Johnson Ivan Barias Carvin Haggins Frank Romano	Ivan "Orthodox" Barias & Carvin "Ransum" Haggins	5:16
9.	"future"	Taalib Johnson Junius Bervine	Junius Bervine	4:00
10.	"intermission: juslisen"	Taalib Johnson Charles Najpa Sylvester Stewart	88-Keys	2:07
11.	"realove"	Taalib Johnson James Poyser	James Poyser	4:27
12.	"onenight"	Taalib Johnson Carvin Haggins	Andre Harris Vidal Davis	4:41
13.	"previouscats"	A. Jermaine Mobley Eric Roberson	A. Jermaine Mobley Hakim Young Donahue Baker	4:00
14.	"solong"	Taalib Johnson Ivan Barias Carvin Haggins Valvin Roane	Ivan "Orthodox" Barias & Carvin "Ransum" Haggins	4:14
15.	"bestfriend" (featuring Carol Riddick)	Taalib Johnson Ivan Barias Carvin Haggins	Ivan "Orthodox" Barias & Carvin "Ransum" Haggins	4:23
16.	"dontchange"	Taalib Johnson Ivan Barias Carvin Haggins Frank Romano	Ivan "Orthodox" Barias & Carvin "Ransum" Haggins	5:08
17.	"motherfather"	Taalib Johnson Vikter Duplaix James Poyser	James Poyser Vikter Duplaix	4:31
18.	"Something"	George Harrison	Ivan "Orthodox" Barias & Carvin "Ransum" Haggins	5:08
19.	"ifiwouldaknew (girlnextdoor remix)"	Taalib Johnson Mark DeBarge Ed Green Carvin Haggins Andre Harris Etterlene Jordan Jill Scott	Ivan "Orthodox" Barias & Carvin "Ransum" Haggins	4:32

Samples

• "caughtup" contains a sample of "Save Their Souls", as performed by Hamilton Bohannon
• "religious" contains a sample of "Thinking", as performed by The Meters
• "halfcrazy" contains a sample of "Live For Life", as performed by Francis Lai
• "intermission: juslisen" contains a sample of "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)", as performed by Sly & the Family Stone
• "ifiwouldaknew (girlnextdoor remix)" contains a sample of "Stay With Me", as performed by DeBarge

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes[13] and Allmusic.[14]

AAries: featured artist, primary artist, vocals (background) Ayinke: vocals (background) Donahue Baker: producer Ivan "Orthodox" Barias: arranger, composer Pablo Batista: percussion Anthony Bell: engineer, producer Junius Bervine: composer, multi instruments Jim Bottari: engineer, tracking Parris Bowens: keyboards Randy Bowland: guitar Jeff Bradshaw: trombone Leesa Brunson: A&R assistance Matt Cappy: flugelhorn Troy Corbin: vocals (background) Tina Davis: A&R Vidal Davis: engineer, multi instruments, producer Timothy Day: engineer Mark DeBarge: composer Vikter Duplaix: composer, guest artist, producer, programming Chris Gehringer: mastering Serban Ghenea: mixing Larry Gold: string arrangements Akisia Grigsby: art direction Carvin "Ransum" Haggins: composer, executive producer Andre Harris: composer, engineer, keyboards, multi instruments, producer George Harrison: composer Wendell Haskins: fashion stylist

Darren "Limitless" Henson: composer, producer Ayana Hipps: vocals Jerome Hipps: executive producer Derrick Hodge: bass Jamar Jones: clavinet, fender rhodes, keyboards, organ, wurlitzer Kyle "Scratch" Jones : Beatboxing Etterlene Jordan: composer Francis Lai: composer Anthony Mandler: photographer Carlos "Storm" Martinez: engineer, tracking Michael McArthur: executive producer A. Jermaine Mobley: composer, guitar Musiq (Soulchild): primary artist, producer Jethaniel Nixon: bass Keith Pelzer: composer, producer Tara Podolsky: A&R James Poyser: composer, keyboards, percussion, producer Carol Riddick: guest artist, primary artist, vocals Eric Roberson: composer, tracking, vocal producer, vocals (background) Francesco Romano: arranger, composer, guitar Jill Scott: composer Jon Smeltz: engineer Sylvester Stewart: composer Eric Tribett: drums Dave Wilson: barber Hakim Young: producer

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)[15]	97
US Billboard 200[16]	1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[17]	1

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[18]	Platinum	1,000,000^^
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

See also

• List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 2002
• List of number-one R&B albums of 2002 (U.S.)

References

1. Juslisen at AllMusic
2. Entertainment Weekly review
3. Los Angeles Times review
4. NME review
5. Album reviews at CD Universe
6. People review 1
7. People review 2
8. The Press review Archived October 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
9. "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2008-07-25.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
10. Yahoo! Music review
11. Musiq Soulchild - Juslisen. Def Soul. 314 586 772
12. Soulchild, Musiq. "Juslisen". studio album. allmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
13. Musiq Soulchild - Juslisen. Def Soul. 314 586 772
14. Soulchild, Musiq. "Juslisen". album credits. allmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
15. "Musiq | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
16. "Musiq (Soulchild) Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
17. "Musiq (Soulchild) Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
18. "American album certifications – Musiq – Juslisen". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.