Detailed item info | Track listing | 1. Intro
2. Girl Next Door - (featuring Ayana)
3. You and Me
4. Just Friends (Sunny) - (remix)
5. Mary Go Round
6. 143
7. Love
8. My Girl
9. Musiq Soulchild
10. Seventeen
11. L' Is Gone
12. Speechless
13. Poparatzi
14. Settle For My Love - (featuring Aaries)
15. You Be Alright
| | Details | | Contributing artists: | Aaries, Ayana | | Distributor: | Universal Distribution | | Recording type: | Studio | | Recording mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
| | Album notes | Personnel includes: Musiq Soulchild (vocals); Ayana, Ayinke (vocals); Frankie Romano (guitar); Osunlade (bass, drums); Danny Sadnowick (congas); Eric Roberson (background vocals).
Producers include: Andre Harris, Carvin Haggins, Ivan Barias, Osunlade, Keith Pelzer.
Engineers: Carvin Haggins, Serban Ghenea, Louis Alfred III.
"Love" was nominated for the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance.
The confusingly constructed title of the debut album by Musiq translates to "I just want to sing," and that intention is borne out impressively throughout this recording. The album's placement on Def Jam's Def Soul imprint is not insignificant, as Musiq is a true R&B/hip-hop hybrid. The arrangements aren't just R&B tracks with hip-hop beats grafted on, they're a true fusion of the two. It's also clear that Musiq stretches the boundaries in terms of his influences, as touches of everyone from Stevie Wonder to Bobby McFerrin can be heard in his delivery. Like any classic R&B singer, though, Musiq presents himself as a love man of the first degree, and the album's focus is decidedly centered on the ins and outs of romance.
| | Editorial reviews | 3 stars out of 5 - ...Blessed with a smoldering jazz lilt and deep funk groove, 'Just Friends' is still perfect, and sexy slow-jams '143', 'My Girl' and 'Speechless' follow in similar vein...
Q (05/01/2001)
3 stars out of 5 - ...Shimmers with neosoul staples - driving bass lines, stuttering drums, melted organs - courtesy of Jazzy Jeff's A Touch of Jazz production crew....
Rolling Stone (03/15/2001)
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