Aijuswanaseing
| Untitled | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| BBC Music | favorable [9] |
| NME | (8/10) (Odell) [2] (5/10) (Ward)[3] |
| PopMatters | favorable [4] |
| Q | [5] |
| Rhapsody | favorable [6] |
| Rolling Stone | [7] |
| Yahoo! Music | favorable [8] |
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. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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".
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
- ^ Aijuswanaseing at AllMusic
- ^ NME review 1
- ^ NME review 2
- ^ PopMatters review
- ^ Album Reviews at CD Universe
- ^ Rhapsody review
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ Yahoo! Music review[dead link]
- ^ BBC Music review
- ^ "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.