Soulstar (album)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B^[2]
New York Times	(mixed)^[3]
USA Today	^[4]
Vibe	^[5]

Soulstar is Musiq Soulchild's third album, released in 2003. In debuted on the Billboard charts on 27 December 2003. On the Billboard 200, it peaked at #13, spending 23 weeks on the chart and exiting on 29 May 2004; on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart, it spent 37 weeks, falling off on 9 September 2004. This would be his final album for the Def Jam label before moving over to Atlantic Records for his next album Luvanmusiq.

The vinyl release of Soulstar has a different track listing from the CD. The songs "whereareyougoing" and "leaveamessage" do not appear on the vinyl version of the album.^[6]

Track listing

Credits adapted from liner notes^[7] and Allmusic.^[8]

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"soulstar" (featuring DJ Aktive & Carol Riddick)	MAD	3:02
2.	"youloveme"	Ivan "Orthodox” Barias & Carvin "Ransum" Haggins	3:50
3.	"womanopaly"	Ivan "Orthodox” Barias & Carvin "Ransum" Haggins	4:55
4.	"forthenight" (featuring AAries)	Ivan "Orthodox” Barias & Carvin "Ransum" Haggins	3:50
5.	"infatueighties"	Ivan "Orthodox” Barias & Carvin "Ransum" Haggins	4:36
6.	"whoknows"	Ivan "Orthodox” Barias & Carvin "Ransum" Haggins	4:55
7.	"babymother"	Ivan "Orthodox” Barias & Carvin "Ransum" Haggins	4:43
8.	"missyou"	Ivan "Orthodox” Barias & Carvin "Ransum" Haggins	4:00
9.	"momentinlife" (featuring Cee Lo Green & Kindred The Family Soul)	Junius Bervine	4:43
10.	"thereason"	Ivan "Orthodox” Barias & Carvin "Ransum" Haggins	5:29
11.	"dontstop/her" (featuring Bilal)	88-Keys	8:08
12.	"wherareyougoing"	Da Gutta Fam	4:28
13.	"romancipation"	Ivan "Orthodox” Barias & Carvin "Ransum" Haggins	4:10
14.	"interlude"		0:38
15.	"givemorelove/leaveamessage"	Ivan "Orthodox” Barias & Carvin "Ransum" Haggins	9:46

Samples

"soulstar" contains a sample of "I Found Love (When I Found You)", as performed by The Spinners
"youloveme" contains a sample of "Soft Touch", as performed by Henry Mancini
"babymother" contains a sample of "Shadows", as performed by Tom Scott
"romancipation" contains a sample of "The Jam", as performed by Graham Central Station
"givemorelove" contains a sample of "Getaway Day", as performed by Tom Scott

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes^[7] and Allmusic.^[9]

88-Keys - Producer
AAries - Guest Artist, Primary Artist, Vocals (Background)
Andre - Voices, Performer
Ivan "Orthodox" Barias - Arranger, Composer, Engineer, Executive Producer, Instrumentation, Multi Instruments, Producer, Programming, Tracking
Junius Bervine - Composer, Instrumentation, Multi Instruments, Producer
Algebra Blessett - Performer, Telephone Voice, Voices
Jeff Bradshaw - Trombone
Leesa Brunson - A&R Assistance
Matt Cappy - Trumpet
Chad - Performer, Telephone Voice, Voices
Charnee - Performer, Telephone Voice, Voices
Bootsy Collins Performer, Telephone Voice, Voices
Troy Corbin - Vocals (Background)
Andre Dandridge - Engineer, Telephone Voice, Tracking
Tina Davis - A&R
Maurice "DJ Aktive" "The Scratchologist" Deloach - Guest Artist, Primary Artist, Scratching
Dox - Performer, Telephone Voice, Voices
Vikter Duplaix - Percussion, Producer
Erickache - Performer, Telephone Voice, Voices
Roger Erickson - Photography
Chris Gehringer - Mastering
Serban Ghenea - Mixing
Theodore Gilbert - Bass
Deidre Graham - Marketing
Larry Graham - Composer
Cee Lo Green - Guest Artist, Vocal Arrangement, Vocals, Vocals (Background), Composer, Primary Artist
Akisia Grigsby - Art Direction, Design
Nicole Guiland - Vocals (Background)
Gutta Fam - Producer, Vocal Arrangement
Carvin "Ransum" Haggins - Composer, Engineer, Executive Producer, Performer, Producer, Telephone Voice, Tracking, Vocal Arrangement, Vocal Producer, Vocals (Background), Voices
John Hanes - Digital Editing
Heather - Performer, Telephone Voice, Voices
Heiku - Producer
Timothy Hicks - Vocals (Background)
Jerome Hipps - Executive Producer
Mick Jagger - Composer
Terese Joseph - Recording Director

Kindred the Family Soul - Vocals, Vocals (Background), Guest Artist, Primary Artist, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Kenny Lattimore - Vocals (Background)
John Lawson - Drums
Kevin Liles - Executive Producer
M.A.D. - Composer, Producer
Henry Mancini - Composer
Michael McArthur - Executive Producer
Moms - Performer, Telephone Voice, Voices
Muriyd - Performer, Telephone Voice, Voices
Musiq (Soulchild) - Composer, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Vocal Producer, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
UE Nastasi - Mastering
Olezski - Fender Rhodes
Bilal Oliver - Composer, Guest Artist, Performer, Telephone Voice, Vocal Arrangement, Vocal Producer, Vocals, Vocals (Background), Voices
Ben "Benanas" O'Neill - Guitar
Ora - Performer, Telephone Voice, Voices
Tara Podolsky - A&R
Pops - Performer, Telephone Voice, Voices
Keith Richards - Composer
Carol Riddick - Guest Artist, Primary Artist, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
John Roberts - Drums, Percussion
Tim Roberts - Assistant
Dawn Robinson - Vocals (Background)
Franky "Vegas" Romano - Composer, Arranger, Bass, Guitar, Performer, Sitar, Telephone Voice, Voices
Tom Scott - Composer
James "Jayshawn" Smith - Vocals (Background)
Johnnie "Smurf" Smith - Arranger, Instrumentation, Keyboards, Organ, Producer
Dexter Story - Marketing
Frank "Mumbles" Sullen - Engineer, Tracking
Rick Tate Jr. - Saxophone
Torrie - Performer, Telephone Voice, Voices
Thaddeus T. Tribbett - Bass
Eric Weissman - Sample Clearance
April Williams - Vocals (Background)
Levar "Lil' Tone" Wilson - Vocals (Background)

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[10]	13
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[11]	3

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[12]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Andy Kellman (2003-12-09). "Soulstar - Musiq,Musiq (Soulchild) | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
^ Fiore, Raymond (2003-12-19). "Soulstar Review". Entertainment Weekly: 77. Retrieved 2013-01-20.
^ Pareles, Jon (2003-12-22). "CRITIC'S CHOICE/New CD's - Seducing With Words and Wiles". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
^ "USATODAY.com - Musiq's 'Soulstar' shines; Setzer's 'Daddy' is all grown up". Usatoday30.usatoday.com. 2003-12-08. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
^ "Vibe". Books.google.com. p. 119. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
^ "Musiq - Soulstar (Vinyl, LP, Album)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
^ ^a ^b Musiq Soulchild - Soulstar. Def Soul B0001616
^ Soulchild, Musiq. "Soulstar". studio album. allmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
^ Soulchild, Musiq. "Soulstar". album credits. allmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
^ "Musiq (Soulchild) Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
^ "Musiq (Soulchild) Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
^ "American album certifications – Musiq – Soulstar". Recording Industry Association of America.

[1] Andy Kellman (2003-12-09). "Soulstar - Musiq,Musiq (Soulchild) | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-12-06.

[2] Fiore, Raymond (2003-12-19). "Soulstar Review". Entertainment Weekly: 77. Retrieved 2013-01-20.

[3] Pareles, Jon (2003-12-22). "CRITIC'S CHOICE/New CD's - Seducing With Words and Wiles". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2015-12-06.

[4] "USATODAY.com - Musiq's 'Soulstar' shines; Setzer's 'Daddy' is all grown up". Usatoday30.usatoday.com. 2003-12-08. Retrieved 2015-12-06.

[5] "Vibe". Books.google.com. p. 119. Retrieved 2015-12-06.

[6] "Musiq - Soulstar (Vinyl, LP, Album)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-12-06.

[autogenerated1-7] Musiq Soulchild - Soulstar. Def Soul B0001616

[8] Soulchild, Musiq. "Soulstar". studio album. allmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-04-09.

[9] Soulchild, Musiq. "Soulstar". album credits. allmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-04-09.

[ac_Billboard200_Musiq_(Soulchild)-10] "Musiq (Soulchild) Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Musiq_(Soulchild)-11] "Musiq (Soulchild) Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.

[United_StatesMusiqSoulstaralbumCertRef-12] "American album certifications – Musiq – Soulstar". Recording Industry Association of America.

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v t e Musiq Soulchild
Albums	Aijuswanaseing Juslisen Soulstar Luvanmusiq OnMyRadio MusiqInTheMagiq Life on Earth Feel the Real
Singles	"Just Friends (Sunny)" "Love" "Girl Next Door" "Halfcrazy" "Dontchange" "Nothing at All" "Forthenight" "Whoknows" "B.U.D.D.Y." "Teachme" "Radio" "IfULeave" "SoBeautiful"
Featured singles	"Why Me?"