Aijuswanaseing

Aijuswanaseing
Aijuswanaseing
Studio album by Musiq Soulchild
Released	November 14, 2000
Recorded	1998–2000
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
Singles from Aijuswanaseing
	"Just Friends"; Released: August 29, 2000; "Love"; Released: December 25, 2000; "Girl Next Door"; Released: May 22, 2001;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
BBC Music	favorable^[9]
NME	(Odell)^[2] (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 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 No. 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]

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's Theme Song (Intermission)"	Johnson, Wyclef Jean, Jerry Duplessis, Milton Brand	Self	1:25
10.	"Seventeen"	Johnson, Haggins, Harris, George Winston	Carvin Haggins, Andre Harris	3:23
11.	"What'cha Gonna Do When the 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

Special edition bonus tracks
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".

Personnel

AAries - Primary Artist
Louis Alfred III - Engineer
Kwaku Alston - Photography
Ayana - Primary Artist, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Ayinke - Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Ivan "Orthodox" Barias - Composer, Producer
Junius Bervine - Keyboards, Producer
S. Brown - Composer
Rob Chiarelli - Mixing
Commissioner Gordon - Mixing
V. Davis - Composer
Vidal Davis - Drums, Keyboards
Vikter Duplaix - Drum Programming, Mixing, Producer
Russell Elevado - Mixing
Şerban Ghenea - Engineer, Mixing
Larry Gold - String Arrangements, String Conductor
Akisia Grigsby - Art Direction, Design
Carvin "Ransum" Haggins - Composer
A. Harris - Composer
Andre Harris - Keyboards, Producer, Strings
Bobby Hebb - Composer
Jerome Hipps - Executive Producer
Leonard Hubbard - Bass

T. Johnson - Composer
K. Jones - Composer
Ben Kenney - Bass (Electric)
Ed King - Drum Programming, Engineer, Producer
Pete Kuzma - Keyboards, Piano
Steve Manning - Mixing
Magdaleno Martinez - Composer
Michael McArthur - Executive Producer
T. Moore - Composer
Musiq Soulchild - Executive Producer, Keyboards, Primary Artist, Vocal Arrangement, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Osunlade - Bass, Composer, Drums, Fender Rhodes, Producer
Pino Palladino - Bass
Keith Pelzer - Engineer, Vocal Arrangement
Isaac Phillips - Guitar
James Poyser - Keyboards, Organ, Producer, Wurlitzer
Tony Prendatt - Mixing
Eric Roberson - Vocal Arrangement, Vocals (Background)
Francesco Romano - Guitar
Jill Scott - Vocal Arrangement
Jon Smeltz - Engineer
Storm - Engineer
Frank Sutton - Engineer
Eric Tribbett - Drums

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[11]	24
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[12]	4

Year-end charts

Chart (2001)	Position
US Billboard 200^[13]	56
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[14]	4

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[15]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Aijuswanaseing at AllMusic
^ Musiq Soulchild: Aijuswanaseing
^ Musiq Soulchild: Aijuswanaseing (I Just Want To Sing)
^ PopMatters review
^ Album Reviews at CD Universe
^ Rhapsody review
^ Rolling Stone review
^ Yahoo! Music review
^ BBC Music review
^ "Musiq Soulchild Aijuswanaseing (I Just Want To Sing) Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
^ "Musiq Soulchild Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
^ "Musiq Soulchild Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
^ "American album certifications – Musiq – Aijuswanaseing". Recording Industry Association of America.

[1] Aijuswanaseing at AllMusic

[2] Musiq Soulchild: Aijuswanaseing

[3] Musiq Soulchild: Aijuswanaseing (I Just Want To Sing)

[4] PopMatters review

[5] Album Reviews at CD Universe

[6] Rhapsody review

[7] Rolling Stone review

[8] Yahoo! Music review

[9] BBC Music review

[10] "Musiq Soulchild Aijuswanaseing (I Just Want To Sing) Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2018.

[ac_Billboard200_Musiq_Soulchild-11] "Musiq Soulchild Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Musiq_Soulchild-12] "Musiq Soulchild Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.

[13] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2020.

[14] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2020.

[United_StatesMusiqAijuswanaseingalbumCertRef-15] "American album certifications – Musiq – Aijuswanaseing". 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?"