MusiqInTheMagiq
2011 studio album by Musiq Soulchild
MusiqInTheMagiq Released April 29, 2011 (2011-04-29 ) Recorded 2009–2011 Genre R&B , neo soul Length 44 :21 Label Atlantic Producer Arden "Keyz" Altino, Drumma Boy , Jerry “Wonda” Duplessis , ELEMENT , Victor Greig (exec. ) , John Legend , The Kaliphat, Lil Ronnie, MellowMomentum, Musiq Soulchild (also exec.) , August Rigo (exec.) , Jack Splash, Jesse "Corparal" Wilson
MusiqInTheMagiq is the sixth studio album by the R&B singer Musiq Soulchild . It was released on April 29, 2011, on Atlantic Records . The album entered the Billboard 200 chart at number eight, selling 34,000 copies in its first week. As of 2016, the album has sold over 111,000 copies.[ 1]
Singles
No physical singles were released from the album, though two songs came out as iTunes singles, "Anything" and "Yes".[citation needed ] The music video for "Anything" was directed by Phillip "Taj" Jackson and was officially released on May 3, 2011, on iTunes .[ 2]
Critical reception
Mark Edward Nero from About.com praised the decision by both the composers and producers to craft more up-tempo tracks that "benefit from marriages between Musiq's soft vocals and bass-and-drum-driven beats." He concluded that, "By blending his trademark starry-eyed romanticism with more urgent musical enthusiasm, Musiq has managed to craft a formula that's resulted in one of the better albums of his career so far."[ 3] AllMusic 's Andy Kellman said that the record "does not stray far from Musiq's past but features some developments, such as the singer's increased comfort with falsetto deployment ("Sayido," "Waitingstill") and a charming mid-'60s soul throwback ("Love Contract")." He gave notable praise to the final track "Likethesun" for having Musiq's best vocal performance over "stop-start percussion patterns and swarming synthesizers", saying he should do more of that style in later projects.[ 4] PopMatters contributor David Amidon found the album "pretty bland and uninspiring", criticizing the production choices in beats and vocals, and the lyricism feeling thin on tracks like "Single" and "Anything", concluding that "Little hints of Musiq's talents crop up here and there on MusiqInTheMagiq , but they're too few and far between to really recommend your cash come Musiq's way this time."[ 6]
Track listing
Standard edition Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Anything" (featuring Swizz Beatz ) Taalib Johnson, Jerry Duplessis , Arden Altino, August Rigo , Kasseem Dean, Linton Beckles, Lipson Francis, Roy Anthony Carter Jerry “Wonda” Duplessis, Arden "Keyz" Altino (co.) 3:51 2. "Single" Johnson, Ronnie Jackson, Philip Cornish Lil' Ronnie 4:05 3. "Sayido" Johnson, Duplessis, Altino, Rigo, Dana Stinson Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis, Rockwilder, Arden "Keyz" Altino (co.) 3:10 4. "Lovecontract" Hitesh Ceon, Kim Ofstad, Gerrell Gaddis , Tim Blacksmith ELEMENT 3:13 5. "Silver&Gold" Johnson, Duplessis, John Stephens , Altino, Rigo Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis, John Legend, Arden "Keyz" Altino (co.) 3:24 6. "Waitingstill" Johnson, Duplessis, Altino, Christopher Gholson , Rigo Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis, Drumma Boy, Arden "Keyz" Altino (co.) 3:52 7. "Backtowhere" Johnson, Duplessis, Altino, R. Jackson, Rigo Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis, Lil' Ronnie, Arden "Keyz" Altino (co.) 3:38 8. "Do We Have To" Johnson, Jesse Wilson Jesse "Corparal" Wilson 3:26 9. "Befriends" Johnson, Jack Splash, Phillip "Taj" Jackson Jack Splash 3:42 10. "Yes" Ceon, Ofstad, Claude Kelly ELEMENT 3:41 11. "Medicine" Johnson, Carl Adams MellowMomentum 3:57 12. "Likethesun" Johnson, Wilson Jesse "Corparal" Wilson, The Kaliphat 4:23 Total length: 44 :21
Deluxe edition
Deluxe edition bonus tracks Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 13. "Clumsylove" Ceon, Ofstad, Rigo ELEMENT 3:12 14. "Goodgirl" Johnson, R. Jackson, Cornish Lil' Ronnie 3:16 Total length: 50 :49
iTunes edition Title Director(s) 15. "Anything" (Music video) Phillip "Taj" Jackson 3:52 Total length: 54 :41
• (co.) Co-producer
Notes
Premium edition includes:[ 7] [ 8]
deluxe edition CD with bonus tracks;
18" x 18" MusiqInTheMagiq poster — autographed for the first 250 customers;
full album stream session 72 hours before release date;
immediate MP3 download of "Anything".
Personnel
Credits for MusiqInTheMagiq adapted from Allmusic .[ 9] Writers listed at track listing section.
Musicians
Eddie Allen – trumpet
Arden "Keyz" Altino – Fender Rhodes, keyboards, producer, synthesizer strings
Nerva Altino – piano
Kafele Bandele – horn
Obed Calvaire – drums, percussion
Mike DeSalvo – engineer
Charissa Dowe – violin
Keith "Lil Wonda" Duplessis – keyboards
Mark "Lace" Gibbs – percussion
Wayne Jeffrey – acoustic guitar
James Lewis – guitar
Eli Menezes – guitar, percussion
Joseph Prielzony – strings
Anthony Reyes – bass guitar, guitar
Gabe Robles – assistant
Jay Rodriguez – baritone saxophone
Mark Williams – trombone
Andrew Yu – cello
Hitesh Ceon & Kim Ofstad – all instruments on tracks produced by ELEMENT
Carl "MellowMomentum" Adams – all instruments on tracks produced by MellowMomentum
Production
Carl "MellowMomentum" Adams – producer
Warren Babson – engineer
Nick Bilardello – art direction, design, illustrations
Hitesh Ceon (of ELEMENT) – instrumentation, producer, vocal producer
Kris Clark – assistant
Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis – producer
Zvi Edelman – A&R
Lanre Gaba – A&R
Moses Gallart – engineer
Chris Gehringher – mastering
Christopher "Drumma Boy" Gholson – producer
Guerby Girault – assistant
Rob Gold – art manager
Victor Greig – executive producer
Koby Hass – assistant, engineer, percussion
Ronnie "Lil' Ronnie" Jackson – producer
Taalib "Musiq Soulchild" Johnson – executive producer, vocal producer
The Kaliphat – producer
Claude Kelly – vocal producer
Glen Marchese – engineer, mixing
Masa – Illustrations
Kevin Matela – assistant
Clint Nelson – assistant, engineer
Sheryl Nields – photography
Mitchell O'Brien – assistant
Kim Ofstad (of ELEMENT) – instrumentation, producer, vocal producer
Geno Regist – engineer
August Rigo – executive producer, vocals
Nick Roache – engineer
Nick Romei – package manager
Kevin Schinstock – assistant, engineer
Jack Splash – arranger, producer
John Stephens (aka John Legend) – producer
Dana "Rockwilder" Stinson – producer
Sergio "Sergical" Tsai – engineer
Tai Tsosie – assistant
Mario Velazquez – assistant
Billy Villane – assistant, engineer
Jesse "Corparal" Wilson – producer
Kevin "Kev-O" Wilson – assistant
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Chart (2011)
Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard )[ 12]
68
Release history
References
^ "Upcoming Releases" . Hits Daily Double . HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on April 8, 2016.
^ "Anything (feat. Swizz Beatz) by Musiq Soulchild" . iTunes Store (U.S.) Apple Inc. Retrieved August 20, 2011 .
^ a b Nero, Mark Edward. "Review: Musiq Soulchild - MusiqInTheMagiq" . About.com . The New York Times Company . Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved August 20, 2011 .
^ a b Kellman, Andy. "Musiqinthemagiq - Musiq" . AllMusic . Retrieved August 20, 2011 .
^ Candace L (June 9, 2011). "Musiq Soulchild" . Okayplayer . Retrieved October 30, 2011 .
^ a b Amidon, David (June 1, 2011). "Musiq Soulchild: MusiqInTheMagiq" . PopMatters . Retrieved January 22, 2013 .
^ "New Album - MUSIQINTHEMAGIQ - Available Now" . Musiq Soulchild. 2011-10-31. Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2012-03-02 .
^ "Musiq Soulchild "MUSIQINTHEMAGIQ" | The World of Mike_Mogul" . Mike-mogul.com. 2011-05-03. Retrieved 2012-03-02 .
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^ "Musiq Soulchild Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved October 12, 2018.
^ "Musiq Soulchild Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved October 12, 2018.
^ "2011 Year-End Charts: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums" . Billboard . Archived from the original on July 5, 2015. Retrieved December 19, 2018 .
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^ Musiq Soulchild「Musiqinthemagiq 」 (Deluxe Version) . iTunes Store - Japan. Apple Inc. Retrieved on 2011-08-20.
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