Luvanmusiq

Luvanmusiq (Lovin' Musiq) is the fourth release by the singer-songwriter Musiq Soulchild, the first under his contract with Atlantic Records. The lead single, "B.U.D.D.Y.", was released to U.S. radio in late November 2006; it reached number two on the R&B chart,[1] and number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2] Following its release, it entered the U.S. Billboard 200 at number 1, with 149,774 copies sold.[3] During the same week, the second single, "Teachme", entered the U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at number 54, and rose to number five in its thirteenth week. "Teachme" also entered the Hot 100 at number 92 on the issue date, May 26, 2007.[4] By July 11, 2007, the album had sold 789,377 copies in the U.S.

Luvanmusiq
Studio album by Musiq Soulchild
Released	March 13, 2007
Recorded	2006–07
Genre	R&B, neo soul
Length	48:57
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Carvin & Ivan Harold Lilly Jake and the Phatman Lab Ratz Raphael Saadiq The Underdogs Theron "Neff-U" Feemster Warryn "Baby Dubb" Campbell
Musiq Soulchild chronology
Soulstar (2003) Luvanmusiq (2007) OnMyRadio (2008)

The third single from the album was "Makeyouhappy", first said in an entry on Soulchild's MySpace blog.[5] The song entered the Hot R&B/Hip-hop Songs chart, peaking at number 61. The album was nominated for Best R&B Album at the 50th Grammy Awards.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[6]
AllMusic	[7]
DJBooth	[8]
Entertainment Weekly	B[9]
Metromix	[10]

Luvanmusiq received positive reviews from music critics. AllMusic editor Andy Kellman gave note of the record's short running time allowing equal attention for each track and the overall throwback aesthetic being the same as Musiq's previous efforts and not containing "insincere trend-hopping or ill-fitting collaborations with hot MCs." He concluded that "[T]hey're neither raunchy nor drab, and they're nearly a lost art form in 2007."[7] DJBooth's Nathan Slavik gave praise to the musicianship feeling mature throughout the record's track list of slow jams and crowd pleasers, despite the former's combination of lush minimalism and sincere lyricism coming across as "background music." He concluded that, "If Musiq’s sole intention for this album was to remind us he’s alive, mission accomplished. Luvanmusiq has several solid tracks, and a couple excellent ones, but as a whole it falls just short of excellent."[8] Mark Edward Nero from About.com gave a mixed review of the album, commending Musiq for remaining consistent in terms of his "soft, deliberate vocal style" and penchant for romantic ballads but felt that it comes across as though he's shown "little creative growth as a singer." He highlighted the tracks "Betterman", "Makeyouhappy" and "Ridiculous" for having enough content to stand alongside the first single "B.U.D.D.Y." and showcasing Musiq's continued talent as "one of the better R&B songwriters in the business today", concluding that "Although Luvanmusiq rates pretty low in the excitement and thrills departments, if you take the time to listen to it repeatedly, it's an album whose subtle romantic charm grows on you."[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"B.U.D.D.Y."	T. Johnson, C. Haggins, C. Church, R. Stivalet, K. Nix	Lab Ratz	3:45
2.	"Ms.Philadelphia"	J. Johnson, S. Smith, S. Ridge II, C. Wilson	Curtis "Sauce" Wilson, Musiq Soulchild	3:56
3.	"Teachme"	C. Haggins, C. Williams, I. Barias, J. Smith	Carvin & Ivan	4:22
4.	"Better Man"	T. Johnson, R. Saadiq, R. Ozuna, K. Wooten	Raphael Saadiq, Jake and The Phatman	4:39
5.	"Thequestions"	T. Johnson, H. Lilly	Musiq Soulchild, Theron Feemster	3:11
6.	"Today"	T. Johnson, T. Dixon, H. Mason II, D. Thomas	The Underdogs	4:04
7.	"Makeyouhappy"	T. Johnson, W. Campbell	Warryn Campbell	3:20
8.	"Ridiculous"	T. Johnson, BJ. Sledge, W. Campbell	Warryn Campbell	3:48
9.	"Millionare"	T. Johnson, H. Lilly, M. Gordon, T. Feemster	Theron Feemster, Harold Lilly	3:54
10.	"Takeyouthere"	T. Johnson, W. Campbell	Warryn Campbell	4:55
11.	"Lullaby"	T. Johnson, C. Haggins, C. Church, K. Guinn, E. Guinn, A. Felder, J. Grant	Lab Ratz	4:19
12.	"Greatestlove"	T. Johnson, W. Campbell	Warryn Campbell	4:46
13.	"Turnback" (bonus track)			3:06
14.	"B.U.D.D.Y." (Remix) (featuring Ja Rule & Fat Joe) (iTunes bonus track)			4:28

Bonus tracks

1. "Ooo Baby Baby" (3:02) (Circuit City bonus track)
2. "Movin' On" (4:11) (AOL Black Voices exclusive track)[11]
3. "Allaboutyou" (2:52) (Best Buy bonus track)
4. "Ridethrough" (3:06) (Best Buy bonus track)
5. "Slowdown" (3:50) (Best Buy bonus track)
6. "Rewind" (3:08) (iTunes bonus track)

Samples

• "B.U.D.D.Y." contains interpolations from the Taana Gardner song "Heartbeat".
• "Lullaby" contains elements from the Blue Magic song "Stop to Start".
• "Ms.Philadelphia" contains elements from "Overjoyed" by Stevie Wonder.

Personnel

Ivan "Orthodox" Barias – Composer, engineer, Executive Producer, producer, Tracking, Vocal Producer Adam Blackstone – Bass Randy Bowland – Guitar Bruce Buechner – Engineer Greg Gigendad Burke – Art Direction Sandra Campbell – Project Coordinator Warryn Campbell – Composer, Instrumentation, Keyboards, Piano, producer, Vocal Producer, Vocals (Background) Sean Cooper – Sound Design Eric Dawkins – Vocals, Vocals (Background) Tony Dixon – Vocal Producer Cara Donatto – Publicity Theron "Neff U" Feemster – Bass, Drums, Instrumentation, Keyboards, producer Allan Felder – Composer Miguel Gandelman – Horn Chris Gehringer – Mastering Serban Ghenea – Mixing Marc Gordon – Composer James Grant – Composer Victor Jason Greig – Executive Producer Earl Guinn – Composer Carvin "Ransum" Haggins – Composer, engineer, Executive Producer, producer, Tracking, Vocal Producer John Hanes – Digital Editing Ayana Hipps – Vocals (Background) Jerome Hipps – Executive Producer Jake & the Phatman – Producer Lab Ratz – Instrumentation, producer Kevin Liles – Executive Producer, Executive Vice President Harold Lilly – Composer, producer, Vocal Producer, Vocals (Background)

Riley Mackin – Assistant Engineer Harvey Mason, Jr. – Composer Michael McArthur – Executive Producer George "Spanky" McCurdy – Drums Wesley Morrow – Production Coordination Musiq Soulchild – Arranger, composer, Executive Producer, Keyboards, Primary Artist, producer, Rhythm, Vocal Producer, Vocals, Vocals (Background) Ne-Yo – Vocal Producer Kenton Nix – Composer Benjamin O'Neil "Benanas" – Guitar Robert Ozuna – Composer, Drums, Percussion, Scratching Joi L. Pitts – Product Manager Aaron Renner – Engineer Tim Roberts – Assistant Nick Romei – Packaging Manager Raphael Saadiq – Bass, composer, Guitar, Keyboards, producer Shaffer Smith – Composer Glenn Standridge – Engineer Frank Sutton – Engineer, Tracking John Tanksley – Production Coordination James Tanskley – Assistant Engineer Damon Thomas – Composer The Underdogs – Instrumentation, producer Ben Watts – Photography Corey Williams – Composer Curtis "Sauce" Wilson – Arranger, composer, Drums, Keyboards, producer, Programming, Rhythm Dontae Winslow – Horn Kelvin Wooten – Keyboards Yuan – Design Andrew Zaeh – Art Producer

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2007) Peak position US Billboard 200[12] 1 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[13] 1 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales United States (RIAA)[14] Gold 500,000^^ ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Year-end charts Chart (2007) Position US Billboard 200[15] 99 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[16] 17

References

1. Billboard.com – Charts – Singles – Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
2. Billboard Singles Charts – Billboard Top 100 Songs – Billboard Top 100 Singles
3. Hasty, Katie (March 21, 2007). "Musiq, Lloyd Usher Six Big Debuts Onto Album Chart". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
4. Billboard.com – Charts – Singles – Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
5. MySpace.com – Musiq Soulchild – Philadelphia, PENNSYLVANIA – Soul – www.myspace.com/musiqsoulchild Archived August 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
6. Nero, Mark Edward. "Review: Musiq Soulchild – "Luvanmusiq"". About.com. Archived from the original on March 26, 2007. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
7. Kellman, Andy. "Luvanmusiq – Musiq Soulchild". AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
8. Slavik, Nathan (March 26, 2007). "Musiq Soulchild – Luvanmusiq". DJBooth. Archived from the original on April 20, 2014. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
9. Endelman, Michael (March 30, 2007). "Luvanmusiq". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
10. Metromix review
11. "Black Voices News and Opinion on The Huffington Post". Blackvoices.aol.com. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
12. "Musiq (Soulchild) Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
13. "Musiq (Soulchild) Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
14. "American album certifications – Musiq – Luvanmusiq". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
15. "Year-End Charts: Billboard 200 Albums – 2007". Billboard. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
16. "Year-End Charts: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – 2007". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 16, 2016. Retrieved December 18, 2018.