Juslisen

Juslisen
Original album cover[a]
Studio album by
Musiq
ReleasedMay 7, 2002 (2002-05-07)
Recorded2001–2002
Studio
  • Larry Gold Studio, A Touch of Jazz Studios, Axis Studios (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
  • The Blue Room (New Jersey)
Genre
Length76:21
Label
Producer
Musiq chronology
Aijuswanaseing
(2000) 		Juslisen
(2002) 		Soulstar
(2003)
Singles from Juslisen
  1. "Halfcrazy"
    Released: January 29, 2002
  2. "Dontchange"
    Released: October 29, 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[4]
Los Angeles TimesStarStarHalf star[5]
NME6/10[6][7]
People(favorable)[8][9]
The PressStarStarStar[10]
Rolling StoneStarStarStarStar[11]
Yahoo! Music(favorable)[12]

Juslisen (pronounced Just Listen) is the second studio album by American singer Musiq Soulchild, simply known at the time as Musiq. It was released on May 7, 2002, under the Def Soul subsidiary of Def Jam Recordings. Selling 260,150 copies in its first week, it debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, where it spent 35 weeks before falling off on February 22, 2003.[13] It was nominated for Best R&B Album at the 2003 Grammy Awards.[14]

Track listing

Juslisen track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Scratch Introlude"Kyle JonesScratch0:31
2."Newness"
  • Taalib Johnson
  • Ivan Barias
  • Carvin Haggins
  • Ivan "Orthodox" Barias
  • Carvin "Ransum" Haggins
3:47
3."Caughtup" (featuring AAries)
  • Ivan "Orthodox" Barias
  • Carvin "Ransum" Haggins
3:27
4."Stoplayin'"
  • Taalib Johnson
  • Carvin Haggins
  • Andre Harris
  • Ivan "Orthodox" Barias
  • Carvin "Ransum" Haggins
4:03
5."Religious"
  • Darren Henson
  • Keith Pelzer
4:18
6."Babygirl"
  • Taalib Johnson
  • Charles Najpa
88-Keys3:34
7."Halfcrazy"
  • Ivan "Orthodox" Barias
  • Carvin "Ransum" Haggins
4:14
8."Time"
  • Ivan "Orthodox" Barias
  • Carvin "Ransum" Haggins
5:16
9."Future"
  • Taalib Johnson
  • Junius Bervine
Junius Bervine4:00
10."Intermission: Juslisen"
88-Keys2:07
11."Realove"
  • Taalib Johnson
  • James Poyser
James Poyser4:27
12."Onenight"
  • Taalib Johnson
  • Carvin Haggins
  • Andre Harris
  • Vidal Davis
4:41
13."Previouscats"
  • A. Jermaine Mobley
  • Hakim Young
  • Donahue Baker
4:00
14."Solong"
  • Taalib Johnson
  • Ivan Barias
  • Carvin Haggins
  • Valvin Roane
  • Ivan "Orthodox" Barias
  • Carvin "Ransum" Haggins
4:14
15."Bestfriend" (featuring Carol Riddick)
  • Taalib Johnson
  • Ivan Barias
  • Carvin Haggins
  • Ivan "Orthodox" Barias
  • Carvin "Ransum" Haggins
4:23
16."Dontchange"
  • Taalib Johnson
  • Ivan Barias
  • Carvin Haggins
  • Frank Romano
  • Ivan "Orthodox" Barias
  • Carvin "Ransum" Haggins
5:08
17."Motherfather"
  • Taalib Johnson
  • Vikter Duplaix
  • James Poyser
  • James Poyser
  • Vikter Duplaix
4:31
18."Something"George Harrison
  • Ivan "Orthodox" Barias
  • Carvin "Ransum" Haggins
5:08
19."Ifiwouldaknew" (Girlnextdoor remix)
  • Ivan "Orthodox" Barias
  • Carvin "Ransum" Haggins
4:32

Samples

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Juslisen
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[25] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The cover artwork for Juslisen is shown in light violet; an alternate album art is shown in red and yellow.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Musiq - Juslisen (2002, CD) - Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Juslisen at AllMusic
  3. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
  4. ^ "Juslisen". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on June 2, 2022.
  5. ^ Los Angeles Times review
  6. ^ NME review
  7. ^ Album reviews at CD Universe
  8. ^ People review 1
  9. ^ People review 2
  10. ^ The Press review Archived October 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
  12. ^ Yahoo! Music review [dead link]
  13. ^ Susman, Gary (May 16, 2002). "Musiq's Juslisen debuts at No. 1". EW.com. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  14. ^ "GRAMMY Rewind: 45th Annual GRAMMY Awards". GRAMMY.com. December 2, 2014. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  15. ^ "The Making of Musiq Soulchild's "HalfCrazy" by Ivan "Orthodox" Barias". youtube.com. YouTube. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  16. ^ "Albums : Top 100". Jam!. May 30, 2002. Archived from the original on December 13, 2004. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  17. ^ "R&B : Top 50". Jam!. May 30, 2002. Archived from the original on June 1, 2002. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  18. ^ "Musiq Songs and Albums | Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  19. ^ "Official R&B Albums Chart on 12/5/2002 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  20. ^ "Musiq (Soulchild) Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  21. ^ "Musiq (Soulchild) Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
  22. ^ "Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2001 [sic]". Jam!. Archived from the original on September 6, 2004. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  23. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  24. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  25. ^ "American album certifications – Musiq – Juslisen". Recording Industry Association of America.
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