Luvanmusiq

Luvanmusiq
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Studio album by Musiq Soulchild
Released	March 13, 2007 (2007-03-13)
Recorded	2006–07
Genre	R&B, neo soul
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)Soulstar2003 Luvanmusiq (2007) OnMyRadio (2008)OnMyRadio2008

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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, and number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100. Following its release, it entered the U.S. Billboard 200 at number 1, with 149,774 copies sold. 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. By July 11, 2007, the album had sold 789,377 copies in the U.S.

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

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

Samples credits

• "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" contanins elements from "Overjoyed" by Stevie Wonder.

Bonus tracks

1. "Ooo Baby Baby" (3:02) (Circuit City bonus track)
2. "Movin' On" (4:11) (AOL Black Voices exclusive track)
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)

References

Preceded by Greatest Hits by The Notorious B.I.G.

U.S. Billboard 200 number-one album March 31, 2007

Succeeded by We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank by Modest Mouse