Soulstar (album)
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Soulstar | ||||
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File:Soulstar.jpg | ||||
Studio album by Musiq | ||||
Released | December 9, 2003 | |||
Recorded | 2002–03 Home Cookin' Studios Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Genre | R&B, neo soul | |||
Length | 70:26 | |||
Label | Def Soul | |||
Producer | 88-Keys, Orthodox & Ransum, MAD, Junius Bervine, Da Gutta Fam | |||
Musiq chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly | B[2] |
New York Times | (mixed)[3] |
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Soulstar is Musiq Soulchild's third album, released in 2003. In debuted on the Billboard charts on 27 December 2003. On the Billboard 200, it peaked at #13, spending 23 weeks on the chart and exiting on 29 May 2004; on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart, it spent 37 weeks, falling off on 9 September 2004. This would be his final album for the Def Jam label before moving over to Atlantic Records for his next album Luvanmusiq.
The vinyl release of Soulstar has a different track listing from the CD. The songs "whereareyougoing" and "leaveamessage" do not appear on the vinyl version of the album.[6]
Track listing
No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "soulstar" (featuring DJ Aktive & Carol Riddick) | MAD | 3:02 |
2. | "youloveme" | Orthodox & Ransum | 3:50 |
3. | "womanopaly" | Orthodox & Ransum | 4:55 |
4. | "forthenight" (featuring AAries) | Orthodox & Ransum | 3:50 |
5. | "infatueighties" | Orthodox & Ransum | 4:36 |
6. | "whoknows" | Orthodox & Ransum | 4:55 |
7. | "babymother" | Orthodox & Ransum | 4:43 |
8. | "missyou" | Orthodox & Ransum | 4:00 |
9. | "momentinlife" (featuring Cee Lo Green & Kindred The Family Soul) | Junius Bervine | 4:43 |
10. | "thereason" | Orthodox & Ransum | 5:29 |
11. | "dontstop/her" (featuring Bilal) | 88-Keys | 8:08 |
12. | "wherareyougoing" | Da Gutta Fam | 4:28 |
13. | "romancipation" | Orthodox & Ransum | 4:10 |
14. | "interlude" | 0:38 | |
15. | "givemorelove/leaveamessage" | Orthodox & Ransum | 9:46 |
Samples
- "soulstar" contains a sample of "I Found Love (When I Found You)", as performed by The Spinners
- "youloveme" contains a sample of "Soft Touch", as performed by Henry Mancini
- "babymother" contains a sample of "Shadows", as performed by Tom Scott
- "romancipation" contains a sample of "The Jam", as performed by Graham Central Station
- "givemorelove" contains a sample of "Getaway Day", as performed by Tom Scott
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes[7] and Allmusic.[9]
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Charts
Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[10] | 13 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11] | 3 |
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- ↑ "Musiq (Soulchild) – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Musiq (Soulchild).
- ↑ "Musiq (Soulchild) – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Musiq (Soulchild).