Soulstar (album)

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Soulstar
File:Soulstar.jpg
Studio album by Musiq
Released December 9, 2003 (2003-12-09)
Recorded 2002–03
Home Cookin' Studios
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre R&B, neo soul
Length 70:26
Label Def Soul
Producer 88-Keys, Orthodox & Ransum, MAD, Junius Bervine, Da Gutta Fam
Musiq chronology
Juslisen
(2002)Juslisen2002		 Soulstar
(2003)		 Luvanmusiq
(2007)Luvanmusiq2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars[1]
Entertainment Weekly B[2]
New York Times (mixed)[3]
USA Today 3.5/4 stars[4]
Vibe 4/5 stars[5]

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
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]

Charts

Chart (2003) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[10] 13
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11] 3

References

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  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Musiq Soulchild - Soulstar. Def Soul B0001616
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  10. ↑ "Musiq (Soulchild) – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Musiq (Soulchild).
  11. ↑ "Musiq (Soulchild) – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Musiq (Soulchild).
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