Aijuswanaseing

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Aijuswanaseing
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 14, 2000
Recorded19982000
Genre R&B, neo soul
Length64:50
Label Def Soul
548289
Producer Vidal Davis & Andre Harris, Scratch, Carvin "Ransum" Haggins & Ivan "Orthodox" Barias, Vikter Duplaix, Osunlade, James Poyser
Musiq Soulchild chronology
Aijuswanaseing
(2000)
Juslisen
(2002)
Singles from Aijuswanaseing
  1. "Just Friends"
    Released: August 29, 2000
  2. "Love"
    Released: December 25, 2000
  3. "Girl Next Door"
    Released: May 22, 2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
BBC Music favorable [2]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg (Odell) [3]
Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg (Ward) [4]
PopMatters favorable [5]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Rhapsody favorable [7]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Yahoo! Music favorable [9]

Aijuswanaseing (pronounced as "I Just Wanna Sing") is the debut studio album by American singer Musiq Soulchild. It was released on November 14, 2000, through Def Soul Recordings and Island Def Jam Music Group. The album debuted at number 32 on the US Billboard 200 chart on December 2, 2000. On the Billboard 200, it peaked at No. 24 on April 7, 2001, and after spending 41 weeks on the chart, exited on September 8, 2001; on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart, it spent 67 weeks, falling off on June 1, 2002. [10]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Scratch Introlude"Kyle Jones Scratch 0:46
2."Girl Next Door" (featuring Ayana) Taalib Johnson, Andre Harris, Carvin Haggins, Jill Scott, Ed GreenAndre Harris, Carvin Haggins4:46
3."You And Me"Johnson, Harris, Haggins, Pat Metheny Carvin Haggins, Andre Harris4:20
4."Just Friends (Sunny)"Johnson, Haggins, Ivan Barias, Vidal Davis, Bobby Hebb Ivan "Orthodox" Barias & Carvin "Ransum" Haggins4:11
5."Mary Go Round"Johnson, Eric Roberson, Osunlade Osunlade 3:41
6."143"Johnson, Haggins, Keith PelzerKeith Pelzer, Carvin Haggins4:58
7."Love"Johnson, Harris, HagginsAndre Harris, Carvin Haggins5:05
8."My Girl"Johnson, Junius Bervine, Ed King, James Poyser, Haggins James Poyser, Vikter Duplaix 3:20
9."Musiq Soulchild (Intermission)"Johnson, Wyclef Jean, Jerry Duplessis, Milton Brand Self1:25
10."Seventeen"Johnson, Haggins, Harris, George Winston Carvin Haggins, Andre Harris3:23
11."What'cha Gonna Do When the L' is Gone?" (featuring Ayana)Johnson, Haggins, Tariq Trotter, Kamal Gray, Leonard Hubbard, Mercedes Martinez, Tracey Moore, Ahmir Thompson Musiq Soulchild3:20
12."Speechless"Johnson, JonesScratch3:24
13."Poparatzi"Johnson, Haggins, Barias, C. Wright, Y. Rahman Ivan "Orthodox" Barias & Carvin "Ransum" Haggins 3:58
14."Settle For My Love" (featuring AAries)Sheree Brown, Patrice Rushen, Freddie Washington Osunlade5:40
15."You Be Alright"Johnson, A. Livingston, C. RobeteouJames Poyser, Vikter Duplaix, Musiq Soulchild7:00
Special edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
16."Aimewitue" 
17."The Ingredients of Love" (duet with Angie Stone) 

• other versions replace the track "The Ingredients of Love" duet with Angie Stone with "North Star".

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [15] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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