Luvanmusiq

Luvanmusiq
Luvanmusiq
Studio album by Musiq Soulchild
Released	March 13, 2007
Recorded	2006–2007
Genre	R&B; neo soul;
Length	48:57
The Underdogs Theron "Neff-U" Feemster; Warryn Campbell;
Musiq Soulchild chronology

Luvanmusiq (Lovin' Musiq) is the fourth release by the singer-songwriter

B.U.D.D.Y.", was released to US radio in late November 2006; it reached number two on the R&B chart,^[1] and number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[2] Following its release, it entered the US Billboard 200 at number 1, with 149,774 copies sold.^[3] During the same week, the second single, "Teachme", entered the US 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.^[4]

The third single from the album was "Makeyouhappy", first said in an entry on Soulchild's MySpace blog.

50th Grammy Awards

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Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	^[6]
AllMusic	^[7]
DJBooth	^[8]
Entertainment Weekly	B
Metromix	^[9]

Luvanmusiq received positive reviews from

About.com gave a mixed review of the album, commending Musiq for remaining consistent in terms of his "soft, deliberate vocal style" and penchant for romantic ballads but felt that it comes across as though he's shown "little creative growth as a singer." He highlighted the tracks "Betterman", "Makeyouhappy" and "Ridiculous" for having enough content to stand alongside the first single "B.U.D.D.Y." and showcasing Musiq's continued talent as "one of the better R&B songwriters in the business today", concluding that "Although Luvanmusiq rates pretty low in the excitement and thrills departments, if you take the time to listen to it repeatedly, it's an album whose subtle romantic charm grows on you."^[6]

Track listing

*Luvanmusiq* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	" The Underdogs	4:04
7.	"Makeyouhappy"	T. Johnson, W. Campbell	Warryn Campbell	3:20
8.	"Ridiculous"	T. Johnson, B.J. 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 and Fat Joe; iTunes bonus track)			4:28

Bonus tracks

"Ooo Baby Baby" – 3:02 (Circuit City bonus track)
"Movin' On" – 4:11 (AOL Black Voices exclusive track)^[10]
"Allaboutyou" – 2:52 (Best Buy bonus track)
"Ridethrough" – 3:06 (Best Buy bonus track)
"Slowdown" – 3:50 (Best Buy bonus track)
"Rewind" – 3:08 (iTunes bonus track)

Samples

"
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" contains elements from "Overjoyed" by Stevie Wonder.

Personnel

Ivan "Orthodox" Barias – composer, engineer, executive producer, producer, tracking, vocal producer
Adam Blackstone – bass
Randy Bowland – guitar
Bruce Buechner – engineer
Greg Gigendad Burke – art direction
Sandra Campbell – project coordinator
Warryn Campbell – composer, instrumentation, keyboards, piano, producer, vocal producer, backing vocals
Sean Cooper – sound design
Eric Dawkins – vocals, backing vocals
Tony Dixon – vocal producer
Theron "Neff U" Feemster – bass, drums, instrumentation, keyboards, producer
Allan Felder – composer
Miguel Gandelman – horn
Chris Gehringer – mastering
Serban Ghenea – mixing
Marc Gordon – composer
James Grant – composer
Victor Jason Greig – executive producer
Earl Guinn – composer
Carvin "Ransum" Haggins – composer, engineer, executive producer, producer, tracking, vocal producer
John Hanes – digital editing
Ayana Hipps – backing vocals
Jerome Hipps – executive producer
Jake & the Phatman – producer
Lab Ratz – instrumentation, producer
Kevin Liles – executive producer, executive vice president
Harold Lilly – composer, producer, vocal producer, backing vocals

Riley Mackin – assistant engineer
Harvey Mason, Jr. – composer
Michael McArthur – executive producer
George "Spanky" McCurdy – drums
Wesley Morrow – production coordination
Musiq Soulchild – arranger, composer, executive producer, keyboards, primary artist, producer, rhythm, vocal producer, vocals, backing vocals
Ne-Yo – vocal producer
Kenton Nix – composer
Benjamin O'Neil "Benanas" – guitar
Robert Ozuna – composer, drums, percussion, scratching
Joi L. Pitts – product manager
Aaron Renner – engineer
Tim Roberts – assistant
Nick Romei – packaging manager
Raphael Saadiq – bass, composer, guitar, keyboards, producer
Shaffer Smith – composer
Glenn Standridge – engineer
Frank Sutton – engineer, tracking
John Tanksley – production coordination
James Tanskley – assistant engineer
Damon Thomas – composer
The Underdogs – instrumentation, producer
Ben Watts – photography
Corey Williams – composer
Curtis "Sauce" Wilson – arranger, composer, drums, keyboards, producer, programming, rhythm
Dontae Winslow – horn
Kelvin Wooten – keyboards
Yuan – design
Andrew Zaeh – art producer

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Luvanmusiq*
Chart (2007)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[11]	1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[12]	1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *Luvanmusiq*
Chart (2007)	Position
US Billboard 200^[13]	99
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[14]	17

Certifications

Certifications for *Luvanmusiq*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[15]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Billboard.com – Charts – Singles – Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Archived from the original on September 30, 2012. Retrieved April 3, 2007.
^ Billboard Singles Charts – Billboard Top 100 Songs – Billboard Top 100 Singles
^ Hasty, Katie (March 21, 2007). "Musiq, Lloyd Usher Six Big Debuts Onto Album Chart". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
^ "Billboard.com – Charts – Singles – Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Archived from the original on May 29, 2009. Retrieved April 3, 2007.
^ MySpace.com – Musiq Soulchild – Philadelphia, PENNSYLVANIA – Soul – www.myspace.com/musiqsoulchild Archived August 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
^
About.com. Archived from the original
on March 26, 2007. Retrieved July 27, 2011.

^ ^a ^b Kellman, Andy. "Luvanmusiq – Musiq Soulchild". AllMusic. Archived from the original on June 25, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
^ ^a ^b Slavik, Nathan (March 26, 2007). "Musiq Soulchild – Luvanmusiq". DJBooth. Archived from the original on April 20, 2014. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
^ Metromix review^{[dead link]}
^ "Black Voices News and Opinion on The Huffington Post". Blackvoices.aol.com. Archived from the original on March 28, 2007. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
^ "Musiq (Soulchild) Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
^ "Musiq (Soulchild) Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
^ "Year-End Charts: Billboard 200 Albums – 2007". Billboard. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
^ "Year-End Charts: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – 2007". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 16, 2016. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
^ "American album certifications – Musiq – Luvanmusiq". Recording Industry Association of America.

[1] "Billboard.com – Charts – Singles – Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Archived from the original on September 30, 2012. Retrieved April 3, 2007.

[2] Billboard Singles Charts – Billboard Top 100 Songs – Billboard Top 100 Singles

[3] Hasty, Katie (March 21, 2007). "Musiq, Lloyd Usher Six Big Debuts Onto Album Chart". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 24, 2013.

[4] "Billboard.com – Charts – Singles – Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Archived from the original on May 29, 2009. Retrieved April 3, 2007.

[5] MySpace.com – Musiq Soulchild – Philadelphia, PENNSYLVANIA – Soul – www.myspace.com/musiqsoulchild Archived August 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

[About-6] 
About.com. Archived from the original
on March 26, 2007. Retrieved July 27, 2011.

[AM-7] Kellman, Andy. "Luvanmusiq – Musiq Soulchild". AllMusic. Archived from the original on June 25, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2011.

[DJB-8] Slavik, Nathan (March 26, 2007). "Musiq Soulchild – Luvanmusiq". DJBooth. Archived from the original on April 20, 2014. Retrieved July 27, 2011.

[9] Metromix review^{[dead link]}

[10] "Black Voices News and Opinion on The Huffington Post". Blackvoices.aol.com. Archived from the original on March 28, 2007. Retrieved February 29, 2012.

[ac_Billboard200_Musiq_(Soulchild)-11] "Musiq (Soulchild) Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Musiq_(Soulchild)-12] "Musiq (Soulchild) Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.

[13] "Year-End Charts: Billboard 200 Albums – 2007". Billboard. Retrieved December 17, 2018.

[14] "Year-End Charts: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – 2007". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 16, 2016. Retrieved December 18, 2018.

[United_StatesMusiqLuvanmusiqalbumCertRef-15] "American album certifications – Musiq – Luvanmusiq". Recording Industry Association of America.

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v t e Musiq Soulchild
Albums	Aijuswanaseing Juslisen Soulstar Luvanmusiq OnMyRadio MusiqInTheMagiq Life on Earth Feel the Real
Singles	"Just Friends (Sunny)" "Love" "Girl Next Door" "Halfcrazy" "Dontchange" "Nothing at All" "Forthenight" "Whoknows" " B.U.D.D.Y. " "Teachme" "Radio" " IfULeave " "SoBeautiful"
Featured singles	" Why Me? "