Luvanmusiq

Luvanmusiq
Studio album by Musiq Soulchild
Released	March 13, 2007
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) Luvanmusiq (2007) OnMyRadio (2008)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[1]
Allmusic	[2]
DJ Booth	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	B[4]
Metromix	[5]

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,^[6] and number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[7] Following its release, it entered the U.S. Billboard 200 at number 1, with 149,774 copies sold.^[8] 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.^[9] 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.^[10] 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

Bonus tracks

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

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, Vocals (Background) Sean Cooper - Sound Design Eric Dawkins - Vocals, Vocals (Background) Tony Dixon - Vocal Producer Cara Donatto - Publicity 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 - Vocals (Background) 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, Vocals (Background)

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, Vocals (Background) 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

Chart (2007)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[12]	1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[13]	1

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)[14]	Gold	500,000^^
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. About.com review
2. Luvanmusiq at AllMusic
3. DJ Booth review
4. Entertainment Weekly review
5. Metromix review
6. Billboard.com - Charts - Singles - Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
7. Billboard Singles Charts - Billboard Top 100 Songs - Billboard Top 100 Singles
8. Katie Hasty, "Musiq, Lloyd Usher Six Big Debuts Onto Album Chart", Billboard.com, March 21, 2007.
9. Billboard.com - Charts - Singles - Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
10. MySpace.com - Musiq Soulchild - Philadelphia, PENNSYLVANIA - Soul - www.myspace.com/musiqsoulchild
11. "Black Voices News and Opinion on The Huffington Post". Blackvoices.aol.com. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
12. "Musiq (Soulchild) – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Musiq (Soulchild).
13. "Musiq (Soulchild) – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Musiq (Soulchild).
14. "American album certifications – Musiq – Luvanmusiq". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH