MusiqInTheMagiq

''MusiqInTheMagiq'' is the sixth studio album by the R&B singer Musiq Soulchild. It was released on April 29, 2011, on Atlantic Records. The album entered the ''Billboard'' 200 chart at number eight, selling 34,000 copies in its first week. As of 2016, the album has sold over 111,000 copies.

Singles

No physical singles were released from the album, though two songs came out as iTunes singles, "Anything" and "Yes". The music video for "Anything" was directed by Phillip "Taj" Jackson and was officially released on May 3, 2011, on iTunes.

Critical reception

Mark Edward Nero from About.com praised the decision by both the composers and producers to craft more up-tempo tracks that "benefit from marriages between Musiq's soft vocals and bass-and-drum-driven beats." He concluded that, "By blending his trademark starry-eyed romanticism with more urgent musical enthusiasm, Musiq has managed to craft a formula that's resulted in one of the better albums of his career so far." AllMusic's Andy Kellman said that the record "does not stray far from Musiq's past but features some developments, such as the singer's increased comfort with falsetto deployment ("Sayido," "Waitingstill") and a charming mid-'60s soul throwback ("Love Contract")." He gave notable praise to the final track "Likethesun" for having Musiq's best vocal performance over "stop-start percussion patterns and swarming synthesizers", saying he should do more of that style in later projects. ''PopMatters'' contributor David Amidon found the album "pretty bland and uninspiring", criticizing the production choices in beats and vocals, and the lyricism feeling thin on tracks like "Single" and "Anything", concluding that "Little hints of Musiq's talents crop up here and there on ''MusiqInTheMagiq'', but they're too few and far between to really recommend your cash come Musiq's way this time."

Track listing

Deluxe edition

(co.) Co-producer

; Notes
Premium edition includes:
* deluxe edition CD with bonus tracks;
* 18" x 18" ''MusiqInTheMagiq'' poster — autographed for the first 250 customers;
* full album stream session 72 hours before release date;
* immediate MP3 download of "Anything".

Personnel

Credits for ''MusiqInTheMagiq'' adapted from Allmusic. Credits: ''MusiqInTheMagiq'' Allmusic. Retrieved on 2011-8-20. Writers listed at track listing section.

Musicians

* Eddie Allen – trumpet
* Arden "Keyz" Altino – Fender Rhodes, keyboards, producer, synthesizer strings
* Nerva Altino – piano
* Kafele Bandele – horn
* Obed Calvaire – drums, percussion
* Mike DeSalvo – engineer
* Charissa Dowe – violin
* Keith "Lil Wonda" Duplessis – keyboards
* Mark "Lace" Gibbs – percussion

* Wayne Jeffrey – acoustic guitar
* James Lewis – guitar
* Eli Menezes – guitar, percussion
* Joseph Prielzony – strings
* Anthony Reyes – bass guitar, guitar
* Gabe Robles – assistant
* Jay Rodriguez – baritone saxophone
* Mark Williams – trombone
* Andrew Yu – cello
* Hitesh Ceon & Kim Ofstad – all instruments on tracks produced by ELEMENT
* Carl "MellowMomentum" Adams – all instruments on tracks produced by MellowMomentum

Production

* Carl "MellowMomentum" Adams – producer
* Warren Babson – engineer
* Nick Bilardello – art direction, design, illustrations
* Hitesh Ceon (of ELEMENT) – instrumentation, producer, vocal producer
* Kris Clark – assistant
* Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis – producer
* Zvi Edelman – A&R
* Lanre Gaba – A&R
* Moses Gallart – engineer
* Chris Gehringher – mastering
* Christopher "Drumma Boy" Gholson – producer
* Guerby Girault – assistant
* Rob Gold – art manager
* Victor Greig – executive producer
* Koby Hass – assistant, engineer, percussion
* Ronnie "Lil' Ronnie" Jackson – producer
* Taalib "Musiq Soulchild" Johnson – executive producer, vocal producer
* The Kaliphat – producer
* Claude Kelly – vocal producer
* Glen Marchese – engineer, mixing

* Masa – Illustrations
* Kevin Matela – assistant
* Clint Nelson – assistant, engineer
* Sheryl Nields – photography
* Mitchell O'Brien – assistant
* Kim Ofstad (of ELEMENT) – instrumentation, producer, vocal producer
* Geno Regist – engineer
* August Rigo – executive producer, vocals
* Nick Roache – engineer
* Nick Romei – package manager
* Kevin Schinstock – assistant, engineer
* Jack Splash – arranger, producer
* John Stephens (aka John Legend) – producer
* Dana "Rockwilder" Stinson – producer
* Sergio "Sergical" Tsai – engineer
* Tai Tsosie – assistant
* Mario Velazquez – assistant
* Billy Villane – assistant, engineer
* Jesse "Corparal" Wilson – producer
* Kevin "Kev-O" Wilson – assistant

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

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2011 albums
Musiq Soulchild albums
Atlantic Records albums
Albums produced by Jack Splash