Juslisen

Juslisen
Original album cover[a]
Studio album by Musiq
Released	May 7, 2002 (2002-05-07)
Recorded	2001–2002
Studio	Larry Gold Studio, A Touch of Jazz Studios, Axis Studios (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) The Blue Room (New Jersey)
Genre	R&B[2] neo soul[3]
Length	76:21
Label	Def Soul
Producer	Ivan "Orthodox" Barias Carvin "Ransum" Haggins A. Jermaine Mobley Hakim Young Donahue Baker Vikter Duplaix James Poyser 88-Keys Andre Harris Vidal Davis Keith Pelzer Darren Henson
Musiq chronology
Aijuswanaseing (2000) Juslisen (2002) Soulstar (2003)
Singles from Juslisen
"Halfcrazy" Released: January 29, 2002 "Dontchange" Released: October 29, 2002

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[4]
Los Angeles Times	[5]
NME	6/10[6][7]
People	(favorable)[8][9]
The Press	[10]
Rolling Stone	[11]
Yahoo! Music	(favorable)[12]

Juslisen (pronounced Just Listen) is the second studio album by American singer Musiq Soulchild, simply known at the time as Musiq. It was released on May 7, 2002, under the Def Soul subsidiary of Def Jam Recordings. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, where it spent 35 weeks before falling off on February 22, 2003.[13] It was nominated for Best R&B Album at the 2003 Grammy Awards.[14]

Track listing

Juslisen track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Scratch Introlude"	Kyle Jones	Scratch	0:31
2.	"Newness"	Taalib Johnson Ivan Barias Carvin Haggins	Ivan "Orthodox" Barias Carvin "Ransum" Haggins	3:47
3.	"Caughtup" (featuring AAries)	Taalib Johnson Hamilton Bohannon Ivan Barias Carvin Haggins	Ivan "Orthodox" Barias Carvin "Ransum" Haggins	3:27
4.	"Stoplayin'"	Taalib Johnson Carvin Haggins Andre Harris	Ivan "Orthodox" Barias Carvin "Ransum" Haggins	4:03
5.	"Religious"	Carvin Haggins Darren Henson Keith Pelzer Taalib Johnson Joseph Modeliste Art Neville Leo Nocentelli George Porter	Darren Henson Keith Pelzer	4:18
6.	"Babygirl"	Taalib Johnson Charles Najpa	88-Keys	3:34
7.	"Halfcrazy"	Taalib Johnson Ivan Barias Carvin Haggins Francis Lai	Ivan "Orthodox" Barias Carvin "Ransum" Haggins	4:14
8.	"Time"	Taalib Johnson Ivan Barias Carvin Haggins Frank Romano	Ivan "Orthodox" Barias Carvin "Ransum" Haggins	5:16
9.	"Future"	Taalib Johnson Junius Bervine	Junius Bervine	4:00
10.	"Intermission: Juslisen"	Taalib Johnson Charles Najpa Sylvester Stewart	88-Keys	2:07
11.	"Realove"	Taalib Johnson James Poyser	James Poyser	4:27
12.	"Onenight"	Taalib Johnson Carvin Haggins	Andre Harris Vidal Davis	4:41
13.	"Previouscats"	A. Jermaine Mobley Eric Roberson	A. Jermaine Mobley Hakim Young Donahue Baker	4:00
14.	"Solong"	Taalib Johnson Ivan Barias Carvin Haggins Valvin Roane	Ivan "Orthodox" Barias Carvin "Ransum" Haggins	4:14
15.	"Bestfriend" (featuring Carol Riddick)	Taalib Johnson Ivan Barias Carvin Haggins	Ivan "Orthodox" Barias Carvin "Ransum" Haggins	4:23
16.	"Dontchange"	Taalib Johnson Ivan Barias Carvin Haggins Frank Romano	Ivan "Orthodox" Barias Carvin "Ransum" Haggins	5:08
17.	"Motherfather"	Taalib Johnson Vikter Duplaix James Poyser	James Poyser Vikter Duplaix	4:31
18.	"Something"	George Harrison	Ivan "Orthodox" Barias Carvin "Ransum" Haggins	5:08
19.	"Ifiwouldaknew" (Girlnextdoor remix)	Taalib Johnson Mark DeBarge Ed Green Carvin Haggins Andre Harris Etterlene Jordan Jill Scott	Ivan "Orthodox" Barias Carvin "Ransum" Haggins	4:32

Samples

• "caughtup" contains a sample of "Save Their Souls", as performed by Hamilton Bohannon
• "religious" contains a sample of "Thinking", as performed by the Meters
• "halfcrazy" contains a sample of "Live for Life", as performed by Charlie Byrd[15]
• "intermission: juslisen" contains a sample of "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)", as performed by Sly & the Family Stone
• "ifiwouldaknew (girlnextdoor remix)" contains a sample of "Stay with Me", as performed by DeBarge

Personnel

AAries: featured artist, primary artist, backing vocals Ayinke: backing vocals Donahue Baker: producer Ivan "Orthodox" Barias: producer, arranger, composer, executive producer Pablo Batista: percussion Anthony Bell: engineer, producer Junius Bervine: composer, multi instruments Jim Bottari: engineer, tracking Parris Bowens: keyboards Randy Bowland: guitar Jeff Bradshaw: trombone Matt Cappy: flugelhorn Troy Corbin: backing vocals Vidal Davis: engineer, multi instruments, producer Timothy Day: engineer Mark DeBarge: composer Vikter Duplaix: composer, guest artist, producer, programming Chris Gehringer: mastering Serban Ghenea: mixing Larry Gold: string arrangements Akisia Grigsby: art direction Carvin "Ransum" Haggins: composer, executive producer Andre Harris: composer, engineer, keyboards, multi instruments, producer George Harrison: composer Wendell Haskins: fashion stylist

Darren "Limitless" Henson: composer, producer Ayana Hipps: vocals Jerome Hipps: executive producer Derrick Hodge: bass Jamar Jones: clavinet, Fender Rhodes, keyboards, organ, Wurlitzer Kyle "Scratch" Jones: beatboxing Etterlene Jordan: composer Francis Lai: composer Anthony Mandler: photographer Carlos "Storm" Martinez: engineer, tracking Michael McArthur: executive producer A. Jermaine Mobley: composer, guitar Musiq (Soulchild): primary artist, producer Jethaniel Nixon: bass Keith Pelzer: composer, producer James Poyser: composer, keyboards, percussion, producer Carol Riddick: guest artist, primary artist, vocals Eric Roberson: composer, tracking, vocal producer, backing vocals Francesco Romano: arranger, composer, guitar Jill Scott: composer Jon Smeltz: engineer Sylvester Stewart: composer Eric Tribett: drums Dave Wilson: barber Hakim Young: producer

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Juslisen Chart (2002) Peak position Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[16] 52 Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[17] 10 UK Albums (OCC)[18] 97 UK R&B Albums (OCC)[19] 18 US Billboard 200[20] 1 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[21] 1

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Juslisen Chart (2002) Position Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[22] 106 US Billboard 200[23] 67 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[24] 11

Certifications

Certifications for Juslisen

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[25]	Platinum	1,000,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 2002
• List of number-one R&B albums of 2002 (U.S.)

Notes

1. The cover artwork for Juslisen is shown in light violet; an alternate album art is shown in red and yellow.[1]

References

1. "Musiq - Juslisen (2002, CD) - Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
2. Juslisen at AllMusic
3. Entertainment Weekly review
4. "Juslisen". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2022-06-02.
5. Los Angeles Times review
6. NME review
7. Album reviews at CD Universe
8. People review 1
9. People review 2
10. The Press review Archived October 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
11. "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
12. Yahoo! Music review ^[dead link‍]
13. May 16, Gary Susman Updated; EDT, 2002 at 04:00 AM. "Musiq's Juslisen debuts at No. 1". EW.com. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
14. "GRAMMY Rewind: 45th Annual GRAMMY Awards". GRAMMY.com. 2014-12-02. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
15. "The Making of Musiq Soulchild's "HalfCrazy" by Ivan "Orthodox" Barias". youtube.com. YouTube. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
16. "Albums : Top 100". Jam!. May 30, 2002. Archived from the original on December 13, 2004. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
17. "R&B : Top 50". Jam!. May 30, 2002. Archived from the original on June 1, 2002. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
18. "Musiq | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
19. "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
20. "Musiq (Soulchild) Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
21. "Musiq (Soulchild) Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
22. "Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2001 [sic]". Jam!. Archived from the original on September 6, 2004. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
23. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
24. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
25. "American album certifications – Musiq – Juslisen". Recording Industry Association of America.