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. Selling 260,150 copies in its first week, it debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, where it spent 35 weeks before falling off on February 22, 2003. It was nominated for Best R&B Album at the 2003 Grammy Awards.
Track listing
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 "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) PeakpositionCanadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)52Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)10
Year-end charts +Year-end chart performance for Juslisen Chart (2002) PositionCanadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) 106 US Billboard 200 67 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 11
Certifications
See also List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 2002 List of number-one R&B albums of 2002 (U.S.)
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