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Soulstar

Studio album by

Released

December 9, 2003

Recorded

2002–03
Home Cookin' Studios
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Genre

R&B, neo soul

Length

70:26

Label

Def Soul

Producer

88-Keys, Carvin & Ivan, MAD, Junius Bervine, Da Gutta Fam

Musiq chronology

Juslisen
(2002)

Soulstar
(2003)

Luvanmusiq
(2007)

Soulstar is Musiq Soulchild's third album, released in 2003. It debuted on the Billboard charts on December 27, 2003. On the Billboard 200, it peaked at number 13, spending 23 weeks on the chart and exiting on May 29, 2004; on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart, it spent 37 weeks, falling off on September 9, 2004. This would be his final album for the Def Jam label before moving over to Atlantic Records for his next album Luvanmusiq.

The vinyl release of Soulstar has a different track listing from the CD. The songs 'whereareyougoing' and 'leaveamessage' do not appear on the vinyl version of the album.^[1]

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B^[3]
USA Today	^[4]
Vibe	^[5]

Soulstar garnered positive reviews from music critics. AllMusic editor Andy Kellman said that despite the length of the record, he praised Musiq's growing musicianship to craft modern R&B tracks that don't carry gimmicks or personas that give his performances on them 'a sense of intimacy that many of his contemporaries lack.' He concluded by calling it 'one of the finest contemporary R&B releases of 2003, with both style and substance in good supply.'^[2] Raymond Fiore from Entertainment Weekly said of Musiq being able to transcend his 'humble-pie persona' amongst the other neo soul artists throughout the album: 'But while the former ”Soulchild” is maddeningly predictable, the grooves on Soulstar prove surprisingly rewarding. Just when you think Musiq’s songs remain the same, he unleashes a series of harmonically lush chords that elevate him way above average.'^[3] Steve Jones of USA Today said, 'Although he often wears his Wonder-Hathaway influences on his sleeve, his ever-improving songwriting and vocal phrasings set him apart. Love themes predominate, but his songs often paint detailed scenarios and are anything but simple.'^[4] In a mixed review for the New York Times, Jon Pareles praised Musiq's lyricism for being reminiscent of '70s Stevie Wonder but was off-put by Ivan Barias' production causing said lyrics in the tracks to 'ramble until they begin to sound like recitatives.' He later called Soulstar 'an album of dense, fascinating textures and articulate lyrics that ends up pleasant but prosy.'^[6]

Track listing[edit]

Credits adapted from liner notes^[7] and AllMusic.^[8]

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	'soulstar' (featuring DJ Aktive & Carol Riddick)	MAD	3:02
2.	'youloveme'	Carvin & Ivan	3:50
3.	'womanopaly'	Carvin & Ivan	4:55
4.	'forthenight' (featuring AAries)	Carvin & Ivan	3:50
5.	'infatueighties'	Carvin & Ivan	4:36
6.	'whoknows'	Carvin & Ivan	4:55
7.	'babymother'	Carvin & Ivan	4:43
8.	'missyou'	Carvin & Ivan	4:00
9.	'momentinlife' (featuring Cee Lo Green & Kindred The Family Soul)	Junius Bervine	4:43
10.	'thereason'	Carvin & Ivan	5:29
11.	'dontstop/her' (featuring Bilal)	88-Keys	8:08
12.	'wherareyougoing'	Da Gutta Fam	4:28
13.	'romancipation'	Carvin & Ivan	4:10
14.	'interlude'	0:38
15.	'givemorelove/leaveamessage'	Carvin & Ivan	9:46

Samples[edit]

'soulstar' contains a sample of 'I Found Love (When I Found You)', as performed by The Spinners
'youloveme' contains a sample of 'Soft Touch', as performed by Henry Mancini
'babymother' contains a sample of 'Shadows', as performed by Tom Scott
'romancipation' contains a sample of 'The Jam', as performed by Graham Central Station
'givemorelove' contains a sample of 'Getaway Day', as performed by Tom Scott

Personnel[edit]

Credits adapted from liner notes^[7] and AllMusic.^[8]

88-Keys - Producer
AAries - Guest Artist, Primary Artist, Vocals (Background)
Andre - Voices, Performer
Ivan 'Orthodox' Barias - Arranger, Composer, Engineer, Executive Producer, Instrumentation, Multi Instruments, Producer, Programming, Tracking
Junius Bervine - Composer, Instrumentation, Multi Instruments, Producer
Algebra Blessett - Performer, Telephone Voice, Voices
Jeff Bradshaw - Trombone
Leesa Brunson - A&R Assistance
Matt Cappy - Trumpet
Chad - Performer, Telephone Voice, Voices
Charnee - Performer, Telephone Voice, Voices
Bootsy Collins Performer, Telephone Voice, Voices
Troy Corbin - Vocals (Background)
Andre Dandridge - Engineer, Telephone Voice, Tracking
Tina Davis - A&R
Maurice 'DJ Aktive' 'The Scratchologist' Deloach - Guest Artist, Primary Artist, Scratching
Dox - Performer, Telephone Voice, Voices
Vikter Duplaix - Percussion, Producer
Erickache - Performer, Telephone Voice, Voices
Roger Erickson - Photography
Chris Gehringer - Mastering
Serban Ghenea - Mixing
Theodore Gilbert - Bass
Deidre Graham - Marketing
Larry Graham - Composer
Cee Lo Green - Guest Artist, Vocal Arrangement, Vocals, Vocals (Background), Composer, Primary Artist<

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