For his sixth album's lead single, Musiq went back to his "club 1981" playlist, where he pulled Taana Gardner's "Heartbeat" for the basis of "B.U.D.D.Y." -- a 2007 Top 40 single -- and picks "Walking into Sunshine." "Anything" replays much of the Central Line classic, with Musiq delivering another one of his feel-good, relatively wholesome spring/summer R&B radio hits.
It sets the tone for Musiqinthemagiq, which 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").
There’s also something of a successor to "Sobeautiful," the equally hypnotic and chivalrous "Medicine." At the very end, Musiq buries a thoroughly modern gem featuring a spacy, irregular beat from Jesse Wilson and the Kaliphat.
That song, "Likethesun," is a brilliant and unexpected change-up where Musiq also provides one of his best vocals, dipping beneath and vaulting above the stop-start percussion patterns and swarming synthesizers.
He should consider doing that type of thing more often.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AnythingArden Altino, Linton Beckles, Roy Anthony Carter, Kaseem Dean, Kasseem Dean, Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis, Jerry Duplessis, Lipson Francis, August Rigo, Musiq Soulchild | Musiq Soulchild | Play | 03:51 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | SinglePhil Cornish, Ronnie Jackson, Musiq Soulchild | Musiq Soulchild | Play | 04:04 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | SayidoArden Altino, Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis, Jerry Duplessis, August Rigo, Musiq Soulchild, Dana Stinson | Musiq Soulchild | Play | 03:10 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | LovecontractTim Blacksmith, Hitesh Ceon, Hitesh Cohen, Gerrell Gaddis, Wilbut Gerrell Gaddis, Kim Ofstad | Musiq Soulchild | Play | 03:13 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | WaitingstillArden Altino, Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis, Jerry Duplessis, Christopher Gholson, August Rigo, Musiq Soulchild | Musiq Soulchild | Play | 03:52 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | BacktowhereArden Altino, Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis, Jerry Duplessis, Ronnie Jackson, August Rigo, Musiq Soulchild | Musiq Soulchild | Play | 03:38 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | DowehavetoMusiq Soulchild, Jesse Wilson | Musiq Soulchild | Play | 03:26 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | BefriendsPhillip "Taj" Jackson, Musiq Soulchild, Jack Splash | Musiq Soulchild | Play | 03:42 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | YesHitesh Ceon, Hitesh Cohen, Claude Kelly, Kim Ofstad | Musiq Soulchild | Play | 03:41 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | MedicineCarl Adams, Musiq Soulchild | Musiq Soulchild | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | LikethesunMusiq Soulchild, Jesse Wilson | Musiq Soulchild | Play | 04:23 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Silver And Gold | Musiq Soulchild | Play | 03:24 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 44 mins | 101 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carl Adams | Composer, Instrumentation |
| 2 | Eddie Allen | Trumpet |
| 3 | Arden Altino | Composer, Fender Rhodes, Keyboards, Synthesizer Strings |
| 4 | Arden "Keyz" Altino | Producer |
| 5 | Nerva Altino | Piano |
| 6 | Warren Babson | Engineer |
| 7 | Kafele Bandele | Horn |
| 8 | Linton Beckles | Composer |
| 9 | Nick Bilardello | Art Direction, Design, Illustrations |
| 10 | Tim Blacksmith | Composer |
| 11 | JD Butler | Engineer |
| 12 | Obed Calvaire | Drums, Percussion |
| 13 | Roy Anthony Carter | Composer |
| 14 | Hitesh Ceon | Composer, Instrumentation |
| 15 | Kris Clark | Assistant |
| 16 | Hitesh Cohen | Composer, Instrumentation |
| 17 | Phil Cornish | Composer |
| 18 | Kaseem Dean | Composer |
| 19 | Kasseem Dean | Composer |
| 20 | Mike DeSalvo | Engineer |
| 21 | Charissa Dowe | Violin |
| 22 | Drumma Boy | Producer |
| 23 | Jerry Duplessis | Composer |
| 24 | Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis | Composer, Producer |
| 25 | Keith "Lil Wonda" Duplessis | Keyboards |
| 26 | Zvi Edelman | A&R |
| 27 | Element | Producer, Vocal Producer |
| 28 | Element | Producer, Vocal Producer |
| 29 | Lipson Francis | Composer |
| 30 | Lanre Gaba | A&R |
| 31 | Gerrell Gaddis | Composer |
| 32 | Wilbut Gerrell Gaddis | Composer |
| 33 | Moses Gallart | Engineer |
| 34 | Chris Gehringher | Mastering |
| 35 | Christopher Gholson | Composer |
| 36 | Mark "Lace" Gibbs | Percussion |
| 37 | Guerby Girault | Assistant |
| 38 | Rob Gold | Art Manager |
| 39 | Victor Greig | Executive Producer |
| 40 | Koby Hass | Assistant, Engineer, Percussion |
| 41 | Phillip "Taj" Jackson | Composer |
| 42 | Ronnie Jackson | Composer |
| 43 | Wayne Jeffrey | Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 44 | Kaliphat | Producer |
| 45 | Claude Kelly | Composer, Vocal Producer |
| 46 | John Legend | Producer |
| 47 | James Lewis | Guitar |
| 48 | Lil Ronnie | Producer |
| 49 | Glen Marchese | Engineer, Mixing |
| 50 | Masa | Illustrations |
| 51 | Kevin Matela | Assistant |
| 52 | Mellow Momentum | Producer |
| 53 | Eli Menezes | Guitar, Percussion |
| 54 | Musiq Soulchild | Composer, Executive Producer, Primary Artist, Vocal Producer |
| 55 | Clint Nelson | Assistant, Engineer |
| 56 | Sheryl Nields | Photography |
| 57 | Mitchell O'Brien | Assistant |
| 58 | Kim Ofstad | Composer, Instrumentation |
| 59 | Joseph Prielozny | Strings |
| 60 | Geno Regist | Engineer |
| 61 | Anthony Reyes | Bass, Guitar |
| 62 | August Rigo | Composer, Executive Producer, Vocals |
| 63 | Nick Roache | Engineer |
| 64 | Gabe Robles | Assistant |
| 65 | Rockwilder | Producer |
| 66 | Jay Rodriguez | Sax (Baritone) |
| 67 | Nick Romei | Package Manager |
| 68 | Kevin Schinstock | Assistant, Engineer |
| 69 | Jack Splash | Arranger, Composer, Producer |
| 70 | John Stephens | Composer |
| 71 | Dana Stinson | Composer |
| 72 | Swizz Beatz | Featured Artist |
| 73 | Sergio "Sergical" Tsai | Engineer |
| 74 | Tai Tsosie | Assistant |
| 75 | Mario Velazquez | Assistant |
| 76 | Billy Villane | Assistant, Engineer |
| 77 | Mark Williams | Trombone |
| 78 | Jesse Wilson | Composer, Producer |
| 79 | Jesse "Corparal" Wilson | Producer |
| 80 | Kevin "Kev-O" Wilson | Assistant |
| 81 | Andrew Yu | Cello |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |