Four fine albums deep into a career with no Top Ten pop singles to his name, Musiq Soulchild went for broke with the single released prior to his fifth album.
At least it kinda seemed that way: "Radio" sounded suspiciously like a cash-in on Atlanta snap, à la Dem Franchize Boyz's "Lean wit It, Rock wit It," or even Monica's "Everytime the Beat Drop," but it was a couple years late.
It was almost shockingly out of character, if not clumsy and baffling.
It appears as the last song on OnMyRadio, an album that, for the most part, sounds otherwise just like a Musiq Soulchild release.
Highlights like "Until" and "So Beautiful" show that Musiq continues to thrive most when working with mellow midtempo and ballad material.
The latter, a collaboration with Lee "J.R." Hutson (who played a significant role in the excellence of Jill Scott's The Real Thing), is one of the most unassumingly gorgeous cuts he has recorded, and the relatively upbeat and busy "Special" and "Money Right" deserve to be minor hits (at the least).
A couple dramatic moments don't quite take full flight, and a handful of tracks are tepid and unmemorable, but OnMyRadio is mostly another set of sturdily constructed laid-back R&B.
"Radio" hopefully didn't scare off anyone.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Back AgainJoi Campbell, Warryn Campbell, Mark Morales, Musiq Soulchild, Damon Wimbley | Musiq Soulchild | Play | 04:05 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 2 | UntilWarryn Campbell, Marvin Gaye, Buddy Jones, Musiq Soulchild, Michael Stanton, Charlie Wilson | Musiq Soulchild | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 3 | If U LeaveIvan "Orthodox" Barias, Carvin "Ransum" Haggins, John Lawson, Miguel Pimentel, Johnnie "Smurf" Smith, Musiq Soulchild | Musiq Soulchild, Mary J. Blige | Play | 04:12 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 4 | Deserve U MoreIvan "Orthodox" Barias, Carvin "Ransum" Haggins, Musiq Soulchild, Tyrone Tellington, Corey Williams | Musiq Soulchild | Play | 03:52 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 5 | SpecialIvan "Orthodox" Barias, Carvin "Ransum" Haggins, Musiq Soulchild, Leonard Jr. Stephens | Musiq Soulchild | Play | 03:17 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 6 | Dear JohnWarryn Campbell, PJ Morton, Musiq Soulchild | Musiq Soulchild | Play | 04:31 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 7 | Love of My LifeWarryn Campbell, Eric Dawkins, Antonio Dixon, BJ Sledge, Musiq Soulchild | Musiq Soulchild | Play | 05:13 | 11 MB | 37 MB |
| 8 | Money RightWarryn Campbell, James Fauntleroy, Musiq Soulchild | Musiq Soulchild | Play | 04:38 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 9 | SomeoneIvan "Orthodox" Barias, Corey Church, Kairi Guinn, Carvin "Ransum" Haggins, James Poyser, Musiq Soulchild | Musiq Soulchild | Play | 04:35 | 10 MB | 33 MB |
| 10 | I Wanna BeWarryn Campbell, Eric Dawkins, Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley, BJ Sledge, Musiq Soulchild, Joi Starr | Musiq Soulchild, Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley | Play | 04:20 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 11 | So BeautifulLee Hutson, Jr., Musiq Soulchild | Musiq Soulchild | Play | 04:51 | 11 MB | 32 MB |
| 12 | RadioDru Castro, Euforo Ebong, Musiq Soulchild, Christopher Umana | Musiq Soulchild | Play | 03:20 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 50 mins | 115 MB | |||||
| 50 mins | 355 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Banns | Assistant Engineer |
| 2 | Ivan "Orthodox" Barias | Audio Production, Composer, Drum Programming, Engineer, Instrumentation, Keyboards, Producer, Programmer, Programming, Various Instruments |
| 3 | Adam Blackstone | Guitar (Bass) |
| 4 | Mary J. Blige | Featured Artist, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 5 | Bruce Buechner | Engineer, Mixing |
| 6 | Joi Campbell | Arranger, Composer, Vocal Arrangement |
| 7 | Sandra Campbell | Project Coordinator |
| 8 | Warryn Campbell | Arranger, Audio Production, Composer, Instrumentation, Producer, Programming, Various Instruments, Vocal Arrangement, Vocals (Background) |
| 9 | Terrence Cash | Engineer |
| 10 | Dru Castro | Audio Production, Composer, Engineer, Producer |
| 11 | Curt Chambers | Guitar |
| 12 | Corey Church | Composer |
| 13 | Sean Cooper | Sound Design |
| 14 | Eric Dawkins | Arranger, Composer, Vocal Arrangement |
| 15 | Antonio Dixon | Composer |
| 16 | Bojan Dugich | Vocal Recording |
| 17 | Euforo Ebong | Audio Production, Composer, Producer |
| 18 | Ali Erving | Vocals |
| 19 | James Fauntleroy | Arranger, Composer, Vocal Arrangement |
| 20 | Rick Friedrich | Audio Engineer |
| 21 | Lanre Gaba | A&R |
| 22 | Marvin Gaye | Composer |
| 23 | Chris Gehringer | Mastering |
| 24 | Larry Gold | Strings |
| 25 | Victor Jason Greig | Executive Producer |
| 26 | Kairi Guinn | Composer |
| 27 | Carvin "Ransum" Haggins | Arranger, Audio Production, Composer, Engineer, Producer, Vocal Arrangement |
| 28 | Home Cookin' | Audio Production |
| 29 | Adrian Hood | Vocals |
| 30 | J.R. Hutson | Audio Production, Keyboards, Producer, Programming |
| 31 | Lee Hutson, Jr. | Composer |
| 32 | Jaycen Joshua | Mixing |
| 33 | John Lawson | Composer, Drums |
| 34 | Buddy Jones | Composer |
| 35 | Anika King | Art Manager |
| 36 | Jason Kingsland | Assistant Engineer |
| 37 | Jamie Knight | Vocals |
| 38 | Labrats | Vocal Arrangement |
| 39 | The Labratz | Arranger |
| 40 | John Lawson | Composer, Drums |
| 41 | Kevin Liles | Executive Producer |
| 42 | Glen Marchese | Mixing |
| 43 | Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley | Composer, Featured Artist, Primary Artist |
| 44 | Danny Miller | Art Direction, Design |
| 45 | Wayne Moore | Bass Instrument |
| 46 | Wayne Moore | Bass |
| 47 | Mark Morales | Composer |
| 48 | PJ Morton | Arranger, Composer, Vocal Arrangement |
| 49 | Musiq Soulchild | Arranger, Audio Production, Composer, Executive Producer, Mixing, Primary Artist, Vocal Arrangement, Vocals (Background) |
| 50 | Renaldo Nehemiah | Stylist |
| 51 | Kristal Oliver | Vocals |
| 52 | Kristal "Tytewriter" Oliver | Guitar |
| 53 | Dave Pensado | Mixing |
| 54 | Miguel Pimentel | Arranger, Composer, Vocal Arrangement |
| 55 | James Poyser | Audio Production, Composer, Instrumentation, Producer, Various Instruments |
| 56 | Nick Romei | Package Manager |
| 57 | Eric Rosseau | Engineer |
| 58 | BJ Sledge | Composer |
| 59 | John Smith | Guitar |
| 60 | Johnnie "Smurf" Smith | Composer, Instrumentation, Keyboards |
| 61 | John Stahl | Assistant Engineer, Audio Engineer, Mixing Assistant |
| 62 | Michael Stanton | Composer |
| 63 | Joi Starr | Composer |
| 64 | Leonard Jr. Stephens | Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Pedal Steel, Pedal Steel Guitar |
| 65 | Tyrone Tellington | Composer |
| 66 | Eric Tribbett | Drums |
| 67 | Christopher Umana | Audio Production, Composer, Producer |
| 68 | Joel Whitley | Guitar |
| 69 | Corey Williams | Arranger, Composer, Vocal Arrangement, Vocals |
| 70 | Charlie Wilson | Composer |
| 71 | Damon Wimbley | Composer |
| 72 | Joy Winans | Spoken Word |
| 73 | Joy Winans | Dialogue |
| 74 | Peter Yang | Photography |
| 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. |