OnMyRadio

Onmyradio
Studio album by Musiq Soulchild
Released December 9, 2008
Recorded 2007–2008
Genre R&B, neo soul
Length 50:24
Label Atlantic
Producer Christopher Umana, Dru Castro, Uforo Ebong, Anthony Life, JR Hutson, Ivan "Orthodox" Barias & Carvin "Ransum" Haggins, Warryn "Baby Dubb" Campbell, Musiq Soulchild
Musiq Soulchild chronology
Luvanmusiq
(2007)		 Onmyradio
(2008)		 MusiqInTheMagiq
(2011)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(75/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[2]
Allmusic[3]
The Boston Globe(favorable)[4]
The Dallas Morning NewsB+[5]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[6]
Okayplayer(83/100)[7]
The Phoenix[8]
Toronto Star[9]
USA Today[10]
Vibe[1][11]

Onmyradio is R&B singer-songwriter Musiq Soulchild's fifth studio album. It was released on December 9, 2008.[12]

The album entered the Billboard 200 chart at number 11, selling 91,498 copies its first week.[13] It entered the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart at number 82 through street sales and, in its second week, jumped to number 1.[14]

Singles

The first single to be taken from the album was "Radio". It was sent to US radio stations in August 2008, and charted on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart.[15]

The album's second single, "IfULeave", was released to radio in October 2008.

The third single was "SoBeautiful".

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Backagain"  Musiq Soulchild, Campbell, Campbell, Morales, Wimbley4:06
2."Until"  Soulchild, Campbell, Gaye, Fraustro, Jones, Stanton, Wilson3:31
3."IfULeave" (featuring Mary J. Blige)Soulchild, Barias, Haggins, Lawson, Miguel Pimentel, Smith4:12
4."Deserveumore"  Soulchild, Barias, Haggins, Tellington, C. Williams3:52
5."Special"  Soulchild, Barias, Haggins, Stephens3:18
6."Dearjohn"  Soulchild, Campbell, Morton4:31
7."Loveofmylife"  Soulchild, Campbell, Dawkins, Dixon, Sledge5:13
8."Moneyright"  Soulchild, Campbell, Fauntleroy, Jones4:38
9."Someone"  Soulchild, Barias, Church, Guinn, Haggins, Poyser4:36
10."Iwannabe" (featuring Damian Marley)Soulchild, Campbell, Dawkins, Marley, Sledge, Starr4:21
11."SoBeautiful"  Soulchild, JR Hutson4:51
12."Radio"  Soulchild, Castro, Ebong, Umana3:20

Personnel

  • Nick Banns - Assistant Engineer
  • Ivan "Orthodox" Barias - Audio Production, Composer, Drum Programming, Engineer, Instrumentation, Keyboards, Producer, Programmer, Programming, Various Instruments
  • Adam Blackstone - Guitar (Bass)
  • Mary J. Blige - Featured Artist, Primary Artist, Vocals
  • Bruce Buechner - Engineer, Mixing
  • Joi Campbell - Arranger, Composer, Vocal Arrangement
  • Sandra Campbell - Project Coordinator
  • Warryn Campbell - Arranger, Audio Production, Composer, Instrumentation, Producer, Programming, Various Instruments, Vocal Arrangement, Vocals (Background)
  • Terrence Cash - Engineer
  • Dru Castro - Audio Production, Composer, Engineer, Producer
  • Curt Chambers - Guitar
  • Corey Church - Composer
  • Sean Cooper - Sound Design
  • Eric Dawkins - Arranger, Composer, Vocal Arrangement
  • Antonio Dixon - Composer
  • Bojan Dugich - Vocal Recording
  • Euforo Ebong - Audio Production, Composer, Producer
  • Allen L. Irvin III -Vocals
  • James Fauntleroy - Arranger, Composer, Vocal Arrangement
  • Rick Friedrich - Audio Engineer
  • Lanre Gaba - A&R
  • Marvin Gaye - Composer
  • Chris Gehringer - Mastering
  • Larry Gold - Strings
  • Victor Jason Greig - Executive Producer
  • Kairi Guinn - Composer
  • Carvin "Ransum" Haggins - Arranger, Audio Production, Composer, Engineer, Producer, Vocal Arrangement
  • Home Cookin' - Audio Production
  • Adrian Hood - Vocals
  • J.R. Hutson - Audio Production, Keyboards, Producer, Programming
  • Lee Hutson, Jr. - Composer
  • Jaycen Joshua - Mixing
  • John Lawson - Composer, Drums
  • Buddy Jones - Composer
  • Anika King - Art Manager
  • Jason Kingsland - Assistant Engineer
  • Jamie Knight - Vocals
  • Labrats - Vocal Arrangement
  • The Labratz - Arranger
  • John Lawson - Composer, Drums
  • Kevin Liles - Executive Producer
  • Glen Marchese - Mixing
  • Damian Marley - Composer, Featured Artist, Primary Artist
  • Danny Miller - Art Direction, Design
  • Wayne Moore - Bass Instrument, Bass
  • Mark Morales - Composer
  • PJ Morton - Arranger, Composer, Vocal Arrangement
  • Musiq Soulchild - Arranger, Audio Production, Composer, Executive Producer, Mixing, Primary Artist, Vocal Arrangement, Vocals (Background)
  • Renaldo Nehemiah - Stylist
  • Kristal Oliver - Vocals
  • Kristal "Tytewriter" Oliver - Guitar
  • Dave Pensado - Mixing
  • Miguel - Arranger, Composer, Vocal Arrangement
  • James Poyser - Audio Production, Composer, Instrumentation, Producer, Various Instruments
  • Nick Romei - Package Manager
  • Eric Rosseau - Engineer
  • BJ Sledge - Composer
  • John Smith - Guitar
  • Johnnie "Smurf" Smith - Composer, Instrumentation, Keyboards
  • John Stahl - Assistant Engineer, Audio Engineer, Mixing Assistant
  • Michael Stanton - Composer
  • Joi Starr - Composer
  • Leonard Jr. Stephens - Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Pedal Steel, Pedal Steel Guitar
  • Tyrone Tellington - Composer
  • Eric Tribbett - Drums
  • Christopher Umana - Audio Production, Composer, Producer
  • Joel Whitley - Guitar
  • Corey Williams - Arranger, Composer, Vocal Arrangement, Vocals
  • Charlie Wilson - Composer
  • Damon Wimbley - Composer
  • Joy Winans - Spoken Word, Dialogue
  • Peter Yang - Photography

Charts

Chart (2008) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[16] 11
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[17] 1

References

  1. 1 2 "Critic Reviews for OnMyRadio". Metacritic. Retrieved 2013-01-21.
  2. ↑ Mark Edward Nero. "Musiq Soulchild - 'onmyradio'". About.com. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
  3. ↑ Kellman, Andy (2008-12-09). "OnMyRadio - Musiq (Soulchild)". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
  4. ↑ Ken Capobianco (2009-01-05). "Soulchild doubles the fun with duets". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
  5. ↑ The Dallas Morning News review
  6. ↑ Margeaux Watson (2008-12-05). "OnMyRadio Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
  7. ↑ Jeff Harvey (2009-02-16). "Musiq Soulchild: Onmyradio". Okayplayer. Archived from the original on 2009-02-16. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
  8. ↑ Mikael Wood (2008-12-15). "Review: Musiq Soulchild: Onmyradio - CD Reviews". The Phoenix. Retrieved 2013-01-21.
  9. ↑ Ashante Infantry (2008-12-09). "CD Reviews (Musiq Soulchild: OnMyRadio)". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
  10. ↑ Archived December 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  11. ↑ Jina Huh (2008-12-26). "Musiq Soulchild: Onmyradio". Vibe. Archived from the original on 2008-12-26. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
  12. ↑ "Sneak Peek: Musiq Soulchild f/ Mary J. Blige – 'IfULeave'". Rap-Up.com. 2008-10-16. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
  13. ↑ Paine, Jake (17 December 2008). "Musiq's "onmyradio" 1st week sales". Hiphopdx.com. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  14. ↑
  15. ↑ "Top Music Charts - Hot 100 - Billboard 200 - Music Genre Sales". Billboard.com. 20 September 2008. Archived from the original on 20 September 2008. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  16. ↑ "Musiq (Soulchild) – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Musiq (Soulchild).
  17. ↑ "Musiq (Soulchild) – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Musiq (Soulchild).
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