Juslisen

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. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, where it spent 35 weeks before falling off on February 22, 2003.[12] It was nominated for Best R&B Album at the 2003 Grammy Awards.[13]

Juslisen
Original album cover[lower-alpha 1]
Studio album by
Musiq
ReleasedMay 7, 2002 (2002-05-07)
Recorded2001–02
Larry Gold Studio
A Touch Of Jazz Studios
Axis Studios
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Blue Room
New Jersey
Genre
Length76:21
Label
Producer
Musiq chronology
Aijuswanaseing
(2000)		 Juslisen
(2002)		 Soulstar
(2003)
Singles from Juslisen
  1. "Halfcrazy"
    Released: January 29, 2002
  2. "Dontchange"
    Released: October 29, 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[3]
Los Angeles Times[4]
NME(6/10)[5][6]
People(favorable)[7][8]
The Press[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
Yahoo! Music(favorable)[11]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."scratch introlude"Kyle JonesScratch0:31
2."newness"
  • Taalib Johnson
  • Ivan Barias
  • Carvin Haggins
  • Ivan "Orthodox" Barias & Carvin "Ransum" Haggins


3:47
3."caughtup" (featuring AAries)
  • Ivan "Orthodox" Barias & Carvin "Ransum" Haggins


3:27
4."stoplayin'"
  • Taalib Johnson
  • Carvin Haggins
  • Andre Harris
  • Ivan "Orthodox" Barias & Carvin "Ransum" Haggins


4:03
5."religious"
  • Darren Henson
  • Keith Pelzer
4:18
6."babygirl"
  • Taalib Johnson
  • Charles Najpa
88-Keys3:34
7."halfcrazy"
  • Ivan "Orthodox" Barias & Carvin "Ransum" Haggins


4:14
8."time"
  • Ivan "Orthodox" Barias & Carvin "Ransum" Haggins


5:16
9."future"
  • Taalib Johnson
  • Junius Bervine
Junius Bervine4:00
10."intermission: juslisen"
88-Keys2:07
11."realove"
  • Taalib Johnson
  • James Poyser
James Poyser4:27
12."onenight"
  • Taalib Johnson
  • Carvin Haggins
  • Andre Harris
  • Vidal Davis
4:41
13."previouscats"
  • A. Jermaine Mobley
  • Hakim Young
  • Donahue Baker
4:00
14."solong"
  • Taalib Johnson
  • Ivan Barias
  • Carvin Haggins
  • Valvin Roane
  • Ivan "Orthodox" Barias & Carvin "Ransum" Haggins


4:14
15."bestfriend" (featuring Carol Riddick)
  • Taalib Johnson
  • Ivan Barias
  • Carvin Haggins
  • Ivan "Orthodox" Barias & Carvin "Ransum" Haggins


4:23
16."dontchange"
  • Taalib Johnson
  • Ivan Barias
  • Carvin Haggins
  • Frank Romano
  • Ivan "Orthodox" Barias & Carvin "Ransum" Haggins


5:08
17."motherfather"
  • Taalib Johnson
  • Vikter Duplaix
  • James Poyser
  • James Poyser
  • Vikter Duplaix
4:31
18."Something"George Harrison
  • Ivan "Orthodox" Barias & Carvin "Ransum" Haggins


5:08
19."ifiwouldaknew (girlnextdoor remix)"
  • Ivan "Orthodox" Barias & Carvin "Ransum" Haggins


4:32

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 Francis Lai
  • "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

Credits adapted from liner notes[14] and Allmusic.[16]

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[23] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

References
  1. "Musiq - Juslisen (2002, CD) - Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
  2. Juslisen at AllMusic
  3. Entertainment Weekly review
  4. Los Angeles Times review
  5. NME review
  6. Album reviews at CD Universe
  7. People review 1
  8. People review 2
  9. The Press review Archived October 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  10. "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved July 25, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  11. Yahoo! Music review
  12. May 16, Gary Susman Updated; EDT, 2002 at 04:00 AM. "Musiq's Juslisen debuts at No. 1". EW.com. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  13. "GRAMMY Rewind: 45th Annual GRAMMY Awards". GRAMMY.com. 2014-12-02. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  14. Musiq Soulchild - Juslisen. Def Soul. 314 586 772
  15. Soulchild, Musiq. "Juslisen". studio album. allmusic.com. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
  16. Soulchild, Musiq. "Juslisen". album credits. allmusic.com. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
  17. "Musiq | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
  18. "Musiq (Soulchild) Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  19. "Musiq (Soulchild) Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
  20. "Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2001 [sic]". Jam!. Archived from the original on September 6, 2004. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  21. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  22. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  23. "American album certifications – Musiq – Juslisen". Recording Industry Association of America.

Footnotes
  1. The cover artwork for Juslisen is shown in light violet; an alternate album art is shown in red and yellow.[1]
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