Track Listing

1. Scratch Introlude
2. Girl Next Door - Musiq, Ayana
3. You And Me
4. Just Friends (Sunny)
5. Mary Go Round - Musiq, Osunlade
6. 143
7. Love
8. My Girl
9. Musiq Soulchild
10. Seventeen
11. L' Is Gone - Ayana, Musiq
12. Speechless
13. Poparatzi
14. Settle For My Love - Musiq, Aaries
15. You Be Alright
16. Aime Wit Ue
17. North Star

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #35749 in Music
• Released on: 2001-05-07
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 68 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
From the same school of jazzy r'n'b as D'Angelo and Jill Scott, and brought up on a strict diet of Donnie Hathaway, Sly Stone and Stevie Wonder, Musiq Soulchild's debut album, Aijuswanaseing, is as steeped in classic soul as it is languid hip hop. Blessed with a rich voice that's pure seduction, the Philadelphia resident's smooth soul blend is also unequivocally dedicated to love. With the slow grooving romance of "143" and "Settle For My Love" (pure Stevie Wonder circa Songs In The Key Of Life), he delivers his hearts and flowers with cool sophistication, deftly avoiding r'n'b mush. With the R Kelly-styled "Poparatzi" and "You And Me", he's not quite so skilful, but it's his D'Angelo moments- when he blends a rootsy Sly Stone strut with the laziest of hip hop break beats- as with "L Is Gone", "Speechless" and the exceptional lazy jazz-funker "Just Friends (Sunny)- that Aijuswanaseing is a supreme debut. Hugely derivative as Musiq Soulchild's sound might be, when tracks are as soulful and sexy as this, it's not even an issue. -- Mark Daniels

Customer Reviews

Brilliant Debut!
The first song I heard off this album was 'Just Friends' and was taken aback by this depth of his voice and the lyrics of the song. It was soooo refreshing to hear the line - '... but anyway I'm surprised that you called...', the style was so different from everything else. Anyone who is an avid music lover will love this album, without a doubt!

Astonishing
For a debut album no other word comes to mind but excellent! Mr Soulchild is here to let everyone know that, soul music still exists. 'Mary go Round' is no doubt the anthem of the album, but songs such as 'my girl', 'speechless' 'aimewittue' 'Love' & 'poparatzi' makes you appreciate soul for what it really is.
your music collection can never be complete without this album.

my favourite album!
this album seriously improved my life.
when im sad it makes me happy, when im happy it makes me ecstatic!it is the smoothest collection of songs i have heard in a long time and i havent stopped playin it since i bought it!it is one album that i continued to play through bad times and good.
musiq's voice is smooth and sexy his music is brilliant and he is destined for great things with talent like this.his second album is not so good in my eyes and to my ears but soul star and aijuswanasing are amazing.my favourite tracks are just friends, you be alright, and speechless on this album and for the night and soulstar on the soulstar album.
his influences are apparent and if you are a fan of soul, hip hop and old skool rnb they will be clear but his strength is found in how he has adapted and moulded his musical mentors work into his own unique, uplifting, unbeatable style.