Soulstar (album)

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Allmusic
Entertainment Weekly	B
New York Times	(mixed)
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Soulstar is Musiq Soulchild's third album, released in 2003. In debuted on the Billboard charts on 27 December 2003. On the Billboard 200, it peaked at #13, spending 23 weeks on the chart and exiting on 29 May 2004; on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart, it spent 37 weeks, falling off on 9 September 2004. This would be his final album for the Def Jam label before moving over to Atlantic Records for his next album Luvanmusiq.

The vinyl release of Soulstar has a different tracklisting from the CD. The songs "whereareyougoing" and "leaveamessage" do not appear on the vinyl version of the album.

Track listing

• Credits adapted from liner notes and Allmusic.

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"soulstar" (featuring DJ Aktive & Carol Riddick)	MAD	3:02
2.	"youloveme"	Orthodox & Ransum	3:50
3.	"womanopaly"	Orthodox & Ransum	4:55
4.	"forthenight" (featuring AAries)	Orthodox & Ransum	3:50
5.	"infatueighties"	Orthodox & Ransum	4:36
6.	"whoknows"	Orthodox & Ransum	4:55
7.	"babymother"	Orthodox & Ransum	4:43
8.	"missyou"	Orthodox & Ransum	4:00
9.	"momentinlife" (featuring Cee Lo Green & Kindred The Family Soul)	Junius Bervine	4:43
10.	"thereason"	Orthodox & Ransum	5:29
11.	"dontstop/her" (featuring Bilal)	88-Keys	8:08
12.	"wherareyougoing"	Da Gutta Fam	4:28
13.	"romancipation"	Orthodox & Ransum	4:10
14.	"interlude"		0:38
15.	"givemorelove/leaveamessage"	Orthodox & Ransum	9:46

Samples

• "soulstar" contains a sample of "I Found Love (When I Found You)", as performed by The Spinners
• "youloveme" contains a sample of "Soft Touch", as performed by Henry Mancini
• "babymother" contains a sample of "Shadows", as performed by Tom Scott
• "romancipation" contains a sample of "The Jam", as performed by Graham Central Station
• "givemorelove" contains a sample of "Getaway Day", as performed by Tom Scott

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes and Allmusic.

• 88-Keys - Producer
• AAries - Guest Artist, Primary Artist, Vocals (Background)
• Andre - Voices, Performer
• Ivan "Orthodox" Barias - Arranger, Composer, Engineer, Executive Producer, Instrumentation, Multi Instruments, Producer, Programming, Tracking
• Junius Bervine - Composer, Instrumentation, Multi Instruments, Producer
• Algebra Blessett - Performer, Telephone Voice, Voices
• Jeff Bradshaw - Trombone
• Leesa Brunson - A&R Assistance
• Matt Cappy - Trumpet
• Chad - Performer, Telephone Voice, Voices
• Charnee - Performer, Telephone Voice, Voices
• Bootsy Collins Performer, Telephone Voice, Voices
• Troy Corbin - Vocals (Background)
• Andre Dandridge - Engineer, Telephone Voice, Tracking
• Tina Davis - A&R
• Maurice "DJ Aktive" "The Scratchologist" Deloach - Guest Artist, Primary Artist, Scratching
• Dox - Performer, Telephone Voice, Voices
• Vikter Duplaix - Percussion, Producer
• Erickache - Performer, Telephone Voice, Voices
• Roger Erickson - Photography
• Chris Gehringer - Mastering
• Serban Ghenea - Mixing
• Theodore Gilbert - Bass
• Deidre Graham - Marketing
• Larry Graham - Composer
• Cee Lo Green - Guest Artist, Vocal Arrangement, Vocals, Vocals (Background), Composer, Primary Artist
• Akisia Grigsby - Art Direction, Design
• Nicole Guiland - Vocals (Background)
• Gutta Fam - Producer, Vocal Arrangement
• Carvin "Ransum" Haggins - Composer, Engineer, Executive Producer, Performer, Producer, Telephone Voice, Tracking, Vocal Arrangement, Vocal Producer, Vocals (Background), Voices
• John Hanes - Digital Editing
• Heather - Performer, Telephone Voice, Voices
• Heiku - Producer
• Timothy Hicks - Vocals (Background)
• Jerome Hipps - Executive Producer
• Mick Jagger - Composer
• Terese Joseph - Recording Director

• Kindred the Family Soul - Vocals, Vocals (Background), Guest Artist, Primary Artist, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
• Kenny Lattimore - Vocals (Background)
• John Lawson - Drums
• Kevin Liles - Executive Producer
• M.A.D. - Composer, Producer
• Henry Mancini - Composer
• Michael McArthur - Executive Producer
• Moms - Performer, Telephone Voice, Voices
• Muriyd - Performer, Telephone Voice, Voices
• Musiq (Soulchild) - Composer, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Vocal Producer, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
• UE Nastasi - Mastering
• Olezski - Fender Rhodes
• Bilal Oliver - Composer, Guest Artist, Performer, Telephone Voice, Vocal Arrangement, Vocal Producer, Vocals, Vocals (Background), Voices
• Ben "Benanas" O'Neill - Guitar
• Ora - Performer, Telephone Voice, Voices
• Tara Podolsky - A&R
• Pops - Performer, Telephone Voice, Voices
• Keith Richards - Composer
• Carol Riddick - Guest Artist, Primary Artist, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
• John Roberts - Drums, Percussion
• Tim Roberts - Assistant
• Dawn Robinson - Vocals (Background)
• Franky "Vegas" Romano - Composer, Arranger, Bass, Guitar, Performer, Sitar, Telephone Voice, Voices
• Tom Scott - Composer
• James "Jayshawn" Smith - Vocals (Background)
• Johnnie "Smurf" Smith - Arranger, Instrumentation, Keyboards, Organ, Producer
• Dexter Story - Marketing
• Frank "Mumbles" Sullen - Engineer, Tracking
• Rick Tate Jr. - Saxophone
• Torrie - Performer, Telephone Voice, Voices
• Thaddeus T. Tribbett - Bass
• Eric Weissman - Sample Clearance
• April Williams - Vocals (Background)
• Levar "Lil' Tone" Wilson - Vocals (Background)