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)Luvanmusiq2007		 Onmyradio
(2008)		 MusiqInTheMagiq
(2011)MusiqInTheMagiq2011
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] The song samples Soulchild's previous hit Teachme.

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

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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