OnMyRadio is R&B singer-songwriter Musiq Soulchild's fifth studio album. It was released on December 9, 2008.[12]
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Released | December 9, 2008 | |||
Recorded | 2007–2008 | |||
Genre | Crunk, 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 | |||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | (75/100)[1] |
Review scores | |
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The Boston Globe | (favorable)[4] |
The Dallas Morning News | B+[5] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+[6] |
Okayplayer | (83/100)[7] |
The Phoenix | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Toronto Star | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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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
editThe 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
editNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Backagain" | Musiq Soulchild, Campbell, Campbell, Morales, Wimbley | 4:06 |
2. | "Until" | Soulchild, Campbell, Gaye, Fraustro, Jones, Stanton, Wilson | 3:31 |
3. | "IfULeave" (featuring Mary J. Blige) | Soulchild, Barias, Haggins, Lawson, Miguel Pimentel, Smith | 4:12 |
4. | "Deserveumore" | Soulchild, Barias, Haggins, Tellington, C. Williams | 3:52 |
5. | "Special" | Soulchild, Barias, Haggins, Stephens | 3:18 |
6. | "Dearjohn" | Soulchild, Campbell, Morton | 4:31 |
7. | "Loveofmylife" | Soulchild, Campbell, Dawkins, Dixon, Sledge | 5:13 |
8. | "Moneyright" | Soulchild, Campbell, Fauntleroy, Jones | 4:38 |
9. | "Someone" | Soulchild, Barias, Church, Guinn, Haggins, Poyser | 4:36 |
10. | "Iwannabe" (featuring Damian Marley) | Soulchild, Campbell, Dawkins, Marley, Sledge, Starr | 4:21 |
11. | "SoBeautiful" | Soulchild, JR Hutson | 4:51 |
12. | "Radio" | Soulchild, Castro, Ebong, Umana | 3:20 |
Personnel
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Charts
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Weekly chartsedit
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Year-end chartsedit
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References
edit- ^ a b "Critic Reviews for OnMyRadio". Metacritic. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
- ^ Mark Edward Nero. "Musiq Soulchild – 'onmyradio'". About.com. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
- ^ Kellman, Andy (December 9, 2008). "OnMyRadio – Musiq (Soulchild)". Allmusic. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
- ^ Ken Capobianco (January 5, 2009). "Soulchild doubles the fun with duets". The Boston Globe. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
- ^ The Dallas Morning News review[dead link]
- ^ Vozick-Levinson, Simon (December 2, 2008). "EW's New Music Roundup: Britney Spears, Kanye West, the Clipse, and more". Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ Jeff Harvey (February 1, 2009). "Musiq Soulchild: Onmyradio". Okayplayer. Archived from the original on February 16, 2009. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
- ^ Mikael Wood (December 1, 2008). "Review: Musiq Soulchild: Onmyradio – CD Reviews". The Phoenix. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
- ^ Ashante Infantry (December 9, 2008). "CD Reviews (Musiq Soulchild: OnMyRadio)". Toronto Star. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
- ^ [1] Archived December 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Jina Huh (December 2, 2008). "Musiq Soulchild: Onmyradio". Vibe. Archived from the original on December 26, 2008. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
- ^ "Sneak Peek: Musiq Soulchild f/ Mary J. Blige – 'IfULeave'". Rap-Up.com. October 1, 2008. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
- ^ Paine, Jake (December 17, 2008). "Musiq's "onmyradio" 1st week sales". Hiphopdx.com. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
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- ^ "Top Music Charts – Hot 100 – Billboard 200 – Music Genre Sales". Billboard.com. September 20, 2008. Archived from the original on September 20, 2008. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
- ^ "Musiq (Soulchild) Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
- ^ "Musiq (Soulchild) Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "Year-End Charts: Billboard 200 Albums – 2009". Billboard. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- ^ "Year-End Charts: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – 2009". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 17, 2015. Retrieved December 18, 2018.