OnMyRadio is R&B singer-songwriter Musiq Soulchild's fifth studio album. It was released on December 9, 2008.[12]

OnMyRadio
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 9, 2008
Recorded2007–2008
GenreCrunk, neo soul
Length50:24
LabelAtlantic
ProducerChristopher 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)
OnMyRadio
(2008)
MusiqInTheMagiq
(2011)
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]

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

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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

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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

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Charts

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Critic Reviews for OnMyRadio". Metacritic. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
  2. ^ Mark Edward Nero. "Musiq Soulchild – 'onmyradio'". About.com. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
  3. ^ Kellman, Andy (December 9, 2008). "OnMyRadio – Musiq (Soulchild)". Allmusic. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
  4. ^ Ken Capobianco (January 5, 2009). "Soulchild doubles the fun with duets". The Boston Globe. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
  5. ^ The Dallas Morning News review[dead link]
  6. ^ Vozick-Levinson, Simon (December 2, 2008). "EW's New Music Roundup: Britney Spears, Kanye West, the Clipse, and more". Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  7. ^ Jeff Harvey (February 1, 2009). "Musiq Soulchild: Onmyradio". Okayplayer. Archived from the original on February 16, 2009. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
  8. ^ Mikael Wood (December 1, 2008). "Review: Musiq Soulchild: Onmyradio – CD Reviews". The Phoenix. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
  9. ^ Ashante Infantry (December 9, 2008). "CD Reviews (Musiq Soulchild: OnMyRadio)". Toronto Star. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
  10. ^ [1] Archived December 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ Jina Huh (December 2, 2008). "Musiq Soulchild: Onmyradio". Vibe. Archived from the original on December 26, 2008. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
  12. ^ "Sneak Peek: Musiq Soulchild f/ Mary J. Blige – 'IfULeave'". Rap-Up.com. October 1, 2008. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
  13. ^ Paine, Jake (December 17, 2008). "Musiq's "onmyradio" 1st week sales". Hiphopdx.com. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
  14. ^ [2][dead link]
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ "Musiq (Soulchild) Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  17. ^ "Musiq (Soulchild) Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
  18. ^ "Year-End Charts: Billboard 200 Albums – 2009". Billboard. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  19. ^ "Year-End Charts: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – 2009". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 17, 2015. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
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