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)
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]

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 #82 through street sales and, in its second week, jumped to #1.[14]

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

Track Title Composer(s) Length Featured guest
1 "Backagain" Musiq Soulchild, Campbell, Campbell, Morales, Wimbley 4:06
2 "Until" Soulchild, Campbell, Gaye, Fraustro, Jones, Stanton, Wilson 3:31
3 "IfULeave" Soulchild, Barias, Haggins, Lawson, Miguel Pimentel, Smith 4:12 Mary J. Blige
4 "Deserveumore" Soulchild, Barias, Haggins, Tellington, 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" Soulchild, Campbell, Dawkins, Marley, Sledge, Starr 4:21 Damian Marley
11 "SoBeautiful" Soulchild, JR Hutson 4:51
12 "Radio" Soulchild, Castro, Ebong, Umana 3:20

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. "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.
  15. "Musiq (Soulchild) – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Musiq (Soulchild).
  16. "Musiq (Soulchild) – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Musiq (Soulchild).

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