Soulstar (CD)

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• Release Date: December 9, 2003
• Label: Def Soul (USA)
• UPC: 602498611920
• WAPI (Tower ID): 106439053
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• Tower.com Sales Rank: #29135 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
• #1534 in R&B (See Top 100 R&B Bestsellers)
• #264 in Contemporary R&B (See Top 100 Contemporary R&B Bestsellers)

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Personnel: Musiq, Bilal (vocals); Cee-Lo (rap vocals); Ivan Barias (various instruments, programming); Junius Bervine (various instruments); Frank Romano (guitar); Rick Tate (saxophone); Matt Cappy (trumpet); Jeff Bradshaw (trombone); Olezski (Fender Rhodes piano); Johnnie Smith (keyboards); Thaddaeus Tribbett (bass); John Roberts (drums, percussion); John Lawson, James Poyser (drums); Victor Duplaix (percussion); DJ Aktive (vinyl scratches); Carol Riddick, AAries, Kindred The Family (background vocals).

Producers: Musiq, Ivan Barias, Carvin Haggins, Junius Bervine, Victor Duplaix.

Recorded at Home Cookin' Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

"Forthenight" was nominated for the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance.

For Musiq, soul is everything. From his former professional surname, Soulchild, to his third record's title, SOULSTAR, and even an album photo that features him wearing a T-shirt reading "Soul Rebel," Musiq makes it abundantly clear that soul is his driving force. Not surprisingly, SOULSTAR lives up to its name, as Musiq locks into a series of tight grooves and lets his smooth voice carry the tunes.

The opening title track begins with some deft scratching and a delicate string backing that gives way to Musiq's velvety croon and Carol Riddick's old-school R&B vocal refrain. On "Womanopoly," Musiq's lyrics cleverly riff on the real estate board game and coast over a strolling beat. Perhaps most impressively, the vocalist pulls off an inventive cover of the Rolling Stones' "Miss You" that shuffles along to a dynamic arrangement. Producing albums this enjoyably consistent is proof positive of this SOULSTAR's staying power.

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