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{{Infobox album
| name = Aijuswanaseing
| type = studio
| artist = Musiq Soulchild
| cover = Aijuswanaseing.jpg
| alt =
| released = November 14, 2000
| recorded = 1998–2000
| venue =
| studio =
| length = 64:50
| label = Def Soul
548289
| producer = Vidal Davis & Andre Harris, Scratch, Carvin "Ransum" Haggins & Ivan "Orthodox" Barias, Vikter Duplaix, Osunlade, James Poyser
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Juslisen
| next_year = 2002
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Aijuswanaseing
| type = studio
| single1 = Just Friends
| single1date = August 29, 2000
| single2 = Love
| single2date = December 25, 2000
| single3 = Girl Next Door
| single3date = May 22, 2001
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r507446}}
| rev3 = NME
| rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}} (Odell)[https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-nme-3795-330803 Musiq Soulchild: Aijuswanaseing]
{{Rating|2.5|5}} (Ward)[https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-nme-4088-342762 Musiq Soulchild: Aijuswanaseing (I Just Want To Sing)]
| rev4 = PopMatters
| rev4Score = favorable[https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/musiqsoulchild-aijuswanaseing PopMatters review]
| rev5 = Q
| rev5Score = {{Rating|3|5}}[http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1085087&style=music Album Reviews at CD Universe]
| rev6 = Rhapsody
| rev6Score = favorable[https://web.archive.org/web/20081201070924/http://www.rhapsody.com/musiq/aijuswanaseing--2000-def-jam-ral Rhapsody review]
| rev7 = Rolling Stone
| rev7Score = {{Rating|3|5}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20080706165544/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/musiq/albums/album/98145/review/6211517/aijuswanaseing Rolling Stone review]
| rev8 = Yahoo! Music
| rev8Score = favorable[https://web.archive.org/web/20060923203511/http://music.yahoo.com/release/129551 Yahoo! Music review]
| rev2 = BBC Music
| rev2Score = favorable[https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/c3fd BBC Music review]
}}
Aijuswanaseing (pronounced as "I Just Wanna Sing") is the debut studio album by American singer Musiq Soulchild. It was released on November 14, 2000, through Def Soul Recordings and Island Def Jam Music Group. The album debuted at number 32 on the US Billboard 200 chart on December 2, 2000. On the Billboard 200, it peaked at No. 24 on April 7, 2001, and after spending 41 weeks on the chart, exited on September 8, 2001; on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart, it spent 67 weeks, falling off on June 1, 2002.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/musiq-soulchild/chart-history/tsl/|title=Musiq Soulchild Aijuswanaseing (I Just Want To Sing) Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 21, 2018}}
Track listing
{{track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Scratch Introlude
| note1 =
| writer1 = Kyle Jones
| extra1 = Scratch
| length1 = 0:46
| title2 = Girl Next Door
| note2 = featuring Ayana
| writer2 = Taalib Johnson, Andre Harris, Carvin Haggins, Jill Scott, Ed Green
| extra2 = Andre Harris, Carvin Haggins
| length2 = 4:46
| title3 = You And Me
| note3 =
| writer3 = Johnson, Harris, Haggins, Pat Metheny
| extra3 = Carvin Haggins, Andre Harris
| length3 = 4:20
| title4 = Just Friends (Sunny)
| note4 =
| writer4 = Johnson, Haggins, Ivan Barias, Vidal Davis, Bobby Hebb
| extra4 = Ivan "Orthodox" Barias & Carvin "Ransum" Haggins
| length4 = 4:11
| title5 = Mary Go Round
| note5 =
| writer5 = Johnson, Eric Roberson, Osunlade
| extra5 = Osunlade
| length5 = 3:41
| title6 = 143
| note6 =
| writer6 = Johnson, Haggins, Keith Pelzer
| extra6 = Keith Pelzer, Carvin Haggins
| length6 = 4:58
| title7 = Love
| note7 =
| writer7 = Johnson, Harris, Haggins
| extra7 = Andre Harris, Carvin Haggins
| length7 = 5:05
| title8 = My Girl
| note8 =
| writer8 = Johnson, Junius Bervine, Ed King, James Poyser, Haggins
| extra8 = James Poyser, Vikter Duplaix
| length8 = 3:20
| title9 = Musiq Soulchild's Theme Song (Intermission)
| note9 =
| writer9 = Johnson, Wyclef Jean, Jerry Duplessis, Milton Brand
| extra9 = Self
| length9 = 1:25
| title10 = Seventeen
| note10 =
| writer10 = Johnson, Haggins, Harris, George Winston
| extra10 = Carvin Haggins, Andre Harris
| length10 = 3:23
| title11 = What'cha Gonna Do When the L' is Gone?
| note11 = featuring Ayana
| writer11 = Johnson, Haggins, Tariq Trotter, Kamal Gray, Leonard Hubbard, Mercedes Martinez, Tracey Moore, Ahmir Thompson
| extra11 = Musiq Soulchild
| length11 = 3:20
| title12 = Speechless
| note12 =
| writer12 = Johnson, Jones
| extra12 = Scratch
| length12 = 3:24
| title13 = Poparatzi
| note13 =
| writer13 = Johnson, Haggins, Barias, C. Wright, Y. Rahman
| extra13 = Ivan "Orthodox" Barias & Carvin "Ransum" Haggins
| length13 = 3:58
| title14 = Settle For My Love
| note14 = featuring AAries
| writer14 = Sheree Brown, Patrice Rushen, Freddie Washington
| extra14 = Osunlade
| length14 = 5:40
| title15 = You Be Alright
| note15 =
| writer15 = Johnson, A. Livingston, C. Robeteou
| extra15 = James Poyser, Vikter Duplaix, Musiq Soulchild
| length15 = 7:00
}}
{{track listing
| extra_column =
| headline = Special edition bonus tracks
| title16 = Aimewitue
| note16 =
| extra16 =
| length16 =
| title17 = The Ingredients of Love
| note17 = duet with Angie Stone
| extra17 =
| length17 =
}}
• other versions replace the track "The Ingredients of Love" duet with Angie Stone with "North Star".
Personnel
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- AAries - Primary Artist
- Louis Alfred III - Engineer
- Kwaku Alston - Photography
- Ayana - Primary Artist, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Ayinke - Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Ivan "Orthodox" Barias - Composer, Producer
- Junius Bervine - Keyboards, Producer
- S. Brown - Composer
- Rob Chiarelli - Mixing
- Commissioner Gordon - Mixing
- V. Davis - Composer
- Vidal Davis - Drums, Keyboards
- Vikter Duplaix - Drum Programming, Mixing, Producer
- Russell Elevado - Mixing
- Şerban Ghenea - Engineer, Mixing
- Larry Gold - String Arrangements, String Conductor
- Akisia Grigsby - Art Direction, Design
- Carvin "Ransum" Haggins - Composer
- A. Harris - Composer
- Andre Harris - Keyboards, Producer, Strings
- Bobby Hebb - Composer
- Jerome Hipps - Executive Producer
- Leonard Hubbard - Bass
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- T. Johnson - Composer
- K. Jones - Composer
- Ben Kenney - Bass (Electric)
- Ed King - Drum Programming, Engineer, Producer
- Pete Kuzma - Keyboards, Piano
- Steve Manning - Mixing
- Magdaleno Martinez - Composer
- Michael McArthur - Executive Producer
- T. Moore - Composer
- Musiq Soulchild - Executive Producer, Keyboards, Primary Artist, Vocal Arrangement, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Osunlade - Bass, Composer, Drums, Fender Rhodes, Producer
- Pino Palladino - Bass
- Keith Pelzer - Engineer, Vocal Arrangement
- Isaac Phillips - Guitar
- James Poyser - Keyboards, Organ, Producer, Wurlitzer
- Tony Prendatt - Mixing
- Eric Roberson - Vocal Arrangement, Vocals (Background)
- Francesco Romano - Guitar
- Jill Scott - Vocal Arrangement
- Jon Smeltz - Engineer
- Storm - Engineer
- Frank Sutton - Engineer
- Eric Tribbett - Drums
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Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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{{album chart|Billboard200|24|artist=Musiq Soulchild|rowheader=true}} |
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|4|artist=Musiq Soulchild|rowheader=true}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2001/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2001|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=August 29, 2020}}
| 56 |
scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2001/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2001|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=August 29, 2020}}
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Certifications
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{{certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|artist=Musiq|title=Aijuswanaseing |award=Platinum}}
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References
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Category:Musiq Soulchild albums
Category:Def Jam Recordings albums