Song:Girl Next Door
Album:Aijuswanaseing
I featured Musiq Soulchild in Aug. 2007 but Aijuswanaseing was his 2000 debut CD and that's when fans first heard him. The album has recently been rereleased in a Special Edition. He was born Taalib Johnson Sept. 16, 1977 in Philadelphia. His career is tied to record executive Kevin Liles who signed him to Def Soul. Not surprisingly, Musiq got attention when Just Friends (Sunny) appeared in the film Nutty Professor II: The Klumps and reached #6 on the R & B charts and #31 on the pop charts. The follow up Love did even better and reached #2 on the R & B charts and #24 on the pop charts. Girl Next Door was the third single and didn't do as well but Musiq's career was established and he's been going strong ever since. Girl Next Door was written and produced by Musiq's long time collaborator Calvin "Ransom" Haggins. They continue to work together today. I always get asked about the girl singer on the song. She is Ayana from the Neo Soul duo Aaries. Aaries has recorded occasionally without much success. Ayana released a solo album in 2005. Def Soul Classics released a Special Edition of Aijuswanaseing in Nov. 2007 with several unreleased tracks and remixes. You might want to check it out. Of course Musiq Soulchild has moved to Atlantic and had a lot of success with his 2007 CD Luvanmusiq. His latest CD Onmyradio was released in Dec. 2008. I didn't much care for the first single Radio but the album is doing very well. Here's the video for Girl Next Door by Musiq Soulchild f/Ayana. It's a fun video.
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