Feel the Real
2017 studio album by Musiq Soulchild
Feel the Real Released September 15, 2017 (2017-09-15 ) Recorded 2016–2017 Studio Castle Hill The InkkwellAtlanta, Georgia Genre R&B , neo soul Length 1 :37 :18 Label Soulstar Music Company, eOne Music Producer Musiq Soulchild (also exec.) , BLAQSMURPH, Christopher Bradley, Phil Cornish, GMJR, J'Rell, David Luke, Alexander Plummer, Doobie Powell, Jonathan Troy, Elijah Y. Whittingham, Needlz
Feel the Real is the eighth studio album by American R&B singer-songwriter Musiq Soulchild . It was released on September 15, 2017, by eOne Music . It features the singles "Simple Things" and "Start Over" the latter of which reached number 11 on the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart. In November 2017, the album was nominated for Best R&B Album at the 2018 60th Annual Grammy Awards .
Track listing
Credits adapted from liner notes.[ 1]
Disc 1 Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Feel the Real" (featuring Marsha Ambrosius ) Taalib Johnson, Marsha Ambrosius Doobie Powell 5:34 2. "Benefits" Johnson J. Troy 3:52 3. "Serendipity" (featuring Willie Hyn) Johnson, Willie Hyn Musiq Soulchild, J. Troy, Philip Cornish 3:44 4. "Sooner or Later" Johnson J. Troy 4:08 5. "My Bad" (featuring Willie Hyn) Johnson, Hyn GMJR 5:05 6. "Start Over" Johnson, Cyrus Deshield, Campbellson Shackleton BLAQSMURPH 3:50 7. "Hard Liquor" Johnson, June Summers, J'Rell J'Rell 3:33 8. "Shudawudacuda" Johnson J. Troy 3:30 9. "Broken Hearts" Johnson, Summers, J'rell, Lo Key J'Rell 3:55 10. "Love Me Back" Johnson BLAQSMURPH 4:05 11. "I'm Good" Johnson J. Troy 3:26 12. "Jussa Lil Bih" (featuring BLAQGxLD) Johnson, Hyn Needlz , BLAQSMURPH3:30
Disc 2 Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Humble Pie" Johnson, Hyn GMJR 3:41 2. "Party Life" Johnson, Deshield, Shackleton BLAQSMURPH 3:49 3. "One More Time" (featuring Willie Hyn and The Husel) Johnson, Hyn, The Husel, Alexander Lloyd David Luke 5:28 4. "Let Go" Johnson Musiq Soulchild 3:54 5. "Test Drive" Johnson, Summers, J'Rell J'Rell 3:44 6. "Like the Weather" Johnson, Christopher Bradley Chris Theory 3:26 7. "Fact of Love" Johnson Musiq Soulchild, J. Troy 3:33 8. "Heaven Only Knows" Johnson, Summers, J'Rell, Lo Key J'Rell 4:10 9. "The Moon" (featuring Neil deGrasse Tyson ) Johnson, Neil deGrasse Tyson GMJR, Alexander Plummer 4:10 10. "We Go Together Now" Johnson GMJR, Elijah Y. Whittingham 4:19 11. "Sunrise Serenade" (featuring BLAQGxLD and Chris Theory) Johnson, Hyn Chris Theory 5:09 12. "Simple Things" Johnson J. Troy 3:43
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
Marsha Ambrosius – arrangement, composition, vocal production
Blaqgxld – vocals
BLAQSMURPH – instrumentation, production, programming
Christopher Bradley – composition, instrumentation, production, programming
Gwen Bunn – synthesizer
Dan Cohen – engineering
Payge Cooper – drums
Phil Cornish – keyboards, production
Cyrus Deshield – composition
Blake Eiseman – mixing
Gmjr – instrumentation, production, programming
Terence Harper – trumpet
Rod Harris – guitar
Rod Harris, Jr. – guitar
Frank Houston – saxophone
The Husel – composition, vocals
Willie Hyn – composition, vocals
J'rell – composition, engineering, instrumentation, production, programming
Donovan Jarvis – keyboards
Jimmy Jones – trombone
Colin Leonard – mastering
Alexander Lloyd – composition
Lo Key – composition
David Luke – production, synthesizer
Sean Mack – artwork
Julian McGuire – guitar
Musiq Soulchild – arrangement, composition, cover art concept, executive production, instrumentation, production, programming, vocals, vocal arrangement, vocal production
Alexander Plummer – instrumentation, production, programming
Doobie Powell – instrumentation, production, programming
Campbellson Shackleton – composition
Leo Sibilly – engineering
June Summers – composition
Chris Theory – vocal arrangement
Jonathan Troy – bass, instrumentation, production, programming
Neil deGrasse Tyson – composition
Max Unruh – engineering assistance
Elijah Y. Whittingham – instrumentation, production, programming
Geremy Wimbush – drums
Charts
References
Albums Singles Featured singles