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Released | August 30, 1994 | |
Recorded | July 1993-May 1994 | |
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Length | 63:13 | |
Label | LaFace | |
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Call Me a Mack Usher 04. You Make Me Wanna My Way 05. Nice & Slow My Way 06. My Way My Way 07. U Remind Me 8701 08. U Got It Bad 8701 09. U-Turn 8701 10. U Don't Have to Call 8701 11. Burn Confessions 12. Confessions, Pt. 2 Confessions 13. My Boo (feat. Alicia Keys) Confessions 14. Caught Up Confessions 15. My Way is the second studio album by American singer Usher.It was released on September 16, 1997 by LaFace Records, in North America.The album features guest appearances from Monica, Jermaine Dupri, and Lil' Kim. Usher A ( Album) Zip File Download Usher delivers his new 8 track project album titled 'A' prouced by Jaytoven. The new project 'A' which is a follow up of the RnB super star last 2016 Album 'Hard II Love' which in my own opinion did not receive needed attention.
Usher is the eponymous debut studio album by American singer Usher. It was released on August 30, 1994, by LaFace Records. As executive producer, Sean 'Puffy' Combs mostly did the production work on this album, as well as the additional production that were provided by Chucky Thompson, DeVante Swing and Al B. Sure!, among others. The album debuted at number 167 on the US Billboard 200. The release of the album was accompanied by the support of three singles: 'Can U Get wit It', 'Think of You' and 'The Many Ways'.
Critical reception[edit]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AOTY | 60/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Entertainment Weekly | C−[3] |
Yahoo! Music | (favorable)[4] |
Billy Johnson Jr. of Yahoo! Music called the debut album 'an enjoyable ride.'[4] Anderson Jones of Entertainment Weekly in a less-than-enthusiastic review of the album called the songs 'sophomoric' and 'remarkably dull.'[3]
Commercial performance[edit]
Usher debuted at number 167 on the US Billboard 200 chart.[5] The album has sold over 200,000 copies in the United States to date.
Track listing[edit]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | 'I'll Make It Right' |
| Alexander Richbourg | 4:50 | |
2. | 'Interlude 1' |
| Chucky Thompson | Thompson | 0:40 |
3. | 'Can U Get wit It' | DeVante Swing | Swing | Swing | 4:56 |
4. | 'Think of You' | Thompson |
| 3:48 | |
5. | 'Crazy' | Brian Alexander Morgan | Morgan | 5:14 | |
6. | 'Slow Love' |
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| 4:57 | |
7. | 'The Many Ways´' | Hall |
| 5:43 | |
8. | 'I'll Show You Love' |
| Richbourg | 4:43 | |
9. | 'Interlude 2 (Can't Stop)' |
| Thompson | 2:42 | |
10. | 'Love Was Here' |
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| 5:37 | |
11. | 'Whispers' |
| 5:15 | ||
12. | 'You Took My Heart' |
| Ferrell | Eddie F | 5:10 |
13. | 'Smile Again' | Herb Middleton |
| 4:38 | |
14. | 'Final Goodbye' | Hall | Hall | 5:00 |
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Notes
- ^[A] denotes co-producer
Sample credits
- 'I'll Make It Right' contains a sample from 'Top Billin' (1987) by Audio Two.
- 'Slow Love' contains a sample from 'The Show' (1985) by Doug E. Fresh.
- 'I'll Show You Love' contains a sample from 'Blind Man Can See It' (1973) by James Brown.
- 'Final Goodbye' contains a sample from 'Nobody Beats the Biz' (1988) by Biz Markie.
Personnel[edit]
Information taken from Allmusic.[6] Massey ferguson square baler 120 manual.
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Charts[edit]
Chart (1994) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[7] | 167 |
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[8] | 4 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[9] | 25 |
References[edit]
Usher My Way Zip Mediafire
- ^'Usher - Usher'. Album of The Year.
- ^'allmusic ((( Usher > Overview )))'. AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
- ^ abJones, Anderson (1994-09-30). 'Usher – Music – EW.com'. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
- ^ abJohnson Jr., Billy (1994-08-30). 'Usher Reviews on Yahoo! Music'. Yahoo! Music. Archived from the original on 2006-08-27. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
- ^'allmusic ((( Usher > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))'. Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
- ^'allmusic ((( Usher > Credits )))'. Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
- ^'Usher Chart History (Billboard 200)'. Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
- ^'Usher Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)'. Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
- ^'Usher Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)'. Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
External links[edit]
- Usher at AllMusic
- Usher at Discogs
Biography
Usher Raymond IV, known all over the globe as simple Usher, was born and brought up in the town of Chattanooga, Tennessee. When the boy found out his talent for singing, he joined the local church choir. During the school study, Usher also took part in different talent competitions and his parents moved to Atlanta, Georgia. Usher's mother and father decided that the big city would give more opportunities for the growing gift of their child - and were right. In Atlanta Asher attended the prestigious North Springs Charter School Of Arts And Sciences. At the age of thirteen the young artist came to the Star Search show - his performances on the competition brought him the contract with LaFace Records, later his single Call Me A Mack entered the soundtrack of the Poetic Justice film. In August 1994, Usher released the self-titled debut album, produced by Sean P Diddy Combs. The album was decorated with three R&B hits - Can U Get Wit It, Think Of You and The Many Ways.
Having finished the school, Usher began recording his third long-play. By that moment, he made friends with composer and producer Jermaine Dupri, with whom he wrote the part of the material for the album. Disc My Way with sexual hits You Make Me Wanna… and Nice & Slow saw light in 1997 and proved to be a hot thing. Thus, You Make Me Wanna… stayed in the US R&B chart for seventy one week. The same year, Usher already gave performances with such famous colleagues as Janet Jackson and Mary J. Blige. Usher demonstrated his acting skills in the Moesha series and got his first serious role in The Faculty film. After this picture, Usher began to develop his acting career simultaneously with the singing one. He also played one of the roles in the Chicago musical, acted in the Texas Rangers and starred in the crime comedy In The Mix in 2005. The next album by Usher was planned to be released under the All About U title, but its first single Pop Ya Collar was a disappointment in the USA and the release was postponed. The reworked version of the disc was issued in 2001 and was titled 8701.
Singles U Remind Me and U Got It Bad could be heard on all the dance floors of the USA when Usher started recording his fourth album. The Confessions edition was ready in March 2004. It was issued simultaneously with the dance hit Yeah! In September, the charming duet of Usher and Alicia Keys My Boo was performed to the public - it entered the Confessions (Special Edition). The release of the next album by Usher was postponed for a long time - due to his acting business and happy family events. In August 2007, the singer married his beloved Tameka Foster. In November 2007, their son, Usher Raymond V was given birth. In June 2008, the new disc by Usher was ready at last and was titled Here I Stand. The artist left the image of heart-eater, always being in the center of attention, on this album and tried a new image - of a righteous family man, singing about love to his wife. Nevertheless, the songs of this full-length are still hot and danceable, while Usher's vocals are colorful and filled with sweetness. The new record Raymond V Raymond was released in 2010. That album turned out to be interesting: Usher got new and fresh sound. The musician's discography was enlarged by a very interesting work titled Versus in 2010. The record turned out to be a wonderful present to the artist's fans, while the critics noted the traditionally high level of performance.
Studio Albums
Looking 4 Myself- 'I'll Make It Right' contains a sample from 'Top Billin' (1987) by Audio Two.
- 'Slow Love' contains a sample from 'The Show' (1985) by Doug E. Fresh.
- 'I'll Show You Love' contains a sample from 'Blind Man Can See It' (1973) by James Brown.
- 'Final Goodbye' contains a sample from 'Nobody Beats the Biz' (1988) by Biz Markie.
Personnel[edit]
Information taken from Allmusic.[6] Massey ferguson square baler 120 manual.
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Charts[edit]
Chart (1994) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[7] | 167 |
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[8] | 4 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[9] | 25 |
References[edit]
Usher My Way Zip Mediafire
- ^'Usher - Usher'. Album of The Year.
- ^'allmusic ((( Usher > Overview )))'. AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
- ^ abJones, Anderson (1994-09-30). 'Usher – Music – EW.com'. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
- ^ abJohnson Jr., Billy (1994-08-30). 'Usher Reviews on Yahoo! Music'. Yahoo! Music. Archived from the original on 2006-08-27. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
- ^'allmusic ((( Usher > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))'. Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
- ^'allmusic ((( Usher > Credits )))'. Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
- ^'Usher Chart History (Billboard 200)'. Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
- ^'Usher Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)'. Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
- ^'Usher Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)'. Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
External links[edit]
- Usher at AllMusic
- Usher at Discogs
Biography
Usher Raymond IV, known all over the globe as simple Usher, was born and brought up in the town of Chattanooga, Tennessee. When the boy found out his talent for singing, he joined the local church choir. During the school study, Usher also took part in different talent competitions and his parents moved to Atlanta, Georgia. Usher's mother and father decided that the big city would give more opportunities for the growing gift of their child - and were right. In Atlanta Asher attended the prestigious North Springs Charter School Of Arts And Sciences. At the age of thirteen the young artist came to the Star Search show - his performances on the competition brought him the contract with LaFace Records, later his single Call Me A Mack entered the soundtrack of the Poetic Justice film. In August 1994, Usher released the self-titled debut album, produced by Sean P Diddy Combs. The album was decorated with three R&B hits - Can U Get Wit It, Think Of You and The Many Ways.
Having finished the school, Usher began recording his third long-play. By that moment, he made friends with composer and producer Jermaine Dupri, with whom he wrote the part of the material for the album. Disc My Way with sexual hits You Make Me Wanna… and Nice & Slow saw light in 1997 and proved to be a hot thing. Thus, You Make Me Wanna… stayed in the US R&B chart for seventy one week. The same year, Usher already gave performances with such famous colleagues as Janet Jackson and Mary J. Blige. Usher demonstrated his acting skills in the Moesha series and got his first serious role in The Faculty film. After this picture, Usher began to develop his acting career simultaneously with the singing one. He also played one of the roles in the Chicago musical, acted in the Texas Rangers and starred in the crime comedy In The Mix in 2005. The next album by Usher was planned to be released under the All About U title, but its first single Pop Ya Collar was a disappointment in the USA and the release was postponed. The reworked version of the disc was issued in 2001 and was titled 8701.
Singles U Remind Me and U Got It Bad could be heard on all the dance floors of the USA when Usher started recording his fourth album. The Confessions edition was ready in March 2004. It was issued simultaneously with the dance hit Yeah! In September, the charming duet of Usher and Alicia Keys My Boo was performed to the public - it entered the Confessions (Special Edition). The release of the next album by Usher was postponed for a long time - due to his acting business and happy family events. In August 2007, the singer married his beloved Tameka Foster. In November 2007, their son, Usher Raymond V was given birth. In June 2008, the new disc by Usher was ready at last and was titled Here I Stand. The artist left the image of heart-eater, always being in the center of attention, on this album and tried a new image - of a righteous family man, singing about love to his wife. Nevertheless, the songs of this full-length are still hot and danceable, while Usher's vocals are colorful and filled with sweetness. The new record Raymond V Raymond was released in 2010. That album turned out to be interesting: Usher got new and fresh sound. The musician's discography was enlarged by a very interesting work titled Versus in 2010. The record turned out to be a wonderful present to the artist's fans, while the critics noted the traditionally high level of performance.