8701 (album)

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8701
Studio album by Usher
Released	August 7, 2001 (US)
Genre	R&B
Length	64.48
Label	LaFace
Producer	Jermaine Dupri Jimmy Jam P. Diddy Terry Lewis Bryan Michael Cox The Neptunes Babyface Soulshock & Karlin
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone link
Usher chronology
Live (1999) 8701 (2001) Confessions (2004)

8701 is the fourth studio album by Usher. The album was originally titled All About U. It was released on August 7, 2001 by LaFace Records. The name of the album refers to the album's release date: 8/7/01. It went to #1 in the UK on July 15, 2001^[1]

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 US Edition 1.2 UK/International edition 2 Charts 3 References

[edit] Track listing

[edit] US Edition

#	Title	Producer	Length
1.	"Intro-lude 8701"		0:45
2.	"U Remind Me"	Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis	4:27
3.	"I Don't Know" (featuring P. Diddy)	The Neptunes	4:29
4.	"Twork It Out"	Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis	4:46
5.	"U Got It Bad"	Jermaine Dupri	4:13
6.	"If I Want To" (contains samples from Notorious B.I.G.'s "Going Back To Cali")	Bryan-Michael Cox	3:53
7.	"I Can't Let U Go"	Bryan-Michael Cox	3:30
8.	"U Don't Have To Call"	The Neptunes	4:33
9.	"Without U (Interlude)"		0:56
10.	"Can U Help Me"	Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis	5:51
11.	"How Do I Say"	Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis	6:23
12.	"Hottest Thing"		3:50
13.	"Good Ol' Ghetto"		4:01
14.	"U-Turn"	Jermaine Dupri	3:12
15.	"U R The One"		3:55

[edit] UK/International edition

#	Title	Length
1.	"Intro-Lude 8701"	0:44
2.	"U Remind Me"	4:26
3.	"I Don't Know" (featuring P. Diddy)	4:26
4.	"Twork It Out"	4:42
5.	"U Got It Bad"	4:07
6.	"Pop Ya Collar"	3:35
7.	"If I Want To" (contains sample from Notorious B.I.G.'s "Going Back To Cali")	3:46
8.	"I Can't Let U Go"	3:28
9.	"U Don't Have To Call"	4:29
10.	"Without U (Interlude)"	0:53
11.	"Can U Help Me"	5:35
12.	"How Do I Say"	5:39
13.	"Hottest Thing"	3:49
14.	"Good Ol' Ghetto"	4:00
15.	"U-Turn"	3:11
16.	"T.T.P."	3:41
17.	"Separated"	4:24
18.	"U Remind Me (KC's Smooth Remix}" (featuring Chemistry) (Japan Bonus Track)	4:32

[edit] Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
2001	The Billboard 200	1
2001	Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	3

Singles

Information
Pop Ya Collar Released: January 2001 Writers: Kandi Burruss, Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs Producer: Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs Director: Chart positions: #2 (UK), #25 (AUS)
U Remind Me Released: June 2001 Writers: Edmund "Butter" Clement, Anita McCloud Producer: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis Director: Dave Meyers Chart positions: #1(US) (4 weeks), #3 (UK), #4 (AUS)
U Got It Bad Released: September 2001 Writers: Jermaine Dupri, Bryan Michael Cox, Usher Raymond Producer: Jermaine Dupri Director: Little X Chart positions: #1 (US) (6 weeks), #5 (UK), #3 (AUS)
U Don't Have To Call Released: December 2001 Writers: Pharrell Williams Producer: The Neptunes Director: Little X Chart positions: #3 (US)
U-Turn Released: March 2002 Writers: Jermaine Dupri, Bryan Michael Cox, Usher Raymond Producer: Jermaine Dupri Director: Little X Chart positions: #7 (AUS), #16 (UK)

Other – Billboard (North America)

Year	Title	Chart	Position
2001	"I Don't Know" (featuring P. Diddy)	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	68
2002	"Can U Help Me"	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	57

[edit] References

v • d • e Usher Studio albums Usher · My Way · 8701 · Confessions · Here I Stand Live albums Live Singles "Call Me a Mack" · Can U Get Wit It" · "Think of You" · "The Many Ways" · "You Make Me Wanna" · "Nice & Slow" · "My Way"  · "Bed Time" · "Pop Ya Collar" · "U Remind Me" · "U Got It Bad"  · "U Don't Have to Call" · "U-Turn" · "Yeah!" · "Burn" · "Confessions Part II" · "My Boo" · "Caught Up" · "Love in This Club" · "Love in This Club, Part II"  · "Moving Mountains" Featured singles "Lovers & Friends" · "Same Girl" Related articles Discography · Awards