Here I Stand (Usher album)
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Here I Stand is the fifth studio album by American R&B singer Usher, released on May 27, 2008 in the United States.[1]
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[edit] Background
Usher originally hoped to release it in October 2007;[2] it finally saw its release on May 27th, 2008.[1] The album's cover shows a license plate 1126, the date of his son's birth.
Songs for the album were recorded with Timbaland[3], Jermaine Dupri,[2] Dre & Vidal,[4] and Polow da Don.
In an April appearance on MTV's TRL, Usher stated that Beyoncé and Jay-Z will both appear on his album.[5] Beyonce is featured in the album's second single, "Love in This Club, Part II", while Jay-Z will appear in "Best Thing".
Dupri also talked about the album: "Usher's album is more about teaching men [that] at some point, you gotta grow up. And growing up is respecting a woman and having a woman in your life and taking care of your woman. That's his definition of growing up."[1]
Usher's previous album, Confessions, shares its title with the famous book by womanizing Augustine. Here I Stand are similarly famous words attributed to Martin Luther.[citation needed]
Usher performed "Love in This Club" live for the first time in the U.S. at the after-party for the season finale of MTV's "The Hills". He was joined onstage by Young Jeezy.[6] He also performed "Love in This Club" live on the season finale of "Dancing With the Stars" without Young Jeezy.
He also appeared on the season finale of Saturday Night Live on May 17, 2008, performing "This Ain't Sex" and "Love in This Club". Usher performed at Radio 1's Big Weekend at Mote Park in the U.K. on Saturday, May 10.[7] Usher is scheduled to perform on the "BET Awards 2008" in Los Angeles on June 24th.[8]
According to building chart data, the album, despite being on track to top the Billboard 200, will achieve first week sales that are not even within fifty percent of the debut figure for "Confessions."[9] With 433,000 U.S. copies sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan, the LaFace/Zomba album is the second biggest debut this year behind the 463,000 start of Mariah Carey's "E=MC²."[10]
[edit] Singles
In February 2008, "Dat Girl Right There" was leaked to the internet and to some radio stations in order to create buzz for the upcoming album. This song, however, was left off the album. The first official single from the album,[11] "Love in This Club", was released in February and debuted on Billboard magazine's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at number 51.[11] The single also debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 83 and in its third week on the chart became his eighth number one single.[12] The album's second single, "Love in This Club, Part II", debuted on the "R&B/ Hip Hop Songs Chart at #14, and went to #10 on May 31, 2008. On May 21, 2008 the video for "Moving Mountains" was released on Usher's MySpace page. A promotional video for the album hints at "Before I Met You" becoming the fourth single, as well as adding to the storyline followed by Usher's first two music videos for the album.
[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Songwriter(s) | Producer(s) | Featured guest(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Intro"/"Forever Young" (UK Only) | James "JLack" Lackey | 1:28 / 4:21 | ||
| 2 | "Love in This Club" | U. Raymond, J. Jones, L. Taylor, J. Jenkins, R. Lovett, K. Thomas, D. Dalton | Polow da Don | Young Jeezy | 4:20 |
| 3 | "This Ain't Sex" | U. Raymond, C. Stewart, P. Alexander, T. Nash | Tricky Stewart and Jazze Pha, co-produced by The-Dream, vocals produced by Kuk Harrell | 4:25 | |
| 4 | "Trading Places" | U. Raymond, C. McKinney, T. Nash | L.O.S. Da Maestro, vocals produced by Kuk Harrell, guitar solo by Chris'TEK' O'Ryan | 4:28 | |
| 5 | "Moving Mountains" | U. Raymond, C. Stewart, T. Nash, T. Harrell | Tricky Stewart and The-Dream, vocals produced by Kuk Harrell | 4:58 / 4:00 (UK) | |
| 6 | "What's Your Name?" | U. Raymond, W. Adams, R. Toby | will.i.am, vocals produced by Kuk Harrell | will.i.am | 3:58 |
| 7 | "Prayer For You (Interlude)" | 1:43 | |||
| 8 | "Something Special" | U. Raymond, J. Dupri, J. Phillips, M. Seal, J. Austin | Jermaine Dupri, co-produced by Manuel Seal & LRoc | 3:57 | |
| 9 | "Love You Gently" | U. Raymond, A. Harris, V. Davis, R. Devaughn | Dre & Vidal | 3:39 | |
| 10 | "Best Thing" | U. Raymond, J. Dupri, J. Austin, M. Seal, S. Carter | Jermaine Dupri, co-produced by Manuel Seal | Jay-Z | 3:54 |
| 11 | "Before I Met You" | U. Raymond, B.M. Cox, J. Austin, K. Dean, C. Love | Bryan-Michael Cox, additional production by WyldCard & Craig Love, vocals produced by Johnta Austin | 4:56 | |
| 12 | "His Mistakes" | U. Raymond, S. Smith, M.S. Eriksen, T.E. Hermansen | Stargate, co-produced by Ne-Yo | 4:59 | |
| 13 | "Appetite" | U. Raymond, N. Hills, C. Nelson, B. Muhammad, E. Lewis, M. Araica, B. Casey, J. Dupri, M. Seal | Danja | 3:58 | |
| 14 | "What's a Man to Do" | U. Raymond, J. Austin, M.S. Eriksen, T.E. Hermansen | Stargate | 4:09 | |
| 15 | "Lifetime" | U. Raymond, R. Lovett, J. Lackey | James "JLack" Lackey | 4:36 | |
| 16 | "Love in This Club, Part II" | U. Raymond, J. Jones, L. Taylor, J. Jenkins, D. Carter, R. Lovett, K. Thomas, D. Dalton, T. Bell, L. Creed | Soundz | Beyoncé and Lil Wayne | 5:09 |
| 17 | "Here I Stand" | U. Raymond, A. Harris, V. Davis, J. Jones, R. Blackstone, G. Gaddiss | Dre & Vidal | 4:10 | |
| 18 | "Will Work For Love" | U. Raymond, J. Rotem, J. Fauntleroy II | J. R. Rotem | 3:16 |
[edit] iTunes Deluxe Edition
| # | Title | Songwriter(s) | Producer(s) | Featured guest(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | "Revolver" | Alexander "Prettiboifresh" Parhm | 3:16 | ||
| 20 | "Love in This Club (Remix)" | U. Raymond, J. Jones, L. Taylor, J. Jenkins, R. Lovett, K. Thomas, D. Dalton, C. Harris | Polow da Don | Young Jeezy and T.I. | 4:24 |
| 21 | "Chivalry" (pre-order only) | Jermaine Dupri | Jermaine Dupri | 4:06 |
[edit] Other tracks recorded for the album
| Title | Songwriter(s) | Producer(s) | Featured guest(s) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Dat Girl Right There"[13] | Rich Harrison, Christopher Bridges | Rich Harrison | Ludacris | Leaked |
| "All Of My"[14] | U. Raymond, Melvin Coleman, Jason "Pooh Bear" Boyd | Melvin "St. Nick" Coleman | Unreleased | |
| "Ooh Shawty"[15] | Edwin "Lil' Eddie" Serrano, Mario Winans, Michael Carlos "Lo Down" Jones | Mario Winans | Sean Paul from The YoungBloodz | Leaked |
| "Cruise"[16] | Charmel "Trinidadassasin" Maynard, Anthony "Amps" Yakubu, Clifford "T.I" Harris | The Enforcers | T.I. | Unreleased |
| "Sunshine"[17] | Robert Taylor, S. Smith | Shea Taylor, co-produced by Ne-Yo | Unreleased | |
| "Take Me Away"[18] | U. Raymond, J. Lackey, R. Lovett, Richard Butler | James "J-Lack" Lackey | Unreleased | |
| "Get Acquainted" [19] | U. Raymond, J. Lackey, R. Lovett | James "J-Lack" Lackey | Unreleased |
[edit] Charts and certifications
| Chart (2008) | Providers | Peak position[20] |
Certification | Shipments/Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Album Chart | ARIA | 1 | ||
| Austrian Album Chart | IFPI | 24 | ||
| Belgian Album Chart | Ultratop / Nielsen | 3 | ||
| Canadian Album Chart | Nielsen SoundScan | 1 | ||
| Danish Album Chart | IFPI | 15 | ||
| Dutch Album Chart | NVPI | 5 | ||
| French Album Chart[21] | SNEP | 7 | 6,399 | |
| German Album Chart | Media Control | 10 | ||
| Japan Oricon Album Chart | Oricon | 4 | 33,004 | |
| Irish Album Chart | IRMA | 2 | ||
| Norway Album Chart | IFPI | 16 | ||
| NZ Album Chart | RIANZ | 5 | ||
| Swedish Album Chart | GLF | 18 | ||
| Swiss Album Chart | IFPI | 4 | ||
| UK Album Chart | BPI/The Official UK Charts Company | 1 | 56,897 | |
| US Billboard 200[22] | Billboard | 1 | 433,000 | |
| United World Chart[23] | Media Traffic | 1 | 600,000 |
[edit] Release history
| Region | Date |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | May 26, 2008[24] |
| United States | May 27, 2008[25] |
| Japan | May 28, 2008[26] |
| Taiwan | May 30, 2008[27] |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Jay-Z Jumps On Upbeat Mariah Carey Remix, Mature Usher Song For Jermaine Dupri", Shaheem Reid, MTV News, April 18, 2008.
- ^ a b "Usher Finds 'Magic' with Jermaine Dupri on New Songs", Shaheem Reid with Sway Calloway, MTV News online, April 12, 2007.
- ^ The Thomas Crown Chronicles - Timbaland In Studio With Usher
- ^ "Usher Gets Things Poppin' With Two New Songs; Album Is 'Coming,' Jermaine Dupri Swears", Shaheem Reid, MTV News online, February 6, 2008.
- ^ Rumors : Hip-Hop Rumors: Trey Songz Arrested Again? Bun B Joins Jay-Z! Trick Daddy Not Joining G-Unit?
- ^ Rap-Up.com:// rap-up book in stores now! » Blog Archive » Usher Performs on ‘The Hills’; ‘Here I Stand’ Tracklisting
- ^ Rap-Up.com:// rap-up book in stores now! » Blog Archive » Usher at Radio 1’s Big Weekend
- ^ Rap-Up.com:// rap-up book in stores now! » Blog Archive » BET Awards 2008 Nominations Announced
- ^ Usher's New Album to Top Charts But Not Last Album :: Headline Planet
- ^ Keith Caulfield (May 30, 2008). Usher Closing In On No. 1 Album Debut Billboard. Accessed June 1, 2008.
- ^ a b Flor Rida's 'Low' Continues to Rule Hot 100, Jonathon Cohen, Billboard online, February 14, 2008.
- ^ "Love in This Club (Hot 100 chart) at Billboard, March 1, 2008
- ^ The FADER
- ^ ASCAP - Title Search
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- ^ www.chartsinfrance.net
- ^ www.billboard.com
- ^ [2]
- ^ Here I Stand: Music
- ^ Usher Now
- ^ http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0016J839E/ (Japanese). Accessed May 2, 2008.
- ^ [3]
| Preceded by We Started Nothing by The Ting Tings |
UK Album Chart number-one album June 1, 2008 - |
Succeeded by incumbent |
| Preceded by Summer at Eureka by Pete Murray |
Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album June 2, 2008 - |
Succeeded by incumbent |
| Preceded by 3 Doors Down by 3 Doors Down |
Billboard 200 number-one album June 14, 2008 |
Succeeded by incumbent |
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