Usher (album)
| Usher |
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| Studio album by Usher |
| Released |
August 30, 1994 |
| Recorded |
1993-1994 |
| Genre |
R&B, Hip hop soul |
| Length |
63:13 |
| Label |
LaFace |
| Producer |
Sean "Puffy" Combs (exec.), L.A. Reid (exec.), Al B. Sure!, Ward Corbett, DeVante Swing, Edward "Eddie F" Ferrell, Kiyamma Griffin, Dave Hall, Isaiah Lee, Brian Alexander Morgan, Darryl Pearson, Alexander Richbourg |
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Usher is the debut studio album from American R&B artist Usher, released August 30, 1994 on LaFace Records.
The album peaked at number one hundred sixty-seven on the Billboard 200 chart.
Release and reception
The album peaked at #167 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and reached #25 on the R&B Albums chart.[4]
Billy Johnson Jr. of Yahoo! Music called the debut album "an enjoyable ride."[3] Anderson Jones of Entertainment Weekly in a less than enthusiastic review of the album called the songs "sophomoric" and "remarkably dull."[2]
Track listing
| Lyrics |
Music |
| 1. |
"I'll Make It Right" |
Benbow, Evans, Griffin, Lee, Saxon |
Sean "Puffy" Combs, Alex Richbourg |
4:50 |
| 2. |
"Interlude 1" |
Evans, Raymond, Thompson |
Carl "Chucky" Thompson |
0:40 |
| 3. |
"Can U Get wit It" |
Swing |
DeVante Swing |
4:56 |
| 4. |
"Think of You" |
Evans, Jones, Raymond, Thompson |
Sean "Puffy" Combs, Carl "Chucky" Thompson |
3:48 |
| 5. |
"Crazy" |
Morgan |
Brian Alexander Morgan |
5:14 |
| 6. |
"Slow Love" |
Brown, Lee |
Al B. Sure! |
4:57 |
| 7. |
"The Many Ways" |
Brown, Hall |
Dave "Jam" Hall |
5:43 |
| 8. |
"I'll Show You Love" |
Bobbit, Brown, Evans, Howell, Richbourg, South,
Wesley |
Sean "Puffy" Combs, Alex Richbourg |
4:43 |
| 9. |
"Interlude 2 (Can't Stop)" |
Evans, Raymond, Thompson |
Sean "Puffy" Combs, Carl "Chucky" Thompson |
2:42 |
| 10. |
"Love Was Here" |
Brown, Griffin |
Al B. Sure!, Kiyamma Griffin |
5:37 |
| 11. |
"Whispers" |
Pearson, Swing |
Darryl Pearson, DeVante Swing |
5:15 |
| 12. |
"You Took My Heart" |
Corbett, Ferrell, Jones, Raymond, Tonge |
Edward "Eddie F" Ferrell |
5:10 |
| 13. |
"Smile Again" |
Evans, Hollister, Middleton |
Sean "Puffy" Combs, Herb Middleton |
4:38 |
| 14. |
"Final Goodbye" |
Chambers, Corbett, Hall, Norris |
Dave "Jam" Hall |
5:00 |
Sample credits
- "Think of You" contains a sample of "Tidal Wave" as performed by Ronnie Laws.[5]
Chart history
Album
Singles
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Personnel
Information taken from Allmusic.[7]
- assistant engineering – Daniel Beroff
- drums – Alexander Richbourg
- engineering – Al B. Sure!, Charles "Prince Charles" Alexander, Bob Brockman, Larry Funk, Gerhard Joost, Tony Maserati, Brian Alexander Morgan, Nasheim Myrick, Rob Paustian
- executive production – Sean "Puffy" Combs, L.A. Reid
- guitar – Darryl Pearson
- keyboards – Herb Middleton
- mixing – Charles "Prince Charles" Alexander, Bob Brockman, Sean "Puffy" Combs, David Dachinger, DeVante Swing, Rob Paustian, John Shrive
- multi-instruments – DeVante Swing, Brian Alexander Morgan, Tim Mosley, Darryl Pearson
- photography – Michael Benabib
- production – Al B. Sure!, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Ward Corbett, DeVante Swing, Edward "Eddie F" Ferrell, Kiyamma Griffin, Dave Hall, Isaiah Lee, Brian Alexander Morgan, Darryl Pearson, Alexander Richbourg
- songwriting – Ward Corbett
- vocals – Usher
- vocals (background) – Darren Benbow, Mary Brown, Faith Evans, Dave Hollister, Crystal Johnson, Darryl Pearson, Laquentis Saxon, Usher, Levar "Lil' Tone" Wilson
Notes
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