Usher (album)
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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 167 on the Billboard 200 chart.
Release and reception
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C−[2] |
| Yahoo! Music | (favorable)[3] |
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
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length | |
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| 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
- "I'll Make It Right" contains a sample of "Top Billin'" as performed by Audio Two and "Jussummen" as performed by Das EFX.
- "Think of You" contains a sample of "Tidal Wave" as performed by Ronnie Laws.[5]
- "Slow Love" contains a sample of "The Show" as performed by Doug E. Fresh & Slick Rick.
- "I'll Show You Love" contains a sample of "Blind Man Can See It" as performed by James Brown.
Chart history
Album
| Chart (1994)[4] | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard 200 | 167 |
| U.S. Heatseekers | 4 |
| U.S. R&B Albums | 25 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions[6] | ||
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | ||
| 1994 | "Can U Get wit It" | 59 | — | 13 |
| 1995 | "Think of You" | 58 | 23 | 8 |
| "The Many Ways" | — | — | 42 | |
"—" 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
- ↑ "allmusic ((( Usher > Overview )))". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jones, Anderson (1994-09-30). "Usher – Music – EW.com". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Johnson Jr., Billy (1994-08-30). "Usher Reviews on Yahoo! Music". Yahoo! Music. Archived from the original on 2006-08-27. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "allmusic ((( Usher > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
- ↑ "Rap Sample FAQ - Quick FAQ Search: Usher". The-Breaks.com. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
- ↑ "allmusic ((( Usher > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
- ↑ "allmusic ((( Usher > Credits )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
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