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Usher is the debut studio album by American singer Usher. It was released on August 30, 1994, by LaFace Records and Arista Records. As executive producer, Sean "Puffy" Combs mostly handled production work on the album, as additional production were provided by Chucky Thompson, DeVante Swing and Al B. Sure!, among others. Despite it underperforming on charts, debuting at number 167 on the US Billboard 200, the album did reach number 4 on the US Heatseekers Albums Chart. 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".

Usher
Studio album by
Usher
ReleasedAugust 30, 1994
Recorded1993–94
Genre
  • R&B
  • hip hop soul
  • new jack swing
Length63:13
Label
  • LaFace
  • Arista
Producer
  • Puff Daddy (also exec.)
  • L.A. Reid (exec.)
  • Al B. Sure!
  • Chucky Thompson
  • DeVante Swing
  • Edward "DJ Eddie F" Ferrell
  • Kiyamma Griffin
  • Dave Hall
  • Isaiah Lee
  • Brian Alexander Morgan
  • Darryl Pearson
  • Alexander Richbourg
Usher chronology
Usher
(1994)		 My Way
(1997)
Singles from Usher
  1. "Can U Get wit It"
    Released: July 1, 1994
  2. "Think of You"
    Released: November 10, 1994
  3. "The Many Ways"
    Released: January 26, 1995

Critical reception


Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AOTY60/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Entertainment WeeklyC−[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


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


No.TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s)Length
1."I'll Make It Right"
  • Faith Evans
  • Darren Benbow
  • Kiyamma Griffin
  • Isaiah Lee
  • Laquentis Saxon
Alexander Richbourg
  • Richbourg
  • Sean "Puffy" Combs
4:50
2."Interlude 1"
  • Usher Raymond
  • Evans
Chucky ThompsonThompson0:40
3."Can U Get wit It"DeVante SwingSwingSwing4:56
4."Think of You"
Thompson
  • Thompson
  • Combs
3:48
5."Crazy"Brian Alexander MorganMorgan
  • Morgan
  • Herb Middleton
  • Combs[A]
5:14
6."Slow Love"
  • Sure
  • Lee
4:57
7."The Many Ways"
  • Sure
  • Dave Hall
Hall
5:43
8."I'll Show You Love"
  • Charles Bobbit
  • James Brown
  • Evans
  • Joe Howell
  • Richbourg
  • Mark South
  • Fred Wesley
Richbourg
  • Richbourg
  • Combs
4:43
9."Interlude 2 (Can't Stop)"
  • Evans
  • Raymond
Thompson
  • Thompson
  • Combs
2:42
10."Love Was Here"
  • Sure
  • Griffin
  • Sure
  • Griffin
  • Sure
  • Griffin
5:37
11."Whispers"
  • Darryl Pearson
  • Swing
  • Pearson
  • Swing
  • Pearson
  • Swing
5:15
12."You Took My Heart"
  • Ward Corbett
  • Edward "Eddie F" Ferrell
  • Jones
  • Raymond
  • Kenneth "Kenny Love" Tonge
FerrellEddie F5:10
13."Smile Again"
Herb Middleton
  • Middleton
  • Combs
4:38
14."Final Goodbye"
HallHall5:00

Notes

Sample credits


Personnel


Information taken from Allmusic.[6]


Charts



References


  1. "Usher - Usher". Album of The Year.
  2. "allmusic ((( Usher > Overview )))". AllMusic. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
  3. Jones, Anderson (September 30, 1994). "Usher – Music – EW.com". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
  4. Johnson Jr., Billy (August 30, 1994). "Usher Reviews on Yahoo! Music". Yahoo! Music. Archived from the original on August 27, 2006. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
  5. "allmusic ((( Usher > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Allmusic. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
  6. "allmusic ((( Usher > Credits )))". Allmusic. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
  7. "Usher Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  8. "Usher Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  9. "Usher Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  10. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved January 13, 2021.



На других языках

- [en] Usher (album)

[es] Usher (álbum de Usher)

Usher es el álbum debut del artista estadounidense Usher, lanzado 30 de agosto de 1994 de la productora LaFace Records. El álbum alcanzó el puesto número ciento sesenta y siete en el Billboard 200.

[ru] Usher (альбом)

Usher — дебютный альбом американского певца Ашера, выпущенный 30 августа 1994 года при посредничестве лейблов Arista Records и LaFace Records.


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