6/23/2023 0 Comments Usher 8701![]() Versatility is the key here: staccato beats with mellifluous melody, rich slow-jams and edgy harmonies – but woven through with Usher‘s own perspective. An R&B superstar with one of the most versatile voices in modern music, his rich catalog features the diamond-platinum Confessions (2004). He also recalls the ’90s on ‘UTurn’ (”I had a hot flat top/…the sound was Bobby Brown), and seals his wish to be a song-and-dance man with a track about his own dance. A self-confessed ’80s fan, he introduces touches of ’80s rock guitar and the minimal rhythm of ’80s hip hop. Usher mixes in nostalgia with his groove. He laces his fluid delivery with the verbal twists of street rap – on the funky call-and-response of ‘Pop Ya Collar’, for instance, or the ode to lurve-making ‘Twork It Out’. ”Everything that used to matter, don’t matter any more/My money, my car”, Usher sings with feeling. And stand-out track ‘You Got It Bad’ deals with the spectre of first love with passion, honesty and some raw beats. On the track ‘If U Want To’, for instance, Usher sings, ”If I want to, I can take you from your man”, but it’s with a sense of insecurity and vulnerability rather than outright bragging. Much has been made of a rivalry with Sisqo, but Usher distances himself with a set that’s a million miles from the peroxide one’s commercial braggadocio. Gone is the teen pop vibe of ‘My Way’, as Usher has co-written and co-produced an album that reflects his emotional experience. As well as engaging up-to-the minute names like She’kspere and The Neptunes, he has relied on solid, established producers like Jermaine Dupri and Babyface to help mould the new, maturing Usher sound. Retrieved November 7, 2010.Usher has pulled out a well-deserved success here – focused and passionate, this is not an R&B record designed by committee, but one with a sense of personal vision at work. ↑ "Top 100 Music Hits, Top 100 Music Charts, Top 100 Songs & The Hot 100: Best of the 2000s – Billboard 200 Albums".Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on 2 November 2010. Australian Recording Industry Association. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005 Albums".Archived from the original on 9 November 2010. ↑ "Usher R&B/Hip-Hop Chart Albums History".↑ "Usher Billboard 200 Chart History".Archived from the original on 21 October 2010. ![]() ↑ "Usher discography in United Kingdom".↑ " – Usher – 8701" Archived at the Wayback Machine.Archived from the original on 6 October 2010. ↑ " – Chartverfolgung – Usher – 8701" Archived at the Wayback Machine (in German).Archived from the original on 7 November 2010. ↑ "Usher Canadian Albums Chart History".↑ "Usher – 8701 – austriancharts.at" (in German).Review: 8701 Archived at the Wayback Machine. Kevin Guarnieri – Engineer, Assistant EngineerĬhart positions Chart (2001)Ĭertifications Countryĭecade-end charts Chart (2000–2009).Producer, Instrumentation – Bryan-Michael Cox.Usher Raymond, Babyface, Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox, Christopher Wallace, Osten Harvey, Roger Troutman Usher Raymond, Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox ![]() Usher Raymond, James Harris III, Terry Lewis Many liked Usher's "matured voice" and the instruments Usher used to record the songs. The album was given positive reviews from music critics. In Australia, it was certified 2x Platinum and Platinum by the BPI. It reached number one on the UK Albums Chart and the Canadian Albums Chart. It was certified 4x Platinum by the RIAA. The album has sold over 8,000,000 copies worldwide. It has sold 4,700,000 copies in the United States. The album debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 chart. It was released by Arista Records on August 7, 2001. ![]() 8701 is the third studio album by American singer Usher.
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