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1994 studio album by Usher
Usher is the debut
studio album by American singer
Usher , 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 was provided by
Chucky Thompson ,
DeVante Swing and
Al B. Sure! , among others. Despite underperforming on the charts, debuting at number 167 on the US
Billboard 200 , the album reached number 4 on the
US Heatseekers Albums Chart . The songs "
Can U Get wit It ", "
Think of You " and "
The Many Ways " were released as
singles to support the album.
Critical reception
Billy Johnson Jr. of
Yahoo! Music called the debut album "an enjoyable ride."
[4] Anderson Jones of
Entertainment Weekly in a negative 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 500,000 copies in the United States to date.
Track listing
Title Lyrics Music Producer(s) 1. "I'll Make It Right"
Faith Evans Darren Benbow Kiyamma Griffin Isaiah Lee Laquentis Saxon
Alexander Richbourg 4:50 2. "Interlude 1"
Chucky Thompson Thompson 0:40 3. "
Can U Get wit It "
DeVante Swing Swing Swing/Timbaland 4:56 4. "
Think of You " Thompson 3:48 5. "Crazy"
Brian Alexander Morgan Morgan Morgan Herb Middleton Combs
[A] 5:14 6. "Slow Love" 4:57 7. "
The Many Ways " Hall 5:43 8. "I'll Show You Love" Charles Bobbit James Brown Evans Joe Howell Richbourg Mark South Fred Wesley Richbourg 4:43 9. "Interlude 2 (Can't Stop)" Thompson 2:42 10. "Love Was Here" 5:37 11. "Whispers" 5:15 12. "You Took My Heart" Ferrell Eddie F 5:10 13. "Smile Again" Herb Middleton 4:38 14. "Final Goodbye" Hall Hall 5:00
Notes
Sample credits
"I'll Make It Right" contains a sample from "
Top Billin' " (1987) by
Audio Two .
"Slow Love" contains a sample from "
The Show " (1985) by
Doug E. Fresh .
"I'll Show You Love" contains a sample from "Blind Man Can See It" (1973) by
James Brown .
"Final Goodbye" contains a sample from "Nobody Beats the Biz" (1988) by
Biz Markie .
Personnel
Information taken from
Allmusic .
[6]
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
Background vocals – Darren Benbow,
Mary Brown ,
Faith Evans ,
Dave Hollister ,
Crystal Johnson , Darryl Pearson, Laquentis Saxon, Usher, Levar "Lil' Tone" Wilson
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
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"Usher - Usher" . Album of The Year .
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"allmusic ((( Usher > Overview )))" .
AllMusic . Retrieved March 15, 2011 .
^
a
b Jones, Anderson (September 30, 1994).
"Usher – Music – EW.com" .
Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved March 15, 2011 .
^
a
b 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 .
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"allmusic ((( Usher > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))" . Allmusic . Retrieved March 15, 2011 .
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"allmusic ((( Usher > Credits )))" . Allmusic . Retrieved March 15, 2011 .
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"Usher Chart History (Billboard 200)" .
Billboard . Retrieved July 7, 2020.
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"Usher Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved July 7, 2020.
^
"Usher Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved July 7, 2020.
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"Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1995" . Billboard . Retrieved January 13, 2021 .
External links
Studio albums Live albums Extended plays Concerts and tours Related