Usher (album)

Usher is the eponymous debut studio album by American singer Usher. It was released on August 30, 1994, by LaFace Records. As executive producer, Sean "Puffy" Combs mostly did the production work on this album, as well as the additional production that were provided by Chucky Thompson, DeVante Swing and Al B. Sure!, among others. The album debuted at number 167 on the US Billboard 200. 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
Length63:13
LabelLaFace
Producer
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
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"
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"
  • Pearson
  • Swing
  • Pearson
  • Swing
5:15
12."You Took My Heart"
FerrellEddie F5:10
13."Smile Again"
Herb Middleton
  • Middleton
  • Combs
4:38
14."Final Goodbye"
HallHall5:00

Notes

  • ^[A] denotes co-producer

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]

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.
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