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1994 studio album by Usher
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| Studio album by Usher | |
| Released | August 30, 1994 |
| Recorded | 1993–1994 |
| Genre | R&Bhip hop soulnew jack swing |
| Length | 63:13 |
| Label | LaFaceArista |
| Producer | Puff Daddy (also exec.)L.A. Reid (exec.)Al B. Sure!Chucky ThompsonDeVante SwingEdward "DJ Eddie F" FerrellKiyamma GriffinDave HallIsaiah LeeBrian Alexander MorganDarryl PearsonAlexander Richbourg |
| Usher chronology | |
| Usher(1994) My Way(1997) | |
| Singles from Usher | |
| "Can U Get wit It"Released: July 1, 1994 "Think of You"Released: November 10, 1994 "The Many Ways"Released: January 26, 1995 | |
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.
Professional ratings
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C−[2] |
Billy Johnson Jr. of Yahoo! Music called the debut album "an enjoyable ride."[3] Anderson Jones of Entertainment Weekly in a negative review of the album called the songs "sophomoric" and "remarkably dull."[2]
Commercial performance
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Usher debuted at number 167 on the US Billboard 200 chart.[4] The album has sold over 500,000 copies in the United States to date.
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.
| 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 |
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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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "allmusic ((( Usher > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Allmusic. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
- ^ "Usher Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
- ^ "Usher Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
- ^ "Usher Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
- ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved January 13, 2021.