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Usher has the reputation as a loverman, largely because he fits the bill so well. He looks good, his material is smooth and seductive, and he has a nice voice, even if he tends to favor melisma. This has been true throughout his career, and remains true on his third album, 8701, a classy, seductive affair masterminded by Usher, Jermaine Dupri, and Antonio "L.A." Reid. There's not much new here, but Usher does move further in both directions -- the ballads are lusher, the dance numbers hit a bit harder -- but not so much so that it's really noticeable. Overall, the record is probably his strongest yet, but he still suffers from a lack of really memorable material (the singles usually are pretty good, but the album tracks are filler) and a tendency to oversing. Because of these two things, 8701 is more mood music than anything else, and while it does work fairly well on that level, it's not memorable outside of that mood.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Usher Raymond, Composer - Usher Raymond, Lyricist - Usher, Performer
(P) 2001 Arista Records LLC
Jimmy Jam, Producer - Usher, Performer - John Frye, Recording Engineer - Terry Lewis, Producer - Edmund "Butter" Clement, Composer - Edmund "Butter" Clement, Lyricist - Edmund "Butter" Clement, Producer - Kevin Davis, Mixing Engineer - Anita McCloud, Composer - Anita McCloud, Lyricist - Mark Rains, Recording Engineer
(P) 2001 Arista Records LLC
P. Williams, Composer - P. Williams, Lyricist - D. Goss, Composer - D. Goss, Lyricist - Usher Featuring P. Diddy, Performer - The Neptunes, Producer
(P) 2001 Arista Records LLC
Usher Raymond, Composer - Usher Raymond, Lyricist - Jimmy Jam, Producer - Jimmy Jam, Arranger - Jimmy Jam, Performer - Usher, Performer - Terry Lewis, Composer - Terry Lewis, Lyricist - Terry Lewis, Producer - Terry Lewis, Arranger - Terry Lewis, Performer - Steve Hodge, Recording Engineer - Steve Hodge, Mixing Engineer - James Harris III, Composer - James Harris III, Lyricist - J. Wright, Composer - J. Wright, Lyricist - Dave Barry, Acoustic Baritone Guitar
(P) 2001 Arista Records LLC
Usher Raymond, Composer - Usher Raymond, Lyricist - William Odum, Guitar - Usher, Performer - JD, Mixing Engineer - Jermaine Dupri, Composer - Jermaine Dupri, Lyricist - Jermaine Dupri, Producer - Phil Tan, Mixing Engineer - Bryan-Michael Cox, Composer - Bryan-Michael Cox, Lyricist - Brian Frye, Recording Engineer
(P) 2001 Arista Records LLC
Babyface, Composer - Babyface, Lyricist - Babyface, Producer - Babyface, Performer - Bryan-Michael Cox, Composer - Bryan-Michael Cox, Lyricist - Bryan-Michael Cox, Performer - Usher, Performer - Usher Raymond, Composer - Usher Raymond, Lyricist - Jermaine Dupri, Composer - Jermaine Dupri, Lyricist - Jermaine Dupri, Producer - Jermaine Dupri, Performer - Jermaine Dupri, Vocal - Phil Tan, Mixing Engineer - JD, Mixing Engineer - Paul Boutin, Recording Engineer - Sheree Ford-Payne, Background Vocal
(P) 2001 Arista Records LLC
Usher Raymond, Composer - Usher Raymond, Lyricist - Usher, Performer - JD, Mixing Engineer - Jermaine Dupri, Composer - Jermaine Dupri, Lyricist - Jermaine Dupri, Producer - Phil Tan, Mixing Engineer - Bryan-Michael Cox, Composer - Bryan-Michael Cox, Lyricist - Brian Frye, Recording Engineer
(P) 2001 Arista Records LLC
Supa Engineer "Duro", Mixing Engineer - Chad Hugo, Performer - Chad Hugo, Arranger - Usher Featuring Kelis, Performer - Pharrell Williams, Composer - Pharrell Williams, Lyricist - Pharrell Williams, Performer - Pharrell Williams, Arranger - The Neptunes, Producer - Brian Garten, Recording Engineer
(P) 2001 Arista Records LLC
Usher Raymond, Composer - Usher Raymond, Lyricist - Usher, Performer
(P) 2001 Arista Records LLC
Terry Lewis, Composer - Terry Lewis, Lyricist - Terry Lewis, Arranger - Terry Lewis, Producer - Terry Lewis, Performer - Usher, Performer - Usher Raymond, Composer - Usher Raymond, Lyricist - Steve Hodge, Recording Engineer - Steve Hodge, Mixing Engineer - Dave Rideau, Recording Engineer - Jimmy Jam, Arranger - Jimmy Jam, Producer - Jimmy Jam, Performer - James Harris III, Composer - James Harris III, Lyricist - James Wright, Keyboards - Alex Richbourg, Drum Programmer
(P) 2001 Arista Records LLC
Usher Raymond, Composer - Usher Raymond, Lyricist - Bria Fuentes, Background Vocal - Jimmy Jam, Arranger - Jimmy Jam, Producer - Jimmy Jam, Performer - Usher, Performer - Terry Lewis, Composer - Terry Lewis, Lyricist - Terry Lewis, Arranger - Terry Lewis, Producer - Terry Lewis, Performer - Steve Hodge, Recording Engineer - Steve Hodge, Mixing Engineer - James Harris III, Composer - James Harris III, Lyricist - J. Wright, Composer - J. Wright, Lyricist
(P) 2001 Arista Records LLC
Mike City, Producer - Usher Raymond, Background Vocal - Usher, Performer - M. Flowers, Composer - M. Flowers, Lyricist - Tajuanna Ford, Background Vocal - Phil Tan, Recording Engineer - Phil Tan, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2001 Arista Records LLC
Usher Raymond, Composer - Usher Raymond, Lyricist - Usher, Performer - Jermaine Dupri, Composer - Jermaine Dupri, Lyricist - Bryan-Michael Cox, Composer - Bryan-Michael Cox, Lyricist
(P) 2001 Arista Records LLC
John Horesco IV, 2nd Engineer - Bryan-Michael Cox, Composer - Bryan-Michael Cox, Lyricist - Bryan-Michael Cox, Co-Producer - Brian Frye, Recording Engineer - Usher, Performer - Usher Raymond, Composer - Usher Raymond, Lyricist - Jermaine Dupri, Composer - Jermaine Dupri, Lyricist - Jermaine Dupri, Producer - Jermaine Dupri, Vocal - Antranika Clack, 2nd Engineer - Phil Tan, Mixing Engineer - JD, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2001 Arista Records LLC
Robert L. Huggar, Composer - Robert L. Huggar, Lyricist - Usher, Performer - Usher Raymond, Composer - Usher Raymond, Lyricist - SoulShock, Mixing Engineer - SoulShock, Scratches - Kawan "KP" Prather, Composer - Kawan "KP" Prather, Lyricist - Kenneth Karlin, Composer - Kenneth Karlin, Lyricist - Soulshock & Karlin, Arranger - Soulshock & Karlin, Producer - Soulshock & Karlin, Performer - Manny Marroquin, Mixing Engineer - C. Schack, Composer - C. Schack, Lyricist - Bill Malina, Recording Engineer
(P) 2001 Arista Records LLC
Album review
Usher has the reputation as a loverman, largely because he fits the bill so well. He looks good, his material is smooth and seductive, and he has a nice voice, even if he tends to favor melisma. This has been true throughout his career, and remains true on his third album, 8701, a classy, seductive affair masterminded by Usher, Jermaine Dupri, and Antonio "L.A." Reid. There's not much new here, but Usher does move further in both directions -- the ballads are lusher, the dance numbers hit a bit harder -- but not so much so that it's really noticeable. Overall, the record is probably his strongest yet, but he still suffers from a lack of really memorable material (the singles usually are pretty good, but the album tracks are filler) and a tendency to oversing. Because of these two things, 8701 is more mood music than anything else, and while it does work fairly well on that level, it's not memorable outside of that mood.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:57:09
- Main artists: Usher
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Arista
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
(P) 2001 Arista Records
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