Favorite Songs: ‘Superstar,’ ‘Confessions 1&2,’ ‘That’s What’s It’s Made For,’ ‘Seduction,’ ‘Truth Hurts,’ ‘Throwback’ and ‘Can U Handle It?’ #Usher.
One of my favorite R&B albums of all time. Twitter user wrote, “This album hits even now than it did 17 years ago. 7, 2008, the album was certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), meaning over 10 million units were sold worldwide.įans are taking to social media to remember what many have called the greatest R&B album of all time. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart and won a Grammy award for Best Contemporary R&B Album. The critically acclaimed project featured several hit songs, including “Burn,” “Superstar,” “My Boo,” “Bad Girl,” “Confessions,” “Caught Up.” and “Yeah!,” with the latter track becoming the biggest hit of Usher’s career, topping the Billboard Hot 100 chart for twelve consecutive weeks.Ĭonfessions peaked at No. Needless to say, the time is right for the phrase "just another" to be banned from use when discussing him.Today (March 23) marks the 17th anniversary of the release of Usher’s fourth studio album Confessions. Numerous chart hits have spun off each of his albums. Recording sessions for the album took place during 2003 to 2004, with its production handled by his longtime collaborator Jermaine Dupri, along with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and Lil Jon, among others. It was released on March 23, 2004, by Arista Records.
Another pair - the upbeat "Caught Up" and the aptly titled "Burn" - also rate as some of the vocalist's best moments yet. Confessions is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Usher. A small batch of Jam & Lewis productions, including the effortlessly gliding "Truth Hurts," continue to help raise Usher's loverman stock. The following "Throwback," produced by Just Blaze, sounds like it was made for the sole purpose of trailing Alicia Keys' "You Don't Know My Name." Like that hit, "Throwback"'s sensitively treated soul sample provides a nostalgic tint that complements the wistful, regret-filled tone of the lyrics. "Yeah!"'s crunk-meets-R&B foundation, featuring an instantly addictive eight-note keyboard vamp and one of Usher's most muscular turns, is so absorbing that Ludacris' 1500th guest verse floats by with little notice.
On the other side of the coin, the smartest move Usher makes here is in allowing the Lil Jon-produced "Yeah!" to take its rightful place as the only club track any attempt at doing something stylistically similar would've failed miserably in its presence. At an hour in duration, it could be stripped of five songs and be far more powerful, especially since no one would have to do any wading to get to the meaty parts. Confessions' most detracting factor is its length.
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