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Usher (album)

Field	Value
name	Usher
type	studio
artist	Usher
cover	Usher - Usher.png
released	August 30, 1994
recorded	1993–1994
genre	R&B
length	63:13
label
producer
next_title	My Way
next_year	1997
misc	{{Singles
name	Usher
type	studio
single1	Can U Get wit It
single1date	July 1, 1994
single2	Think of You
single2date	November 10, 1994
single3	The Many Ways
single3date	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.

Critical reception

Billy Johnson Jr. of Yahoo! Music called the debut album "an enjoyable ride." Anderson Jones of Entertainment Weekly in a negative review of the album called the songs "sophomoric" and "remarkably dull."

Commercial performance

Usher debuted at number 167 on the US Billboard 200 chart. The album has sold over 500,000 copies in the United States to date.

Track listing

Notes

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

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

Chart (1994)	Peak
position

Year-end charts

Chart (1995)	Position	US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)
89

References

"allmusic ((( Usher > Overview )))".
Jones, Anderson. (September 30, 1994). "''Usher'' – Music – EW.com".
Johnson Jr., Billy. (August 30, 1994). "Usher Reviews on Yahoo! Music". [[Yahoo! Music]].
"allmusic ((( Usher > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))".
"Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard.

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