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8701
Studio album by Usher
Released August 7, 2001 (2001-08-07)
(Release history)
Recorded 2000–2001
Genre R&B, pop
Length 64:48
Label Arista
Producer The Neptunes, Jermaine Dupri, Babyface, Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs, Mike City, P. Diddy, Bryan Michael Cox, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
Usher chronology
My Way
(1997)		 8701
(2001)		 Confessions
(2004)
Alternative cover
Special edition cover
Singles from 8701
  1. "Pop Ya Collar"
    Released: February 12, 2001
  2. "U Remind Me"
    Released: May 19, 2001
  3. "U Got It Bad"
    Released: September 4, 2001
  4. "U Don't Have to Call"
    Released: January 12, 2002
  5. "U-Turn"
    Released: April 30, 2002

8701 is the third studio album by American R&B singer Usher, released by Arista Records on August 7, 2001, in North America. Recording sessions for the album took place during 2000 to 2001, and was handled by several producers including The Neptunes, Jermaine Dupri, Babyface, Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs, Mike City, P. Diddy, Bryan Michael Cox, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis.

The album debuted at number-four on the US Billboard 200 chart selling 210,000 copies. It has sold 4.7 million copies in the US and over 8 million worldwide; it received a 4× platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). 8701 received mostly positive reviews, with critics praising Usher's more mature and polished vocals. Billboard ranked the album number 63 on the Billboard 200 decade-end charts.

Contents

Background

The albums production was handled by The Neptunes,[1] Jermaine Dupri, Babyface, Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs, Mike City, P. Diddy, Bryan Michael Cox, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis.[2][3] It was recorded in Los Angeles, New York, Minneapolis and Atlanta.[1] The album's theme is based upon Usher's experience with relationships, Usher stated that the album's inspiration was derived from love and heartache. He also stated that it includes elements inspired by late motown artists, including Donny Hathaway, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and Michael Jackson.[4]

Usher had originally planned to release All About U (the album's original title) on October 31, 2000 but due to multiple tracks being leaked on the music service site Napster, it was delayed twice, from December 5 to July 17 the following year.[2] Songs leaked on Napster include; "T.T.P.", "U R the One" and the single "Pop Ya Collar" — were available for download on Napster on March 13, 2001.[2] He commented on the situation during the taping of the "mtvICON: Janet Jackson" special saying:

"After my music was released to Napster, I didn't think that was fair," "I didn't want that to be the way my record was remembered or the way I would present that to my fans."

Due to the circumstances Usher decided to head back to the studios to record new tracks, he stated that "It turned out a lot better" and he was more akin to the new tracks.[1] He stated that some of the tracks included on the latter album would not be on the new re-recorded one, now entitled 8701.[1] The album was eventually released on August 7, 2001.

The origin of the album's name was at first unknown, Usher's publicist claims that not even she knew why he had chosen it.[1] Fans first speculated that it was named after its release date (8/7/01), but Usher insisted that it was purely coincidental.[1] He stated that the name was named after something significant to him, and he would later announce the names true origin.[1] His spokesperson later revealed that the '87' part of the title refers to the year 1987, when Usher sang in public for the first time at his church in Atlanta, the '01' refers to the year 2001.[5]

Reception

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number-four on the US Billboard 200 Chart selling 210,000 copies in its first week.[6] After 18 weeks since the albums release, it had sold 1.94 million copies, and was predicted to be on pace to out-sell his previous effort, My Way which sold 1.32 million during the same period.[6] 8701 eventually sold 4.7 million copies in the United States, and received a 4× platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[7]

Internationally 8701 received similar success. The album topped the UK Albums Chart on August 21, 2001,[8] and debuted at number-one in Canada on the week ending August 25, 2001.[9] The album dominated charts in other territories, peaking inside the top-10 and 20 in several countries. 8701 was certified 2× platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) and platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). To date, the album has sold over 8 million copies worldwide.[10]

Critical response

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[11]
BBC Online favorable[12]
Blender 4/5 stars[13]
Entertainment Weekly B−[14]
NME (8/10)[15]
Q 2/5 stars[16]
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars[17]
Slant Magazine 3/5 stars[18]
Vibe 3/5 stars[19]
Yahoo! Music favorable[20]

8701 received positive reviews from most music critics.[16] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 67, based on 11 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[16] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic commented, "his material is smooth and seductive, and he has a nice voice, even if he tends to favor melisma... the ballads are lusher, the dance numbers hit a bit harder, but not so much so that it's really noticeable."[11] BBC Online's Christian Hopwood noted, "8701 sees Usher Raymond taking more control of the operation, developing his producing, singing and song writing skills to a new level. This record has had an army of producers working on it, and it is no wonder that this album sounds so polished and mature beyond his years."[12] Kathryn McGuire of Rolling Stone commented that "his velvety voice and sky-high tolerance for crooning about girls - girls up in the club, girls from the old neighborhood, non-English-speaking girls, girls he's better off without - are on full display, making 8701 likely to resonate with the same crowd his single 'Nice and Slow' wooed three years ago. Amid all the playboy pouting and preening, Usher's vocals are impressively adaptable, lacing brash beats from the Neptunes and sophisticated ballads from hitmakers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis with equal dexterity. Hip-hop bounce merchant Jermaine Dupri's tracks inspire Usher's best moments, though: The freaky groove of 'Good Ol' Ghetto' moves our man to flex some Bone Thugs-esque rap-singing, while the rough riffs of 'I Can't Let U Go' spark a fresh, clipped chorus. Still, despite Usher's radio-safe reserve, 8701's wispy slow jams and booming club cuts strike a sweet nerve."[17]

Track listing

US edition
No. Title Writer(s) Producer Length
1. "Intro-Lude 8701"   Usher Raymond   0:44
2. "U Remind Me"   Anita McCloud, Edmund "Butler" Clement Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis 4:26
3. "I Don't Know" (featuring P. Diddy) Pharrell Williams, Daryton Goss The Neptunes 4:26
4. "Twork It Out"   Usher Raymond, James Harris III, Terry Lewis Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis 4:42
5. "U Got It Bad"   Usher Raymond, Jermaine Dupri, Brian-Michael Cox Jermaine Dupri 4:07
6. "If I Want To"   Usher Raymond, Babyface, Jermaine Dupri, Brian-Michael Cox, Christopher Wallace, Osten Harvey, Roger Troutman Bryan-Michael Cox 3:46
7. "I Can't Let U Go"   Usher Raymond, Jermaine Dupri, Brian-Michael Cox Bryan-Michael Cox 3:28
8. "U Don't Have to Call"   Pharrell Williams The Neptunes 4:29
9. "Without U (Interlude)"   Usher Raymond   0:53
10. "Can U Help Me"   Usher Raymond, James Harris III, Terry Lewis Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis 5:35
11. "How Do I Say"   Usher Raymond, James Harris III, Terry Lewis Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis 5:39
12. "Hottest Thing"   Michael Flowers Mike City 3:49
13. "Good Ol' Ghetto"   Usher Raymond, Jermaine Dupri, Brian-Michael Cox Jermaine Dupri 4:00
14. "U-Turn"   Usher Raymond, Jermaine Dupri, Brian-Michael Cox Jermaine Dupri 3:09
15. "U R the One"     Soulshock & Karlin 3:55

Personnel

Credits for 8701 adapted from Allmusic.[22]

  • David Ashton – Assistant engineer
  • Producer, Instrumentation – Bryan-Michael Cox
  • Brian Garten – Engineer
  • Kevin Guarnieri – Engineer, Assistant Engineer
  • Performer – Puff Daddy
  • David Rideau – Engineer
  • Usher – Vocals

Charts

Chart positions

Chart (2001) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[23] 7
Austrian Albums Chart[24] 47
Belgium Albums Chart (Flanders)[25] 14
Belgium Albums Chart (Wallonia)[25] 4
Canadian Albums Chart[9] 1
Danish Albums Chart[26] 3
Dutch Albums Chart[27] 7
French Albums Chart[28] 14
German Albums Chart[29] 7
Irish Albums Chart[30] 9
New Zealand Albums Chart[31] 8
Norwegian Albums Chart[32] 10
Swedish Albums Chart[33] 28
Swiss Albums Chart[34] 10
UK Albums Chart[8] 1
US Billboard 200[35] 4
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[36] 3

Certifications

Country Provider Certification
Australia ARIA 2× Platinum[37]
United Kingdom BPI Platinum[38]
United States RIAA 4× Platinum[39]

Decade-end charts

Chart (2000–2009) Position
US Billboard 200[40] 63

Chart precession and succession

Preceded by
The Invisible Band by Travis		 UK Albums Chart number-one album
July 21–27, 2001		 Succeeded by
Survivor by Destiny's Child

Release history

Region Date
United Kingdom[41] July 30, 2001
Germany[42]
United States[43] August 7, 2001
Canada[44]

References

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