Usher

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Usher
Studio album by Usher
Released	August 30, 1994
Recorded	1993-1994
Genre	R&B
Length	1:03:15
Label	LaFace/Arista
Producer	Sean "Puffy" Combs, Chucky Thompson, Eddie F, DeVante Swing, Dave Hall
Professional reviews
Allmusic link Entertainment Weekly (C-) link Yahoo! Music (favorable) link
Usher chronology
Usher (1994) My Way (1997)
Singles from Usher
"Can U Get Wit It" Released: August 1, 1994 "Think of You" Released: January 30, 1995 "The Many Ways" Released: June 30, 1995

Usher is the debut studio album by American singer Usher, released by LaFace and Arista Records on August 30, 1994 (see 1994 in music) in North America.

Usher co-wrote four out of the fourteen songs on the album with distinctive sound vocally with Faith Evans contributing to many of the tracks' background vocals. It debuted at number one hundred and sixty-seven on the Billboard 200 and twenty-five on the U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart, selling only 30,000 copies in total domestically, becoming Usher's lowest album sales to date. It spawned three singles with "The Many Ways", "Think of You", and "Can U Get Wit It".

Track listing

1. "I'll Make It Right" (Alex Richbourg) – 4:50
2. "Interlude 1" (Carl "Chucky" Thompson) – 0:39
3. "Can U Get Wit It" (Devante Swing) – 4:45
4. "Think of You" (Carl "Chucky Thompson) – 3:49
5. "Crazy" (Brian Alexander Morgan) – 5:15
6. "Slow Love" (Albert Brown, Isaiah Lee) – 4:58
7. "The Many Ways" (Albert Brown, Dave Hall) – 5:43
8. "I'll Show You Love" (Alex Richbourg, Charles Bobbitt, Fred Wesley & James Brown) – 4:43
9. "Interlude 2 (Can't Stop)" (Carl "Chucky" Thompson) – 2:42
10. "Love Was Here" (Albert Brown & Kiyamma Griffin) – 5:37
11. "Whispers" (Darryl Pearson & Devante Swing) – 5:17
12. "You Took My Heart" (Edward Ferrell & Kenneth Tonge) – 5:12
13. "Smile Again" (Herb Middleton) – 4:37
14. "Final Goodbye" (Dave Hall) – 5:00

Credits and personnel

Musicians

• Kenneth Crouch - piano
• Darryl Pearson - guitar
• Alexander Richbourg - drums
• Herb Middleton - keyboard
• Charles "Prince Charles" Alexander, Bob Brockman, Sean "Puffy" Combs, David Dachinger, Rob Paustian, John Shrive, DeVante Swing - mixing

Production

• Vocal assistance: Darren Benbow, Mary Brown, Faith Evans, Dave Hollister, Crystal Johnson, Darryl Pearson, Laquentis Saxon, Usher, Levar Wilson
• Photography: http://www.michaelbenabib.com lMichael Benabib],

Charts

• These are the peak positions from chart providers.

References

External links

• Usherworld.com — official site