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| Track listing | 1. Intro 2. Yeah - Usher & Lil' Jon/Ludacris 3. Throwback 4. Confessions 5. Confessions (part 2) 6. Burn 7. Caught Up 8. Superstar (interlude) 9. Superstar 10. Truth Hurts 11. Simple Things 12. Bad Girl 13. That's What It's Made For 14. Can U Handle It 15. Do It To Me 16. Take Your Hand 17. Follow Me 18. My Boo - Usher & Alicia Keys 19. Red Light 20. Seduction 21. Confessions (part 2 remix) - Usher & Shyne/Kanye West/Twista
| | Details | | Number of CDs: | 1 | | Producer: | James Lackey | | Recording type: | Studio | | Distributor: | Sony BMG/Arvato Services | | Recording mode: | Stereo |
| | Album notes | Full performer name: Usher - The Glamorous Life Usher.This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.Personnel: Usher (vocals); Ludacris, Lil Jon (rap vocals); Thicke, Rich Harrison (various instruments); Bobby Ross Avila (guitar, piano, Wurlitzer piano, keyboards, Moog synthesizer, programming, vinyl scratches); Daniel Marino (guitar); James Wright (Wurlitzer piano, bass); Jimmy Jam (Fender Rhodes piano); Larry Cox, L-Roc (keyboards); LaMarquis Jefferson (bass); IZ (drums, percussion, vinyl scratches); Sean Garrett, Darcy Aldridge, Paula Patton (background vocals).Producers include: Just Blaze, Valdez Brantley, Jonathan "Lil Jon" Smith, Usher raymond, James Lackey.Personnel include: Usher - The Glamorous Life Usher (vocals); Alicia Keys (vocals); Kanye West, Lil Jon, Ludacris, Shyne, Twista (rap vocals); IZ (drums, percussion).Producers: Lil Jon; Jermaine Dupri; Just Blaze; Bryan-Michael Cox.Recording information: Lacococo, Alpharetta, GA; Circle House, Miami, Florida; The Village Recorder, Los Angeles, California.Usher has been a symbol of tender sexuality ever since he shifted from teenage sensation to soulful superstar. He's breathtakingly good at what he does; possessing that undefinable essence known to a select few soul crooners (Al Green, D'Angelo, etc.) who radiate sensuality through song, Usher has reached an apex on the sultry CONFESSIONS, his fifth studio album.After the obligatory intro, Lil Jon kicks in with his exhortations on the catchy, dance-floor-ready single "Yeah." Usher follows that up with the sublimely sweet "Throwback," a torch song with a fantastic Motown hook. On "Confessions Part II," he exposes his most vulnerable side when admitting to his lover that he's fathered a child with another woman. Exemplifying his versatility, Usher follows the standard pop ballad "Simple Things" with the guitar-riff-driven "Bad Girl," somewhere between 1970s funk and '80s Prince. CONFESSIONS is the sound of an R&B luminary at the top of his game.
| | Editorial reviews | 3 stars out of 5 - [Songs such as 'Yeah' create] sensual panic by combining Usher's jumpy attacks with [Lil Jon's] sublime, frayed beats.Entertainment Weekly (3/26/04, p.72) - The vocalist reveals his new-found maturity by opening with the grittiest song he's ever done....The ensuing track glides smoothly between club-friendly hip-hop soul and ballads. - Grade: B+pQ (p.107) - 3 stars out of 5 - [H]e's a fully grown R&B sensation....[With] addictive R&B hooks and all-dancin', all-lovin' subject matter boosted with hot production tweaks. Rolling Stone (04/15/2004)
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