While I consider this album a classic, I'll be the first to admit I have a few songs that just don't hit the mark for me, and while I like the production, 'Caught Up' has a tendency to fall short when compared to some of the other songs. It's still catchy and enjoyable, but if I feel the need to skip a song or two on this album, this is likely one of them. The lyrics here sound like 2004, or in reality, 1998, as Usher sings 'my homies say, this girl is cramping my style', which makes the song sound a bit more dated than it was, but regardless, when these lyrics are delivered by Usher, you just sit back and sing along, no matter how silly it sounds. When we reach the interlude for 'Superstar', it's almost as if we've gotten all the filler out of the way, because the album is simply flawless from here on. That's the strange part about this album. Production – Al B.The singles were perfectly fit into the story of the album, but they still felt like filler.Multi-instruments – DeVante Swing, Brian Alexander Morgan, Tim Mosley, Darryl Pearson.Mixing – Charles 'Prince Charles' Alexander, Bob Brockman, Sean 'Puffy' Combs, David Dachinger, DeVante Swing, Rob Paustian, John Shrive.Executive production – Sean 'Puffy' Combs, L.A.Sure!, Charles 'Prince Charles' Alexander, Bob Brockman, Larry Funk, Gerhard Joost, Tony Maserati, Brian Alexander Morgan, Nasheim Myrick, Rob Paustian The album has sold over 200,000 copies in the United States to date. Usher debuted at number 167 on the US Billboard 200 chart. of Yahoo! Music called the debut album 'an enjoyable ride.' Anderson Jones of Entertainment Weekly in a less-than-enthusiastic review of the album called the songs 'sophomoric' and 'remarkably dull.' Commercial performance The release of the album was accompanied by the support of three singles: ' Can U Get wit It', ' Think of You' and ' The Many Ways'.Ĭritical reception Professional ratings Aggregate scoresīilly Johnson Jr. Despite it underperforming on charts, debuting at number 167 on the US Billboard 200, the album did reach number 4 on the US Heatseekers Albums Chart. As executive producer, Sean 'Puffy' Combs mostly handled production work on the album, as additional production were provided by Chucky Thompson, DeVante Swing and Al B.

It was released on August 30, 1994, by LaFace Records and Arista Records. Usher is the debut studio album by American singer Usher.

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