![]() ![]() He has nine Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles (all as a lead artist) and 18 Hot 100 top-ten singles. With over 100 million total records sold worldwide, he is one of the best selling music artists of all time. Usher has sold more than 23 million albums in the United States alone and over 65 million albums worldwide. His music has been released on the LaFace, Arista, Jive and RCA record labels. "One Day You'll Be Mine" contains a sample of " Footsteps in the Dark" by The Isley Brothers.Ĭredits are adapted from Allmusic and album's liner notes.American singer Usher has released eight studio albums, ten compilation albums, eight extended plays, and 80 singles (including 19 as a featured artist)."Come Back" contains a sample of " Woman to Woman" by Joe Cocker."You Make Me Wanna." (Tuff & Jam Dance Mix) "You Make Me Wanna." (Extended Version)Īustralian & New Zealand Tour Edition Bonus Disc Usher – Live As of 2002, it has sold six million copies in the United States and seven million copies worldwide. It has since been certified six times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over six million copies in the United States. ![]() My Way peaked at number four on the Billboard 200, and spent seventy-nine weeks on that chart. The album rose to number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums on Januit topped the chart for three consecutive weeks, and remained on the chart for a total of seventy-five weeks. It entered the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums at number four on that same week. My Way debuted at number 15 on the US Billboard 200 chart dated October 4, 1997, selling 66,000 copies in its first week in the United States. credited the album for Usher's breakthrough into the music industry, and lauded the production of the three singles. Template:Sfn Yahoo! Music's Billy Johnson Jr. Keith Harris, writing in The Rolling Stone Album Guide (2004), gave it three-and-a-half stars and said that, although Dupri's combination of hi-hat hits, acoustic-guitar arpeggios, and occasional guest raps from him and Lil Kim can inhibit the album, My Way was the work of a significant, enterprising artist. In a 2002 review, Q magazine also gave it four stars and wrote that it established Usher's reputation as a young and skillful performer of R&B slow jams. In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave My Way four out of five stars and praised Usher's vocal restraint, but noted inconsistency in quality. He gave My Way a one-star honorable mention, indicating "a worthy effort consumers attuned to its overriding aesthetic or individual vision may well like." In a negative review for Rolling Stone, David Fricke felt that the album has too many downtempo songs, and criticized the writing and production quality. Robert Christgau, writing in The Village Voice, cited "Just Like Me" and "You Make We Wanna." as highlights, and quipped that Usher was "the sweetest nonvirgin a mama could ask". Hunter from Vibe said that Usher is sensual through his mild and gentle tone and tasteful, refined lyrics. In a contemporary review, The Source magazine said with My Way, "Usher proves that he's aiming to become more than just R&B music's best kept secret". My Way became Usher's breakthrough album and earned him a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for "You Make Me Wanna.". It was certified six times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album also reached number four on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and eventually topped the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for three weeks. With most of the album production by Babyface and Dupri, the album became a commercial success, debuting at number 15 on the Billboard 200 and peaking at number four. The album was supported by three singles, all platinum-selling: " Nice & Slow", " My Way", and " You Make Me Wanna.". The album features guest appearances from Monica, Jermaine Dupri, and Lil' Kim. It was released on September 16, 1997, by LaFace Records in North America. My Way is the second studio album by American singer Usher. ![]()
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