![]() ![]() Still, overall, "Looking" is a hit: The title track, which features Luke Steele of Empire of the Sun, is amazing Rick Ross adds to the greatness of "Lemme See " and "Lessons for the Lover" is Usher doing R&B like it should be done. The producers on the album range from Pharrell to will.i.am, though Jermaine Durpri, the mastermind behind much of "8701" and "Confessions," is missing. Still, those songs don't come close to "Yeah!" or even "Without You" with David Guetta. Usher sounds better on "Numb" and "Euphoria," both written and produced by Swedish Mafia House and Klas Ahlund, the main producer behind Swedish dance singer Robyn. It's flavorless and generic - words normally not used to describe Usher's music. Like many of Chris Brown's Euro-flavored jams, this one could easily be performed by another act. Usher's 14-track set is a multi-genre affair: There are mid-tempo grooves such as "Show Me," as well as bedroom R&B ("Dive"), rhythmic hip-hop ("Lemme See"), upbeat pop ("Twist") and electro-dance numbers ("Scream," "Numb," "Euphoria").īut the be-all-things-to-all-people approach doesn't always work: "Scream," the current single produced by Max Martin, is like everything else on top 40 radio. Raymond," lackluster albums saved by a few sterling songs. But the overall entertaining "Looking 4 Myself" is his best attempt at making magical music after "Here I Stand" and "Raymond v. It was released on September 16, 1997, by LaFace Records in North America. These days, Usher still racks up hit singles - "OMG," "Love In This Club" to name a few - but he hasn't produced an album as brilliant since.Īnd he still hasn't. My Way is the second studio album by American singer Usher. Although it's nearly impossible to follow an album like that with something even better, he did with "Confessions": The 2004 blockbuster was his superstar-making album and still ranks as one of the top 10 best-selling discs ever. ![]() He kicked off the new millennium with "8701," an album full of R&B gems that became enduring staples. “I.F.U.” - a bonus track that stands for “I’m freaking you” - has a dope beat, Usher’s falsetto and hand claps that mirror Rihanna’s “Birthday Cake.” So if U Got it Bad, or ready to sign them. In the past decade, Usher, along with Justin Timberlake and Beyoncé, was part of an elite group of pop acts who released back-to-back albums that were epic and masterful. I'm QB for Culturalist Theory and in this video, we will rank Usher's albums from worst to best.
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