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    8701 (Bonus Videos)

    01/01/2003

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    All Music Guide Review

    Usher has the reputation as a loverman, largely because he fits the bill so well. He looks good, his material is smooth and seductive, and he has a nice voice, even if he tends to favor melisma. This has been true throughout his career, and remains true on his third album, 8701, a classy, seductive affair masterminded by Usher, Jermaine Dupri, and Antonio "L.A." Reid. There's not much new here, but Usher does move further in both directions -- the ballads are lusher, the dance numbers hit a bit harder -- but not so much so that it's really noticeable. Overall, the record is probably his strongest yet, but he still suffers from a lack of really memorable material (the singles are usually pretty good, but the album tracks are filler) and a tendency to oversing. Because of these two things, 8701 is more mood music than anything else, and while it does work fairly well on that level, it's not memorable outside of that mood. [The album was also released in a bonus edition that included videos for "U Remind Me," "U Got It Bad," and "U Don't Have to Call," as well as a making-of feature, photo gallery, and Web links.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

    Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • 1
  • Intro-Lude 8701
  • 2
  • U Remind Me
  • 3
  • I Don't Know
  • 4
  • Twork It Out
  • 5
  • U Got It Bad
  • 6
  • If I Want To
  • 7
  • I Can't Let U Go
  • 8
  • U Don't Have to Call
  • 9
  • Without U (Interlude)
  • 10
  • Can U Help Me
  • 11
  • How Do I Say
  • 12
  • Hottest Thing
  • 13
  • Good Ol' Ghetto
  • 14
  • U-Turn
  • 15
  • U R the One
  • 16
  • U Remind Me (Multimedia Track)
  • 17
  • U Got It Bad (Multimedia Track)
  • 18
  • U Got It Bad (Soulpower Remix)(Multimedia Track)
  • 19
  • U Don't Have to Call (Multimedia Track)
  • 20
  • The Making of 8701
  • 21
  • Bio
  • 22
  • Photo Gallery
  • 23
  • Lyrics
  • 24
  • Weblinks

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    Credits

    • Soulshock
    • Scratching, Arranger, Instrumentation, Mixing, Producer
    • Usher Raymond
    • Vocals, Executive Producer, Producer, Vocals (Background)
    • Jermaine Dupri
    • Vocals, Executive Producer, Mixing, Producer, Performer
    • Jimmy Jam
    • Arranger, Vocal Arrangement, Producer, Instrumentation
    • Terry Lewis
    • Arranger, Vocal Arrangement, Instrumentation, Producer


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