12/9/2023 0 Comments Usher albums 2003![]() ![]() For instance, "Burn" which it has built around the situation where Usher's two-year relationship with Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas from an American R&B-hip hop girl group TLC has almost ended. Several of the songs in this album were conceptually based on a situation. I've got a lot of things and stuff built in me that I just want to let go of." He wrote more songs than he contributed to his previous album. He named the album Confessions because he felt it is his most personal record to date: "All of us have our Pandora's boxes or skeletons in our closets. The more they know about you, the more they feel like they're there with you." Primarily because of its personal content, Usher said that this is his chance to be real. Friend and former A&R rep named Kawan "KP" Prather thought the album would let the public know Usher personally, as Kawan "KP" Prather speaks, "The music has never been the question, but people tend to buy into the artist. One of Usher's first steps of recording Confessions was deciding to reveal "his own little secrets". Diddy and The Neptunes during one of those sessions but were not released. Eventually, the team was able to produce songs like "Red Light" and "Yeah!". He went on recording a few more tracks with help from fellow Atlantian's Lil Jon and Ludacris. ![]() Reid, who listened to the record however, they thought something was missing in it, "You know what, there's like one or two more records that we just gotta get." Usher was displeased with the decision he felt returning to the studio was the hardest part and needed to re-motivate himself. Initially, he submitted the album to his record label, Arista. With forty recorded songs, Usher felt the album had already been completed. The album features productions by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Just Blaze, R. You gotta look for something different." Dupri also invited his frequent collaborator Bryan-Michael Cox. In spite of his vision, Usher stated, "With this album I chose some new producers who I figured would definitely allow me to really articulate myself in a different way . Production began between Usher and Jermaine Dupri, who produced his last two albums, My Way (1997) and 8701 (2001). When he began recording Confessions in 2003, Usher claimed he did not want to work with any new producers. Confessions has been certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and, as of 2016, has sold over 11 million copies in the US and over 20 million copies worldwide. It was also exemplary of urban music's commercial peak and dominance of the Billboard charts in 2004. ![]() With over eight million copies sold in 2004, the album's commercial success was viewed as a sign of recovering album sales in the US, following three years of decline. The album has been regarded by music writers as Usher's greatest work, and according to Billboard, is the second best-selling album of the 2000s decade in the United States. Despite some mixed criticism towards its lyrical substance, Confessions received mostly positive reviews and earned Usher several awards including the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album. To begin strategizing of boosting its sales amid threats of bootlegging, the special edition for the album was issued, which includes the hit single, "My Boo" a duet with Alicia Keys. Its continued success was bolstered by its four chart-topping singles. The album became an instant commercial success in the United States, selling 1.1 million copies in its first week.
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