Usher – 8701 (2003) [DVD-AUDIO ISO]

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 usually are 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.

Tracklist:
01. Intro-Lude 8701
02. U Remind Me
03. I Don’t Know
04. Twork It Out
05. U Got It Bad
06. If I Want To
07. I Can’t Let U Go
08. U Don’t Have to Call
09. 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
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01. U Remind Me (Multimedia Track)
02. U Got It Bad (Multimedia Track)
03. U Got It Bad (Soulpower Remix)(Multimedia Track)
04. U Don’t Have to Call (Multimedia Track)
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