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Professional ratings
Review scores
Source
Rating
Allmusic
[1]
Entertainment WeeklyJMIMINUI
(C-)[2]
Yahoo! Music
(favorable)[3]
The album peaked at #167 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and reached #25 on the R&B Albums chart.[4]
Billy Johnson Jr. of Yahoo! Music called the debut album "an enjoyable ride."[3] Anderson Jones of Entertainment Weekly in a less than enthusiastic review of the album called the songs "sophomoric" and "remarkably dull."[2]
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| Track listing | |
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No.
Title
Lyrics
Music
Length
1.
"I'll Make It Right"
Benbow, Evans, Griffin, Lee, Saxon
Sean "Puffy" Combs, Alex Richbourg
4:50
2.
"Interlude 1"
Evans, Raymond, Thompson
Carl "Chucky" Thompson
0:40
3.
"Can U Get wit It"
Swing
DeVante Swing
4:56
4.
"Think of You"
Evans, Jones, Raymond, Thompson
Sean "Puffy" Combs, Carl "Chucky" Thompson
3:48
5.
"Crazy"
Morgan
Brian Alexander Morgan
5:14
6.
"Slow Love"
Brown, Lee
Al B. Sure!
4:57
7.
"The Many Ways"
Brown, Hall
Dave "Jam" Hall
5:43
8.
"I'll Show You Love"
Bobbit, Brown, Evans, Howell, Richbourg, South,
Wesley
Sean "Puffy" Combs, Alex Richbourg
4:43
9.
"Interlude 2 (Can't Stop)"
Evans, Raymond, Thompson
Sean "Puffy" Combs, Carl "Chucky" Thompson
2:42
10.
"Love Was Here"
Brown, Griffin
Al B. Sure!, Kiyamma Griffin
5:37
11.
"Whispers"
Pearson, Swing
Darryl Pearson, DeVante Swing
5:15
12.
"You Took My Heart"
Corbett, Ferrell, Jones, Raymond, Tonge
Edward "Eddie F" Ferrell
5:10
13.
"Smile Again"
Evans, Hollister, Middleton
Sean "Puffy" Combs, Herb Middleton
4:38
14.
"Final Goodbye"
Chambers, Corbett, Hall, Norris
Dave "Jam" Hall
5:00
Sample credits
"Think of You" contains a sample of "Tidal Wave" as performed by Ronnie Laws.[5]
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| Album | |
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Chart (1994)[4]
Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200
167
U.S. Heatseekers
4
U.S. R&B Albums
25
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| Singles | |
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Year
Single
Peak chart positions[6]
U.S. Billboard Hot 100
U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales
U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks
1994
"Can U Get wit It"
59
—
13
1995
"Think of You"
58
23
8
"The Many Ways"
—
—
42
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
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| Personnel | |
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Information taken from Allmusic.[7]
assistant engineering – Daniel Beroff
drums – Alexander Richbourg
engineering – Al B. Sure!, Charles "Prince Charles" Alexander, Bob Brockman, Larry Funk, Gerhard Joost, Tony Maserati, Brian Alexander Morgan, Nasheim Myrick, Rob Paustian
executive production – Sean "Puffy" Combs, L.A. Reid
guitar – Darryl Pearson
keyboards – Herb Middleton
mixing – Charles "Prince Charles" Alexander, Bob Brockman, Sean "Puffy" Combs, David Dachinger, DeVante Swing, Rob Paustian, John Shrive
multi-instruments – DeVante Swing, Brian Alexander Morgan, Tim Mosley, Darryl Pearson
photography – Michael Benabib
production – Al B. Sure!, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Ward Corbett, DeVante Swing, Edward "Eddie F" Ferrell, Kiyamma Griffin, Dave Hall, Isaiah Lee, Brian Alexander Morgan, Darryl Pearson, Alexander Richbourg
songwriting – Ward Corbett
vocals – Usher
vocals (background) – Darren Benbow, Mary Brown, Faith Evans, Dave Hollister, Crystal Johnson, Darryl Pearson, Laquentis Saxon, Usher, Levar "Lil' Tone" Wilson
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| Notes | |
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^ "allmusic ((( Usher > Overview )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r203803. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
^ a b Jones, Anderson (1994-09-30). "Usher – Music – EW.com". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,303918,00.html. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
^ a b Johnson Jr., Billy (1994-08-30). "Usher Reviews on Yahoo! Music". Yahoo! Music. http://ca.music.yahoo.com/read/review/12054055. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
^ a b "allmusic ((( Usher > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r203803/charts-awards/billboard-album. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
^ "Rap Sample FAQ - Quick FAQ Search: Usher". The-Breaks.com. http://the-breaks.com/search.php?term=Usher&type=6. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
^ "allmusic ((( Usher > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r203803/charts-awards/billboard-single. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
^ "allmusic ((( Usher > Credits )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r203803/credits. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
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| External links | |
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"Pop Ya Collar" · "U Remind Me" · "U Got It Bad" · "U Don't Have to Call" · "U-Turn"
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"Yeah!" · "Burn" · "Confessions Part II" · "My Boo" · "Caught Up"
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