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After Usher Raymond was spotted by a LaFace record executive at a talent show in his hometown of Atlanta, it took no time for his career to take off. The 14-year-old auditioned for LaFace co-founder L.A. Reid, who signed the gospel choir boy to a recording contract. Raymond was introduced to the world simply as "Usher," and released his debut album of the same… Read more in Amazon's Usher Store

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1. Intro Usher 0:46 �0.89

2. Yeah! Usher Featuring Lil' Jon & Ludacris 4:10 �0.89

3. Throwback Usher 4:01 �0.89

4. Confessions (Interlude) Usher 1:15 �0.89

5. Confessions Part II Usher 3:49 �0.89

6. Burn (Album Version/Radio Mix) Usher 4:15 �0.89

7. Caught Up Usher 3:44 �0.89

8. Superstar (Interlude) Usher 1:04 �0.89

9. Superstar Usher 3:28 �0.89

10. Truth Hurts Usher 3:51 �0.89

11. Simple Things Usher 4:57 �0.89

12. Bad Girl Usher 4:21 �0.89

13. That's What It's Made For Usher 4:37 �0.89

14. Can U Handle It? Usher 5:45 �0.89

15. Do It To Me Usher 3:53 �0.89

16. Take Your Hand Usher 3:03 �0.89

17. Follow Me Usher 3:31 �0.89

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good So Far, 4 Feb 2004

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Richard (England (UK)) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Confessions (Audio CD)

Even though this album doesn't come out till March 23rd he has been previewing some tracks and from what I've heard they're pretty good! The first single 'Yeah' will be familiar with it's Atlanta crunk influence and buzzing synths.Then there is 'Burn' which is a ballad which talks about relationships. There is also 'Confessions II' a little mid-tempo number produced by Jermaine Dupri and the hi-NRG influenced 'Caught Up'. There will be more material coming soon and this looks like it's shaping up to be his best album yet!!!!!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Usher at his best, 6 Mar 2004

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i have already ordered this album having listened to a couple of the tracks and from what i have heard with the up tempo yeah and the unbeliverbly catchy burn.
confessions may well turn out to be the best album usher has produced with the success of 8701 and my way and even the live albums that is a tall order.
if your an R n B fan this is a perfect album for you with flair an varience that makes usher diffrent

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4.0 out of 5 stars True "Confessions.", 23 Mar 2004

By The Groove - Published on Amazon.com

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"Confessions," the fifth long-player from ATL's Usher Raymond, is more than a new album. It's also a mature step forward and an exercise in self-examination. Here, Usher unloads some serious baggage, ranging from infidelity (the title track and "Truth Hurts"), materialism ("Simple Things"), unwanted pregnancy (the title track again), and failed relationships, particularly his breakup with TLC's Chili. But that's not to say "Confessions" is all drama and no fun. The album is neatly divided between uptempo jams and smooth ballads, and Usher doesn't disappoint on either front. At first listen, I wasn't a huge fan of the kickoff single "Yeah!" (featuring Ludacris and Lil' Jon), but over time, this catchy hip hop-flavored number caught onto me very quickly. Other decent cuts are "Superstar," the Jam & Lewis-produced "That's What It's Made For," and the downtempo groove of the killer closer, "Follow Me." Well produced and with minimal filler (I could have done without the messy "Do it To Me"), "Confessions" lives up to its title thanks to its honest lyrics and its tight production. Grade: B.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Not Half "Bad", But Inconsistent and Typical, 9 Jun 2004

By Andrew Jacob - Published on Amazon.com

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I have to confess: the only reason why I bought the album was because I wanted to know more about his breakup with Chili from TLC. Usher has always remained to me to be one of those artists you "acknowledge but don't really care for", and after listening to "Confessions", Usher's fourth studio album, I can't say my opinion of him, as an artist has changed much. The album splits between two types of songs: mid-tempo/slow jams about bad relationships and miscellaneous mid-tempo/upbeat "club" songs. Many of the upbeat songs tend to be typical choices for singles (meaning they're guilty pleasures) including the lead single "Yeah" (which by the way, has a stale, played out beat, courtesy of Lil' Jon). There are those surprisingly catchy "club songs", including "Caught Up" and "Take Your Hand". Many of miscellaneous songs lean towards mediocre, including the boring "Truth Hurts", the sappy "Superstar", and the semi-preachy "Simple Things". Usher fares better with the slow jams, like "Throwback", "Confessions Pt. II", "Do It To Me", the second single "Burn", and the best track on the album, "Can U Handle It". There are however, those songs that are just incorrigibly dumb, like "Bad Girl" and "That's What It's Made For". Unfortunately, the bad outweighs the good. Many tracks on the album are those types of songs that you like for now, but don't have high-replay value. In the end, "Confessions" remains ordinary, at best.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Don't expect all "Yeah", 11 July 2004

By Bonnie "Bonnie" - Published on Amazon.com

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I originally wasn't going to get it because I didn't like "Yeah" at all and didn't want one of those 'crunk' CDs. My fiance gave it to me, though, and I did listen to it...I was not disappointed. Anyone who's looking for the CD to be more of what you hear in "Yeah" and even "Confessions Pt. II" (another song I dislike) is going to be disappointed...most of the CD has more of Usher's soulful, ballad-turned voice rather than club hits. Although his ego has definitely skyrocketed and some of the subject matter isn't exactly the deepest, using little hip-hop catch phrases a lot of misguided teenagers use nowadays (to his discredit), I more so enjoyed Usher's exploration of his own voice. Sometimes I have to kind of tune out the lyrics to enjoy the songs, but Usher's voice is really great on this CD; he has a more mature and stronger sound, and the music he chooses really plays off of that. The best songs I would say (musically, that is) are "Burn" (my favorite!), "Caught Up" (bad lyrics, good beat/music), "Superstar", "Truth Hurts" (interesting subject), "Simple Things", "That's What It's Made For" (questionable lyrics, good song), and "Do It To Me".

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