Confessions - Usher

*Introduction* With the release of Usher's new album Here I Stand I have decided to review the previous album in his discography. Confessions was his fourth studio album and his most heralded to date. The album was released in 2004 and has already sold over 9 million copies worldwide with some of the best selliing singles of the decade so far. On Confessions Usher worked with a number of well known producers including the likes of Jermaine Dupri and the classic duo Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis who along with Babyface dominated the early 90's R&B scene. Just blaze also appears on the album as the up and coming producer. 1.) ...  Read the complete review

"Confessions" is one of the most popular R&B albums ever, and has Usher on top of his game in 2004. This album when on to sell in excess of nine million worldwide, far outdoing anything which he had done prior to this. Unlike most in the UK, I was into Usher's music long before anything in this release, and actually preferred things from "My Way" and "8701" to his switch to Crunk & B, however this is when his big break came through. 1. "Intro" 2. "Yeah!" This was the massive single off the album, and the one which estbalished Usher's position of the mega force in music, and not ...  Read the complete review

Confessions is ushers third album his first was called my way and his second was called 8701 out of all three of ushers albums this one has to be the best over the years ushers vocals and songs have got stronger and have a lot more meaning I feel a lot of emotians have been put in to this album below are the album listings then I will tell you more about the album. Usher-confessions. 1)Intro. 2)Yeah featuring lil jon and ludacris. 3)Throwback. 4)Confessions(interlude). 5)Confessions part two. 6)burn. 7)Caught up. 8)Superstar(interlude). 9)Superstar. 10)Truth hurts. 11)Simple things. 12)Bad girl. 13)Thats ...  Read the complete review

Wow! Usher had to come big off the back of the smash-hit 8701 and he did just that. Confessions tells many tails and general focus on Usher's infidelity during this period when he cheated on his then TLC girlfriend. The album is very strong and the songs are all very well written and produced. The albums kicks into action with the debut single Yeah, before moving into more melodic sounds with tracks such as Confessions, and Burn. The latter part of the album is a little dissapointing and I find this with many American artists they always seem to go for 17-20 tracks and for me that is 5-8 to many and I find myself switching off and the album ...  Read the complete review