Album: 8701

Song Title

Time

Intro-Lude 8701

U Remind Me

I Don't Know - (featuring Diddy)

Twork It Out

U Got It Bad

If I Want To

I Can't Let U Go

U Don't Have to Call

Without U (Interlude) - (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

Album: 8701

Song Title

Time

Intro-Lude 8701

U Remind Me

I Don't Know - (featuring Diddy)

Twork It Out

U Got It Bad

If I Want To

I Can't Let U Go

U Don't Have to Call

Without U (Interlude) - (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

Performer Notes

This is an Enhanced CD which contains regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.
Personnel includes: Usher, P. Diddy, Kelis (vocals); Jermaine Dupri (vocals, various instruments); Soulshock (various instruments, turntables); Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo, Jimmy Jam, Terry Louis, Babyface, Bryan-Michael Cox, Karlin (various instruments); Dave Barry (acoustic guitar); William "Billy" Odum, Juan "Johnny" Najera, LaMarquis Jefferson (guitar); Valdez Brantley (keyboards, programming); Arthur Strong, James "Big Jim" Wright (keyboards); Stokley (drums); Alex Richbourg (programming); Sheree Ford-Payne, Bria Fuentes, Raymond Ford, Tajuanna Ford (background vocals).
Producers include: Edmund "Eddie Hustle" Clement, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, The Neptunes, Jermaine Dupri.
Engineers include: John Frye, Mark Rains, Bryan Garten.
"U Remind Me" won the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance.
"U Don't Have To Call" won the 2003 Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance.
Personnel: Usher (vocals).
Recording information: Brandon's Way Studio, Los Angeles, CA; Flyte Tyme studios, Edina, MN; Hitland Studios, Alpharetta, GA; Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA; SouthSide Studios, Atlanta, GA; Stankonia Recording Studios, Atlanta, GA; The Hit Factory, New York, NY; Tree Sound Studios, Norcross, GA.

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (8/30/01, p.125) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...His velvety voice and sky-high tolerance for crooning about girls are on full display....Usher's vocals are impressively adaptable....8701's wispy slow jams and booming club cuts strike a sweet nerve."

Vibe (9/01, pp.235-6) - 3 discs out of 5 - "...A steady flow of bump'n'grind promises to the ladies....managing to bring some worthwhile dishes to the table....A consistent 3rd album that has a good chance amongst a marketplace overflowing with crooning R&B clones..."