![]() Eventually, the team was able to produce songs like "Red Light" and "Yeah!". He went on recording a few more tracks with help from fellow Atlantian's Lil Jon and Ludacris. "You know what, there's like one or two more records that we just gotta get." Usher was displeased with the decision he felt returning to the studio was the hardest part and needed to re-motivate himself. Reid, who listened to the record, thought something was missing in it. However, he and the company's then-president, L. When Usher felt that the album was completed, with forty recorded songs, he submitted the album to his record label, Arista. The album features productions by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Just Blaze, Usher's brother James Lackey, Dre and Vidal, among others. You gotta look for something different." Dupri also invited his frequent collaborator Bryan-Michael Cox. In spite of his vision, Usher stated, "With this album I chose some new producers who I figured would definitely allow me to really articulate myself in a different way . Production began between Usher and Jermaine Dupri, who produced his last two albums, My Way (1997) and 8701 (2001). When he began recording Confessions in 2003, Usher claimed he did not want to work with any new producers. Confessions has been certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and, as of 2006, has sold over 10.3 million copies in the US and over 15 million copies worldwide making it the best-selling R&B album of the 21st century by a male artist. It was also exemplary of urban music's commercial peak and dominance of the Billboard charts in 2004. With over eight million copies sold in 2004, the album was viewed as a sign of recovering album sales in the US, following three years of decline. Confessions earned Usher several awards, including the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album.Īccording to Billboard, it is the second-best selling album of the 2000s decade in the United States, behind NSYNC's No Strings Attached. To boost sales amid threats of bootlegging, the special edition for the album was issued, which includes the single, " My Boo" a duet with Alicia Keys. In the United States, the album sold 1.1 million copies in its first week. The album's themes generated controversy about Usher's personal relationships however, the album's primary producer Jermaine Dupri claimed the album reflects Dupri's own personal story. Primarily an R&B album, Confessions showcases Usher as a crooner through a mixture of ballads and up-tempos, incorporating musical genres of dance-pop, hip hop and crunk. Recording sessions for the album took place during 2003 to 2004, with its production handled by his longtime collaborator Jermaine Dupri, along with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and Lil Jon, among others. It was released on March 23, 2004, by Arista Records. Note: When you embed the widget in your site, it will match your site's styles (CSS).Confessions is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Usher. II (Confessions Special Edition Version)8.Do It to Me (Confessions Special Edition Version)9.Follow Me (Confessions Special Edition Version)10.Simple Things (Confessions Special Edition Version)11.Superstar (Confessions Special Edition Version)12.Superstar - Confessions Special Edition Version13.Take Your Hand (Confessions Special Edition Version)14.Truth Hurts (Confessions Special Edition Version)feat. Usher - Confessions Album Lyrics1.Burn (Confession Special Edition Version)2.Burn (Confessions Special Edition Version)3.Can U Handle It? (Confessions Special Edition Version)4.Confessions Part II - Confessions Special Edition Version5.Confessions, Pt. I hope you can accept the fact that I'm man enough to tell you thisĪnd hopefully you'll give me another chance ![]() That I'm having a baby by a woman that I barely even know This by far is the hardest thing I think I've ever had to do She open up the door and didn't want to come near me When, what, and how I'mma let this come out of my mouthīut I need to stop thinkin', contemplatin'īe a man and get it over with (over with) Sittin here stuck on stupid, tryna figure out How I ain't ready for no kid and bye bye to our relationship Third thing was me wishin' that I never did what I did Second thing was how do I know if it's mine and is it true The first thing that came to mind was you Said she's 3 months pregnant and she's keepin' it 'bout that chick on part 1 I told ya'll I was creepin' with, creepin' with Got me talkin' to myself askin' how I'm gon' tell you Now this gon' be the hardest thing I think I ever had to do ![]() I'm so throwed and I don't know what to do If I'm gonna tell it then I gotta tell it allĭamn near cried when I got that phone call I guess I gotta give part 2 of my confessions Man I'm thrown and I dont know what to do My chick on the side said she got one on the way Just when I thought I said all I could say
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