Confessions (Usher album)

Confessions
Usher studio album
Publication (s)	2004
Label (s)	Arista Records
Format (s)	CD
Genre (s)	Contemporary R&B
Title (number)	17/21 (Special Ed.)
running time	-
occupation	div
production	Jermaine Dupri Bryan Michael Cox Lil Jon Rich Harrison Jimmy Jam Terry Lewis Dre & Vidal Thicke Just Blaze Bobby Ross Vila
chronology 8701 Confessions Here I stand

Confessions is the fourth studio album by the US R&B singer Usher .

With more than 15 million units sold worldwide (around 9 million of them in the USA alone ), the long player is one of the most successful albums of 2004.

The original version of the album spawned four singles, including the Lil Jon production Yeah! who have favourited US release Confessions (Part II) , Caught Up and the mid-tempo ballad Burn .

In October 2004 a special edition of the album was released. The re-release includes the duet My Boo with Alicia Keys , as well as two unreleased tracks and an additional remix.

style

According to the e-zine laut.de , the album can largely be assigned to contemporary R&B, but also to soul and hip-hop . While the release Yeah! With synthetic elements, the rest of the album, with the exception of the song Bad Girl, is less dancefloor- related. Laut.de sees similarities with Michael Jackson , Justin Timberlake and Prince in terms of “singing skills” and vocal range .

The lyrics mostly deal with love affairs that Usher processes through the songs.

reception

The album was well received in both German-language and US media such as the All Music Guide .

The Internet portal CDstarts.de praises Usher's variety of voices and the variety that the album offers.

"There is hardly any negative to report, because all 17 tracks from beginning to end are worth listening to."

- Vittorio Ditta (CDstarts.de) about Confessions

The e-zine laut.de also praises the productions of Jermaine Dupri ( My Boo , Burn ), although Usher would have taken more risk . Even if the album had become a classic with more musical ideas , laut.de describes the album as very good .

"With his performance on" Confessions "Usher comes dangerously close to Justin Timberlake, Jacko's unofficial successor."

- laut.de about Confessions

Track list

1. Intro - 0:47
2. Yeah! (featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris ) - 4:10
3. Throwback - 4:01
4. Confessions (Interlude) - 1:15
5. Confessions (Part II) - 3:49
6. Burn - 4:16
7. Caught Up - 3:45
8. Superstar (Interlude) - 1:05
9. Superstar - 3:25
10. Truth Hurts - 3:51
11. Simple Things - 4:58
12. Bad Girl - 4:22
13. That's What It's Made For - 4:38
14. Can U Handle It - 5:45
15. Do It to Me - 3:54
16. Take Your Hand - 3:04
17. Follow Me - 3:31

Special bonus tracks

1. My Boo (featuring Alicia Keys ) - 3:43
2. Red Light - 4:48
3. Seduction - 4:34
4. Confessions (Part II) (Remix) (featuring Shyne , Twista & Kanye West ) - 4:29

Chart placements

album

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	US	UK
2004	Confessions	DE2 (57 weeks) DE	AT25 (25 weeks) AT	CH3 (55 weeks) CH	US1 (124 weeks) US	UK1 (84 weeks) UK	First published: March 2004 Sales: + 20,000,000

Single releases

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, , Placements, weeks, awards, comments)					Remarks	[↑]: treated together with the previous entry; [←]: placed in both charts
		DE	AT	CH	US	UK
2004	Yeah!	DE1 × 2 Double platinum (25 weeks)DE	AT1 gold (37 weeks)AT	CH1 gold (38 weeks)CH	UK1 platinum (23 weeks)UK	US1 platinum (45 weeks)US	First published: January 27, 2004 ( feat.Ludacris & Lil Jon )
	Burn	DE11 (12 weeks) DE	AT21 (13 weeks) AT	CH10 (16 weeks) CH	UK1 gold (13 weeks)UK	US1 platinum (30 weeks)US	First published: March 21, 2004
	Confessions (Part II)	-	-	-	UK5 silver (15 weeks)UK	US1 gold (25 weeks)US	First published: June 1, 2004
	My boo	DE4 (15 weeks) DE	AT29 (14 weeks) AT	CH3 (28 weeks) CH[UK: ↑]		US1 platinum (26 weeks)US	First published: September 21, 2004 (feat. Alicia Keys )
	Caught Up	DE26 (9 weeks) DE	AT48 (7 weeks) AT	CH22 (16 weeks) CH	UK9 (12 weeks) UK	US8 (27 weeks) US	First published: December 21, 2004

Sales figures and awards

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	5 × platinum	350,000
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	(20,000)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	(100,000)
Europe (IFPI)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
France (SNEP)	gold	(100,000)
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	platinum	20,000
Japan (RIAJ)	platinum	200,000
Canada (MC)	6 × platinum	600,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	2 × platinum	30,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	(40,000)
Russia (NFPF)	2 × platinum	(40,000)
Switzerland (IFPI)	platinum	(40,000)
Hungary (MAHASZ)	platinum	(20,000)
United States (RIAA)	diamond	10,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	5 × platinum	(1,500,000)
All in all	4 × gold, 26 × platinum, 1 × diamond	13,200,000

Main article: Usher / Music Sales Awards

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} laut.de
2. ↑ ^{a b c} cdstarts.de
3. ↑ Confessions at Allmusic (English)
4. ↑ Bill Harris: Usher - Confessions Part II. In: Black Entertainment Television. November 17, 2006, accessed January 19, 2016 .