Usher – Confessions (2004)

[SHOOTER]

Confessions turned 10 yesterday! I still think it's Usher's masterstroke, the perfect bridge from 8701, and is still the most cohesive listen in his catalog even though I don't love every song. Thoughts?

VIBE: www.vibe.com/photo-gallery/confessions-turns-10-anatomy-ushers-masterpiece

MCP: www.middlechildpromotions.com/10-years-after-confessions/

The re-release (CD) version is available from Amazon for $3.99 as well: tinyurl.com/Confessions399

[#LisaRinna]

A R&B cult. I love all of the singles and a few of the album tracks are amazing too.

'Throwback' >>

[Deleted]

Easily my favorite Usher album. Love the whole album. Gives me major nostalgia.

[SHOOTER]

I still think Can U Handle It is one of the best songs he will ever record!

[Deleted]

I can't believe this is 10 years old...

[Joe1240]

One of my favorite albums of 2004.Really good R&B tracks on it.

[Ginger Spice]

I like the album. I haven't listened to it in a very long time, though.

"Yeah!" still reminds me of every middle school dance I ever went to.

[#LisaRinna]

Shouldn't this be moved to the Albums section?

[DJ General]

Yeah!
Confessions
confessions 2
Confessions Remix
Confessions Re-released Mix
Burn
Caught Up
Bad Girl
My Boo
Red Light
Seduction
Dot Com

great stuff

[think pink.]

Classic ♥

[B-Boy]

I get major high school flashbacks from this album.

Besides the singles, my favorite tracks are "Throwback", "Seduction", "Bad Girl", "Take Your Hand", and "Can U Handle It".

[jordie]

Great childhood memory's for Yeah!
This is by far the best Usher had made

[Live Your Life]

This is an excellent album and an R&B classic. With the exception of "Yeah!," the music is timeless.

AllMusic gave the album 5/5 stars:

Confessions' most detracting factor is its length. At an hour in duration, it could be stripped of five songs and be far more powerful, especially since no one would have to do any wading to get to the meaty parts. On the other side of the coin, the smartest move Usher makes here is in allowing the Lil Jon-produced "Yeah!" to take its rightful place as the only club track; any attempt at doing something stylistically similar would've failed miserably in its presence. "Yeah!"'s crunk-meets-R&B foundation, featuring an instantly addictive eight-note keyboard vamp and one of Usher's most muscular turns, is so absorbing that Ludacris' 1500th guest verse floats by with little notice. The following "Throwback," produced by Just Blaze, sounds like it was made for the sole purpose of trailing Alicia Keys' "You Don't Know My Name." Like that hit, "Throwback"'s sensitively treated soul sample provides a nostalgic tint that complements the wistful, regret-filled tone of the lyrics. A small batch of Jam & Lewis productions, including the effortlessly gliding "Truth Hurts," continue to help raise Usher's loverman stock. Another pair -- the upbeat "Caught Up" and the aptly titled "Burn" -- also rate as some of the vocalist's best moments yet. He's been doing this for ten years now. Numerous chart hits have spun off each of his albums. Needless to say, the time is right for the phrase "just another" to be banned from use when discussing him.

[🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲]

"These are my confessions...." This was a great body of work with iconic singles.

SHOOTER , you should change the title to Confessions (15 years old) lol.

[🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲]

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[🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲]

Superstar
Yeah!
My Boo
Burn

[CAM]

Burn
Simple Things
Do It To Me
Can U Handle It ?
Bad Girl

My Top 5.

I loved these also (didn’t make the album)
Dot Com, Whatever I Want & Doin’ the Most.

[🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲]

BET article on Confessions' 20th.