The album was to follow his successful My Way (1997) which to date, has sold over seven million copies. Usher had initially planned to release the album entitled All About U, as his third studio album on October 31, 2000. The album earned Usher numerous awards, including a BET Award, two Grammy Awards, and three Billboard Music Awards. 8701 received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised Usher's vocals and development as an artist, but were ambivalent towards some of the album's material. 8701 has since been certified 4x platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and has sold eight million copies worldwide as of 2010. The album debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart, with 210,000 copies sold in its first week. He also made appearances in television shows, including Live! with Regis and Kelly and Total Request Live.Ĩ701 produced two Billboard Hot 100 number one singles, " U Remind Me" and " U Got It Bad", along with the top three single " U Don't Have to Call". Usher promoted the album by embarking on the supporting tour, Evolution 8701 Tour in 2002, to which it he performed in forty-four shows across North America. It follows the theme of Usher's relationship experience, along with the emotions of love and heartache. The single "Can U Help Me" was supplied with Windows XP Service Pack 2 and later Windows versions to showcase Windows Media Player 11 and higher WMP versions.Ĩ701 takes inspiration from multiple artists, including Donny Hathaway, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, and Michael Jackson. Usher subsequently recorded new tracks and released the album under the new title, 8701, which is derived from Usher singing for the first time in his local church in 1987 and the album's US release date of August 7, 2001. Although intended for an October 31, 2000, release under the title All About U, the album was delayed numerous times, following the leak of several tracks onto the online music store Napster. Recording was handled by several producers including The Neptunes, Jermaine Dupri, Babyface, Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs, Mike City, Bryan Michael Cox, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis. Usher is aware of what people want, so this particular album is very deliberate about giving people what they’re asking for.8701 is the third studio album by American singer Usher, released in the United Kingdom on July 9, 2001, and in the United States on August 7, 2001, by Arista Records. I feel like this album is going to be a phenomenal Usher album. It’s good because our synergy is good and I’m excited about the music. It’s a great album and I feel like Usher fans are going to get what they’ve been asking for and talking about. We’re at the end of it unless somebody comes with something ridiculous. From my perspective, the album is close to being finished. They put out the Lil Jon and Ludacris record “SexBeat”. I feel like people are asking for this music. I think we have to press the gas a little bit. At the end of the day, I feel like now the pressure is on. Bryan-Michael Cox also breaks down the creation of “U Got It Bad” from a songwriting and production standpoint.Īlong with celebrating “8701”, Bryan-Michael Cox also gave us some information on Usher’s upcoming album which is set to come out later this year: As we celebrate the 20th anniversary of Usher’s classic third album “8701”, it was only right that we spoke to GRAMMY award winning producer Bryan-Michael Cox about his contributions on there.ī-Cox co-produced five of the songs on “8701” with Jermaine Dupri including the number one hit single “U Got It Bad”.įind out about the evolution of their relationship from the song “How Much” with Mariah Carey and Usher to working on this classic album.
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