By the end of this 17-track triumph, even the most buttoned-up listener can’t help but understand the true message of the record: A mistake is only as grave as we make it.īursting onto the music scene at only 16 years old with his self-titled debut album, Usher was primed to win the swooning hearts of teen girls everywhere. With a lesser artist, this may be impossible for the listener, but Usher’s charms are unfailing. Here, Usher asks us to sympathize with the philanderer, the heartbreaker. Yet four albums later, in the wake of multi-platinum sales, he's matured from a teen pop star to a sultry singer of considerable substance.Bridging musical genres and stylistic eras (through both subject matter and production style), Confessions is an album set apart, and a masterpiece of tone and sound. It's scary to think that it's now 10 years since the 14-year-old first made his mark on the RnB scene.
The jury is in and the record-buying public has voted with their hard-earned cash. Is it mere theatre or is he really putting his cards on the table? On Confessions Part II he tells his lover, "I'm having a baby by a woman I barely even know," while Truth Hurts may well have significant meaning to Ms Thomas. There's meaty hip-grinding licks on Caught Up, and a funky 70s rub on both Throwback (complete with loops and backing vocal samples from Dionne Warwick) and the Harold Melvin-sampling Take Your Hand.Īs the title implies, this is an autobiographical album, and the lyrics see him glide from the sexually charged (That's What It's Made For and Can U Handle It?) to the almost embarassingly personal. The album opens with the first single Yeah, featuring Ludacris, and from there on presents the listener with a plethora of potential singles. It's a proven fact that sex sells just look at Janet Jackson's coverage following her Super Bowl 'boob'! The recent media frenzy surrounding Usher's exploits has more than paid dividends, helping to propel him to the top of the UK singles and album charts.
It also begs the question: how many of the tracks on his fourth long-player were written with her in mind? At least while I'm still young." This may go some way to explain his recent parting with Rozonda Thomas from TLC after three years together. It's impossible for me to be in a relationship. If you believe the tabloid press, Usher Raymond has one mighty libido.
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