My Way (Usher album)
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My Way is the second studio album by American singer Usher. It was released by LaFace Records on September 16, 1997. The album had three singles "Nice & Slow", "My Way" and "You Make Me Wanna...".
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| Released | September 16, 1997 (U.S.) | |||
| Recorded | 1996–1997 | |||
| Genre | R&B, soul, hip hop soul | |||
| Length | 40:21 | |||
| Label | LaFace/Arista | |||
| Producer | Babyface, Jermaine Dupri, | |||
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History
The album debuted at number 15 on the Billboard 200 chart. It sold 66,000 copies the first week.[1] It also debuted at number four on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[2] It reached number one for three weeks. My Way was then certified 6x Platinum for shipping 6,000,000 copies in the United States. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award. It also became his "breakthrough album". Many music critics gave positive reviews for the album.[3][4][5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "You Make Me Wanna..." | 3:39 |
| 2. | "Just Like Me" (featuring Lil' Kim) | 3:26 |
| 3. | "Nice & Slow" | 3:48 |
| 4. | "Slow Jam" (featuring Monica) | 4:40 |
| 5. | "My Way" | 3:38 |
| 6. | "Come Back" (featuring Jermaine Dupri) | 3:12 |
| 7. | "I Will" (featuring Jermaine Dupri) | 3:55 |
| 8. | "Bedtime" | 4:45 |
| 9. | "One Day You'll Be Mine" | 3:23 |
| 10. | "You Make Me Wanna... (Extended Version)" | 5:19 |
- Sample credits
- "Come Back" has a sample of "Funky" by the Ultramagnetic MCs.
- "One Day You'll Be Mine" has a sample of "Footsteps in the Dark" by The Isley Brothers.
References
- ↑ Archive-David-Basham. "Got Charts? Usher's Platinum Mine; A Tolkien Spell; An Ill-Fated Concept". MTV News.
- ↑ "Charts". Billboard.
- ↑ My Way (Usher album) at Allmusic
- ↑ "Robert Christgau: CG: Usher". www.robertchristgau.com.
- ↑ "Q review". Archived from the original on 2010-11-07. Retrieved 2010-11-07.