Usher - Here I Stand Album Review

Here I Stand by Usher, Album Review

‘Here I Stand‘ is American R&B singer Usher’s fifth studio album, released on May 27, 2008 in the United States.

Multi-million selling RnB superstar Usher returns with the follow up to 2004’s ‘Confessions‘. ‘Here I Stand’ contains a range of diverse sounds, from club hits to slower paced love songs.
The album finds Usher working with some of the best producers and writers around including Polow Da Don, Jermaine Dupre, Dre & Vidal and Dream & Tricky Stewart.

Usher - Here I Stand Track Listing

1 “Intro”/”Forever Young” (UK Only) 1:28 / 4:21
2 “Love in This Club” 4:20
3 “This Ain’t Sex” 4:25
4 “Trading Places” 4:28
5 “Moving Mountains” 4:58 / 4:00 (UK)
6 “What’s Your Name?” 3:58
7 “Prayer For You (Interlude)” 1:43
8 “Something Special” 3:57
9 “Love You Gently” 3:39
10 “Best Thing” 3:54
11 “Before I Met You” 4:56
12 “His Mistakes” 4:59
13 “Appetite” 3:58
14 “What’s a Man to Do” 4:09
15 “Lifetime” 4:36
16 “Love in This Club, Part II” 5:09
17 “Here I Stand” 4:10
18 “Will Work For Love” (hidden track) 3:16

iTunes Deluxe Edition
19 “Revolver” 3:16
20 “Love in This Club (Remix)” 4:24
21 “Chivalry” (pre-order only) 4:20

The first official single from the album, “Love in This Club”, was released in February and debuted on Billboard magazine’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at number 51.
The album’s second single, “Love in This Club, Part II”, debuted on the “R&B/ Hip Hop Songs Chart at #14, and went to #10 on May 31, 2008.
On May 21, 2008 the video for “Moving Mountains” was released on Usher’s MySpace page.

Usher - Here I Stand Album Information

Released May 26, 2008
Recorded 2007-2008
Genre R&B, pop, hip hop
Length 74:11 (main edition), 77:12 (UK edition), 86:30 (deluxe edition)
Label LaFace
Producers Usher (executive), Mark Pitts (executive), Polow Da Don, Tricky Stewart, will.i.am, Jermaine Dupri, Dre & Vidal, Bryan-Michael Cox, Stargate, Danja, James “JLack” Lackey, The-Dream, Jazze Pha, L.O.S., Manuel Seal, Soundz, J.R. Rotem, LRoc, WyldCard, Craig Love, Ne-Yo, Kuk Harrell (Vocal Production), Johnta Austin (Vocal Production)

source wikipedia.org and amazon.com

(2 votes, average: 4 out of 5)

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This entry was posted on Friday, June 6th, 2008 at 2:20 am and is filed under Albums, Usher.

3 Responses to “Usher - Here I Stand Album Review”

mooly Says:
June 8th, 2008 at 4:14 am
Ushers album is very nice.
Tylamar Says:
June 10th, 2008 at 6:33 am
I absolutely love this album. He is really taking it to the next level in his career. Its always good when you see an artist advance instead of doing what they did on the last album. One of my favorite tracks on the album is “Before I met you”!
Frankie Says:
July 18th, 2008 at 12:51 am
It’s ok. I prefer Confessions.