Usher – Confessions (New Vinyl) (20th Anniversary Edition)

NEW DOUBLE LP

New sealed copy. 2024 20th Anniversary reissue. Includes alternative album artwork and orchestral versions of "Burn" and "Superstar" as bonus tracks.

Confessions is the fourth studio album by American singer Usher. It was released on March 23, 2004, by Arista Records. Recording sessions for the album took place from 2003 to 2004, with its production on the album being handled by his longtime collaborator Jermaine Dupri, along with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and Lil Jon, among others. Primarily an R&B album, Confessions showcases Usher as a crooner through a mixture of ballads and up-tempos, incorporating musical genres of dance-pop, hip hop, and crunk. The album's themes generated controversy about Usher's personal relationships; however, the album's primary producer Jermaine Dupri claimed the album reflects Dupri's own personal story.

In the United States, the album sold 1.1 million copies in its first week. To boost sales amid threats of bootlegging, the special edition for the album was issued, in which includes the single, "My Boo" (a duet with Alicia Keys). Confessions earned Usher several awards, including the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album.

According to Billboard, it is the second-best selling album of the 2000s decade in the United States, behind NSYNC's No Strings Attached. With over eight million copies sold in 2004, the album was viewed as a sign of recovering album sales in the United States, following three years of decline. It was also exemplary of urban music's commercial peak and dominance of the Billboard charts in 2004. Confessions has been certified fourteen-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and as of 2006, the album has sold over 10.3 million copies in the US and over 15 million copies worldwide; making it the best-selling R&B album of the 21st century by a male artist. Usher would also promote it with the Truth Tour the same year as the album's release, marking his first international tour.

Confessions' concept, production and Usher's vocal delivery received acclaim since upon its release, and in 2020 the album was ranked number 432 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list.

TRACKLIST:

A1    Intro
A2    Yeah! - Usher feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris
A3    Throwback - Usher featuring Jadakiss
A4    Confessions
A5    Confessions Part II
A6    Burn
B1    Caught Up
B2    Superstar
B3    Superstar
B4    Truth Hurts
B5    Simple Things
B6    Bad Girl
C1    That's What It's Made For
C2    Can U Handle It?
C3    Do It To Me
C4    Take Your Hand
C5    Follow Me
C6    My Boo - Usher & Alicia Keys
D1    Red Light
D2    Seduction
D3    Confessions Part II Remix - Usher Featuring Shyne, Twista & Kanye West
D4    Superstar
D5    Burn