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8701 is the third studio album by American singer Usher. It was released by Arista Records on July 9, 2001.
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Released | July 9, 2001 | |||
Recorded | 2000–2001 | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 57:09 | |||
Label | Arista | |||
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Singles from 8701 | ||||
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Recording the album took place in 2000 and 2001. The album debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 chart. It sold 210,000 copies the first week. In 18 weeks it sold 1,940,000 copies.
It has sold 4,700,000 copies in the United States. The album has sold over 8,000,000 copies worldwide. It was certified 4x Platinum by the RIAA. It reached number one on the UK Albums Chart and the Canadian Albums Chart. In Australia, it was certified 2x Platinum and Platinum by the BPI.
The album was given positive reviews from music critics.[1][2][3][4] Many liked Usher's "matured voice" and the instruments Usher used to record the songs.[5][6][7]
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer | Length | |||||
1. | "Intro-Lude 8701" | Usher Raymond | 0:44 | ||||||
2. | "U Remind Me" | Anita McCloud, Edmund "Butler" Clement | Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis | 4:26 | |||||
3. | "I Don't Know" (featuring P. Diddy) | Pharrell Williams, Daryton Goss | The Neptunes | 4:26 | |||||
4. | "Twork It Out" | Usher Raymond, James Harris III, Terry Lewis | Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis | 4:42 | |||||
5. | "U Got It Bad" | Usher Raymond, Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox | Jermaine Dupri | 4:07 | |||||
6. | "If I Want To" | Usher Raymond, Babyface, Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox, Christopher Wallace, Osten Harvey, Roger Troutman | Bryan-Michael Cox | 3:46 | |||||
7. | "I Can't Let U Go" | Usher Raymond, Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox | Bryan-Michael Cox | 3:28 | |||||
8. | "U Don't Have to Call" | Pharrell Williams | The Neptunes | 4:29 | |||||
9. | "Without U (Interlude)" | Usher Raymond | 0:53 | ||||||
10. | "Can U Help Me" | Usher Raymond, James Harris III, Terry Lewis | Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis | 5:35 | |||||
11. | "How Do I Say" | Usher Raymond, James Harris III, Terry Lewis | Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis | 5:39 | |||||
12. | "Hottest Thing" | Michael Flowers | Mike City | 3:49 | |||||
13. | "Good Ol' Ghetto" | Usher Raymond, Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox | Jermaine Dupri | 4:00 | |||||
14. | "U-Turn" | Usher Raymond, Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox | Jermaine Dupri | 3:09 | |||||
15. | "U R the One" | Soulshock & Karlin | 3:55 |
Credits for 8701 from Allmusic.[8]
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