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My Way 
Studio album by Usher Released September 16, 1997 (U.S.) Recorded 1996–1997 Genre R&B, soul, pop Length 40:21 Label LaFace/Arista Producer Babyface, Jermaine Dupri, Usher chronology Usher
(1994)My Way
(1997)Live
(1999)Singles from My Way - "You Make Me Wanna..."
Released: September 2, 1997 - "Nice & Slow"
Released: January 27, 1998 - "My Way"
Released: June 30, 1998 - "Bedtime"
Released: March 11, 1999
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[1]Robert Christgau 
[2]Q [3]Rolling Stone (unfavorable) 1997[4] Rolling Stone 
2004[5]Vibe (favorable) [6] Yahoo! Music (favorable) [7] My Way is the second studio album by American R&B recording artist Usher, released by LaFace Records on September 16, 1997 in North America. It featured guest appearances by Monica, Jermaine Dupri, and Lil' Kim and spawned three singles: the platinum-selling singles "Nice and Slow", "My Way" and "You Make Me Wanna".
With most of the album production by Babyface and Jermaine Dupri, the album debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 chart, topping the Top R&B Albums chart for three weeks and became a worldwide commercial success. It earned the record a six-platinum certifications in the United States. My Way earned Usher Grammy-nominations and became his breakthrough album.
Contents
Track listing
No. Title Length 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" 3:12 7. "I Will" 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" contains a sample of "Funky" by the Ultramagnetic MCs.
- "One Day You'll Be Mine" contains a sample of "Footsteps in the Dark" by The Isley Brothers.
Personnel
Credits for My Way adapted from Allmusic.[8]
- Babyface - Bass, Keyboards, Vocals (bckgr), Producer, Executive Producer, Drum Programming, Keyboard Programming
- Butch BelAir - Photography
- Michael Benabib - Photography
- Kyle Bess - Mixing Assistant
- Paul Boutin - Engineer
- Trina Broussard - Vocals (bckgr)
- Jermaine Dupri - Vocals (bckgr), Producer, Executive Producer, Mixing
- Nathan East - Bass
- Brian Frye - Mixing Assistant
- John Frye - Mixing Assistant
- Jon Gass - Mixing
- Serban Ghenea - Engineer
- John Hanes - Engineer, Mixing
- John Hayes - Engineer
- Jermaine Ramsey- Vocals
- Jagged Edge - Vocals (bckgr)
- Lil' Kim - Vocals
- Trey Lorenz - Vocals (bckgr)
- Manny Marroquin - Engineer
- George Meyers - Engineer
- Monica - Vocals (bckgr), Performer
- Greg Phillinganes - Piano
- Herb Powers - Mastering
- L.A. Reid - Executive Producer
- Ivy Scoff - Production Coordination
- Manuel Seal, Jr. - Vocals (bckgr), Producer, Performer
- Shanice - Vocals (bckgr)
- LaKimbra Sneed - Design
- Phil Tan - Engineer, Mixing
- Usher - Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
- Randy Walker - MIDI Programming
- D.L. Warfield - Art Direction
- Rob Williams - Engineer
- Sprague Williams - Producer
Charts and certifications
Chart (1997) Provider Peak
positionCertification Sales Canadian Albums Chart CRIA/Nielsen SoundScan 13 2x platinum 200,000+ Netherlands NVPI Gold[9] UK Albums Chart OCC 16 U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 4 6x platinum[10] 3,790,000+ U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 1 End of decade charts
Chart (1990-1999) Position U.S. Billboard 200[11] 91 See also
- List of number-one R&B albums of 1998 (U.S.)
References
- ^ My Way (Usher album) at Allmusic
- ^ Robert Christgau review
- ^ Q review
- ^ Rolling Stone review (1997)
- ^ Rolling Stone review (2004)
- ^ Vibe review
- ^ Yahoo! Music review
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r312770
- ^ "NVPI, de branchevereniging van de entertainmentindustrie - Goud/Platina" (in Dutch). NVPI. http://www.nvpi.nl/nvpi/pagina.asp?pagkey=60461. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
- ^ "Usher My Way". RIAA. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
- ^ Geoff Mayfield (December 25, 1999). "1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade - The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s". Billboard. http://books.google.co.kr/books?id=9w0EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PP1&lr&rview=1&pg=RA1-PA4#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
External links
- [1] mtv.com page on My Way
Usher Studio albums Extended plays VersusLive albums Tours My Way Tour (1998) · Evolution 8701 Tour (2002) · The Truth World Tour (2004–05) · One Night Stand Tour (2008) · OMG Tour (2010–11)Related articles Categories:- 1997 albums
- Usher (entertainer) albums
- Albums produced by Jermaine Dupri
- "You Make Me Wanna..."
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