Whoops! Paula Patton makes a cameo, tooįortunately, she gets her just due. Faith Evans lends phantom vocalsįaith drops some background vocals on the Dre & Vidal-produced “Superstar,” but was mistakenly not credited in the liner notes. The alternate is a demo, whose accompanying vocals are supplied by Kortney Kaycee Leveringston. But some stans also remember another version that surfaced on mixtapes back in 2004 that was thought to co-star Jay Z’s boo, Beyoncé. ' Usher comes with his performance on ' Confessions ' a Justin Timberlake, the unofficial Jacko 's successor, dangerously close.The Special Edition bonus track “My Boo,” Usher’s dedication to a first love, featured Alicia Keys’ angelic voice.

The e-zine also praises the productions of Jermaine Dupri (My Boo, Burn ), although Usher would have coped with more risk.Įven if the album would have been lifted up to the classics by more musical ideas refers to the album as well. ' Negative, there is little to report, as are all 17 tracks worth listening to from beginning to end. The Internet portal Usher praises diversity of voices and the variety offered by the album. The album was well received both in German and in the U.S. The lyrics deal mostly love relationships that Usher processed through the songs.

In terms of ' Gesangeskünste ' and voice sees similarities with Michael Jackson, his successor, Justin Timberlake and Prince. Synthische elements adduced, the rest of the album is up to the song Bad Girl rather less dancefloor - related. The album is largely attributable to the Contemporary R & B, but also the soul and hip -hop according to the E -zine.

The re-release includes both the duet ' My Boo ' with Alicia Keys, as well as two previously unreleased tracks and an additional remix. In October 2004, a 'Special Edition' of the album was released. release ' Confessions (Part II) ', ' Caught Up ' and the mid-tempo ballad ' Burn.' The original version of the album brought forth four singles, including the Lil- Jon- production ' Yeah! ' The U.S. The album counts with more than 15 million units sold ( only about 9 million of them in the U.S.) the most successful albums of the year 2004. Confessions is the fourth studio album by American R & B singer Usher.

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