This special edition includes four bonus tracks. Usher returns with an improved version of Confessions. Needless to say, the time is right for the phrase 'just another' to be banned from use when discussing him. Usher - Confessions - Special Edition : Tracklist (Vinyl) A1 : Intro : A2 : Yeah A3 : Throwback : A4 : Confessions : A5 : Confessions Part II : A6 Burn. Numerous chart hits have spun off each of his albums. Another pair - the upbeat 'Caught Up' and the aptly titled 'Burn' - also rate as some of the vocalist's best moments yet. A small batch of Jam & Lewis productions, including the effortlessly gliding 'Truth Hurts,' continue to help raise Usher's loverman stock. record of the month The Revelations and Redemption of ‘Confessions’ Usher successfully usurped R&B tropes to make his megahit fourth album On OctoBy Britt Julious It all begins with a sigh. The following 'Throwback,' produced by Just Blaze, sounds like it was made for the sole purpose of trailing Alicia Keys' 'You Don't Know My Name.' Like that hit, 'Throwback''s sensitively treated soul sample provides a nostalgic tint that complements the wistful, regret-filled tone of the lyrics.

'Yeah!''s crunk-meets-R&B foundation, featuring an instantly addictive eight-note keyboard vamp and one of Usher's most muscular turns, is so absorbing that Ludacris' 1500th guest verse floats by with little notice. Ready and in hand to send out upon payment. On the other side of the coin, the smartest move Usher makes here is in allowing the Lil Jon-produced 'Yeah!' to take its rightful place as the only club track any attempt at doing something stylistically similar would've failed miserably in its presence. Usher - Confessions VMP Vinyl Me Please Gold Nugget Vinyl 2LP sealed NEW double. At an hour in duration, it could be stripped of five songs and be far more powerful, especially since no one would have to do any wading to get to the meaty parts. Learn more about the upcoming Essentials releases here, the upcoming Classics releases here, the upcoming Hip-Hop releases here, and the upcoming Country releases here.Confessions' most detracting factor is its length. Let’s try to make the most definitive version of this record that we can.’” Listening Notes Booklet included by Britt. 2LP Gold Nugget vinyl, with lacquers cut by Barry Grint at Alchemy Mastering at AIR. The first vinyl release of the special edition of Usher's smash hit 2004 album Confessions is the VMP Essentials Record of the Month for November 2021. His fifth studio album Here I Stand sold over half a million copies in the. It hasn’t had a reissue since it first came out and we figured, ‘Let’s give this the VMP treatment. Usher Confessions (Coloured Vinyl) (VMP Exclusive) 2LP. Confessions went on to sell over 20 million copies worldwide and is the last album certified diamond by a black artist.

It’s a very cohesive album and it has been totally underserved on vinyl. Closing the year in December are The Meters’s Rejuvenation (Essentials), Roberta Flack’s Quiet Fire (Classics), RZA’s RZA as Bobby Digital In Stereo (Hip-Hop), and Buck Owens & His Buckaroos’s Carnegie Hall Concert (Country).Īll of the releases are bound to be special, and in particular, Usher’s Confessions represents something new for VMP, as Alexandra Berenson, their Head of A&R, notes, “We’re really excited for the opportunity to run a record like this because we haven’t really done a massive R&B crossover hit in our Essentials. Following that in November will be Usher’s Confessions (Essentials), Freddie King’s My Feeling For The Blues (Classics), Clipse’s Hell Hath No Fury (Hip-Hop), and Gram Parsons’s Grievous Angel (Country). October’s albums of the month are Grizzly Bear’s Veckatimest (as the month’s Essentials release), Teddy Pendergrass’s Life Is A Song Worth Singing ( Classics), Three 6 Mafia’s When The Smoke Clears: Sixty 6, Sixty 1 ( Hip-Hop), and Sam Hunt’s Montevallo ( Country). There are only three months left in the year, and today, VMP has shared the roadmap for how they’ll be handling their monthly releases for October, November, and December. Vinyl Me, Please has established themselves as an essential ally to vinyl collectors over the years, as they regularly offer exclusive editions of revered albums, pressed in unique colors and accompanied by delightful extras.

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