Track Listing 1. You Make Me Wanna... 2. Just Like Me 3. Nice & Slow 4. Slow Jam - (featuring Monica) 5. My Way 6. Come Back 7. I Will 8. Bedtime 9. One Day You'll Be Mine 10. You Make Me Wanna... - (Extended Version)
| Details | | Contributing Artists: | Babyface, Greg Phillinganes, Jagged Edge, Lil' Kim, Monica, Shanice Wilson, Trey Lorenz, Trina Broussard | | Distributor: | BMG (distributor) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes Personnel: Usher, Monica, Lil' Kim (vocals); Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal (various instruments, background vocals); Greg Phillinganes (piano); Babyface (keyboards, bass, drum programming, background vocals); Nathan East (bass); Randy Walker (Midi programmer); Jagged Edge, Trey Lorenz, Trina Broussard, Shanice Wilson (background vocals). Producers: Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Jermaine Dupri, Sprauge "Doogie" Williams. Engineers include: Phi Tan, Rob Williams, Manny Marroquin. Recorded at Somewhere In College Park, College Park, Georgia; Sony Studios, New York, New York; Brandon's Way Recording, Los Angeles, Califonia; Future Recording Studios, Virginia Beach, Virginia. "You Make Me Wanna" was nominated for a 1998 Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. "My Way" was nominated for the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. Personnel: Usher, Monica, Lil' Kim (vocals); Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal (various instruments, background vocals); Greg Phillinganes (piano); Babyface (keyboards, bass, programming, background vocals); Nathan East (bass); Randy Walker (programming); Jagged Edge, Trey Lorenz, Trina Broussard, Shanice Wilson (background vocals). Producers: Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Jermaine Dupri, Sprague "Doogie" Williams. Engineers include: Phil Tan, Rob Williams, Manny Marroquin. Recorded at Somewhere In College Park, College Park, Georgia; Sony Studios, New York, New York; Brandon's Way Recording, Los Angeles, Califonia; Future Recording Studios, Virginia Beach, Virginia. "You Make Me Wanna" was nominated for a 1998 Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. Three years after his debut album, 18 year-old Usher returns with a newly mature, seductively smooth voice, and a palpable sense of self confidence. What remains so appealing about Usher's soulful crooning and sexy whisper, however, is a youthful freshness and vibrancy. This unpretentious approach is felt throughout the album in the simple, clean production, especially on songs like the Babyface-produced ballad "Bedtime," which has lovely background vocals by Shanice Wilson. Funkier, more up-tempo songs include the title track, an R&B-tinged song endearingly lacking the slightest hint of humility: "from this day forth you know I'm all about heat/And what I do be the major league/That's why your girlfriend's paging me."
Editorial Reviews ...Usher conveys a luscious sensuality....succeeds with MY WAY by accenting the mystery of sex....[He] leaves a little something to his listeners' imaginations... Vibe (10/01/1997)
...Usher proves that he's aiming to become more than just R&B music's best kept secret... The Source (11/01/1997)
4 stars out of 5 - ...Cemented the Georgian gospel singer's reputation as the precocious master of R&B slow jams... Q (08/01/2002)
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