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Here I Stand  | 
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Artist: Usher
Label: Jive
Category: Music
List Price: $18.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  111 reviews
Sales Rank: 87
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.8 x 0.4
MPN: 723388
UPC: 886972338828
EAN: 0886972338828
ASIN: B0015519VS
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| Tracks:
| • | Intro | | • | Love In This Club featuring Young Jeezy | | • | This Ain't Sex | | • | Trading Places | | • | Moving Mountains | | • | What's Your Name featuring will.i.am | | • | Prayer For You Interlude | | • | Something Special | | • | Love You Gently | | • | Best Thing featuring Jay Z | | • | Before I Met You | | • | His Mistakes | | • | Appetite | | • | What's A Man To Do | | • | Lifetime | | • | Love In This Club Part II featuring Beyonce & Lil Wayne | | • | Here I Stand |
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Album Description
2008 album from the R&B superstar. Here I Stand is Usher's follow-up to his history-making, nine-times platinum-selling Confessions. The album tells the story of growth: triumphant, reflective, somewhat defiant and it marks a new period in Usher's life and creative expression. Here I Stand finds Usher working with some of the best producers and writers around including Polow Da Don, Jermaine Dupre, Dre & Vidal and Dream & Tricky Stewart. Features the first single 'Love In The Club'. Laface.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 106 more reviews...
 Stand for nothing, fall for anything July 24, 2008
Usher becomes the victim of his own success on this album. If Jaheim or Raheem DeVaughn or Dwele had released the exact same album, it would have been a classic, but not for Usher. Instead, he comes off as a former superstar, trendsetter who's gone soft. This, for me, is not a bad thing because I can relate to this Usher better having been married 2yrs ago myself.
Songs like "Appetite", "Before I Met You" & "Here I Stand" are real/relevant to me and they stand out as my favourites. The 1st single "Love In This Club" and its remix are also brilliant but unfortunately also misleading as they do not define what the rest of the album is about. Other tracks that play on the sex theme like "Trading Places" & "This Ain't Sex" fall flat.
Unfortunately for Usher is the fact since he's been gone the R&B scene has evolved. An evolution lead by the European sounds of StarGate & the Jodeci'esque sounds of Tricky & The Dream. Acts like Ne-Yo, J-Holiday, Chris Brown etc. have had a few years doing it so it does not sound fresh when Usher tries it on. "What's You Name" with Will.I.Am for example is excellent but it sounds like every other song on Ne-Yo's last album. Similarly, the power ballad and 2nd single "Moving Mountains" may be on class of its own lyrically but the overall package sounds generic.
Usher does redeem himself on the all too short intro and interlude tracks. These are beautiful tracks that really put his pipes on display, the extra slow "Love you Gently" is another beautiful addition. But I suppose people aren't ready to hear Usher on slow jams and that explains the reception that this album has had.
I applaud Usher for taking a stand on this album, even if the rest of the world may choose not to stand with him
 Boring July 24, 2008
I underastand that you have to make lighter creations when a parent, but OMFG this album has two songs and they are on video MTV, VH1, ect...A very forgetable project and album. Usher she get back to the music we have grown to love and not this garbage.
An Amazon.com purchase i wish I could return.
 HERE IS USHER'S STAND:PARENTHOOD AND MATURITY July 20, 2008
I REALLY LIKE THIS ALBUM!! This album is great. This album hit number one despite the critics and fans alike. This album is a testament to his maturity as both man and father. This album tells a story of growth: triumphant, reflective, somewhat defiant, and it marks a new period in Usher's life and creative expression. This album will go Platinum.
The Adult Usher July 19, 2008
I am probably older than the majority of Usher's fans, but none the less I am a fan. This CD defines a different Usher: Usher almost 30, Usher the husband, father, and the man. For the most part he has never had negative publicity; that alone is a major plus. I have enjoyed this CD the most.
 Weak. July 17, 2008
Most of the songs on this cd are forgetable. I'm gonna write usher and ask for my money back. after his last disc i was expecting a masterpiece...NOT!! Needs to hire some good producers. not hating just telling it how i feel.
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