Usher's "Here I Stand" LEAKS Onto Internet + Reviews Are In!

Yahhh!

1. Intro (Main Version) Usher 1:30
2. Love In This Club (Main Version) Usher featuring Young Jeezy 4:20
3. This Ain't Sex (Main Version) Usher 4:24
4. Trading Places (Main Version) Usher 4:28
5. Moving Mountains (Main Version) Usher 4:58
6. What's Your Name (Main Version) Usher featuring will.i.am 3:58
7. Prayer For You Interlude (Main Version) Usher 1:43
8. Something Special (Main Version) Usher 3:57
9. Love You Gently (Main Version) Usher 3:39
10. Best Thing (Main Version) Usher featuring Jay Z 3:54
11. Before I Met You (Main Version) Usher 4:56
12. His Mistakes (Main Version) Usher 4:59
13. Appetite (Main Version) Usher 3:58
14. What's A Man To Do (Main Version) Usher 4:09
15. Lifetime (Main Version) Usher 4:36
16. Love In This Club Part II Usher featuring Beyoncé & Lil Wayne;Usher featuring Young Jeezy 5:09
17. Here I Stand (Main Version) Usher 4:10
18. Will Work For Love ((f/k/a Hidden Bonus Track)) Usher 3:16
19. Love In This Club (Jason Nevins Extended Mix) Usher featuring Young Jeezy 6:46

In Stores May 27th.

Reviews

"Usher is back to velvety slow-jams, this time embracing domestic life's freaky side." - 2.5/5
RollingStone

"Here I Stand - an unfilfulling album packed full of Usher standards with only occasional flourishes of inspiration." - 3/5
Stuff

"With 17 tracks including a hidden track, Here I Stand is definitely worth actually walking into a store and putting down the money for the entire album" - 4/5
BallerStatus

"At nearly 70 minutes, the disc could certainly have used a stronger editing hand, and even in his newly revelatory state, Usher remains more a smooth entertainer than an astute lyricist." - B+
Entertainment Weekly

Alexz

*cringes*

SO.UNCOOL™

Sounds alrite ...

M Z N A

Nothing spectacular from what I've heard. I'm looking forward to "Something Special" and the "What's Your Name" the most.

Arith

Well, all hype but I can't say I'm really impressed. There sounds like there will be some amazing songs, but most of the songs seem bland, alike, and will run together.

I'm hoping he releases "His Mistakes", "Something Special" or "What's Your Name" after "Movin' Mountains".

Jared

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Originally posted by fridayteenage

Well, it doesn't seem bad exactly, but more of the mediocrity of this year's crop of music so far, which still has failed to yield a single good CD. And the only songs that I found this year that I really, really like so far remains Kelly Clarkon's leaked demos. Step it up, music industry.

WAЯЯEN

Sounds like boring. I guess I'll just have to wait to hear the album in it's entirety to have a concrete opinion.

Fercho

i like, but you cant judge an album just with previews

Big Dreams

After Moving Mountains is out next one has to be "What's Your Name" for sure. Here I Stand has to be a single eventually since it sounds like MJ's classic "The Lady In My Life" and of course "His Mistakes (I Can't Win)"

Oh **** "What's A Man To Do" has that irreplacable sound obviously produced by Stargate *checks* yeah!

Anyways doesn't sound like it will be at a Confessions level or 8701 level (classics) but nonetheless still sounds like it will be a good album according to the previews. I'll wait for the album on May 27th though but albums usually grow on me (last ones include American Gangster and Exclusive) as I listen to them more often. This one should do well not to mention it already got a B+ from Entertainment Weekly!

Queh

from what i've heard so far it hasn't met my expectations. but i'll wait for the whole thing

Athens

Not very many singles on this album at all.

M Z N A

The album is streaming on VH1's website now.

Big Dreams

Just heard Best Thing with Jay-Z very very dope Jigga man has done it again! Two superstars on one track!

"I couldn't give a **** how could I give a finger?"

Dead Psycho

Has the HQ retail leak yet?

Yahhh!

Flashing Lights

Not a good sign if Rolling Stone gives you 2.5 stars.

Yahhh!

Confessions sold 1.1 million first week. I wonder how Here I Stand will do...

Oh btw Confessions got 3 stars on RollingStone.

Big Dreams

What are you talking about? Rolling Stone sucks they only gave Confessions a 3 out of 5 when it was clearly a 4.5 out of 5 or a 5 out of 5. Rolling Stone always gives the worst reviews to the best albums

For example they gave two classic West Coast albums from The Game, The Documentary and Doctor's Advocate only 3 out of 5 stars. The only correct reviews they give to is Kanye. Not to mention they also gave the best album of all time Thriller that's right Thriller only 4 out of 5 stars. Now you know that's ********!

Big Dreams

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Originally posted by Yahhh!

Confessions sold 1.1 million first week. I wonder how Here I Stand will do...

Oh btw Confessions got 3 stars on RollingStone.

Even though CD sales are really down now of days. I see him doing Alicia Keys "As I Am" like numbers or heck maybe he'll do "Graduation" or "Late Registration" like numbers. With that said I'm probably predicting 700 K-800 K. I guess he could sell a million in the 1st week again he really hasn't lost much of his fan base. It'll be interesting to see how much it actually does sell in the 1st week

M Z N A

Alicia and Mary's albums were being released in the third quarter. That's impossible.

The album is really not bad in its entirety. "Moving Mountains", "What's Your Name" and "Something Special" are excellent and great candidates to become singles. Many songs sound alike/Chris Brown leftovers though.