[chilicheese01]

Delete, delete, delete!!!

Looking 4 Myself is probably his best album, and he comes back with this?!

[Eternium]

The album looks like one that would sell 40k copies first week

I'm praying for Usher but this does not look like a step in the right direction. Prove me wrong, King.

[Truth Teller]

Originally posted by Eternium

The album looks like one that would sell 40k copies first week

I'm praying for Usher but this does not look like a step in the right direction. Prove me wrong, King.

Well, he did 128k in 2012 with 2 hits, so you're probably not too far off. Given the decline in sales, the false starts of this era, the lack of promo (so far) and the fact he has half a hit, I think he'll do 70k pure sales.

Which is fine at this point. He should just get this album out and use whatever happens as a lesson. The underperformance might make him hungry enough for a reinvention Or maybe one of the album tracks will catch on and turn things around

[Usher]

Flawed was a better album title in my opinion but Hard II Love is good too.

The album cover is so bad this doesn't look like a step in the right direction but hopefully he'll prove me wrong.

I'm soooooo disappointed from Champions, the song had so much potential with the hook.

[Jessica Sanchez]

finally!

[Love Drought]

This is finally happening. Why is he snubbing 'Good Kisser'?

[Starkboy]

that cover I only like Crash so far, not looking good

[Saint luv]

I hate the cover but I'm ready for the new music

[profound789]

Cover is fine, but this album won't be topping L4M sales or opening week sales. Not that I care anymore anyway, its time for new music goddamnit.

Flawed was a better title and fit the cover arts thus far as well. "Missin' U" is a grower but that chorus is just, eh. "Champions" is worse than all of his leaked/half complete songs thus far. I get it that its in the movie, but seriously now, its so bad. Probably the worst track I've heard from Usher since.. U-Turn on 8701..? Who knows, might be a grower.

16th is so close, its time Ursher!

[Airhead]

I really like "Missin U".

[Sophomore]

So he's putting out an album now...with no hits? I'm confused.

[1rnbfan1]

Missin U is great
The best part is definitely this build up before chorus - great production

[MusicandSoul]

This is SOUNDING EXCEPTIONAL



RIVALS is the best yet.. So chill and smooth.. Great Usher track ..


and am i the only one who LOVES the cover.. ?

[profound789]

I like the cover. I like Rivals. I've liked the recent singles. Only thing I don't like is how we cut out a lot of the stuff he had recorded that seemed like it would have potential and the lack of featured artists on this new mulligan album.

Track list is apparently:

1. Hard II Love
2. Missin U
3. No Limit (feat. Young Thug)
4. Real U
5. Dead For Me
6. Boulders
7. Crash
8. Make it Rain
9. Mr. Gun
10. Empire
11. Rivals (feat. Future)
12. Worldstar
13. Rest of My Life
14. Quand of Sand
15. Champions (with Ruben Blades)

Not happy with him cutting out Max Martin's Bedroom, Miracles, Slow Motion (feat. Drake) and his collaboration with Ed Sheeran and Skrillex. I know I Don't Mind is 2 years old, but it wouldn't have hurt to include it just for the sake of the streams. The lack of any up-tempo tracks thus far is kind of eh. But hey, everyone that kept complaining about the lack of R&B Usher, well you got what you wanted.

I feel like the album will be a grower, whereas Looking 4 Myself started off incredible but lacked substance bar Climax and a few other songs. Expecting <50k first week by looking at the track list, Crash's performance on Pop radio with its lack of take off and No Limit floundering around on iTunes with no Pop radio release.

Still excited though. It's been over 4 years. It's time, even if it flops.

Here's an interesting note: My Way launched on September 16, 1997 at 66k first week at number 15 on Billboard 200 and eventually peaked at number 4, whereas this is launching on September 16, 2016, 19 years later. Crazy career he's had.

[MusicandSoul]

Tracklisting is looking quite solid!

Shame hes ditched some of the other material tho, would of liked Miracles, bedroom and slow motion.. And I Dont Mind defo should of been included seeing as its the only hit hes had as of late.. Nevertheless pretty damn excited for a rnb album from Usher..

[profound789]

My only issue with the lack of uptempo tracks thus far is that none of the singles really hit it home. I thought Crash would do way better but it seems like uptempo Usher is the only Usher that seems to get the attention of the mainstream.

This wouldn't be an issue if he actually did some promo for once. No Limit is doing its own thing and sustaining itself. Get on Ellen and ask her to promote you throughout the week like see did for Bieber. What is Scooter Braun doing?

[trainsskyscrapers]

Originally posted by profound789

I like the cover. I like Rivals. I've liked the recent singles. Only thing I don't like is how we cut out a lot of the stuff he had recorded that seemed like it would have potential and the lack of featured artists on this new mulligan album.

Track list is apparently:

1. Hard II Love
2. Missin U
3. No Limit (feat. Young Thug)
4. Real U
5. Dead For Me
6. Boulders
7. Crash
8. Make it Rain
9. Mr. Gun
10. Empire
11. Rivals (feat. Future)
12. Worldstar
13. Rest of My Life
14. Quand of Sand
15. Champions (with Ruben Blades)

Not happy with him cutting out Max Martin's Bedroom, Miracles, Slow Motion (feat. Drake) and his collaboration with Ed Sheeran and Skrillex. I know I Don't Mind is 2 years old, but it wouldn't have hurt to include it just for the sake of the streams. The lack of any up-tempo tracks thus far is kind of eh. But hey, everyone that kept complaining about the lack of R&B Usher, well you got what you wanted.

I feel like the album will be a grower, whereas Looking 4 Myself started off incredible but lacked substance bar Climax and a few other songs. Expecting <50k first week by looking at the track list, Crash's performance on Pop radio with its lack of take off and No Limit floundering around on iTunes with no Pop radio release.

Still excited though. It's been over 4 years. It's time, even if it flops.

Here's an interesting note: My Way launched on September 16, 1997 at 66k first week at number 15 on Billboard 200 and eventually peaked at number 4, whereas this is launching on September 16, 2016, 19 years later. Crazy career he's had.

There are several ways these tracks can be used:

1.Fingers crossed this album does well enough to warrant a Versus-esque rerelease with Bedroom, Cards, Slow Motion, Miracles, She Came To Give It To You, I Don't Mind, Clueless, Believe Me, and the work with Skrillex/Ed Sheeran.

2. These solo songs become fan favourites that just stay online and the latter collaborations end up on Ed Sheeran and Skrillex's respective albums.

3. All of these outtakes are packaged into a TIDAL exclusive for streaming or released when TIDAL and Apple Music inevitably merge.

4. All of these tracks are trashed and he washes his hands of them, and the unreleased tracks end up on the albums of Jason Derulo, Chris Brown, August Alaina, Nick Jonas, Jordan Fisher, and Neyo. (At least he'll get writing residuals)

[profound789]

It really stinks that he trashed potentially good tracks just so he could mulligan the album at the expense of the fans not getting new music that they could enjoy.

I'm not opposed to solo tracks, its actually something I commended Looking 4 Myself for. But right now, he needs to come in hard and its not like he didn't work on these tracks. He has, and recorded them. Sure they might be outdated, but we have artists that always include music that they worked on 2 years ago on their delayed albums.

I swear if his big hit comes from a feature on Major Lazer's album... I really disliked how Without You was handled as well where he let David Guetta have the track after the negotiations. Hoping for a Versus esque rerelease, but don't have my hopes up for that.

[aaron511]

Originally posted by EarStyle

Justice for Good Kisser & She Came To Give It To Me & I Don't Mind >>>>>>>

I don't like any of the new songs he put out nearly as much as those.

THIS

[Airhead]

I don't know why y'all want those old played out songs on the album. Glad they are not there!