Confessions (album)

Confessions is the fourth studio album by American singer Usher. It was released on March 23, 2004 from Arista Records. The album was recorded between 2003 and 2004. It was produced by Jermaine Dupri, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, and Lil Jon. Confessions is an R&B album with some hip hop and crunk styles. The album's theme had controversy. This was because of Usher's personal relationship. Producer, Jermaine Dupri later said that the album is about Usher's personal story.

The album was a success in the United States. It sold 1,095,000 copies the first week. It continued to sell more copies because of its four singles. A special edition version was released. It had the hit single "My Boo". This was to try and help the album sell more records and to stop bootlegging. Some music critics gave a mixed review for the album's lyrics. However, the album was given positive reviews. The album also won several awards. It won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album.

Confessions has sold 10,000,000 copies in the US. It was certified diamond by the RIAA. This means that the album shipped 10,000,000 copies. Many music critics believe the album was Usher's "greatest works". According to Billboard the album is the second best-selling album of the 2000s in the US. The album debuted at number one on many music charts around the world. It became the first album by Usher to do this.

Track listing

Personnel
Credits for Confessions from Allmusic.

 Darcy Aldridge – Vocals (background)
 Bobby Ross Avila – Guitar, Piano, Scratching, Strings, Keyboards, Vocals (bckgr), Producer, Drum Programming, Wurlitzer, Moog Bass
 Dante E. Barton – Engineer
 Jason Boyd – Vocal Producer
 Valdez Brantley – Producer
 Bryan-Michael Cox – Producer
 Larry Cox – Keyboards
 Ian Cross – Engineer
 Kevin "KD" Davis – Engineer
 Vidal Davis – Producer, Mixing
 Jermaine Dupri – Producer, Mixing
 E Bass – Guitar
 Brian Frye – Engineer
 John Frye – Mixing
 Richard Furch – Mixing
 Sandy Garrett – Vocals (bckgr), Vocal Producer
 Serban Ghenea – Mixing
 Andre Harris – Producer, Mixing
 Rich Harrison – Producer, Instrumentation
 Delicia Hassan – Production Coordination
 Eddie Holland – Composer
 John Horesco IV – Engineer, Assistant
 Iz – Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Scratching, Drums, Keyboards, Producer, Moog Bass
 Jimmy Jam – Producer, Fender Rhodes
 LaMarquis Mark Jefferson – Bass
 Darrale Jones – A&R
 Just Blaze – Producer
 L-Roc – Keyboards
 James Lackey – Producer

 Ken Lewis – Guitar, Engineer, Mixing
 Terry Lewis – Producer
 Anthony Mandler – Photography
 Matt Marrin – Engineer
 Manny Marroquin – Mixing
 Tony Maserati – Mixing
 Tadd Mingo – Assistant
 Johnny "Natural" Najara – Producer
 Paula Patton – Vocals (bckgr)
 Mark Pitts – A&R
 Herb Powers – Mastering
 Usher Raymond – Vocals (bckgr), Producer, Executive Producer
 Tim Roberts – Assistant
 Donnie Scantz – Engineer
 Jon Smeltz – Mixing
 Jan Smith – Vocal Producer, Vocal Coach
 Jonathon "Lil' Jon" Smith – Vocals (bckgr), Producer, Mixing
 Aaron Spears – Producer
 Patrice "ButtaPhly" Stewart – Vocals (bckgr)
 Arthur "Buddy" Strong – Producer
 Phil Tan – Mixing
 Robin Thicke – Producer, Instrumentation
 Ryan Toby – Vocal Producer
 The Trak Starz – Engineer
 Mark Vinten – Engineer
 D.L. Warfield – Design, Layout Design
 Ryan West – Engineer
 Ghian Wright – Assistant
 James "Big Jim" Wright – Bass, Producer, Wurlitzer

Charts

Weekly charts

Decade-end charts

References

Other websites
 Confessions at Discogs
 Confessions at Metacritic

2004 albums
Usher albums