8701

8701 is the third studio album by American singer Usher. It was released by Arista Records on July 9, 2001.

 History 
Recording the album took place in 2000 and 2001. The album debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 chart. It sold 210,000 copies the first week. In 18 weeks it sold 1,940,000 copies.

It has sold 4,700,000 copies in the United States. The album has sold over 8,000,000 copies worldwide. It was certified 4x Platinum by the RIAA. It reached number one on the UK Albums Chart and the Canadian Albums Chart. In Australia, it was certified 2x Platinum and Platinum by the BPI.

The album was given positive reviews from music critics.Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. [ Review: 8701]. Allmusic. Retrieved on November 7, 2010.Hopwood, Christian. Review: 8701. BBC. Retrieved on November 7, 2010.Tyrangiel, Josh. Review: 8701 . Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on November 7, 2010.O' Brien, Lucy. Review: 8701. NME. Retrieved on November 7, 2010. Many liked Usher's "matured voice" and the instruments Usher used to record the songs.Leroy, Dan. Review: 8701. Yahoo! Music. Retrieved on November 7, 2010.King, Jason (September 2001). "Review: 8701". Vibe: 235–236.Cinquemani, Sal. Review: 8701. Slant Magazine. Retrieved on November 7, 2010.

 Track listing 

Personnel
Credits for 8701 from Allmusic.[ Credits: 8701]. Allmusic. Retrieved on November 7, 2010.

 David Ashton – Assistant engineer
 Producer, Instrumentation – Bryan-Michael Cox
 Brian Garten – Engineer
 Kevin Guarnieri – Engineer, Assistant Engineer
 Performer – Puff Daddy
 David Rideau – Engineer
 Usher – Vocals

 Charts

Chart positions
Chart (2001)Peak positionAustralian Albums Chart"australian-charts.com – Usher – 8701". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved November 7, 2010.7Austrian Albums Chart"Usher – 8701 – austriancharts.at" (in German). austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved November 7, 2010.47Belgium Albums Chart (Flanders)"ultratop.be – Usher – 8701". ultratop.be. ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved November 7, 2010.14Belgium Albums Chart (Wallonia)4Canadian Albums Chart1Danish Albums Chart"danishcharts.com – Usher – 8701" . danishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved November 7, 2010.3Dutch Albums Chart"dutchcharts.nl – Usher – 8701". dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved November 7, 2010.7French Albums Chart"lescharts.com – Usher – 8701" (in French). lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved November 7, 2010.14German Albums Chart"Musicline.de – Chartverfolgung – Usher – 8701"  (in German). musicline.de. PHONONET GmbH. Retrieved November 7, 2010.7Irish Albums Chart9New Zealand Albums Chart"charts.org.nz – Usher – 8701" . charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved November 7, 2010.8Norwegian Albums Chart"norwegiancharts.com – Usher – 8701". charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved November 7, 2010.10Swedish Albums Chart"swedishcharts.com – Usher – 8701". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved November 7, 2010.28Swiss Albums Chart"Usher – 8701 – swisscharts.com". swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved November 7, 2010.10UK Albums Chart1US Billboard 2004US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums3

Certifications
CountryProviderCertificationAustraliaARIA2× PlatinumUnited KingdomBPIPlatinumUnited StatesRIAA4× Platinum

Decade-end charts
Chart (2000–2009)Position US Billboard 200"Top 100 Music Hits, Top 100 Music Charts, Top 100 Songs & The Hot 100: Best of the 2000s – Billboard 200 Albums". Billboard.com. Retrieved November 7, 2010.63

Release history
RegionDate United Kingdom July 30, 2001 Germany United States August 7, 2001 Canada

 References 

Category:2001 albums
Category:Usher albums