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Raymond v. Raymond
By Usher

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CD (1 Disc); Stereo
Release Date
30 March 2010

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Usher returns with a brand new studio album Features the single ‘OMG’ featuring will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas Usher is a global superstar who has won 5 x Grammy awards, and broken records with his music. In 2004, his 9 x platinum selling album ‘Confessions’ spent 40 weeks in the No. 1 position on The Billboard Hot 100 – more than any other male artist in the nearly 50 year history of the chart. Tracks: 1. Monstar 2. Hey Daddy (Daddy\'s Home) 3. There Goes My Baby 4. Lil Freak 5. She Don\'t Know 6. OMG 7. Mars vs. Venus 8. Pro Lover 9. Foolin\' Around 10. Papers 11. So Many Girls 12. Guilty 13. Okay 14. Making Love (Into The Night)

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Usher returns with a brand new studio album Features the single ‘OMG’ featuring will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas Usher is a global superstar who has won 5 x Grammy awards, and broken records with his music. In 2004, his 9 x platinum selling album ‘Confessions’ spent 40 weeks in the No. 1 position on The Billboard Hot 100 – more than any other male artist in the nearly 50 year history of the chart. Tracks: 1. Monstar 2. Hey Daddy (Daddy\'s Home) 3. There Goes My Baby 4. Lil Freak 5. She Don\'t Know 6. OMG 7. Mars vs. Venus 8. Pro Lover 9. Foolin\' Around 10. Papers 11. So Many Girls 12. Guilty 13. Okay 14. Making Love (Into The Night)

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EAN
0886976388928
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Country
USA
Studio/Live
Studio
Label
LaFace
Dimensions
14.2 x 12.5 x 1 centimeters (0.06 kg)
Performer Notes
  • The making of Usher's sixth studio album was inevitably affected by the end of his marriage and its aftershocks. "Papers," the early buzz single for Raymond V Raymond, bears the closest relation to the turbulence he experienced. He pours himself into that song more than any other on the set, and breakup lyrics don't get much more specific than "You don't think I know what's up, but sweetheart that's what ruined us" or "I done damn near lost my mama." The song was awarded the top spot on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart. Many of the songs on the album have to be taken on their own, stripped of context; otherwise, determining what applies to Usher's real and fantasy lives can be problematic. The album's catchiest uptempo song, "Lil Freak," featuring Nicki Minaj, effectively swipes the synthesizer line from "Living for the City" -- a classic containing Stevie Wonder's most angered social commentary -- for the sake of Usher's lesbian tryst. Otherwise, the slow jams and the few moments when Usher sounds as if he's having actual fun win out. Two of the best happen to be collaborations with Jam and Lewis and the Avila Brothers. "Mars vs Venus," a very slow jam, soars, while "Pro Lover" is a breezy, casual number filled with sweet dub accents. ~ Andy Kellman
Professional Reviews
Rolling Stone (p.75) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[M]ostly he's in loverman mode, delivering seduction-by-numbers like 'So Many Girls'..."

Entertainment Weekly (p.75) - "[S]leek, grown-and-sexy R&B tuned to all-the-single-ladies seduction..." -- Grade: B-

Billboard - "Drawing from a skillful fusion of R&B/hip-hop/pop, Usher addresses the trappings of fame on the uptempo 'Monstar'..."
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By Michael on October 8, 2010
this album is great! based on usher finding out more about his father and releasing this album was a huge hit. millions of copies sold world wide. track number 6. OMG is one of the best songs on the whole album. a very complete and nice album, after a long awaited release.
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