Here I Stand Usher Album

Here I Stand is the fifth album by R&B artist Usher. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 charts.¹ The album's first single, "Love in this Club," peaked at number one on the Billboard 100.

Usher had originally planned to release the album by November of 2007, and after a six month delay, Here I Stand was released on May 27, 2008.²

Fast Facts

1. Genre: R&B, pop and rap
2. Release date: May. 27, 2008
3. Label: LaFace
4. Producer: Usher and Mark Pitts
5. Peak Chart Position: #1
6. Singles: "Love In This Club," "Love In This Club II" and "Moving Mountains"

Track List

• Intro: "Forever Young"
• "Love in This Club"
• "This Ain't Sex"
• "Trading Places"
• "Moving Mountains"
• "What's Your Name?"
• " Prayer For You"
• "Something Special"
• "Love You Gently"
• "Best Thing"
• "Before I Met You"
• "His Mistakes" (I Can't Win)
• "Appetite"
• "What Is A Man to Do"
• "Lifetime"
• "Love in This Club Part II"
• "Here I Stand"

Critical Response

• "The honesty on display in the songwriting and the deft, diverse production are both startling and satisfying."—The Boston Globe³

• "But tension, not bliss, creates the album’s best songs."—The New York Times⁴

• "But now that he's got the American Dream, he sounds like he's stopped trying."—Rolling Stone⁵

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