8701
by Usher
  • Record Label: Arista
  • Release Date: Aug 7, 2001
User Score
7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 32 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 32
  3. Negative: 8 out of 32

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  1. audiosonique
    May 12, 2013
    7
    8701, Usher's third album, represents a step up from the more pop-oriented style of his previous albums, with a steadier, more consistent production, allowing Usher to express himself vocally more. However, his lack of deviation from remaining pop-friendly R&B with mid tempo filler songs like "Hottest Girl" let the album down, seductive enough to keep you listening, but not enough to8701, Usher's third album, represents a step up from the more pop-oriented style of his previous albums, with a steadier, more consistent production, allowing Usher to express himself vocally more. However, his lack of deviation from remaining pop-friendly R&B with mid tempo filler songs like "Hottest Girl" let the album down, seductive enough to keep you listening, but not enough to captivate you towards the end of the album.

    That being said, the opening two thirds, with stand out singles U Remind Me, U Got It Bad and the Pharrell Williams-produced "U Don't Have to Call" and "I Don't Know (featuring a surprisingly low-key P. Diddy) show off Usher's vocal talents to their fullest. What the album does it does well; a solid piece of urban R&B.    … Expand
  2. gabiy
    Feb 19, 2007
    10
    beautiful
  3. markeshiak
    Nov 22, 2006
    10
    i lovve usher very much
  4. autumnh
    Oct 20, 2005
    10
    i love grant
  5. deneyshag
    Oct 20, 2005
    10
    you are the best
  6. DesiK.
    Mar 18, 2002
    10
    This album is the best! I can't stop listening to it!!! =)
  7. ChelseaL.
    Jan 13, 2002
    10
    its a slammin album
  8. KatrinaB.
    Jan 2, 2002
    10
    Usher is bad. I Love this cd, especially #'s 4 & 11!
  9. JamiraC.
    Oct 24, 2001
    10
    This album is tight U Got It Bad. Is Badd!
  10. RalphB.
    Oct 21, 2001
    10
    It's good. I like number 10.
  11. ShelbyW
    Sep 1, 2001
    10
    Usher is definately doing his thing. He has proved to many doubters that he still has what it takes to keep him on the charts.

Awards & Rankings

67
#67 Most Discussed Album of 2001

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Metascore
67

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Vibe
    Feb 4, 2011
    60
    Usher's back at ya with a consistent third album that has a good chance of staying afloat in a marketplace overflowing with crooning R&B clones. [Sep 2001, p.235]
  2. Slant Magazine
    Jan 7, 2011
    60
    Acoustic guitar work, live drums by Stokley of Mint Condition (remember them?), and a cameo by the law-brushing P. Diddy ("If making hits is a crime, I plead guilty") also lend a surprising amount of variety to what could have been an otherwise homogenized set.
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  3. AllMusic
    Jan 3, 2011
    60
    8701 is more mood music than anything else, and while it does work fairly well on that level, it's not memorable outside of that mood.
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