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Confessions - Usher
  • Band Name: Usher
  • Record Label: La Face
  • Release Date: Mar 23, 2004
Metascore
71 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
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  1. All Music Guide
    Jan 10, 2011
    90
    Needless to say, the time is right for the phrase "just another" to be banned from use when discussing him.
  2. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    It finds [Usher] deftly segueing from loverboy to loverman, embracing harder-hitting sounds and subject matter without sacrificing his soulful sugar. [26 Mar 2004, p.72]
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  3. Village Voice
    80
    Confessions is a top-of-the-line pop-soul showcase that... manages to be commercially savvy without coming off as too desperate.
  4. Los Angeles Times
    75
    At 60 minutes, however, the album runs at least three songs too long, spoiling the tension and spirit with material that is plain gushy and, still, lame.
  5. Q Magazine
    70
    Addictive R&B hooks and all-dancin', all-lovin' subject matter boosted with hot production tweaks. [Jun 2004, p.107]
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  6. Vibe
    70
    Though Confessions doesn't bring Usher all the way to the artistic maturity one might hope for, tracking this star's progression definitely has its satisfactions. [May 2004, p.160]
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  7. The New York Times
    70
    Like lots of recent R & B albums, this one is heavily front-loaded. Usher's voice never fails him (there are a few falsetto runs that seem intended to put Mr. Timberlake in his place), but near the end, the songwriting does. [28 Mar 2004]
  8. E! Online
    67
    His pipes are in tip-top shape, sure, but hearing this stuff is sometimes more embarrassing than reading your little sister's diary.
  9. Dot Music
    60
    With lead single "Yeah!" being a genuine cyber funk masterpiece, and a lot of other perfectly respectable tunes backing it up, "Confessions" isn’t hard to like. But with the overall impression being of nice Usher making another nice album, it’s impossible to get excited about.
  10. Blender
    60
    His songwriting isn't a strength, and his ballads often drown in their own inanity. [Apr 2004, p.132]
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  11. Rolling Stone
    60
    [He] still doesn't quite cut it as a horny roughneck.
  12. Neumu.net
    55
    The music here tries to be as unobtrusive as possible, its plasticky tone and carefully shined finish constructed to contrast with the earnest soulfulness of Usher's singing. And it's in his words that the album finds the substance that it does have.
  13. The Guardian
    40
    Two great tracks; 17 less so.
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User Score
8.1 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 31 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 19
  3. Negative: 2 out of 19
  1. mikeyd
    10
    I think was the best R&B album of 2005!
  2. ElleV
    10
    He's sooooooooooooooo hot!!!
  3. tabbyn
    9
    althoug this album falls into lame, weak and too clappy production bin that many r and b albums are used to, this is still a masterpiece for its stylish smoothness choruses at the hight of the genre that never fail to be remembered( and are the best bits of the album), astounding vocals that never hesitate to go all the way, allways pushing for perfection and making more of the 16 songs on this CD. Instramentally it blends melowballard like tones with danceflore rythms and electro funk bursts as found on yeah.Confessions succedes in being melodieously relaxing as well as funky and posseses a disturbingly smooth fell that only Usher has been able to achieve. It delivers many ballards and slow jams wich all contribute to the epic feel and some of the highlights are do it to me and can you handle it, both crammed with musical ideas and flourish,superstar,yeah,thats what its made for, bad girl, simple things and many more.In the end only truth hurts and whatever i want for below the standard.Best r and b record ever?… Full Review »
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