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Versus - Usher
  • Band Name: Usher
  • Record Label: Jive
  • Release Date: Aug 24, 2010
Metascore
65 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
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  1. Entertainment Weekly
    91
    Versus, Usher's 
nine-track companion to this year's Raymond v Raymond, finds the soul star no less randy than when we left him.
  2. Billboard.com
    85
    Comprising eight new songs plus There Goes My Baby, the new set alternately bumps and throbs as a reinvigorated Usher further paves his comeback path.
  3. Boston Globe
    80
    With its compact running time "Versus'' is in some ways better than the album that spawned it.
  4. Los Angeles Times
    63
    Freshly single, Usher does everything but buy a waterbed, an Italian sports car and announce, "Mothers, lock up your daughters."
  5. All Music Guide
    40
    For the most part, Versus falls in line with its parent release's mix of detached hedonism and pleading heartache.
  6. Slant Magazine
    20
    Of course, the only people I could imagine getting any pleasure whatsoever from Versus's wretched collection of failed club-sex jams are those with enough bad taste to buy Raymond v. Raymond three or four times over.
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User Score
5.8 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. marcio82
    6
    I like it, think the album is worthy , because of the songs : hottie toddie (very good), There goes my baby ( very good , a king of song you dont get bored ) and my favorite "Lay you Down", classic R&B, FIVE STARS.… Full Review »
  2. Beats
    10
    djprinvale is right...this album is just like classics like 8701 and Here I Stand..Raymond v. Raymond was far better than this but is a side dish to what the last album was… Full Review »
  3. djprinvale
    7
    This album screams classic Usher. A few popular club bangers mixed with a handful of R&B tracks. I like that mix and can appreciate what he is trying to do. I think long time Usher fans will like it but it's way to short. 9 tracks (37 minutes total) means this should have been released as an EP or included a few remixes of the official singles at the end to make up for the lack of tracks.… Full Review »
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