My Way (Usher album)
My Way | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 16, 1997 | |||
Length | 40:21 | |||
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Producer |
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Usher chronology | ||||
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Singles from My Way | ||||
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My Way is the second
With most of the album production by
Critical reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Christgau's Consumer Guide | [2] |
Music Week | [3] |
Q | [4] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
In a contemporary review,
In a retrospective review for
Accolades
Publication | Accolade | Rank | Ref. |
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Complex
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The Best R&B Albums of '90s | 36
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Commercial performance
My Way debuted at number 15 on the US
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer | Length |
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1. | " O'Kelly Isley |
| 3:23 | |
10. | "You Make Me Wanna..." (Extended Version) |
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| 5:19 |
Total length: | 40:20 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer | Length |
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11. | "You Make Me Wanna..." (Ryan James Carr remake) |
| 3:02 | |
12. | "Nice & Slow" (Ryan James Carr remake) |
| 3:12 | |
13. | "My Way" (Ryan James Carr remake – instrumental) |
| 3:32 | |
14. | "You Make Me Wanna..." (Ryan James Carr remake – instrumental) |
| 3:02 | |
15. | "Nice & Slow" (Ryan James Carr remake – instrumental) |
| 3:12 | |
16. | "My Way" (Ryan James Carr remake) |
| 3:32 | |
Total length: | 59:55 |
Notes
- A tour edition of My Way, issued in Australian and New Zealand, features Live (1999) as a bonus disc.[20]
- ^[a] denotes co-producer(s)[21]
Sample credits
- "Come Back" contains a sample of "Woman to Woman" by Joe Cocker.
- "One Day You'll Be Mine" contains a sample of "Footsteps in the Dark" by The Isley Brothers.
Personnel
Credits are adapted from
- Babyface – executive producer; producer, background vocals, keyboards, and drum programming (tracks 4, 8); bass (track 4)
- Butch BelAir – photography
- Michael Benabib – photography
- Kyle Bess – mixing assistant (tracks 4, 8)
- Paul Boutin – engineer (tracks 4, 8)
- Trina Broussard – background vocals (track 9)
- Jermaine Dupri – executive producer, producer (tracks 1–3, 5, 6, 9, 10), mixing (tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 9), instruments (tracks 1, 10), background vocals
- Nathan East – bass (track 8)
- Brian Frye – mixing assistant (tracks 1–3, 5, 6, 9, 10)
- John Frye – mixing assistant (tracks 1–3, 9, 10)
- Jon Gass – mixing (tracks 4, 8)
- Şerban Ghenea – engineer (track 7)
- John Hayes – engineer (track 7)
- Jagged Edge – background vocals (track 3)
- Lil' Kim – vocals (track 2)
- Trey Lorenz – background vocals (tracks 6, 9)
- Manny Marroquin – engineer (tracks 4, 8)
- George Meyers – engineer (track 7)
- Monica – lead and background vocals (track 4)
- Greg Phillinganes – piano (tracks 4, 8)
- Herb Powers – mastering
- L.A. Reid – executive producer
- Ivy Skoff – production coordination (track 8)
- Manuel Seal – co-producer (tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 9), instruments (tracks 1, 10), background vocals (tracks 6, 9)
- Shanice – background vocals (track 8)
- LaKimbra Sneed – design
- Phil Tan – engineer and mixing (tracks 1–3, 5, 6, 9, 10)
- Usher – vocals (all tracks)
- Randy Walker – MIDI programming (tracks 4, 8)
- D.L. Warfield – art direction
- Rob Williams – engineer (track 2)
- Sprague "Doogie" Williams – producer (track 7)
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[45] | Gold | 35,000‡ |
Canada (Music Canada)[46] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
Netherlands (NVPI)[47] | Gold | 50,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[48] | Gold | 100,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[49] | 7× Platinum | 7,000,000‡ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United States | September 16, 1997 |
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Various | September 16, 2022 |
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[50] |
See also
References
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- ^ a b "Review: My Way". Q. London: 148. August 2002.
- ^ a b Harris et al. 2004, p. 839.
- The Source. New York: 174. November 1997.
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Bibliography
- Harris, Keith; et al. (November 2, 2004). ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.