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- NME4/5
- Blender4/5
- Entertainment WeeklyB−
- Yahoo! Music UK7/10
- Rolling Stone3/5
- Slant Magazine3/5
- Vibe3/5
- AllMusic3/5
- Metacriticaggregate67/100
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15 tracks · 57 min
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8701 is the third studio album by American R&B singer Usher, released by Arista Records on August 7, 2001, in North America. Recording sessions for the album took place during 2000 to 2001, and was handled by several producers including The Neptunes, Jermaine Dupri, Babyface, Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs, Mike City, P. Diddy, Bryan Michael Cox, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis. The album debuted at number-four on the US Billboard 200 chart selling 210,000 copies. It has sold 4.7 million copies in the US and over 8 million worldwide; it received a 4× platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). 8701 received mostly positive reviews, with critics praising Usher's more mature and polished vocals. Billboard ranked the album number 63 on the Billboard 200 decade-end charts.
In brief
- Is 8701 good?
- Riffiter listeners rate 8701 3.8/5 from 24 ratings.
- When was 8701 released?
- 8701 was released in 2001 on Arista.
- How many tracks are on 8701?
- 8701 has 15 tracks, with a runtime of 57 minutes.
- What genre is 8701?
- 8701 is catalogued under Contemporary R&B, Blues, Hip-Hop.
- What BPM is 8701?
- 8701 runs at a median tempo of 98 BPM across its tracks, most often in C minor, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to 8701?
- Listeners of 8701 also rate Talk That Talk by Rihanna, In My Own Words by Ne-Yo, D.N.A by Mario.
- Who produced 8701?
- 8701 was produced by Mike City and The Neptunes.
- Who wrote the songs on 8701?
- 8701 was written by Drayton Goss and Pharrell Williams.
Credits
- Produced by
Mike CityThe Neptunes- Written by
Pharrell WilliamsDrayton Goss
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