From this very first album of the Mega Star Usher, came the very first Single from him entitled "Think Of You". This happen in 1994, 14 years ago !!! Bukan senang nak cari CD ini, berbulan juga saya mencari di merata flea market di sekita Lembah Kelang. Akhirnya 3 tahun lalu saya berjaya mendapatkannya di Flea Market, Amcorp Mall. Usher mula di kesan bakatnya semasa menyertai 'Star Search' ketika masih muda remaja. Kalau masih ingat Sheila Majud juga pernah menyertai Star Search dan menang selepas melahirkan lagu 'Sinaran'.
"After being spotted by a La Face record executive at a talent show in his hometown of Atlanta, it took no time for Usher Raymond's career to take off. The 14-year-old auditioned for La Face co-founder L.A. Reid, who signed the gospel choir boy to a recording contract. Raymond was introduced to the world simply as "Usher," and released his debut album of the same name in 1994, which featured co-executive producer Sean "Puffy" Combs. The first single, "Think of You," gained Usher notoriety and reached gold status. From that initial exposure, Usher was approached to do other projects. In 1995, he recorded a national holiday jingle for Coca-Cola. He also joined several top male R&B vocalists to form Black Men United for the single "You Will Know," featured on the Jason's Lyric soundtrack. He also teamed with teen singing sensation Monica for a duet remake of Latimore's "Let's Straighten It Out". After graduating from high school, Usher released his sophomore album, My Way, in 1997. In an attempt to display his maturity and songwriting abilities, Usher co-wrote six of the nine songs and enlisted the help of producers Jermaine Dupri, Babyface, and, again, Combs. The album's first single, "You Make Me Wanna," re-established Usher as one of R&B's hottest artists, and also made him a crossover sensation; it topped the R&B charts for 11 weeks, hit number two pop, and eventually went double platinum. Both of the follow-up singles, "Nice & Slow" and "My Way," also went platinum; the former stayed at number one on the R&B charts for eight weeks and became his first number one pop single. In the meantime, Usher launched an acting career, appearing in the 1998 horror spoof The Faculty and the 1999 urban high-school drama Light It Up.To tide fans over, he issued a concert recording titled simply Live in 1999. Usher returned with his third proper album, All About U, toward the end of 2000. His third album, 8701 (2001), moved him from a teen pop star to a sultry R&B singer. In early 2004, Arista released the single "Yeah!" Produced by Lil Jon and guesting Ludacris, the addictive, lightly crunk cut fast became a club and radio favorite. By the time the Usher full-length Confessions dropped later that March, "Yeah!" had hit the top of the Billboard charts. The album itself was Usher's most mature work to date and won the Grammy for Best Contemporary R&B Album in 2004 while "Yeah!" took home the best rapped/sung collaboration award". Credit to : Lynda Lane, All Music Guide.
Nota Jase :
Video Klip di atas memang 'ancient'. Tapi kalau nak kaji... saya kira masih ada video klip artis Malaysia kini yang sama level dengan video klip ini. Dalam erti kata lain video klip yang bertaraf video klip karaoke. Memang dari mula Usher pandai menari, in fact he is one of my favourite dancer laa . Lagu ini walaupun bukanlah 'killer song' dan 'evergreen', tetapi boleh tahan juga melodinya. Lagipun Usher mula menunjukkan 'belangnya' ketika melancarkan Single "You Make Wanna...". dan selepas itu, beliau tidak menoleh ke belakang lagi.
Ramai juga yang bertanya.... siapakah Artis Antarabangsa yang saya follow. Banyak juga sebenarnya, tetapi jika nak di buat ranking.... Inilah senarai Top 5 :
1. Usher (since 1997)/R&B
2. Akon (since he came to Malaysia for an open concert @ Cyberjaya)/R&B - Hip Hop
3. Chris Brown (since 'Gimme That')/R&B
4. Nelly (since Country Grammar...)/Hip Hop - Rap
5. Pharrell Williams (since he produced Senorita for JT)/Hip Hop- Rap
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