Usher 8701
2001 CD
Contemporary R&B

Main image
Arista
a&r [a&r direction] Kawan Prather
art direction, design Gravillis Inc.
tracks 5, 7, 8, 14 to 16 co-producer Bryan-Michael Cox
coordinator [a&r coordinator] Celeste Moses
creative director [creative consultant] D.L. Warfield
creative director [creative consultant] Joe Mama-Nitzberg
executive-producer Antonio Reid
executive-producer Jermaine Dupri
executive-producer Usher Raymond IV
management [artist development] J-Pat Management
management [artist development] Jonnetta Patton
mastered by Herb Powers Jr.
tracks 5, 7, 8, 14 to 16 mixed by Jermaine Dupri
tracks 5, 7, 8, 13 to 16 mixed by Phil Tan
tracks 11, 17 mixed by Steve Hodge
photography by Christian Lantry
tracks 7 producer Babyface
tracks 2 producer Edmund Clement
tracks 5, 7, 8, 14 to 16 producer Jermaine Dupri
tracks 2 producer Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
producer [associate producer] Kawan Prather
stylist [grooming] Marcos Smith
stylist [styling] Eric Archibald
stylist [styling] Rodney O’Neal McKnight
vocal coach, producer [vocal pre-production] Jan Smith
vocal coach, producer [vocal pre-production] Jan Smith Studios, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) Arista Records, Inc.
Copyright (c) Arista Records, Inc.
Distributed By BMG
Record Company BMG Entertainment
Published By UR IV Music
Published By EMI April Music Inc.
Produced For U.S. Productions
Produced For Flyte Tyme Productions, Inc.
Recorded At The Hit Factory
Mixed At The Hit Factory
Published By Smooth C Publishing
Published By Butterman's Land
Published By Guccizm Music
Published By Universal Publishing
Produced For Butterman Productions Inc.
Produced For Bystorm Entertainment
Recorded At Stankonia Recording
Recorded At Tree Sound Studios
Mixed At Larrabee North
Published By Waters Of Nazareth Publishing
Published By EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
Published By Publishing Designee
Recorded At Record Plant, Los Angeles
Mixed At Right Track Recording
Published By Flyte Tyme Tunes
Recorded At Flyte Tyme Studios
Mixed At Flyte Tyme Studios
Published By So So Def
Published By Babyboy's Little Publishing Company
Published By Noontime South
Produced For So So Def Productions, Inc.
Produced For Blackbaby, Inc.
Produced For Noontime Music, Inc.
Recorded At SouthSide Studios
Mixed At SouthSide Studios
Published By Shak'em Down Music
Published By Hitco South
Published By Kandacy Music, Inc.
Published By Air Control Music, Inc.
Produced For She'kspere Productions
Recorded At Triangle Sound Studios
Mixed At Chung King Studios
Published By ECAF Music Inc.
Published By Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Published By Babyboy's Little Publishing
Published By Big Poppa Music
Published By Justin Combs Publishing
Published By B Mo EZ Publishing
Published By Saja Music Co.
Published By Songs Of Lastrada
Published By Rubber Band Music
Recorded At Brandon's Way Recording
Produced For Blackbaby Music
Mixed At Criteria Recording Studios
Published By Mike City Music
Produced For Unsung Entertainment, Inc.
Produced For Beat Brokas, Inc.
Recorded At Hitland Studio
Mixed At The Mix Room
Produced For Blackbaby Music, Inc.
Published By PYJ Publishing
Published By The Hit Catalog
Produced For DPS Productions, Inc.
Produced For Chyna Skye Entertainment, Inc.
Mastered At Hit Factory Mastering
Glass Mastered At Sonopress
Tracks 1, 10
Published by UR IV Music/EMI-April Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
Produced for US Productions
Co-produced/vocals arranged for Flyte Tyme Productions, Inc.
Recorded & mixed at The Hit Factory, NYC

Track 2
Published by Smooth C. Publishing/Butterman's Land (BMI)/Guccizm Music/Universal Publishing (ASCAP)
Produced for Butterman Productions Inc./ByStorm Ent. (Edmund Eddie Hustle Clement) & for Flyte Tyme Productions, Inc. (Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis)
Recorded at Stankonia Recording Studios, Atlanta, GA & Tree Sound Studios, Norcross, GA
Mixed at Larrabee Sound North, Universal City, CA

Track 3
Published by Waters Of The Nazareth Publishing/EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI)/Drayton Gross publishing designee
Recorded at The Record Plant, LA, CA
Mixed for No Question Entertainment/Loreal Management at Right Track Recording, NYC
All instruments arranged & performed for The Neptunes
P. Diddy appears courtesy of Bad Boy Records
Pharrell Williams & Chad Hugo appear courtesy of Virgin Records America, Inc.

Track 4
Published by UR IV Music/EMI-April Music, Inc/Flyte Tyme Tunes/EMI-April Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
Produced & arranged for Flyte Tyme Productions, Inc.
Recorded & mixed at Flyte Tyme Studios, Edina, MN
Stokley of Mint Condition appears courtesy of Elektra Entertainment Group

Tracks 5, 16
Published by UR IV Music/EMI-April Music, Inc./So So Def/EMI-April Music, Inc. (ASCAP)/Babyboy's Little Publishing Co./Noontime South (SESAC)
Produced for So So Def Productions, Inc.
Co-produced for Blackbaby, Inc./Noontime Music, Inc.
Recorded/mixed at SouthSide Studios, Atlanta, GA

Track 6
Published by UR IV Music/EMI-April Music, Inc./Shak'em Down Music/Hitco South/Kandacy Music, Inc./Air Control Music, Inc./EMI-April Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
Produced/all instruments/midi & sound for She'kspere Productions
Recorded for She'kspere Productions (She'kspere) at Triangle Sound Studio, Atlanta, GA
Mixed at Chung King Studios, NYC
Additional programming for Boob Tube Productions, in association with She'kspere Productions
Vocal production for She'kspere Productions (She'kspere)

Track 7
Published by UR IV Music/EMI-April Music, Inc. (ASCAP)/ECAF Music, Inc./Sony/ATV Songs, LLC (BMI)/So So Def/EMI-April Music, Inc. (ASCAP)/Babyboy's Little Publishing/Noontime South (SESAC)/Big Poppa Music, Justin Combs Publishing, adm. by EMI-April Music, Inc./B Mo EZ Publishing, adm. by EMI-April Music, Inc. (ASCAP)/Saja Music Co./Songs of Lastrada/Rubber Band Music (BMI)
Produced for So So Def Productions, Inc.
Co-produced for Blackbaby, Inc./Noontime Music, Inc.
Recorded at Brandon's Way Studio, LA, CA
Mixed at SouthSide Studios, Atlanta, GA
Contains excerpts from Going Back To Cali, written by C. Wallace, O. Harvey & R. Troutman, published by Big Poppa Music, Justin Combs Publishing, adm. by EMI-April Music, Inc./B Mo EZ Publishing, adm. by EMI-April Music, Inc. (ASCAP)/Saja Music Co./Songs of Lastrada/Rubber Band Music (BMI). Contains samples of Going Back To Cali, performed by The Notorious B.I.G., used courtesy of Arista Records, Inc.
Jermaine Dupri appears courtesy of So So Def Recordings, Inc./Columbia Records

Tracks 8, 15
Published by UR IV Music/EMI-April Music, Inc./So So Def/EMI-April Music, Inc. (ASCAP)/Babyboy's Little Publishing Co./Noontime South (SESAC)
Produced for So So Def Productions, Inc.
Co-produced for Blackbaby Music/Noontime Music, Inc.
Recorded/mixed at SouthSide Studios, Atlanta, GA
Jermaine Dupri appears courtesy of So So Def Recordings, Inc./Columbia Records

Track 9
Published by Waters Of The Nazareth Publishing/EMI-Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI)
Recorded at The Record Plant, LA, CA
Mixed for No Question Entertainment/Loreal Management at Right Track Recording, NYC & Criteria, Miami, FL
All instruments arranged & performed for The Neptunes
Pharrell Williams & Chad Hugo appear courtesy of Virgin Records America, Inc.
Kelis appears courtesy of Virgin Records America, Inc.

Track 11
Published by UR IV Music/EMI-April Music, Inc/Flyte Tyme Tunes/EMI-April Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
Produced & arranged for Flyte Tyme Productions, Inc.
Recorded at The Record Plant, LA & Flyte Tyme Studios, Edina, MN
Mixed at Flyte Tyme Studios, Edina, MN

Track 12
Published by UR IV Music/EMI-April Music, Inc/Flyte Tyme Tunes/EMI-April Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
Produced & arranged for Flyte Tyme Productions, Inc.
Co-produced for Flyte Tyme Productions, Inc.
Recorded & mixed at Flyte Tyme Studios, Edina, MN
Stokley of Mint Condition appears courtesy of Elektra Entertainment Group

Track 13
Published by Mike City Music (BMI)
Produced for Unsung Entertainment, Inc./Beat Brokas, Inc.
Recorded at Hitland Studios, Alpharetta, GA
Mixed at The Mix Room, Burbank, CA

Track 14
Published by So So Def/EMI-April Music, Inc./UR IV Music/EMI-April Music, Inc. (ASCAP)/Babyboy's Little Publishing Co./Noontime South (SESAC)
Produced for So So Def Productions, Inc.
Co-produced for Blackbaby Music, Inc./Noontime Music, Inc.
Recorded/mixed at SouthSide Studios, Atlanta, GA

Track 17
Published by UR IV Music/EMI-April Music, Inc/PYJ Publishing (ASCAP)/The Hit Catalog (BMI)
Produced & arranged for Flyte Tyme Productions, Inc. (Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis), for DPS Productions, Inc. (Daron Jones) & for Chyna Skye Entertainment, Inc. (Cedric Moore)
Recorded at Hitland Studio, Atlanta, GA, The Record Plant, LA, CA & Flyte Tyme Studios, Edina, MN
Mixed at Flyte Tyme Studios, Edina, MN

Mastered for PM Entertainment at Hit Factory Mastering

On back cover:
℗ 2000, 2001 & © 2000 Arista Records, Inc. Distributed by the local BMG company.
A unit of BMG Entertainment.
Made in the EU.

On disc:
On back cover:
℗ 2000, 2001 & © 2000 Arista Records, Inc.
Made in the EU.

Additional information:
Issued in a standard jewel case with clear tray, contains a 20-page booklet with lyrics, credits and photos.
Barcode: 0743218747120 (Scanned EAN)
Barcode: 7 43218 74712 0 (Text)
Label Code: LC 03484
Rights Society: BIEM/GEMA
Rights Society: ASCAP
Rights Society: BMI
Rights Society: SESAC
Matrix / Runout: [Sonopress logo] A-56492/4321874712 A (Variant 1, 2, 4 to 8)
Matrix / Runout: [Sonopress logo] 50152702/74321874712 23 (Variant 3)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L0 30 (Variant 1, 2, 4, 6 to 8)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LB 46 (Variant 3)
Mastering SID Code: [not entered] (Variant 5)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 0710 (Variant 1)
Mould SID Code: IFPI RV05 (Variant 2)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 0730 (Variant 3)
Mould SID Code: IFPI RV01 (Variant 4)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 0767 (Variant 5)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 0716 (Variant 6)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 0794 (Variant 7)
Mould SID Code: IFPI RV10 (Variant 8)



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