Raymond Vs Raymond CD

MUSIC

R&B / SOUL

Song Listing

Disc 1

Song Title

1. Monstar ~ Usher

2. Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home) ~ Usher

3. There Goes My Baby ~ Usher

4. Lil Freak - (featuring Nicki Minaj) ~ Usher

5. She Don't Know - (featuring Ludacris) ~ Usher

6. Omg - (featuring will.i.am) ~ Usher

7. Mars vs Venus ~ Usher

8. Pro Lover ~ Usher

9. Foolin' Around ~ Usher

10. Papers ~ Usher

11. So Many Girls ~ Usher

12. Guilty - (featuring T.I.) ~ Usher

13. Okay ~ Usher

14. Making Love (Into the Night) ~ Usher

With over 27 million albums sold worldwide, Usher is back with his 7th album, Raymond v Raymond. Following the success of his platinum selling 2008 release Here I Stand, Raymond v Raymond takes you on a journey through the dichotomy of a man.

Raymond v Raymond opens up another chapter of Usher's coming of age as he tells the story of balancing the challenges of day to day life as an evolving man while jumping back on the scene as a sex symbol and fearless superstar entertainer. With the help of some of the biggest producers in music including Polow Da Don, Jim Jonsin (Lollipop), Danja (Sober) and Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Raymond v Raymond is sure to paint a vivid portrait of growth, triumph, defeat and happiness.

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	Audio Mixers: Matt Marrin; Jaycen Joshua; Manny Marroquin; Dylan Dresdow; Jermaine Dupri; Ian Cross ; Mark "Spike" Stent; Phil Tan; Bob Horn; Tim Sonnefeld; Brian Stanley .
	Recording information: Chungking Studios, New York, NY; Flyte Tyme Studios, Santa Monica, CA; Hit Factory Criteria, Miami, FL; Midnight Blue Studios, Miami, FL; No Excuses Studio, Santa Monica, CA; Silent Sound Studios, Atlanta, GA; Soapbox Studios, Atlanta, GA; Star Studio, Alpharetta, GA; Star Studios, Atlanta, GA; Studio At The Palms, Las Vegas, NV; Tree Sound Studios, Atlanta, GA; Tree Sound Studios, Norcross, GA.
	Photographer: Anthony Mandler.
	The making of Usher's sixth studio album was inevitably affected by the end of his marriage and its aftershocks. "Papers," the early buzz single for Raymond V Raymond, bears the closest relation to the turbulence he experienced. He pours himself into that song more than any other on the set, and breakup lyrics don't get much more specific than "You don't think I know what's up, but sweetheart that's what ruined us" or "I done damn near lost my mama." The song was awarded the top spot on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart. Many of the songs on the album have to be taken on their own, stripped of context; otherwise, determining what applies to Usher's real and fantasy lives can be problematic. The album's catchiest uptempo song, "Lil Freak," featuring Nicki Minaj, effectively swipes the synthesizer line from "Living for the City" -- a classic containing Stevie Wonder's most angered social commentary -- for the sake of Usher's lesbian tryst. Otherwise, the slow jams and the few moments when Usher sounds as if he's having actual fun win out. Two of the best happen to be collaborations with Jam and Lewis and the Avila Brothers. "Mars vs Venus," a very slow jam, soars, while "Pro Lover" is a breezy, casual number filled with sweet dub accents. ~ Andy Kellman
Engineer: Matt Marrin; Rob Skipworth; Tremaine Williams; Marcella "Ms. Lago" Araica; Miles Walker; Vernon Mungo; Aubry "Big Juice" Delaine; John Horesco IV; James Wisner; Jay Stevenson; Rob Marks; Ian Cross; Will.I.Am
Musical Guests
	Nicki Minaj
	Ludacris
	Will.I.Am
	T.I.

Compilation Appearances

	Absolute Body + Soul
	Brass Knuckles
	Growing Pains
	Ultimate Grammy Collection: Contemporary R&B
	Paper Trail (Explicit Version)
	Paper Trail
	The Ballads
	Ultra Dance 10
	Q Soul Bossa Nostra
	Last Train To Paris(Explicit Version)
	Last Train To Paris
	Paper Trail [PA]
	Now 36
	Never Say Never:remixes
	Now That's What I Call Music 38
	Playlist:very Best Of Ciara
	Under The Mistletoe
	Formula Vol 1
	God Forgives, I Don't [edited]
	God Forgives, I Don't [Deluxe] [Explicit]
	God Forgives, I Don't [Explicit]
	God Forgives I Don't
	Top Latino Vol 7
	Global Warming(Explicit Version)
	Global Warming
	Global Warming(Explicit Version)
	Global Warming
	Playlist:very Best Of R Kelly
	Now 46
	Fast Furious 6 (Ost)(Explicit Version)
	Fast Furious 6 (Ost)
	The State Vs Radric Davis (Explicit Version)
	The State Vs Radric Davis (Explicit Version)
	Brass Knucles
	Kingdom Come(Explicit Version)(Bonus Tracks)
	Basic Instinct
	Basic Instinct
	Now 35
	My World
	Total Club Hits 2

Associated Artists and Works

	Mane, Gucci
	Nu Beginning

Technical Info

	Release Date : 03/30/2010
	Original Release Date : 2010
	Catalog ID : 61552
	Label : LaFace
	Number of Discs : 1
	Studio/Live : Studio
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 00886976155223

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (p.75)
- 3 stars out of 5 -- "[M]ostly he's in loverman mode, delivering seduction-by-numbers like 'So Many Girls'..."

Entertainment Weekly (p.75)
- "[S]leek, grown-and-sexy R&B tuned to all-the-single-ladies seduction..." -- Grade: B-

Billboard - "Drawing from a skillful fusion of R&B/hip-hop/pop, Usher addresses the trappings of fame on the uptempo 'Monstar'..."

Raymond Vs Raymond (2010)

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