8701

8701 is the third studio album by American singer Usher. It was released by Arista Records on July 9, 2001.

8701
Studio album by Usher
Released	July 9, 2001 (2001-07-09)
Recorded	2000–2001
Genre	R&B
Length	57:09
Label	Arista
Producer	Usher Raymond Jermaine Dupri Antonio "LA" Reid The Neptunes Babyface Mike City Bryan Michael Cox Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis Edmund "Eddie Hustle" Clement Kevin Briggs Soulshock & Karlin Daron Jones Cedric Moore Poke & Tone
Usher chronology
Live (1999) 8701 (2001) Confessions (2004)
Singles from 8701
"U Remind Me" Released: May 22, 2001 "U Got It Bad" Released: August 21, 2001 "U Don't Have to Call" Released: January 18, 2002 "U-Turn" Released: March 11, 2002 "Can U Help Me" Released: August 20, 2002

History

Recording the album took place in 2000 and 2001. The album debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 chart. It sold 210,000 copies the first week. In 18 weeks it sold 1,940,000 copies.

It has sold 4,700,000 copies in the United States. The album has sold over 8,000,000 copies worldwide. It was certified 4x Platinum by the RIAA. It reached number one on the UK Albums Chart and the Canadian Albums Chart. In Australia, it was certified 2x Platinum and Platinum by the BPI.

The album was given positive reviews from music critics.^[1][2][3][4] Many liked Usher's "matured voice" and the instruments Usher used to record the songs.^[5][6][7]

Track listing

US edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer	Length
1.	"Intro-Lude 8701"	Usher Raymond		0:44
2.	"U Remind Me"	Anita McCloud, Edmund "Butler" Clement	Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis	4:26
3.	"I Don't Know" (featuring P. Diddy)	Pharrell Williams, Daryton Goss	The Neptunes	4:26
4.	"Twork It Out"	Usher Raymond, James Harris III, Terry Lewis	Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis	4:42
5.	"U Got It Bad"	Usher Raymond, Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox	Jermaine Dupri	4:07
6.	"If I Want To"	Usher Raymond, Babyface, Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox, Christopher Wallace, Osten Harvey, Roger Troutman	Bryan-Michael Cox	3:46
7.	"I Can't Let U Go"	Usher Raymond, Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox	Bryan-Michael Cox	3:28
8.	"U Don't Have to Call"	Pharrell Williams	The Neptunes	4:29
9.	"Without U (Interlude)"	Usher Raymond		0:53
10.	"Can U Help Me"	Usher Raymond, James Harris III, Terry Lewis	Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis	5:35
11.	"How Do I Say"	Usher Raymond, James Harris III, Terry Lewis	Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis	5:39
12.	"Hottest Thing"	Michael Flowers	Mike City	3:49
13.	"Good Ol' Ghetto"	Usher Raymond, Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox	Jermaine Dupri	4:00
14.	"U-Turn"	Usher Raymond, Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox	Jermaine Dupri	3:09
15.	"U R the One"		Soulshock & Karlin	3:55

Personnel

Credits for 8701 from Allmusic.^[8]

• David Ashton – Assistant engineer
• Producer, Instrumentation – Bryan-Michael Cox
• Brian Garten – Engineer
• Kevin Guarnieri – Engineer, Assistant Engineer
• Performer – Puff Daddy
• David Rideau – Engineer
• Usher – Vocals

Charts

Chart positions Chart (2001) Peak position Australian Albums Chart[9] 7 Austrian Albums Chart[10] 47 Belgium Albums Chart (Flanders)[11] 14 Belgium Albums Chart (Wallonia)[11] 4 Canadian Albums Chart[12] 1 Danish Albums Chart[13] 3 Dutch Albums Chart[14] 7 French Albums Chart[15] 14 German Albums Chart[16] 7 Irish Albums Chart[17] 9 New Zealand Albums Chart[18] 8 Norwegian Albums Chart[19] 10 Swedish Albums Chart[20] 28 Swiss Albums Chart[21] 10 UK Albums Chart[22] 1 US Billboard 200[23] 4 US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[24] 3

Certifications Country Provider Certification Australia ARIA 2× Platinum[25] United Kingdom BPI Platinum[26] United States RIAA 4× Platinum[27] Decade-end charts Chart (2000–2009) Position US Billboard 200[28] 63

Release history

Region	Date
United Kingdom[29]	July 30, 2001
Germany[30]
United States[31]	August 7, 2001
Canada[32]