It’s true that there isn’t anything particularly standout about the song’s lyrics or subject matter it’s a pretty shallow song in fact. What he can’t do on “Papers” and “Okay,” he knocks out of the park on this one.īy far my favorite song though, “Lil’ Freak,” seems like pretty standard club fare. Over a synth-piano and spare percussion, Usher belts his love for his “baby.” His voice expresses his range on this one, and his emotion breaks through. On the slow jam side of things, “There Goes My Baby” definitely shines.

While the lyrics come off as a little creepy (“You know your daddy’s home/It’s time to play”), the song has a good vibe that is easy to rock to. Usher’s voice is good on this song, and the beat by The Runners is hard to ignore. Official “first single” “Hey Daddy (Daddy’s Home)” doesn’t necessarily shine, but is good overall. Mixed in with these nothing-special, ignore-them songs are a few good ones. Songs like “Okay,” “Monstar” and “So Many Girls” fill up the album, but don’t offer anything special. There are some good songs and some bad ones, but most of them are just there. Usher is not living up to his name or previous success with this album. The remaining singles have thus far failed to even break into the top 30 on the Billboard Hot 100. Its original first single, “Papers,” was re-coined a “buzz single” to cover up for its modest success-a smart choice given the bore that it is.

Raymond” has seen many delays and disappointments since it was announced. At this point, that seems highly unlikely. Raymond,” in the hopes that he can regain his former title of R&B king. Now Usher has returned with his new album, “Raymond vs. What happened to Usher? In 2004, the R&B singer released his hugely successful album “Confessions,” which spawned four number-one singles-“Yeah,” “Burn,” “Confessions Part II” and “My Boo.” Then, he tried to make a comeback in 2008 with “Here I Stand,” which managed to feature one number-one hit, “Love in this Club.”

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