Live

Live
Released: March, 23, 1999
Record Label: La Face
Peak Position: The Billboard 200 #73 on April 17, 1999

Review:
Usher Raymond does have the face of an angel, and he can hit his notes, but not hard enough to make them stick. Unlike his two sleek studio albums, Usher and My Way, which supplied necessary lush effects and lavish backup tracks, Live leaves its star dry and stranded. The hits are trotted out, from the admittedly irresistible “Think of You” to “You Make Me Wanna . . .” to the Lil’ Kim-in-a-can duet, “Just Like Me.” But his music’s layered backing vocals, so essential in the studio, sound tinny when piped into a performance hall. The album’s only immediacy comes with the sound of thousands of Chattanooga, Tennessee, teenagers chanting “U-sher!” at swooning decibels. (RS 814)

NEVA CHONIN

Tracklist:
1. My Way
(Dupri, Jermaine/Seal, Manuel Jr./Raymond, Usher)
2. Think Of You
(Evans, Faith/Jones, Donell/Raymond, Usher)
3. Come Back
(Cocker, Joe/Dupri, Jermaine/Seal, Manuel Jr./Raymond, Usher/Stinton, Chris)
4. Just Like Me
(Dupri, Jermaine/Seal, Manuel Jr./Lil Kim)
5. Don’t Be Cruel (Intro)
(L.A. Reid/Babyface /Simmons, D.)
6. Every Little Step
(Babyface /Reid, L.A.)
7. Rock Wit Cha
(Reid, L.A./Simmons, Daryl)
8. Roni
(Reid, L.A./Bristol, Darnell)
9. Pianolude
10. I Need Love
(Pierce, David/Simon, Dwayne “Muffla”/Ervin, Robert/Ettinger, Steve/Smith, James Todd)
11. Tender Love
(Jam, Jimmy/Lewis, Terry)
12. Bedtime
(Babyface)
13. Nice And Slow
(Dupri, Jermaine/Seal, Manuel Jr./Raymond, Usher/Casey, Brian)
14. You Make Me Wanna
(Dupri, Jermaine/Seal, Manuel Jr./Raymond, Usher)
15. My Way [JD's Remix]
(Dupri, Jermaine/Seal, Manuel Jr./Raymond, Usher)
16. Nice And Slow [B-Rock's Basement Mix]
(Dupri, Jermaine/Seal, Manuel Jr./Raymond, Usher)
17. You Make Me Wann [Tuff And Jam Dance Mix]
(Dupri, Jermaine/Seal, Manuel Jr./Raymond, Usher)