stand usher album stand fifth studio album american singer usher released inspired love new wife son usher recorded ballads album prior album recording usher split mother manager hired usher estranged father died months release stand influenced themes album originally titled measure man usher named stand mark new chapter life usher promoted stand performing television shows including total request live park concert appearances embarked night stand ladies tour performing shows november singles released stand love club love club moving mountains stand trading places love club features rapper topped billboard hot new zealand singles chart stand received generally positive reviews music critics viewed sign growth maturity usher unimpressed change style album confessions debuted atop billboard sold copies week release sold million copies country album reached number canadian albums_chart albums_chart australian albums_chart sold million units worldwide sold million copies august stand seen commercial failure relative confessions sold nineteen million copies popmatters album limited success usher foster marriage believed usher fans disliked foster background usher fourth studio album confessions released shipped album united_states album release broke girlfriend december romantically involved stylist august usher mother manager attend foster gave birth usher later year usher split manager prompted gossip usher fired growing relationship foster denied claims saying love mother decided fire rid mother ultimate compliment retire time grandmother continued stating split mutual decision speculated dismissal engagement foster usher dismissed claims total request live called angry usher stated wife firing mother like trash hear talking crazy beautiful black woman stop stop talking love stop outbreak compared mariah carey appearance handed audience performed fans noted usher speech evidence foster controlling usher usher hired new manager said usher thing excited intense commitment art incredible fact feel hitting stride january usher father died men regretted spending time lives prayer seventh track stand interlude dedicated usher son reflective relationship father matter happened father prayed difference gon father dad wished album artists repertoire representative conceived measure man title debut album usher called stand said perfect man going pain sorrow happiness usher love songs party joints exactly story wanted tell usher noted stand beginning new chapter life album liner notes contain verse child spoke child understood child thought child man away things stand marked usher growth march announced work album begun usher outlined album concept lot plan offer album kinda standing spot king ain gon left rich harrison produced track titled girl right leaked november song charted number high airplay featuring usher collaborated yeah song originally thought lead single stand included record potential tracks cited album release time produced pain produced included album stand contains eighteen tracks stargate produced tunes album itunes store deluxe edition revolver included produced composition album blender summed production stand cocktail lounge electric guitar themes inspired foster resulting great number ballads stand opens intro titled forever young copies lead single love club follows appears mid tempo song features synth beat speaks desire nightclub ain sex disco influenced song speaks sex privileged act adults trading places uses guitar instrumentation host role reversal sexual non sexual situations relationship moving mountains ballad draws synth beats relate love struggle impossible task moving mountains album sixth track electro song features new wave influenced synths produced contributes vocals song prayer interlude follows ode usher son cries usher son better special pop ballad begins inspired honesty usher discussed song feeling real love son wife according usher love gently piano based classic rhythm blues ballad track throw significant time son baby maker jay-z appears horn founded best thing transition usher outlines lifestyle changes wife arrival turns away days player met makes use guitar heavy drums suspected infidelity compared girlfriend cheating partner mistakes thirteenth track stand appetite utilizes usher tempted cheat wife man opens native indian lifetime contains influences 1990s love club features vocals samples lyrical content similar wayne voice modified use album soul pop jazz derived title track stand drew comparisons theme commitment played usher foster wedding stand closes work love placed hidden track copies sal_cinquemani slant_magazine called cute release november usher hoped release fifth album titled stand issues personal life delayed album according reports usher spend time pregnant wife expected november release date booked coincide usher line released continually changing release dates frustrating usher said billboard couple times usher tell got bug hurry record wants people got stand released mexico european countries releases countries followed promotion usher promoted stand appearing big weekend performed ain sex moving mountains stand love club singles previous albums day album release usher appeared television shows park performed usher performed love club tonight jay_leno june usher sang love club hills season finale sixth season finale dancing stars bet awards hosted june opened usher performing single love club ain sex sung usher saturday night live usher performed showcase concert fans london tickets allocated ballot september usher performed stand trading places game new_york_city sang game saw play new_york_giants singles singles released stand love club leaked early producer prior release february song topped billboard hot new_zealand_singles_chart reaching numerous record charts certified platinum united_states new_zealand sequel created titled love club sent radio album second single april commercial success original emerged hot canadian hot aria_singles_chart received gold certification riaa moving mountains released appeared multiple singles charts outside peaked number new_zealand_singles_chart certified gold recording_industry_association_of_new_zealand march fourth single released stand impacted radio august charted canadian hot aria_singles_chart peaked numbers eighty ninety respectively stand released urban adult contemporary radio august managing peak number chart album final single trading places released october reached number hot number tour usher toured fourteen cities north_america trip night stand ladies tour mainly targeting women tour commenced november concluded november tour female focused concept inspired male recording artists things special like female fans prince enjoying challenge female tour usher said artists pull feel like connection audience album felt like definitely type intimate better way close personal women usher performed tour wardrobe fan brought onstage intimate experience singer took place superstar female fan served champagne usher sitting lap sang usher songs setlist included portions rocket love want prince baby detroit gave baby cold usher supported piece band backing vocalists backup dancers setlist forever young love club follow remind ain sex got bad trading places baby nice slow dot rocket love superstar bad girl wanna don know want confessions medley day think need girl wit lovers friends yeah stand encore caught source dates venues reception rated toronto half stars praising usher connection female audience san_francisco_chronicle commended usher live vocal ability stated positive review los_angeles talking entertaining concert critical reception stand received generally positive reviews music critics metacritic assigns weighted mean rating reviews mainstream critics album received score based reviews gave album stars wrote usher marriage positive effect music called stand good better confessions ign critic wrote growing taken toll usher personal life altered man ability create refreshing music rated album usa today praised maturity usher lyrics stand commended album ballads disliked album length lyrics entertainment_weekly wrote good portion stand tunes deserve place dance floor awarded grade andy_kellman allmusic scored record half stars stated album leaves doubt male crown change hands referring usher king nickname los_angeles_times appreciate numerous ballads release compared usher previous work declared accomplished version confessions hooks singing better songwriting consistent chicago_sun-times viewed proof usher claimed king title kelly yahoo music felt album lacked inspiration wrote sticks depth matter protests contrary believe rolling_stone perceived usher little effort record stated got sounds like stopped trying blender let large number ballads lack sexual content hope village_voice described pure grown man little sitting dock bay trained sal_cinquemani slant_magazine scored stand half stars considered music notch observer panned album usher consumer guide critic robert_christgau cited songs trading places best thing choice cuts indicating good song album isn worth time money new_york_times wrote tension bliss creates album best songs referring moving mountains mistakes appetite man 51st grammy awards album title track nominated award lost miss independent album year gentleman commercial performance stand day sales days release sold units album debuted number billboard chart selling copies domestically week release second highest selling debut year time mariah carey second week release sold copies dropped number billboard sold copies united_states received platinum certification recording_industry_association_of_america riaa stand debuted atop canadian albums_chart spent weeks chart albums_chart stand debuted number chart june selling copies certified gold british_phonographic_industry bpi lasted seventeen weeks chart dropping album peaked number irish albums_chart remaining weeks chart awarded gold certification mainland europe album received appeared number european albums reached belgian charts flanders wallonia album charts france germany netherlands switzerland oceania stand attained number position australian albums_chart reached number new zealand albums chart received gold certification australian_recording_industry_association aria denoting shipments copies country worldwide sales album stand million impact usher publicist resigned august usher manager august dissolved management arrangement time split stand sold million copies worldwide compared confessions nineteen million copies speculated poorer album sales said singer parted ways comments responsible lower album sales pointed stand love club reached number charts music industry changed release confessions lower sales stand seen commercial failure according popmatters failure spurred usher marriage foster fanbase hated wife usher filed divorce foster june stating marriage broken papers single usher album discussed divorce process recorded couple split track listing notes love club contains portion composition written signifies producer signifies vocal producer signifies additional producer personnel credits stand adapted allmusic charts certifications release history
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