Usher Album Here I Stand Zip

's fifth studio album, Here I Stand (2008), is widely regarded as a "grown and sexy" pivot from the high-octane energy of his previous record-breaker, Confessions

This is unfair. Here I Stand has aged remarkably well. The production (courtesy of Jermaine Dupri, Tricky Stewart, and Polow da Don) feels less dated than many 2008 pop albums. The problem wasn't quality—it was timing. Fans wanted "single Usher"; they got "married Usher." usher album here i stand zip