WHAT THE PRESS IS SAYING…

ABOUT HERE I STAND

“…Usher coolly glides over superbly produced beats with that knack for storytelling that has kept him standing tall though all the changes we’ve witnessed”
- USA Today

“Usher knows what works in the suave come-ons that have made him the male R&B sex symbol for a generation.”
- The New York Times

“…It’s a more accomplished version of “Confessions,” the hooks more effortless, the singing even better, the songwriting more consistent.”
- Los Angeles Times

“…Stand’s tunes deserve a place in the dance-floor pantheon”
- Entertainment Weekly

“…Usher shows there’s still swing in his newly matured swagger.”
- US Weekly Magazine

“Through it all runs a voice that has become more self-assured and adventurous, paired with a charismatic sex appeal all the more potent for its new subtlety.”
- Chicago Sun Times

“…a lineup of tracks that range from intensely personal to fun and frivolous”
- Boston Herald

“…Usher shows there’s still swing in his newly matured swagger.”
- US Weekly Magazine

“The house of Usher is still built on a foundation of smooth grooves and sexual feelings…”
- New York Post

“Usher and his team of A-list producers have labored to include a little something for everyone.”
- Ft. Worth Star

“Here I Stand” is silky smooth and suavely produced…”
- The Philadelphia Inquirer