Usher :: The "Looking For Myself" Era

by **BlueScorpion** » Sun Jun 17, 2012 7:00 pm

I was a casual Usher fan, but think I'm turning into a more serious fan of his work. First of all, I didn't even know he had an album out. Therefore, I gave it a quick listen, and didn't feel impressed (apart for "Dive", which has a cool production). I ordered "Confessions" because it's his best album to my eyes, and also bought "Here I Stand" because it's been sold here for €3 :lol:

I like his Urban material, but I won't be here for his pop soundings, because they are so generic and formulaic that I can't connect to it. He did too much of a good work w/ "Confessions".

by **abi** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 3:48 am

Nackar wrote:Is it just me or has this done better than RvR in pretty much every other market but the US? Not that the differences are enough to make up the 200k+ deficit, mind you, but still

Yeah, absolutely. I think the release of the Pop singles ["OMG", "DJ", "More", "Without You" + "Dirty Dancer"] really helped to re-gain his popularity outside the US, and that probably made them hyped for this album.

by **JimJim** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 3:56 am

As posted by Romain in the Aussie chart thread, you can see his debut sales progression in Australia:

Uhser - Confessions 11,928 (#2, 2004)
Usher - Raymond V Raymond 3,262 (#7, 2010)
Usher - Looking For Myself 5,303 (#3, 2012)

We don't have a figure for 'Here I Stand', but it did go to #1, probably with similar figures to LFM debut week.

by **tada** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 4:02 am

worldwide debuts and figures are not bad at all, he is becoming more and more internationally successful than just home, which is defo caused by more POP-oriented material

by **Nackar** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 9:24 am

Yeah, it's almost like much of the rest of the world is in direct contrast with the US. If he does urban-only he's got little to no chance in much of Europe, for example, yet with pop he'll lose his core fanbase in the US. Life is hard for millionaire popstars :lol:

by **NorfolkScot** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 9:26 am

UK Sales

Usher's seventh studio album Looking 4 Myself toppled Sing in the first midweek sales flashes and looked capable of becoming his fourth number one but it faded considerably as the week progressed, and ends up debuting at number three (26,965 sales). It is the second Usher album in a row to set the early pace but fall short of the summit, following Raymond V Raymond, which debuted at number two in 2010 on sales of 40,788 - 213 behind Plan B's The Defamation Of Strickland Banks - after having a 20% lead whittled away. Immediately before that, Usher had three number one albums in a row: Here I Stand opened at number one in 2008 on sales of 56,897; 2004 release Confessions topped the list with first week sales of 98,272, and 2001’s 8701 claimed pole position on introductory sales of 42,706.

by **1rnbfan1** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 1:50 pm

Amy Macdonald sold 26,981 and Usher .... 26,965 :lol:

by **tada** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 2:15 pm

1rnbfan1 wrote:Amy Macdonald sold 26,981 and Usher .... 26,965

f-ck

with RvR he was heading towards No.1 from monday to saturday, eventually being outsold on sunday by f-cking low number of units as well

by **arab** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 2:39 pm

14 copies between #2-3? Oh jeez :lol:

by **Tansike** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 4:52 pm

German Album Charts

8 (NEW) Looking 4 Myself

by **truthless** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 4:54 pm

Tansike wrote:German Album Charts

8 (NEW) Looking 4 Myself

Amazing. Considering his last album couldn't reach the top 40. :lol:

by **Hermes** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 5:01 pm

1rnbfan1 wrote:Amy Macdonald sold 26,981 and Usher .... 26,965

Amy is trolling Usher. :lol:

11. USHER - Scream: 83.357 (+ 0.295)
USHER - Lemme See f/Rick Ross: 30.233 (+ 0.963)

by **MO_FAN95** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 5:55 pm

Tansike wrote:German Album Charts

8 (NEW) Looking 4 Myself

Yessssssss!!!!

by **Timmy94** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 6:24 pm

truthless wrote:
Tansike wrote:German Album Charts

8 (NEW) Looking 4 Myself
Amazing. Considering his last album couldn't reach the top 40.

I wondered what kept the people from buying Raymond vs Raymond... I mean Confessions peaked at No. 2, Here I Stand at No. 10, Raymond vs Raymond at No. 47 and Looking 4 Myself again at No. 8... That's kinda weird!

by **truthless** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 6:27 pm

Timmy94 wrote:
truthless wrote:
Tansike wrote:German Album Charts

8 (NEW) Looking 4 Myself
Amazing. Considering his last album couldn't reach the top 40.
I wondered what kept the people from buying Raymond vs Raymond... I mean Confessions peaked at No. 2, Here I Stand at No. 10, Raymond vs Raymond at No. 47 and Looking 4 Myself again at No. 8... That's kinda weird!

Right. I don't get it too. Although i didn't like his last album.

by **Hermes** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 6:31 pm

Maybe Climax and Scream had a huge impact all over the world, after all.

by **stars200** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 6:49 pm

HDD NOW IN: 40.05%
1 LOOKING 4 MYSELF USHER RCA 32,135

:-?

by **Timmy94** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 6:52 pm

Hermes wrote:Maybe Climax and Scream had a huge impact all over the world, after all.

Not in Germany... Climax stayed nearly unnoticed and Scream also is doing a bit moderately (More and DJ weren't huge hits here, but definately had some success compared to Scream).

by **Rihab95** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 6:59 pm

stars200 wrote:HDD NOW IN: 40.05%
1 LOOKING 4 MYSELF USHER RCA 32,135

No words.

by **Hermes** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 7:05 pm

stars200 wrote:HDD NOW IN: 40.05%
1 LOOKING 4 MYSELF USHER RCA 32,135

What a letdown.

Timmy - By huge impact, I wanted to say that Climax announced Usher's comeback, even though its trajectory was nonexistent. :wink:

As for Scream, I think it's not really massive at the moment but it will become a moderate hit.

by **arab** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 7:27 pm

Why are surprised :wink:

Anyway, let's wait for official soundscan numbers

by **Nackar** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 8:58 pm

Timmy94 wrote:
truthless wrote:
Tansike wrote:German Album Charts

8 (NEW) Looking 4 Myself
Amazing. Considering his last album couldn't reach the top 40.
I wondered what kept the people from buying Raymond vs Raymond... I mean Confessions peaked at No. 2, Here I Stand at No. 10, Raymond vs Raymond at No. 47 and Looking 4 Myself again at No. 8... That's kinda weird!

Same thing happened in NL! Top tens for the albums before, then Raymond vs Raymond peaking at #34. And now Looking for Myself is #4. So weird,

by **1rnbfan1** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 10:24 pm

God, I've never thought that I would see such a numbers for Usher....

How could Usher's "fanbase" leave him like this... what about loyalty?
Critically acclaimed album , with a lot of amazing songs, What is the reason ? :-?

by **tada** » Tue Jun 19, 2012 4:32 am

1rnbfan1 wrote:God, I've never thought that I would see such a numbers for Usher.... How could Usher's "fanbase" leave him like this... what about loyalty?
Critically acclaimed album , with a lot of amazing songs, What is the reason ?

co-sign! my brain is on fire :evil:

WHAT THE F.CK!!!!!!!!!!! it!s awfulllllll
he should visit as much as TV events, it must help...otherwise i really don't know what will save this era

by **arab** » Tue Jun 19, 2012 4:42 am

New Zealand
11(new) Looking For MYself