My Way (Usher album)
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Sample credits
- "Come Back" contains a sampleSampling (music)In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a different sound recording of a song or piece. Sampling was originally developed by experimental musicians working with musique concrète and electroacoustic music, who physically...
of "Funky" by the Ultramagnetic MCsUltramagnetic MCsThe Ultramagnetic MC's is an American hip hop group based in Bronx, New York. Originally founded by Kool Keith, the group is composed of Ced Gee, TR Love, and Moe Love. Tim Dog became an unofficial member in 1989. In 1990, DJ Jaycee was added as Roadmanager and backup DJ. A former member, Rooney...
. - "One Day You'll Be Mine" contains a sample of "Footsteps in the DarkFootsteps in the Dark"Footsteps in the Dark" is a 1977 slow jam recorded by The Isley Brothers as an album track featured on the group's double-platinum album, Go For Your Guns. It was the B-side to "Groove with You", which reached #16 on the R&B singles chart...
" by The Isley BrothersThe Isley BrothersThe Isley Brothers are a highly influential, successful and long-running American music group consisting of different line-ups of six brothers, and a brother-in-law, Chris Jasper...
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Personnel
Credits for My Way adapted from Allmusic.- Babyface - Bass, Keyboards, Vocals (bckgr), Producer, Executive Producer, Drum Programming, Keyboard Programming
- Butch BelAir - Photography
- Michael Benabib - Photography
- Kyle Bess - Mixing Assistant
- Paul Boutin - Engineer
- Trina Broussard - Vocals (bckgr)
- Jermaine DupriJermaine DupriJermaine Dupri Mauldin , known as Jermaine Dupri or JD, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper.- Early life and career :...
- Vocals (bckgr), Producer, Executive Producer, Mixing - Nathan East - Bass
- Brian Frye - Mixing Assistant
- John Frye - Mixing Assistant
- Jon Gass - Mixing
- Serban Ghenea - Engineer
- John Hanes - Engineer, Mixing
- John Hayes - Engineer
- Jermaine Ramsey- Vocals
- Jagged Edge - Vocals (bckgr)
- Lil' Kim - Vocals
- Trey LorenzTrey LorenzTrey Lorenz is an African American singer and songwriter. He was born in Florence, South Carolina and is a graduate of Wilson High School.-Biography:...
- Vocals (bckgr) - Manny Marroquin - Engineer
- George Meyers - Engineer
- Monica - Vocals (bckgr), Performer
- Greg Phillinganes - Piano
- Herb Powers - Mastering
- L.A. Reid - Executive Producer
- Ivy Scoff - Production Coordination
- Manuel Seal, Jr. - Vocals (bckgr), Producer, Performer
- Shanice - Vocals (bckgr)
- LaKimbra Sneed - Design
- Phil Tan - Engineer, Mixing
- Usher - Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
- Randy Walker - MIDI Programming
- D.L. Warfield - Art Direction
- Rob Williams - Engineer
- Sprague Williams - Producer
Charts and certifications
| Chart (1997) | Provider | Peak position |
Certification | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Albums Chart | CRIA Canadian Recording Industry Association Music Canada is a Toronto-based, non-profit trade organization that was founded 9 April 1963 to represent the interests of companies that record, artists, manufacture, production, promotion and distribution of music in Canada... /Nielsen SoundScan Nielsen SoundScan Nielsen SoundScan is an information and sales tracking system created by Mike Fine and Mike Shalett. Soundscan is the official method of tracking sales of music and music video products throughout the United States and Canada... |
13 | 2x platinum | 200,000+ |
| Netherlands | NVPI NVPI The NVPI is the Dutch tradeassociation of the entertainment industry... |
Gold | ||
| UK Albums Chart | OCC | 16 | ||
| U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... |
4 | 6x platinum | 3,790,000+ |
| U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
1 |
End of decade charts
| Chart (1990-1999) | Position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 91 |
External links
- http://www.mtv.com/bands/az/usher/89863/album.jhtml mtv.com page on My Way