It was also exemplary of urban music's commercial peak and dominance of the Billboard charts in 2004.
With over eight million copies sold in 2004, the album was viewed as a sign of recovering album sales in the US, following three years of decline. According to Billboard, it is the second-best selling album of the 2000s decade in the United States, behind NSYNC's No Strings Attached.
Confessions earned Usher several awards, including the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album. To boost sales amid threats of bootlegging, the special edition for the album was issued, which includes the single, "My Boo" a duet with Alicia Keys. In the United States, the album sold 1.1 million copies in its first week. The album's themes generated controversy about Usher's personal relationships however, the album's primary producer Jermaine Dupri claimed the album reflects Dupri's own personal story. Primarily an R&B album, Confessions showcases Usher as a crooner through a mixture of ballads and up-tempos, incorporating musical genres of dance-pop, hip hop and crunk. Recording sessions for the album took place during 2003 to 2004, with its production handled by his longtime collaborator Jermaine Dupri, along with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and Lil Jon, among others. It was released on March 23, 2004, by Arista Records. Confessions is the fourth studio album by American singer Usher.Der Re-Release beinhaltet sowohl das Duett My Boo mit Alicia Keys, als auch zwei unveröffentlichte Tracks und einen zusätzlichen Remix. Im Oktober 2004 wurde eine Special Edition des Albums veröffentlicht. Die ursprüngliche Version des Albums brachte vier Singles hervor, darunter die Lil-Jon-Produktion Yeah!, die US-Auskopplung Confessions (Part II), Caught Up und die Mid-Tempo-Ballade Burn. Der Longplayer zählt mit weltweit mehr als 15 Millionen verkauften Einheiten (allein etwa 9 Millionen davon in den USA) zu den erfolgreichsten Alben des Jahres 2004. Confessions ist das vierte Studioalbum des US-amerikanischen R&B-Sängers Usher.
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