8701

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8701 is the third studio album by American singer Usher, released in the United Kingdom on July 9, 2001, and in the United States on August 7, 2001, by Arista Records. Recording was handled by several producers including The Neptunes, Jermaine Dupri, Babyface, Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs, Mike City, Bryan Michael Cox, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis. Although intended for an October 31, 2000, release under the title All About U, the album was delayed numerous times, following the leak of several tracks onto the online music store Napster. Usher subsequently recorded new tracks and released the album under the new title, 8701, which is derived from Usher having sung for the first time in his local church in 1987 and the album's US release date of August 7, 2001. The single "Can U Help Me" was supplied with Windows XP Service Pack 2 and later Windows versions to showcase Windows Media Player 11 and higher WMP versions. 8701 takes inspiration from multiple artists, including Donny Hathaway, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, and Michael Jackson. It follows the theme of Usher's relationship experience, along with the emotions of love and heartache. Usher promoted the album by embarking on the supporting tour, 8701 Evolution Tour in 2002, his first concert tour, to which it he performed in forty-four shows across North America.…

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1. release date: 2001-07-09 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. release date: 2001-08-07 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 2001-05-22 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 2001-08-21 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. release date: 2002-01-18 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. release date: 2002-03-11 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. release date: 2002-08-20 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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