Raymond v. Raymond

In December 2005, Usher became romantically involved with stylist Tameka Foster, whom he then married on August 3, 2007.{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hSYEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA69 |title=Like a King |journal=Vibe |page=69 |issn=1070-4701 |date=July 2008 |volume=18 |issue=7}} Foster gave birth to Usher Raymond V later that year.{{cite web|first=Jem|last=Aswad|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1575151/20071127/usher.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071206180614/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1575151/20071127/usher.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 6, 2007|title=Usher, Tameka Raymond Welcome Baby Boy|access-date=December 2, 2012|date=November 28, 2007|publisher=MTV News}} Usher released his fifth studio album Here I Stand on May 13, 2008. It featured more mature, adult-oriented themes, influenced by his marriage to Foster; this thematic shift ultimately led to the album becoming less successful with fans and sales than his previous work.{{cite news|last=DeRogatis|first=Jim|url=http://voices.suntimes.com/arts-entertainment/music/usher-raymond-v-raymond-laface/|title=Usher, "Raymond v Raymond" (LaFace)|work=Chicago Sun-Times|date=2010-03-31|access-date=2010-04-02|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104210932/http://voices.suntimes.com/arts-entertainment/music/usher-raymond-v-raymond-laface/|archive-date=January 4, 2014|df=mdy-all}}{{cite news|last=Lewis|first=Tyler|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/124198-usher-raymond-vs.-raymond|title=Usher: Raymond vs. Raymond|publisher=PopMatters (Sarah Zupko)|date=2010-05-07|access-date=2010-05-07}}{{cite news|last=Jones|first=Steve|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/reviews/2010-03-30-listen30_ST_N.htm|title=Listen Up: 'Raymond' verdict finds Usher guilty of mediocrity|work=USA Today|date=2010-04-10|access-date=2010-03-30}}{{cite news|last=Juzwiak|first=Rich|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2010-03-30/music/the-wan-confessions-of-usher/|title=The Wan Confessions of Usher|work=The Village Voice|publisher=Josh Fromson|date=2010-03-30|access-date=2010-03-31}}{{cite news|last=Adams|first=Cameron|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/music/ushers-personal-life-got-messy-on-the-eve-of-a-new-album-he-explains/story-e6frf9hf-1225848952837|title=Usher's Personal Life Got Messy on the Eve of a New Album|work=Herald Sun|publisher=Josh Fromson|date=2010-04-02|access-date=2010-04-01}} A year and a half later on June 12, 2009, following his marriage, Usher filed for divorce from Foster, with no initial reasoning.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1613894/usher-files-divorce.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110416080835/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1613894/usher-files-divorce.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 16, 2011|title=Usher Files For Divorce From Tameka Foster-Raymond|publisher=MTV News|date=June 13, 2009|access-date=October 11, 2012}} Once the divorce was finalized on November 8 that year, Usher explained that there was "no reasonable hope of reconciliation" and their marriage was "irretrievably broken"; both Foster and Usher had been living separately since July 2008. The divorce was highly documented by the press.{{cite news|first=David|last=Peisner |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/28/arts/music/28usher.html?pagewanted=2 |title=Music – The Rumors Say Usher's Making a Comeback |work=The New York Times|date=2010-03-26 |access-date=2010-03-30}}

{{Quote box|quoted=true|bgcolor=#ffeeaa|align=left|width=30%|salign=left|quote=People felt like I'd stepped away from the perception I'd sold for all the years I'd been doing this, when people buy my albums, they buy them for the connection. Here I Stand was very specific to where I was in my life. I don't think everyone was there.|source=—Usher's interpretation of Here I Stand{{'s}} low performance.}}

Prior to the filing, Usher relocated to Las Vegas in 2009 to begin working on his sixth studio album. The album was recorded at the Studio at the Palms in Vegas and Atlanta.{{cite web |url=http://straightfromthea.com/2009/07/24/usher-covers-vegas-magazine-behind-the-scenes-video/ |title=Usher Covers Vegas Magazine + Behind The Scenes Video |author=ATLien |date= July 24, 2009 |publisher=StraightFromTheA [SFTA] |access-date=2010-10-15}} Producers involved with its production included Jermaine Dupri, The Runners, Ester Dean, Polow da Don, RedOne, Jim Jonsin, |Danja, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Bangladesh and Tricky Stewart.{{cite web|last=Reid |first=Shaheem |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1598924/20081107/ne_yo.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081114214631/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1598924/20081107/ne_yo.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 14, 2008 |title=Usher Says Ne-Yo Will 'Potentially' Work On New Album – News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News |publisher=MTV News. Viacom|date=2008-11-07 |access-date=2009-10-03}}{{cite web |url=http://www.singersroom.com/news/3869/Usher-Gone-Monster-For-Fall-Album-Shoots-Kutcher-Beiber-Flicks |title=Usher Gone 'Monster' For Fall Album, Shoots Kutcher, Beiber Flicks |date=May 21, 2009 |publisher=Singersroom|access-date=2009-10-03}} Initially under the title Monster, the album's name was changed to Raymond v. Raymond, taking inspiration from the 1979 American drama film Kramer vs. Kramer.{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2009/05/20/usher-announces-new-album-title/#more-18721 |title=Usher Announces New Album Title |work=Rap-Up|date=2009-05-20 |access-date=2011-02-07}}

Raymond v. Raymond mirrors Usher's 2004 Confessions, as a self-confessional album, with several recordings from the album inferring to Usher's marriage. Jive Records urban music president and album executive producer Mark Pitts also conceived the album as a return to the themes of the latter album; "based on what happened with Confessions", Pitts wanted to reproduce its success. Pitts told The New York Times that "Usher had a rough couple years", elaborating: "The scrutiny of everything going on, he was worrying too much about what people were thinking. We felt like we had to get his swagger back. Dust off the bed and get it popping and young again." Pitts noted that it was important Raymond v. Raymond addressed the rumors that circulated around Usher's marriage. The latter reiterated that the album is not specifically about his marriage, and that it is "about the tug-of-war between man and woman, and the honesty a man has to have."

"Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home)" was released as the first single on December 8, 2009. The single peaked at number 24{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=usher|chart=Hot 100}}|title=Usher Album & Song Chart History: Hot 100|magazine=Billboard |access-date=2011-10-20}} on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number two on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=usher|chart=R&B/Hip-Hop Songs}}|title=Usher Album & Song Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs |magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 14, 2010}} The song also peaked at number sixty-eight on the Austrian Singles Chart. Its music video was directed by Chris Robinson, and was shot in West Hollywood at "The London".{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2010/01/26/sneak-peek-usher-hey-daddy-daddys-home/|title=Sneak Peek: Usher – 'Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home)'|work=Rap-Up|access-date=2010-04-11}} It premiered on MTV on January 28, 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1630651/20100127/usher.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100131233711/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1630651/20100127/usher.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 31, 2010|title=Usher's 'Hey Daddy' Video: Distance Makes The Heart Grow Fonder|first=James|last=Montgomery|publisher=MTV News. Viacom|date=2010-01-28|access-date=2010-04-11}} For the album's second single, "Lil Freak", Usher and featured artist Nicki Minaj shot a music video for the song on March 9, 2010 in Los Angeles with director TAJ.{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2010/03/09/new-music-jason-derulo-f-nicki-minaj-in-my-head-remix/ |title=New Music: Jason Derulo f/ Nicki Minaj – 'In My Head (Remix)' |work=Rap-Up|access-date=2010-03-30}} The single reached number eight on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and number 40 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also peaked at number 109 on the UK Singles Chart.{{cite web|url=http://zobbel.de/cluk/100619cluk.txt|title=Chart Log UK: New Entries Update|access-date=2010-06-19|publisher=Zobbel}}

The album's third single, "OMG", featuring will.i.am, reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. It also reached number one in Ireland,{{cite web |url=http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240001&arch=t&lyr=2010&year=2010&week=17 |title=GFK Chart-Track |publisher=Chart-track.co.uk. GFK Chart-Track. IRMA |access-date=2011-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303194145/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240001&arch=t&lyr=2010&year=2010&week=17 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |url-status=dead }} New Zealand,{{cite web |url=https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Usher+feat.+will.i.am&titel=OMG&cat=s |title=Charts.org.nz – Usher feat. will.i.am – OMG|publisher=charts.nz |access-date=2011-02-26}} the United Kingdom,{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/The%20Love%20Parade |title=Big Sound Authority – A Bad Town |publisher=Official Charts Company |date=1985-06-22 |access-date=2011-02-26}} and Australia.{{cite web|url=http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Usher+feat.+will.i.am&titel=OMG&cat=s |title=Australian-charts.com – Usher feat. will.i.am – OMG|publisher=Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien |access-date=2011-02-26}} The song became his ninth number-one hit in the US, making him the first 2010s artist to collect number-one singles in three consecutive decades, and only the fourth artist of all-time to achieve the feat.{{cite magazine|last=Pietroluongo |first=Silvio |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/958339/hot-100-recap-ushering-in-a-new-decade-of-no-1s |title=Hot 100 Recap: Ushering in a New Decade of No. 1s |magazine=Billboard|date=2009-09-14 |access-date=2011-02-26}} Usher also became the third artist ever to have at least one Hot 100 number-one hit from five consecutive studio albums.{{cite magazine|last=Trust |first=Gary |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/958333/chart-beat-thursday-usher-william-bob |title=Chart Beat Thursday: Usher, will.i.am, B.o.B – Chart Beat |magazine=Billboard |access-date=2011-02-26}} The single stayed at number one on the chart for four weeks, including three consecutive.{{cite magazine|last=Pietroluongo |first=Silvio |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/957939/ushers-omg-leads-hot-100-for-a-fourth-week |title=Usher's 'OMG' Leads Hot 100 For A Fourth Week |magazine=Billboard |date=2009-09-14 |access-date=2011-02-26}} It finished at the top of the year-end Billboard charts.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2010/hot-100-songs |title=Music Charts, Most Popular Music, Music by Genre & Top Music Charts |magazine=Billboard |date=1980-09-23 |access-date=2011-02-26}}{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts#/charts-year-end |title=Music Charts, Most Popular Music, Music by Genre & Top Music Charts |magazine=Billboard |date=1980-09-23 |access-date=2011-02-26}} It was also named the fifth best-selling song of 2010, selling 3.8 million units,{{cite web|url=http://www.pluggedin.com/cultureclips/2011/2011-01-10-top2010.aspx |title=Special Issue: 2010's Top 10s | Plugged In Online Culture Clips |publisher=Pluggedin.com |access-date=2011-02-26 |last1=Family |first1=Focus on the }} and was certified eight-times Platinum by RIAA.

"There Goes My Baby", which was released as the second promotional single prior to the album's release, was released to airplay as the album's fourth single in the United States on June 15, 2010.{{cite web|url=http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16691 |title=Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more! |publisher=FMQB |access-date=2010-07-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207200650/http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16691 |archive-date=February 7, 2017 }} It reached number twenty-five on the Billboard Hot 100, and number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, becoming Usher's eleventh number-one hit on the latter.{{cite magazine|last=Trust |first=Gary |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/957016/chart-beat-thursday-sugarland-avenged-sevenfold-usher |title=Chart Beat Thursday: Sugarland, Avenged Sevenfold, Usher |magazine=Billboard |date=2010-08-05 |access-date=2011-02-26}} The song earned Usher a Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, at the 53rd Grammy Awards in 2011.[https://web.archive.org/web/20101204023547/http://www.grammy.com/NOMINEES Nominees: 2010 – 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards]. Grammy.com. Retrieved on 2010-12-02. "More" was released as the album's fifth and final single, on December 6, 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/singlereviews/ |title=Music – – Singles Release Diary – Digital Spy |publisher=Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK |access-date=2010-11-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110203011449/http://www.digitalspy.com/music/singlereviews/ |archive-date=February 3, 2011 }} "More" peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100.{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=usher|chart=Hot 100}} |title=Top Artists Music Chart |magazine=Billboard|date=2010-12-31|access-date=2011-02-26}} The single reached number one in Canada.{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=usher|chart=Billboard Canadian Hot 100}}|title=Usher Album & Song Chart History: Canadian Hot 100|magazine=Billboard |access-date=2011-10-20}} It also reached the top-ten in Australia,{{cite web |url=http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Usher&titel=More&cat=s |title=Australian-charts.com – Usher – More|publisher=Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien |access-date=2011-10-20}} Belgium,{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/a7f79/Usher-More |title=Ultratop.be – Usher – More|publisher=Ultratop.be. Hung Medien|access-date=2011-10-20 |language=nl}} and Norway,{{cite web |url=http://www.norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Usher&titel=More&cat=s |title=Norwegiancharts.com – Usher – More|publisher=Norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien |access-date=2011-10-20}} and the top-twenty in Denmark,{{cite web |url=https://danishcharts.dk/showitem.asp?interpret=Usher&titel=More&cat=s |title=danishcharts.dk – Usher – More|publisher=danishcharts.dk. Hung Medien |access-date=2011-10-20}} France,{{cite web |url=http://www.lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Usher&titel=More&cat=s |title=Lescharts.com – Usher – More |publisher=Lescharts.com. Hung Medien |access-date=2011-10-20 |language=fr}} New Zealand,{{cite web |url=https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Usher&titel=More&cat=s |title=Charts.org.nz – Usher – More |publisher=charts.nz |access-date=2011-10-20}} and Sweden.{{cite web |url=http://www.swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Usher&titel=More&cat=s |title=Swedishcharts.com – Usher – More |publisher=Swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien |access-date=2011-10-20}}

In November 2009, a representative of Usher told MTV News that the album will not be released on December 21, 2009 as scheduled: "The release of Usher's next album, Raymond v. Raymond, has been delayed because we believe that the album is so strong that we want to give it the opportunity to have the proper setup before coming out".{{cite web |url=http://newsroom.mtv.com/2009/11/23/usher-raymond-vs-raymond-pushed-back/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629082732/http://newsroom.mtv.com/2009/11/23/usher-raymond-vs-raymond-pushed-back/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-06-29 |title=Usher's Raymond v Raymond Pushed Back » MTV Newsroom |work=MTV News |date=2009-11-23 |access-date=2010-02-26 }} The album's release was pushed back again due to Usher experiencing issues in obtaining management, following him parting ways with his then manager, Jonetta Patton, also his mother, in late November 2009.{{cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/jive-records-delays-release-usher-new-cd-new-management-article-1.194732#ixzz0eyApomEN|title=Jive Records delays release of Usher's new CD until he gets new management|work=New York Daily News|date=2010-02-08|access-date=2013-07-29}} Patton had severed management ties with Usher due to his relationship with former Def Jam executive Grace Miguel, and she felt "if she didn't end things when she did, it would permanently affect their personal relationship." Raymond v. Raymond was ultimately released on March 30, 2010 in the United States, and released on April 26, 2010 in the United Kingdom.

Versus was announced as a follow-up to Raymond v. Raymond on July 8, 2010, and is Usher's first extended play.{{cite web|url=http://blogs.bet.com/music/soundOff/new-usher-ep-already/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100713064355/http://blogs.bet.com/music/soundOff/new-usher-ep-already/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 13, 2010|title=New Usher EP Already?|publisher=Black Entertainment Television|access-date=2010-07-13}} Described during a press release as "the last chapter of Raymond v. Raymond", Usher stated that the EP will explore the subjects of being newly single and a father. It would include Raymond v. Raymond single "There Goes My Baby", as well as 8 new tracks. Several producers from the latter album contributed to the production of the EP, including Polow da Don, Jim Jonsin, Rico Love, Drumma Boy, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Tha Cornaboyz and Max Martin.

name="independent.co.uk">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/usher-announces-raymond-v-raymond-followup-for-august-release-2024228.html |title=Usher announces 'Raymond v. Raymond' follow-up for August release |work=The Independent |date=2010-07-11 |access-date=2010-08-09 | location=London}} Versus' track listing and album cover was revealed on July 21, 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2010/07/24/ushers-versus-cover-and-tracklisting-revealed/#more-52567|title=Usher's 'Versus' Cover and Tracklisting Revealed|work=Rap-Up|access-date=2010-07-24}} Despite some criticism towards its pop-oriented material, the EP received generally positive reviews from most music critics.{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/versus |access-date=2010-08-24|work=Metacritic|title=Versus Reviews}} It went on to sell 302,000 copies in the US.{{cite magazine|last=Rogers|first=Ray|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/489044/usher-the-billboard-cover-story |title=Usher: The Billboard Cover Story|magazine=Billboard|date=2012-05-07|access-date=2012-06-12}}

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{{Main article|OMG Tour}}

In 2010, Usher competed in a dance battle against fellow R&B artist Chris Brown at the Reggae Sumfest. The battle sparked an Internet rumor of the two possibly going on tour. This was further pushed by producer Jermaine Dupri alluding that the two artist may be unaware of this upcoming tour. The singers later took to Twitter to ask who the fans would like to see them perform with.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/956814/usher-and-chris-brown-to-tour-together|title=Usher and Chris Brown to Tour Together?|date=2010-08-17|access-date=2010-12-06|last=Concepción|first=Mariel|magazine=Billboard}} On September 8, 2010, the singer announced his touring trek (and revealed it was solo) for North America. Due to demand, many additional stops in Europe and Australasia were added. It was Usher's first arena tour in six years; his last being his 2004 effort, The Truth Tour.{{cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/09/usher-is-ready-to-make-you-say-omg-on-new-tour.html|title=Usher announces his 'OMG Tour,' teams with AEG Live for 25 dates|date=2010-09-08|access-date=2010-12-06|last=Kennedy|first=Gerrick D.|work=Los Angeles Times}} The then announced OMG Tour commenced on November 10, 2010 and concluded on June 1, 2011 with Usher performing in a total of 92 shows. In its conclusion, the tour placed seventh on Billboard's annual "Top 25 Tours", earning nearly $75 million.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/42159/top-25-tours-of-2011 |title=Top 25 Tours of 2011|date=2011-12-08|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2011-12-27|archive-url=http://www.freezepage.com/1324984111AELBCMOXWV?url=http://www.billboard.com/features/top-25-tours-of-2011-1005641362.story%23/features/top-25-tours-of-2011-1005641362.story |archive-date=2011-12-27}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| MC = 57/100{{cite web|title=Reviews for Raymond v. Raymond by Usher|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/raymond-v-raymond/usher|website=Metacritic|access-date=January 18, 2017}}

| rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}

| rev2 = Chicago Tribune

| rev2Score = {{Rating|2.5|4}}

| rev3 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev3Score = B−{{cite magazine|first=Leah|last=Greenblatt|url=https://ew.com/article/2010/03/24/raymond-v-raymond/|title=Raymond v Raymond|magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=2022-06-01|date=March 24, 2010}}

| rev4 = The Guardian

| rev4Score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite news|first=Caroline|last=Sullivan|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/apr/22/usher-raymond-v-raymond-cd-review|title=Usher: Raymond v Raymond|work=The Guardian|access-date=2010-03-29|location=London}}

| rev5 = Los Angeles Times

| rev5Score = {{Rating|3|4}}

| rev6 = NME

| rev6Score = 6/10

| rev7 = PopMatters

| rev7Score = 4/10

| rev8 = Rolling Stone

| rev8Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine|first=Christian |last=Hoard |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/32736680/review/32906730/raymond_v_raymond |title=Raymond v Raymond Review |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=2010-03-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100402014152/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/32736680/review/32906730/raymond_v_raymond |archive-date=April 2, 2010 }}

| rev9 = Slant Magazine

| rev9Score = {{Rating|1.5|5}}

| rev10 = Sputnikmusic

| rev10Score = 2.5/5

}}

Raymond v. Raymond received generally mixed reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 57, based on 16 reviews, which indicates "generally mixed or average reviews".{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/raymond-v-raymond|title=Raymond v Raymond Reviews|publisher=Metacritic. CBS Interactive|access-date=2010-03-30}} AllMusic editor Andy Kellman was ambivalent towards its lyrical content and stated, "Many of the songs on the album have to be taken on their own, stripped of context; otherwise, determining what applies to Usher's real and fantasy lives can be problematic".Kellman, Andy. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1700764/review|pure_url=yes}} Overview: Raymond v. Raymond]. AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved on 2010-03-29. Tyler Fisher of Sputnikmusic found the album thematically inconsistent and called it "a predictably unfocused album".{{cite web|first=Tyler|last=Fisher|url=http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?reviewid=35830&page=1|title=Usher – Raymond v. Raymond (album review 2)|publisher=Sputnikmusic|access-date=2010-03-30}} Matthew Cole of Slant Magazine called it "consistently uninspired, with each song showcasing an incredibly gifted performer grown wearyingly complacent".{{cite web|first=Matthew|last=Cole|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/usher-raymond-v-raymond/2054|title=Usher: Raymond v. Raymond|work=Slant Magazine|date=March 29, 2010 |access-date=2010-03-29}}

Camilla Pia of NME observed "quite a bit of forgettable bravado babble".{{cite news|first=Camilla|last=Pia|url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/11293|title=Album Review: Usher – 'Raymond V Raymond' (RCA)|work=NME (Time Inc.)|access-date=2010-08-27}} Chicago Tribune writer Greg Kot viewed that its "songs about 'So Many Girls' and the burden of being a 'Pro Lover' on the prowl" inversely affect the mature-themed songs, writing "It's the kind of lacerating perspective that adulthood brings, but Usher's too busy chasing his past to fully embrace it".{{cite news|first=Greg|last=Kot|url=http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/turn_it_up/2010/03/album-review-usher-raymond-v-raymond.html|title=Usher – Raymond V Raymond Review|work=Chicago Tribune|publisher=Tony W. Hunter|access-date=2010-03-29}} Tyler Lewis of PopMatters called Raymond v. Raymond a "cynically commercial and desperate album" and viewed it as a "pale imitation" of Usher's Confessions. The Village Voice{{'}}s Rich Juzwiak called its confessional nature "wan" and compared its songs negatively to "pick-up lines: Their immediate success varies, but none are particularly memorable".

In a positive review, Mikael Wood of the Los Angeles Times felt that the album emphasizes "the wily lothario of yore" in response to "Usher fans disappointed by the change in direction his wedding inspired".{{cite news|first=Mikael|last=Wood|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/03/album-review-ushers-raymond-v-raymond.html|title=Album review: Usher's 'Raymond v Raymond'|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2010-03-30|date=March 30, 2010}} Andrew Rennie of Now wrote, "his sixth album proves that his ability to make grown-up hits is stronger than ever."{{cite news|first=Andrew|last=Rennie|url=http://www.nowtoronto.com/music/discs.cfm?content=174427|title=Usher – Raymond V. Raymond (LaFace)|work=Now|publisher=NOW Communications|access-date=2010-09-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100905071033/http://www.nowtoronto.com/music/discs.cfm?content=174427|archive-date=September 5, 2010|url-status=dead}} Billboard{{'}}s Gail Mitchell called it "a more cohesive collection" than Here I Stand, "centered on the different sides that comprise the artist".{{cite magazine|first=Gail|last=Mitchell|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1069507/usher-raymond-v-raymond|title=Usher, "Raymond v. Raymond"|magazine=Billboard|date=2010-04-02|access-date=2010-09-05}}

The album earned Usher three American Music Award nominations.{{cite web|url=http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2010/10/13/UPI-NewsTrack-Entertainment-News/UPI-88221286991054/ |title=UPI NewsTrack Entertainment News |publisher=UPI.com |date=2010-10-13 |access-date=2010-11-21}} He won two of the awards for Favorite R&B Album and Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist.{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/2010/11/22/2010-11-22_american_music_awards_2010_justin_bieber_and_usher_sweep_with_six_joint_wins_bsb.html?r=entertainment |title=American Music Awards 2010: Justin Bieber and Usher sweep with six joint wins; BSB and NKOTB unite |work=Daily News|location=New York|date=2010-11-22 |access-date=2011-02-26}} The album also earned him four Soul Train Music Award nominations; including, Best R&B/Soul Artist Male, Song of the Year, Album of the Year, and Best Dance Performance.{{cite web|last=Rodriguez |first=Jayson |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1650235/20101018/drake.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101020182338/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1650235/20101018/drake.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 20, 2010 |title=Drake, Usher, Alicia Keys Top Soul Train Awards Nomination List – Music, Celebrity, Artist News |publisher=MTV News. Viacom|date=2010-10-18 |access-date=2010-11-21}} Usher tied Alicia Keys for the most Soul Train Music Award nominations that year. He won two of the nominations for Best Male R&B/Soul Artist and Album of the Year award.{{cite web|url=http://www.singersroom.com/news/6521/2010-Soul-Train-Award-Winners-Melanie-Fiona-Usher-Keys-and-More |title=2010 Soul Train Award Winners: Melanie Fiona, Usher, Keys and More |publisher=Singersroom|date=2010-11-29 |access-date=2011-02-26}} At the 53rd Grammy Awards in 2011, Raymond v. Raymond won both its nominations for Best Contemporary R&B Album and Best Male R&B Vocal Performance.[https://web.archive.org/web/20110219234915/http://www.grammy.com/NOMINEES Nominees and Winners: 2010 – 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards]. Grammy.com. Retrieved on 2011-02-17. Usher won a NRJ Music Award for International Male Artist of the Year.{{cite web|url=http://947thewave.radio.com/2011/01/24/usher-beyonce-win-big-at-nrj-music-awards/ |title=Usher, Beyonce Win Big At NRJ Music Awards |publisher=94.7 The WAVE|date=2011-01-24 |access-date=2011-02-26}}

Usher appeared on several Billboard year-end charts in 2010; he was ranked as the third top US Billboard Hot 100 artist.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2010/hot-100-artists |title=Hot 100 Artists|magazine=Billboard|year=2010|access-date=2011-02-26}} He was placed as the top R&B/Hip Hop Artist,{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2010/hot-r-b-hip-hop-songs-artists |title=R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Artists|magazine=Billboard|year=2010|access-date=2011-02-26}} the sixth top overall artist,{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2010/top-artists |title=Top Artists|magazine=Billboard|year=2010|access-date=2011-02-26}} and the ninth top Pop artist.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2010/hot-pop-songs-artists |title=Pop Songs Artists|magazine=Billboard|year=2010|access-date=2011-02-26}} The following year, Usher won three Billboard Music Awards, receiving honors as Top R&B Artist, Top R&B Album for Raymond v. Raymond, and Top R&B Song for "OMG".{{cite web |url=http://www.ushernow.com/news/usher-wins-three-billboard-music-awards |title=Usher Official Website | Latest Usher News & Media |publisher=Ushernow.com |year=2010 |access-date=2012-03-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611022144/http://www.ushernow.com/news/usher-wins-three-billboard-music-awards |archive-date=June 11, 2011 |url-status=dead }}

The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart with first-week sales of 329,107 copies, becoming Usher's third consecutive US number-one album.{{cite magazine|last=Caulfield|first=Keith |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/958703/usher-scores-third-straight-no-1-on-billboard-200|title=Usher Scores Third Straight No 1 on Billboard|magazine=Billboard|date=2010-04-07|access-date=2010-05-07}} Its first week sales, at the time of its release, served as the third-largest one-week sales of 2010 in the US. According to Billboard, the album's first-week sales had been supported by his appearances on the television shows American Idol and The Ellen DeGeneres Show, both of which featured him performing the single "OMG". The album sold over 92,000 copies in the US in its second week of release.{{cite magazine|last=Wete |first=Brad |url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2010/04/14/justin-bieber-album-sales-charts/ |title=Justin Bieber jumps over Usher for No. 1 spot | EW.com |magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=2010-04-14 |access-date=2010-05-07}} It sold over 64,000 copies in its third week of release.{{cite magazine|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/958535/mgmts-top-debut-on-billboard-200-bieber-holds-at-no-1|title=MGMT's Top Debut on Billboard 200; Bieber Holds at No. 1 |magazine=Billboard|date= 2010-04-21|access-date=2010-11-12}} It then sold 52,000 copies in its fourth week of release.{{cite magazine|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/958444/glees-madonna-powers-to-no-1-on-billboard-200 |title=Glee's 'Madonna' Powers To No. 1 On Billboard 200|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2010-05-07}}{{cite web|last=Langhorne |first=Cyrus |url=http://www.sohh.com/2010/04/usher_still_tops_competition_cypress_hil.html |title=Usher Tops Competition, Cypress Hill Rise Into Top 20, Devin the Dude & Little Brother Invade The Charts |publisher=SOHH. 4Control Media|date=2010-04-28 |access-date=2010-05-07}} In its fifth week of release it sold 48,000 copies.{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.11182/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-5-3-2010 |title=Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 5/3/2010 | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales |date=May 5, 2010 |publisher=HipHopDX|access-date=2010-05-07}} In its sixth week of release sales increased with 51,000 copies sold.{{cite magazine|last=Caulfield |first=Keith |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/958279/godsmack-grabs-third-no-1-album-eminem-wows-digitally |title=Godsmack Grabs Third No. 1 Album; Eminem Wows Digitally |magazine=Billboard|date=2010-05-12 |access-date=2010-10-20}} By March 2012, it has sold over 1.3 million copies in the US.{{cite magazine |last=Lipshutz |first=Jason |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/498691/usher-to-start-looking-for-myself-in-june|title=Usher To Start 'Looking For Myself' in June |magazine=Billboard|date=2012-03-30|access-date=2012-03-31}} On June 17, 2010, Raymond v. Raymond was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album topped the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for seven consecutive weeks.{{cite web|url=http://www.usherworld.com/pages/bio|title=Usher Bio|publisher=Usherworld.com|access-date=2010-10-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101013181224/http://www.usherworld.com/pages/bio|archive-date=October 13, 2010|url-status=dead}} It was placed as one of the ten best selling albums of 2010, ranking at number nine, selling 1.18 million copies that year.{{cite magazine |last=Caulfield|first=Keith|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/473767/eminems-recovery-is-2010s-best-selling-album-katy-perrys-california-gurls-top|title=Eminem's 'Recovery' Is 2010's Best-Selling Album; Katy Perry's 'California Gurls' Top Digital Song|magazine=Billboard|date=2011-01-05 |access-date=2013-02-26}}

The album debuted at number four in Canada,{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.biz/billboardbiz/photos/pdf/canadian_update_0407.pdf|title=Billboard Biz Canadian chart update|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2010-04-12}} and has been certified platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA), for shipments of 80,000 copies.{{cite web|url=http://cria.ca/goldplat.php |title=Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum |publisher=Canadian Recording Industry Association |access-date=2011-06-04| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511120126/http://www.cria.ca/goldplat.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-05-11}} Raymond v. Raymond debuted at number two in the United Kingdom, with English rapper Plan B's The Defamation of Strickland Banks debuting at number one.{{cite journal|last=Jones|first=Alan|url=http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=22&storycode=1041011|title=Plan B beats Usher to albums crown|journal=Music Week|publisher=United Business Media|date=May 4, 2010|access-date=January 28, 2012}} The latter album opened with 41,001 copies sold with Raymond v. Raymond opening with 40,788 units. Its first week figures are lower than Usher's three preceding albums. Raymond v. Raymond reached number-two in Australia and the album has been certified platinum by the Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA). The album is also certified platinum in the United Kingdom by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). It also entered within the top-ten of charts in several other countries. The album's tracks and ring tones have sold more than seven million combined units, and by December 1, 2010, the album itself had sold over 2 million copies worldwide.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a290841/usher-confirms-new-single-details.html?rss |title=Music – News – Usher confirms new single details |publisher=Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK|date=2010-12-01 |access-date=2011-02-26}}

Web publication Rated R&B celebrated Raymond v. Raymond's tenth anniversary by ranking the six singles from the album. The editor, Danielle Brissett, wrote about the state of Usher's career at the time and how Raymond v. Raymond was seen as a major comeback, after his previous studio album, Here I Stand, was seen as an "unexpected fall from grace" after the blockbuster success of Confessions. With Raymond v. Raymond Usher returned to form, as he "gave fans what they wanted and returned to his ladies’ man persona but with a seasoned approach". The album was the ninth best-selling album of 2010 in the US with 1.18 million copies sold, and the Hot 100 number 1 smash "OMG" featuring will.i.am. became the fifth best-selling digital single of the year and ranked 60th on Billboard's Hot 100 Songs of the Decade list.{{Cite magazine|title=Eminem's 'Recovery' Is 2010's Best-Selling Album; Katy Perry's 'California Gurls' Top Digital Song|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/473767/eminems-recovery-is-2010s-best-selling-album-katy-perrys-california-gurls-top|access-date=2020-11-18|magazine=Billboard|language=en}}{{Cite magazine|title=Hot 100 Songs - Decade-End|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/decade-end/hot-100|access-date=2020-11-18|magazine=Billboard}} The editor goes on, saying that while Usher had been in the industry with a career spanning three decades, "[he] made it clear that he hadn't lost his sly, yet irresistible euphonic charm" as "he led Billboard's year-end tally in 2010 as the top R&B male performer".{{Cite web|url=https://ratedrnb.com/2020/03/10-years-later-usher-raymond-v-raymond-singles-ranked/|access-date=2020-11-18|website=ratedrnb.com|title=Usher's 'Raymond v. Raymond' Album Singles Ranked |date=March 30, 2020 }}

Not only was Raymond v. Raymond a commercial comeback for the singer in 2010 - with each single peaking within the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the OMG Tour becoming his highest grossing concert tour to date - but it extended his reign as "the biggest male pop star in the world".{{Cite web|last=Rosen|first=Jody|date=2012-07-16|title=How Usher Became a Pop Music Institution|url=https://slate.com/culture/2012/07/ushers-looking-4-myself-how-the-pop-star-became-an-institution.html|access-date=2020-11-18|website=Slate Magazine|language=en}}

Raymond v. Raymond was ranked 113th on the Decade-End Billboard 200 chart.{{Cite magazine|title=Billboard 200 - Decade-End|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/decade-end/billboard-200|access-date=2020-11-19|magazine=Billboard}} "OMG" became the only song by a male R&B artist to reach the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100, and "DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love" made Raymond v. Raymond the only R&B album with multiple singles to reach the top 5 of the Billboard Hot 100 that decade. The album also had one of the highest first week sales for any male R&B album of the 2010s decade at 329,000 in the US, and is one of the best-selling albums of the decade by any black artist at 5 million sold worldwide. Raymond v. Raymond was not only Usher's most successful album in the 2010s, but one of the most successful R&B albums that decade.

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| extra4 = Polow da Don

| length4 = 3:54

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| length6 = 4:29

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| length8 = 5:02

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| length10 = 4:21

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| extra11 = Danja

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| note12 = featuring T.I.

| extra12 = Prettyboifresh

| length12 = 3:44

| title13 = Okay

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| extra13 = Lackey

| length13 = 3:15

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| writer15 = {{hlist|Bilal Hajji|Khayat|Charles Hinshaw Jr.|Raymond}}

| extra15 = RedOne

| length15 = 3:49

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| note15 = featuring Plies

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| length15 = 4:16

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| extra15 = Prettyboifresh

| length15 = 3:48

| title16 = DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love

| writer16 = {{hlist|Martin Sandberg|Karl Schuster|Savan Kotecha|Armando Perez}}

| note16 = featuring Pitbull

| extra16 = Max Martin

| length16 = 3:40

| title17 = Hot Tottie

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| note17 = featuring Jay-Z

| extra17 = Polow da Don

| length17 = 4:59

| title18 = Lay You Down

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| extra18 = Tha Cornaboyz

| length18 = 4:03

| title19 = Lingerie

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| extra19 = Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis

| length19 = 4:13

| title20 = Get in My Car

| writer20 = {{hlist|Raymond|Jones|Bernard Freeman|Dean|Billy Ocean}}

| note20 = featuring Bun B

| extra20 = Polow da Don

| length20 = 4:09

| title21 = Somebody to Love (Remix)

| writer21 = {{hlist|Jonathan Yip|Jeremy Reeves|Ray Romulus|Heather Bright}}

| extra21 = The Stereotypes

| note21 = Justin Bieber featuring Usher

| length21 = 3:28

| title22 = Stranger

| writer22 = {{hlist|Lovett|Raymond|Christopher Gholson}}

| extra22 = Drumma Boy

| length22 = 4:47

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| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title23 = Dirty Dancer

| writer23 = {{hlist|Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler|Khayat|Evan Bogart|Erika Nuri|David Quiñones}}

| extra23 = RedOne

| note23 = with Enrique Iglesias featuring Lil Wayne

| length23 = 3:35

| title24 = More

| writer24 = {{hlist|Hajji|Khayat|Hinshaw, Jr.|Raymond}}

| extra24 = RedOne

| length24 = 3:49

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| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 104:15

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| writer23 = {{hlist|Iglesias Preysler|Khayat|Bogart|Nuri|Quiñones}}

| extra23 = RedOne

| note23 = with Enrique Iglesias featuring Lil Wayne

| length23 = 3:35

| title24 = OMG

| note24 = Disco Fries Radio Mix

| writer24 = William Adams

| extra24 = will.i.am

| length24 = 4:44

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;Notes

• "So Many Girls" features additional vocals by Diddy.

;Sample credits{{cite AV media notes|title=Raymond v. Raymond (Deluxe edition)|others=Usher|publisher=LaFace Records|type=CD liner|id=88697 77929 2|year=2010}}

• "Get in My Car" samples Leon Russell and Marc Benno's song "Mr. Henri the Clown".[http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First Copyright Catalog]. United States Copyright Office. Search by Registration number, PA0001729117. Retrieved on 2011-05-27.
• "Lil Freak" samples Stevie Wonder's 1973 "Living for the City".[http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First Copyright Catalog]. United States Copyright Office. Search by Registration number, PA0001700473. Retrieved on 2011-05-27.
• "Making Love (Into the Night)" contains a portion of composition from Benny Mardones' 1980 "Into The Night".
• "She Don't Know" samples Ebo Taylor's 1977 "Heaven".

Credits for Raymond v. Raymond adapted from AllMusic.[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1700764/credits|pure_url=yes}} Credits: Raymond v. Raymond]. AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved on 2010-04-10.

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• Alex Barajas – assistant
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• Aubry "Big Juice" Delaine – engineer
• Dylan "3-D" Dresdow – mixing
• Jermaine Dupri – mixing
• Joe Gallagher – assistant
• Conor Gilligan – assistant
• Melvin "Melomuzic" Parker – piano
• Matty Green – assistant
• Blake Harden – assistant
• Kemal Harris – stylist
• Patrick Hewlett – assistant
• Gordon Hogan – assistant
• Sam Holland – assistant
• John Horesco IV – engineer
• Bob Horn – mixing
• Jaycen Joshua – mixing
• Damien Lewis – assistant
• Giancarlo Lino – assistant
• Erik Madrid – assistant
• Michael Makowski – assistant
• Anthony Mandler – photography
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• Frank Romano – guitar

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• Manny Marroquin – mixing
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• Andrew Mezzi – assistant
• Brandon Middleton – assistant
• Vernon Mungo – engineer
• Brandon Parks – assistant
• Nicole Patterson – make-up
• Jonetta Patton – artist development
• Karl Peterson – assistant
• Mark Pitts – executive producer, A&R
• Shawn Porter – groomer
• Usher Raymond – executive producer
• Rob Skipworth – engineer
• Tim Sonnefeld – mixing
• Brian Stanley – mixing
• Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing
• Jay Stevenson – engineer
• Phil Tan – mixing
• Matt Taylor – art direction, design
• Miles Walker – engineer
• Jason Wilkie – assistant
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• List of number-one albums of 2010 (U.S.)
• List of number-one R&B albums of 2010 (U.S.)

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• [http://www.discogs.com/Usher-Raymond-V-Raymond/master/269237 Raymond v. Raymond] at Discogs (list of releases)

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Category:2010 albums

Category:Usher (musician) albums

Category:Albums produced by Bangladesh (record producer)

Category:Albums produced by Bryan-Michael Cox

Category:Albums produced by Danja (record producer)

Category:Albums produced by Jermaine Dupri

Category:Albums produced by Jim Jonsin

Category:Albums produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis

Category:Albums produced by Sean Garrett

Category:Albums produced by Polow da Don

Category:Albums produced by RedOne

Category:Albums produced by Rico Love

Category:Albums produced by the Runners

Category:Albums produced by will.i.am

Category:Albums produced by Zaytoven

Category:Albums produced by Max Martin

Category:LaFace Records albums

Category:Jive Records albums

Category:Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album