Usher

Released in 1997, Usher's sophomore album flaunts the Atlanta singer's maturing vocals and highlights his songwriting ability on several tracks. My Way features production from Babyface, Jermaine Dupri, and Puff Daddy and includes an assortment of chart-topping ballads, such as "Make Me Wanna" and "Nice & Slow."

Age discrimination works both ways. We distrust rockers who refuse to give it up in middle
age, then we put the boot into Hanson because they're hot, they're pop -- and on the
wrong side of the legal drinking age in all 50 states. Isaac, Taylor and Zac are not the
Badfinger of the New Sugar Pop. Too much of the Dust Brothers-go-Nickelodeon allure of
"MMMBop" is down to, well, the Dust Brothers, the song's producers. The "vocal... More >

The sweetest nonvirgin a mama could ask ("Just Like Me," "You Make Me Wanna . . . ") (Grade - *)