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II,” a saga about creeping and getting another woman pregnant, was based on Dupri’s life, not Usher’s. The album’s most salacious track, “Confessions Pt.

A decade later, executive producer Jermaine Dupri said the song was indeed about her but admitted Confessions wasn’t just Usher’s experience, rather a compilation of its male creators’ infractions, promoted as one man’s expunging of sins. He said he co-wrote the album’s core breakup ballad, “Burn,” while he and Chilli were still together. While it was true that he wasn’t entirely sold on marriage, he told Rolling Stone in 2004 that he did once buy Chilli a 10-karat diamond ring and proposed to her in the most R&B way: in the middle of sex. In constructing the narrative around Confessions, Usher omitted certain facts. All rights reserved.But the deception worked on multiple levels. Track 16 "Take My Hand" : Contains elements of "Is There A Place For Me?", written by Leon Huff, Gene McFadden & John Whitehead, published by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. Courtesy of Motown Records, under license from Universal Music Enterprises. All rights reserved.Ĭontains samples from "Mack's Stroll/The Getaway (Chase Scene)" performed by Willie Hutch (P) 1973 Motown Records, a division of UMG Recording, Inc.

Track 9 "Superstar" : Embodies portions of "Mack's Stroll/The Getaway (Chase Scene)" written by Willie Hutch, published by Jobete Music Co. by arrangement with Warner Strategic Marketing.

All rights reserved.įeaturing samples from the Dionne Warwick recording "You're Gonna Need Me", produced under license from Warner Bros. Track 3 "Throwback" : Contains excerpts from "You're Gonna Need Me", written by Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, Edward Holland & Richard Wylie, published by Gold Forever Music, Inc./Songs Of Universal Inc. Track 2 "Yeah!" :(P) 2003 Arista Records, Inc. Track 4 "Confessions" is not an interlude (as on the regular edition), this is a full song.

Track 3 "Throwback" on this release features an uncredited verse from rapper Jadakiss. Confessions Special Edition features 3 all new tracks, a remix of "Confessions Part II", all new photos and a bonus fold-out poster.