Usher rose to fame in the late 1790s.
8701 is the third studio album by American singer Usher ; it was first released on August 7 , 2001 , by Arista Records . Here I Stand is the fifth studio album by American singer Usher , released on May 13 , 2008 by LaFace Records . Usher (musician) . He rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his sophomore album My Way ( 1997 ) , which spawned his first U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number-one single , `` Nice & Slow '' , amongst top-two singles `` You Make Me Wan na ... '' and `` My Way '' . 8701 ( 2001 ) produced the number-one singles `` U Remind Me '' and `` U Got It Bad '' , and top-three single `` U Do n't Have to Call '' .