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The collective took a break from making the music to vibe at Club 112 in Atlanta. "We had some women, some drinks, some music." "That song is a party record because we really partied the whole time we were working on it," Dre added. "You have to set the scenery," Vidal said of the session. Dre said after devising the "real up-tempo beat" that Usher had asked for, they decided to make sure the mood was inspiring during recording. While other Dre and Vidal records, like "Superstar" and "Follow Me," put Usher in more of a crooner mode, his current single, "Caught Up," was obviously crafted with the club in mind. "We listened to and we said to ourselves, 'Usher really needs to sing hard and let people know his vocal ability.' We really focused inĬheck out everything we've got on the Grammys. "All the songs we did were tailor-made for Usher," Dre said. Usher also didn't waste any time cutting "Follow Me" with producers Andre "Dre" Harris and Vidal Davis. But he heard it and was like, 'I'm ready to cut that right now.' " 2' was the same thing: We were having a conversation and said, 'Somebody needs to write a song about that.' We were a little concerned because we didn't think Usher was going to do it. "Me and will sit down and start throwing melodies back and forth," said Cox, who also worked on Usher hits like "U Got It Bad." "The first record we did for the album was 'Burn.' It came about because me and Jermaine were sitting around talking about a situation like and we both said, 'Yo, you gotta let that burn.' We said, 'That's a song right there,' and started writing. The producer subsequently called on frequent collaborator Bryan-Michael Cox. He decided to continue building with Jermaine Dupri, who worked on his last two albums. Ush didn't look too far when it came to starting the project. I was like, 'Man, it's dope, but good luck' " (see "Usher Lets Skeletons Out Of The Closet On Confessions"). The more they know about you, the more they feel like they're there with you. "The music has never been the question, but people tend to buy into the artist. "As a friend, just knowing the music side of it, I thought it was a good idea for people to know the dude," said Usher's friend and former A&R rep Kawan "KP" Prather. One of his first steps was deciding to let it all hang out by singing about some of his own little secrets, as well as a few bones from his homies' skeleton-filled closets. He stepped into the studio more than two years ago and proceeded to follow his main operative: To make an all-purpose album that'll get you in the club, in the car and in the bedroom, and bring soul music back to the forefront. The road to this year's Grammy Awards was no hop, skip and backflip for Usher: Mr.