8701 is an album by Usher. The album was first called All About U. It was released on August 7, 2001 by So So Def Records. The name of the album was actually based upon the timespan of Usher's career in entertainment to that point (1987 - 2001); the matching of the title and the release date was a coincidence. It went to #1 in the UK on July 15 2001http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1442898/04172001/usher.jhtml