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| Released | August 30, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1993–1994 | |||
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| Length | 63:13 | |||
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Usher is the debut studio album by American singer Usher, released on August 30, 1994, by LaFace Records and Arista Records. As executive producer, Sean "Puffy" Combs mostly handled production work on the album, as additional production was provided by Chucky Thompson, DeVante Swing and Al B. Sure!, among others. Despite underperforming on the charts, debuting at number 167 on the US Billboard 200, the album reached number 4 on the US Heatseekers Albums Chart. The songs "Can U Get wit It", "Think of You" and "The Many Ways" were released as singles to support the album.
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AOTY | 60/100[1] |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C−[3] |
Billy Johnson Jr. of Yahoo! Music called the debut album "an enjoyable ride."[4] Anderson Jones of Entertainment Weekly in a negative review of the album called the songs "sophomoric" and "remarkably dull."[3]
Usher debuted at number 167 on the US Billboard 200 chart.[5] The album has sold over 500,000 copies in the United States to date.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "I'll Make It Right" |
| Alexander Richbourg |
| 4:50 |
| 2. | "Interlude 1" |
| Chucky Thompson | Thompson | 0:40 |
| 3. | "Can U Get wit It" | DeVante Swing | Swing | Swing/Timbaland | 4:56 |
| 4. | "Think of You" |
| Thompson |
| 3:48 |
| 5. | "Crazy" | Brian Alexander Morgan | Morgan |
| 5:14 |
| 6. | "Slow Love" |
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| 4:57 |
| 7. | "The Many Ways" |
| Hall |
| 5:43 |
| 8. | "I'll Show You Love" |
| Richbourg |
| 4:43 |
| 9. | "Interlude 2 (Can't Stop)" |
| Thompson |
| 2:42 |
| 10. | "Love Was Here" |
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| 5:37 |
| 11. | "Whispers" |
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| 5:15 |
| 12. | "You Took My Heart" |
| Ferrell | Eddie F | 5:10 |
| 13. | "Smile Again" |
| Herb Middleton |
| 4:38 |
| 14. | "Final Goodbye" |
| Hall | Hall | 5:00 |
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Year-end charts
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| Usher |
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| My Way |
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| 8701 |
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| Confessions |
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| Here I Stand |
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| Raymond v. Raymond |
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| Versus |
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| Looking 4 Myself |
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| Hard II Love |
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| Coming Home |
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| Non-album songs |
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