Usher: Artist Essentials

First released: 2004 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 2004 release history of Confessions. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 2004 studio recording
Credit: Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris
Role in this collection: Primary vocalist with Lil Jon and Ludacris

Original album: Confessions

Confessions expanded - original and explicitly named Special Edition items
The original 2004 program supports Yeah with Lil Jon and Ludacris and Caught Up. Confessions Part II and Burn are explicitly identified as Confessions Special Edition versions; those named 2004 presentations are selected. Inherited March fields are not used to assert that the subsequently added My Boo or guest-rapper remix were on the first March program. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

First released: 2001 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 2001 release history of 8701. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 2001 studio recording
Credit: Usher
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: 8701

8701 - original 2001 program
The original program identifies U Remind Me, U Got It Bad and U Don't Have to Call in 2001. The last two do not inherit their later annual campaign years. Calendar-day precision is not assigned to the album header. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

First released: 2004 (year verified)

The selected item is explicitly the 2004 Confessions Special Edition version. Only that edition's supported year is assigned; the expanded page's inherited March field is not claimed as the first day for the exact edited presentation.

Recording: Original 2004 Confessions Special Edition version
Credit: Usher
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Confessions (Special Edition)

Confessions expanded - original and explicitly named Special Edition items
The original 2004 program supports Yeah with Lil Jon and Ludacris and Caught Up. Confessions Part II and Burn are explicitly identified as Confessions Special Edition versions; those named 2004 presentations are selected. Inherited March fields are not used to assert that the subsequently added My Boo or guest-rapper remix were on the first March program. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

Sony - Confessions original anniversary and later orchestral versions
The 2024 label announcement identifies the original twenty-year-old Confessions repertoire and explicitly separates new orchestral Burn and Superstar bonus versions. It corroborates the original 2004 era without redating all expanded tracks to the first album's calendar day. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

First released: 1997 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 1997 release history of My Way. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 1997 short studio recording
Credit: Usher
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: My Way

My Way - original 1997 program and named extended edition
The original program identifies You Make Me Wanna, Nice & Slow, My Way and Bedtime in 1997. You Make Me Wanna has its earlier same-year single field and a separately named Extended Version; the normal short recording is selected. Later 1998 annual appearances do not redate the album songs. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

First released: 2004 (year verified)

The original LaFace single establishes the full Usher/Alicia Keys duet in 2004. The expanded album's inherited March field is not used as its first-release day.

Recording: Original 2004 studio recording
Credit: Usher and Alicia Keys
Role in this collection: Co-lead vocalist with Alicia Keys

Original single: My Boo

My Boo - original LaFace single program
The original 2004 single and associated Alicia Keys credit are used instead of the inherited March date on expanded Confessions. The selected full duet keeps the same credit and original recording identity as the preserved Alicia Keys collection. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

First released: 1997 (year verified)

The original 1997 album program establishes this recording before its later annual-list appearance. The album-first year is retained.

Recording: Original 1997 studio recording
Credit: Usher
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: My Way

My Way - original 1997 program and named extended edition
The original program identifies You Make Me Wanna, Nice & Slow, My Way and Bedtime in 1997. You Make Me Wanna has its earlier same-year single field and a separately named Extended Version; the normal short recording is selected. Later 1998 annual appearances do not redate the album songs. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

First released: 2001 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 2001 release history of 8701. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 2001 studio recording
Credit: Usher
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: 8701

8701 - original 2001 program
The original program identifies U Remind Me, U Got It Bad and U Don't Have to Call in 2001. The last two do not inherit their later annual campaign years. Calendar-day precision is not assigned to the album header. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

First released: 2010 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 2010 release history of Raymond v Raymond. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 2010 studio recording
Credit: Usher featuring will.i.am
Role in this collection: Primary vocalist with featured will.i.am

Original album: Raymond v Raymond

Raymond v Raymond - original program and earlier/later single fields
Papers preserves its original October 2009 single field before the 2010 album. There Goes My Baby and OMG retain their 2010 pre-album fields; OMG explicitly credits will.i.am. DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love with Pitbull is separately dated July 2010, not the expanded album's March header or a 2011 annual appearance. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

First released: 2008 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 2008 release history of Here I Stand. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 2008 studio recording
Credit: Usher featuring Young Jeezy
Role in this collection: Primary vocalist with featured rapper Young Jeezy

Original album: Here I Stand

Here I Stand - original Young Jeezy collaboration
The original 2008 program credits Love in This Club with Young Jeezy and retains its pre-album single field. The separately named Part II with Beyonce and Lil Wayne is not the chosen performance. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

First released: 2012 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 2012 release history of Looking 4 Myself. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 2012 studio recording
Credit: Usher
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Looking 4 Myself

Looking 4 Myself - original 2012 program
The original 2012 program identifies Climax, Scream and Lemme See featuring Rick Ross. Climax and Lemme See have earlier same-year single fields. Scream's inconsistent track-level 2022 field is excluded; the original 2012 program and contemporaneous remix release corroborate its original era. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

First released: 1997 (year verified)

The original 1997 album program establishes this recording before its later annual-list appearance. The album-first year is retained.

Recording: Original 1997 studio recording
Credit: Usher
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: My Way

My Way - original 1997 program and named extended edition
The original program identifies You Make Me Wanna, Nice & Slow, My Way and Bedtime in 1997. You Make Me Wanna has its earlier same-year single field and a separately named Extended Version; the normal short recording is selected. Later 1998 annual appearances do not redate the album songs. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

First released: 2001 (year verified)

The original 2001 album program establishes this recording before its later annual-list appearance. The album-first year is retained.

Recording: Original 2001 studio recording
Credit: Usher
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: 8701

8701 - original 2001 program
The original program identifies U Remind Me, U Got It Bad and U Don't Have to Call in 2001. The last two do not inherit their later annual campaign years. Calendar-day precision is not assigned to the album header. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

First released: 2004 (year verified)

The selected item is explicitly the 2004 Confessions Special Edition version. Only that edition's supported year is assigned; the expanded page's inherited March field is not claimed as the first day for the exact edited presentation.

Recording: Original 2004 Confessions Special Edition version
Credit: Usher
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Confessions (Special Edition)

Confessions expanded - original and explicitly named Special Edition items
The original 2004 program supports Yeah with Lil Jon and Ludacris and Caught Up. Confessions Part II and Burn are explicitly identified as Confessions Special Edition versions; those named 2004 presentations are selected. Inherited March fields are not used to assert that the subsequently added My Boo or guest-rapper remix were on the first March program. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

First released: 2004 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 2004 release history of Confessions. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 2004 studio recording
Credit: Usher
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Confessions

Confessions expanded - original and explicitly named Special Edition items
The original 2004 program supports Yeah with Lil Jon and Ludacris and Caught Up. Confessions Part II and Burn are explicitly identified as Confessions Special Edition versions; those named 2004 presentations are selected. Inherited March fields are not used to assert that the subsequently added My Boo or guest-rapper remix were on the first March program. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

First released: 2009 (year verified)

The original recording's October 2009 single field precedes the 2010 Raymond v Raymond album and annual appearance. Only the original 2009 year is assigned.

Recording: Original 2009 studio recording
Credit: Usher
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original single: Papers

Raymond v Raymond - original program and earlier/later single fields
Papers preserves its original October 2009 single field before the 2010 album. There Goes My Baby and OMG retain their 2010 pre-album fields; OMG explicitly credits will.i.am. DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love with Pitbull is separately dated July 2010, not the expanded album's March header or a 2011 annual appearance. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

First released: 2010 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 2010 release history of Raymond v Raymond. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 2010 studio recording
Credit: Usher
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Raymond v Raymond

Raymond v Raymond - original program and earlier/later single fields
Papers preserves its original October 2009 single field before the 2010 album. There Goes My Baby and OMG retain their 2010 pre-album fields; OMG explicitly credits will.i.am. DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love with Pitbull is separately dated July 2010, not the expanded album's March header or a 2011 annual appearance. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

First released: 2010 (year verified)

The full Pitbull collaboration has its own July 2010 single field on the expanded program. It does not inherit the original album's March day or the later 2011 annual appearance.

Recording: Original 2010 studio recording
Credit: Usher featuring Pitbull
Role in this collection: Primary vocalist with featured rapper Pitbull

Original single: DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love

Raymond v Raymond - original program and earlier/later single fields
Papers preserves its original October 2009 single field before the 2010 album. There Goes My Baby and OMG retain their 2010 pre-album fields; OMG explicitly credits will.i.am. DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love with Pitbull is separately dated July 2010, not the expanded album's March header or a 2011 annual appearance. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

First released: 1997 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 1997 release history of My Way. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 1997 studio recording
Credit: Usher
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: My Way

My Way - original 1997 program and named extended edition
The original program identifies You Make Me Wanna, Nice & Slow, My Way and Bedtime in 1997. You Make Me Wanna has its earlier same-year single field and a separately named Extended Version; the normal short recording is selected. Later 1998 annual appearances do not redate the album songs. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

First released: 2011 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 2011 release history of Nothing But the Beat. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 2011 studio recording
Credit: David Guetta featuring Usher
Role in this collection: Featured vocalist on David Guetta's lead recording

Original album: Nothing But the Beat

Nothing But the Beat - original Without You guest recording
The original 2011 David Guetta album explicitly identifies Without You featuring Usher. The primary producer/artist and featured vocalist retain their distinct credited roles. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

First released: 2012 (year verified)

Scream is part of the original 2012 Looking 4 Myself program, with a separately documented 2012 remix campaign. The inconsistent 2022 field on the current expanded album item is excluded; no exact original day is asserted.

Recording: Original 2012 studio recording
Credit: Usher
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Looking 4 Myself

Looking 4 Myself - original 2012 program
The original 2012 program identifies Climax, Scream and Lemme See featuring Rick Ross. Climax and Lemme See have earlier same-year single fields. Scream's inconsistent track-level 2022 field is excluded; the original 2012 program and contemporaneous remix release corroborate its original era. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

Scream - original 2012 named remix program
The RCA single program documents separately named Fuego, Project 46, R3hab and other remixes in August 2012. These are used for edition review and corroborating the original release era, not to assert that the selected original album production is one of these remixes. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

First released: 2012 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 2012 release history of Looking 4 Myself. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 2012 studio recording
Credit: Usher featuring Rick Ross
Role in this collection: Primary vocalist with featured rapper Rick Ross

Original album: Looking 4 Myself

Looking 4 Myself - original 2012 program
The original 2012 program identifies Climax, Scream and Lemme See featuring Rick Ross. Climax and Lemme See have earlier same-year single fields. Scream's inconsistent track-level 2022 field is excluded; the original 2012 program and contemporaneous remix release corroborate its original era. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

First released: 2014 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 2014 release history of Good Kisser. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 2014 studio recording
Credit: Usher
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original single: Good Kisser

Good Kisser - original 2014 RCA single
The one-track original RCA release documents Good Kisser in May 2014. The later named Disclosure remix is not selected. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

Good Kisser - separate Disclosure remix
The distributor explicitly identifies a separate Disclosure Remix issued in July 2014. The actual annual row has no mix designation, so its link to the selected original single is left provisional. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

First released: 2014 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 2014 release history of I Don't Mind. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 2014 studio recording
Credit: Usher featuring Juicy J
Role in this collection: Primary vocalist with featured rapper Juicy J

Original single: I Don't Mind

I Don't Mind - original single with Juicy J
The original 2014 RCA single explicitly credits Juicy J and identifies the full original recording. No later album date or shortened guest-free presentation is substituted. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

First released: 2016 (year verified)

The original recording is documented in the 2016 release history of Hard II Love. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

Recording: Original 2016 studio recording
Credit: Usher featuring Young Thug
Role in this collection: Primary vocalist with featured rapper Young Thug

Original album: Hard II Love

Hard II Love - original Young Thug collaboration
The original 2016 program identifies No Limit with Young Thug and its pre-album June single field. Later expanded guest-remix lineups are not the selected original collaboration. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

First released: 2023 (year verified)

The original fully credited single was public in 2023, before the 2024 Coming Home album. Content-rating variants do not add separate selections.

Recording: Original 2023 studio recording
Credit: Usher, Summer Walker and 21 Savage
Role in this collection: Co-lead vocalist with Summer Walker and rapper 21 Savage

Original single: Good Good

Good Good - original 2023 full collaboration credit
The original 2023 mega/gamma single explicitly credits Usher, Summer Walker and 21 Savage, before the 2024 Coming Home album. The package's two content-rating presentations are not counted as two recordings or given invented separate performances. | Reviewed 2026-10-18