Zomba inherited the Usher project when his label, Arista, was absorbed this year. The goal is to try to get a diamond (10-million-selling) album out of this.'Weiss says the repackaging idea was musically driven. We thought here is a really nifty way to keep the energy going on an album beyond its normal life cycle. 'In this Internet age, where people are stealing music, albums seem to reach a point of diminishing returns after the second single, no matter how big your hits are. 1.'We are trying to defy the odds here,' says Barry Weiss, president of BMG's Zomba Label Group.

The first three singles, Yeah!, Confessions, Part 2 and Burn, also have reached No.

Packaging includes new cover art, an expanded CD booklet, pullout poster and a letter to fans from the star.Confessions has sold 5.7 million copies, including 1.1 million in its March debut week, and logged nine weeks at No. 5 could give it even more sales sparkle.Four new songs, including the explosive hit duet with Alicia Keys, My Boo, are being added, along with other musical enhancements. Usher's Confessions is already this year's biggest-selling album, but a revamped version that hits stores Oct.

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