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This Is The Debut is the debut studio album by English girl group Sugababes, released by Polydor Records on July 8th 1996 in the United Kingdom. The majority of the album was produced by Ron Fair and Tal Herzberg with other producers including Timbaland, Cee-Lo Green and Rich Harrison, amongst others, and incorporates a mixture of contemporary pop/dance/R&B originals, jazz-influenced tracks, and cover versions.

This is the only album to feature the original line-up of the group, when Melody Thornton, Kaya Jones, Kimberley Wyatt and Jessica Sutta all departed the group after the release of the final single in December 1996. Vocally, the album was dependent on lead singer Nadine Terry's voice, as she was the only vocal that could be heard on every track. This decision was heavily criticised by critics, and is seen to be the reason why four of the six members left the group.

Singles

 * Don't Cha - July 1st 1996 - The group's debut single was a duet with US rapper Busta Rhymes. The single debuted at #1 in the UK, knocking England's football anthem "Three Lions" off the top spot. It stayed there for 1 week before getting knocked off by Gary Barlow track "Forever Love"


 * Stickwitu - September 9th 1996 - The album's second single also debuted at #1 in the UK, Peter Andre's "Flava" at #1. It remained top of the chart for two weeks, before it was replaced by Deep Blue Something's "Breakfast At Tiffany's".


 * Buttons - November 18th 1996 - The third and final single from the album debuted at #9 in the UK, but peaked at #3 a week later. A fourth single was planned, but management scrapped this when four of the six members left the group.

Production

 * Photography: James White
 * Package design: Julian Peploe
 * Publicist: Dave Tomberlin
 * Mastered: Brian Gardner
 * Artist development: Michelle Thomas
 * Executive Producer: Ron Fair, Jimmy Iovine
 * Co-Executive Producer: Robin Antin
 * Management: Jeff Haddad
 * Management Coordinator: Jeff Norskog
 * Lead and Background Vocals: Nadine Gerrard
 * Additional Lead and Background Vocals: Nicola Roberts
 * Additional Background Vocals: Jessica Sutta, Ashley Roberts, Kimberly Wyatt, Kaya Jones (credited for legal purposes)