Because I Love It
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| Studio album by Amerie | |||||
| Released | May 14, 2007 (UK) September 30, 2008 (limited U.S.) |
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| Genre | R&B, dance-pop, soul, go-go | ||||
| Length | 51:48 | ||||
| Label | Columbia, Sony Urban | ||||
| Producer | Lenny Nicholson (executive), Amerie (executive and vocal), Bryan-Michael Cox, The Buchanans, Cee-Lo, Quran Goodman, Destro, One Up, Chris & Drop, Mike Caren, Curtis "C Note" Richardson, Bink!, Kore & Bellek | ||||
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Because I Love It is the third studio album by American R&B singer Amerie.
Because I Love It has been two years in the making. Originally set for an autumn 2006 release, and originally to be called None of the Above, the album was released in the United Kingdom on May 14, 2007.[1]
The album was released in the U.S. on different dates to various retailers. The album was made available as online exclusives for Walmart.com on July 3, 2007 and FYE on January 15, 2008, while its physical release did not hit the U.S. markets until September 30, 2008.
All future singles and promotion had been scrapped due to Amerie no longer being signed on to Sony BMG.
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[edit] Critical reception
Because I Love It received wide critical acclaim from various music critics. AllHipHop.com praised the album giving it 5/5 stars, stating that Amerie has the "ability to convey excitement without sounding insane" but pointing out that "doesn’t fit neatly into any specific genre anyway, so she might as well leave the standard R&B fare to the army of standard R&B chicks available to sing them."[2] Allmusic also praised the album ; giving it 4 and a half out of 5 stars, stating that the album "lassoe[d] each song, whether it require[d] salt, sugar, heartache, delight, or any combination thereof." and further noting that "[s]he is the only female singer on the album, and hearing her backgrounds dance and swim around her leads is as moving as anything else in modern R&B."[3].The Guardian gave it a 4/5 stars while lauding Amerie as "one of the greatest singers in pop music" and that Because I Love It was a "spectacular work" because [Amerie] "catches the fleeting thrills and momentary rushes of intensity that permeate otherwise mundane days, and stretches those feelings out across four-minute songs without ever letting up."[4]
[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Producer(s) | Time |
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| 1 | "Forecast (Intro)" | Chris & Drop | 1:12 |
| 2 | "Hate2LoveU" | One Up, co-produced by Amerie and Len Nicholson | 3:13 |
| 3 | "Some Like It" | Amerie, Len Nicholson, additional production by Quran Goodman & Destro | 2:57 |
| 4 | "Make Me Believe" | Amerie, Len Nicholson, The Buchanans | 3:22 |
| 5 | "Take Control" | Mike Caren, additional production by Cee-Lo Green, Amerie and Len Nicholson | 3:42 |
| 6 | "Gotta Work" | One Up | 3:10 |
| 7 | "Crush" | The Buchanans | 3:40 |
| 8 | "Crazy Wonderful" | The Buchanans | 3:49 |
| 9 | "That's What U R" | Chris & Drop | 3:38 |
| 10 | "When Loving U Was Easy" | Curtis "C Note" Richardson | 3:22 |
| 11 | "Paint Me Over" | Bink!, additional production by Amerie | 4:14 |
| 12 | "Somebody Up There" | Bryan-Michael Cox | 4:46 |
| 13 | "All Roads" | Curtis C Note Richardson | 3:08 |
- UK bonus tracks
| # | Title | Producer(s) | Time |
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| 14 | "1 Thing" | Rich Harrison | 4:01 |
| 15 | "Losing U" | Kore & Bellek | 3:26 |
- East Asian edition (Korea, Japan & China) bonus tracks
| # | Title | Producer(s) | Time |
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| 16 | "Take Control" (Remix featuring Se7en) | Mike Caren, additional production by Cee-Lo Green, Amerie and Len Nicholson | 3:43 |
| 17 | "Streets Alone" | Chris & Drop | 4:17 |
[edit] Samples credits
- "Forecast (Intro)": "Farandole" by Bob James
- "Hate2LoveU": "Give It Up" by Kool & The Gang
- "Some Like It": "World's Famous" by Malcolm McLaren
- "Make Me Believe": reworked version of the Curtis Mayfield song by the same title
- "Take Control" "Jimi Renda-Se" by Tom Zé; "You Make My Dreams" by Hall & Oates
- "Gotta Work": "Hold On I'm Coming" by Mighty Dog Haynes
- "Paint Me Over": "Mother's Theme (Mama)" by Willie Hutch
- "All Roads": "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" by James Ingram & Patti Austin
- "1 Thing": "Oh, Calcutta" by the Meters
- "Losing U": "Didi" by Khaled Hadj Brahim
[edit] Singles
The first single from the album was "Take Control", which had its video debut in the U.S. in December 2006. The second single, released in Europe only, was the uptempo track "Gotta Work". The track was also featured in spots for the NBA and AXN television.
The third single, released in Japan only, was "That's What U R", featuring additional recorded raps by rappers Fabolous and Slim Thug.
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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| European Top 100 Albums[5] | 56 |
| French SNEP Albums Chart[6] | 159 |
| Irish Albums Chart[7] | 65 |
| Japanese Oricon Albums Chart[8] | 13 |
| Swiss Albums Chart[7] | 42 |
| UK Albums Chart[7] | 17 |
[edit] References
- ^ RCA Label Group (UK) | Amerie - Because I Love It
- ^ Alternatives Reviews : Amerie: Because I Love It [IMPORT]
- ^ allmusic ((( Because I Love It > Overview )))
- ^ Amerie, Because I Love It | | guardian.co.uk Arts
- ^ "European Top 100 Albums". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=293&cfgn=Albums&cfn=European+Top+100+Albums&ci=3090644&cdi=9634545&cid=06%2F02%2F2007. Retrieved on 2008-12-09.
- ^ "lescharts.com – Amerie – Because I Love It" (in French). LesCharts.com. http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?key=57907&cat=a. Retrieved on 2008-12-09.
- ^ a b c "Amerie – Because I Love It – Music Charts". αCharts.us. http://acharts.us/album/26052. Retrieved on 2008-12-09.
- ^ "Because I Love It – Oricon" (in Japanese). Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/704472/1/. Retrieved on 2008-12-10.
[edit] External links
- Album Review at About.com
- Album Review at UKMIX
- ABS-CBN Interactive interview
- The Guardian interview
- The Sunday Times interview
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