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A pair of Top Ten albums and Top Ten R&B singles to match. You'd think Amerie's path would be without obstacles going forward, but album number three -- this one -- was left unreleased in the States. In other territories, where it was released, it was left to rot. It's a shame; the album is loaded. The amicable and possibly temporary split between Amerie and her primary producer, Rich Harrison, might've been a cause for some concern, but this set of songs is altogether more colorful and varied than both All I Have and Touch. It's almost excessively generous, provided you are able to keep up and absorb a set of songs that, sequentially, is of exceptionally distinct halves. The all-too-brief intro, the Clutch collaboration "Hate 2 Love U," "Make Me Believe," the Cee-Lo co-production "Take Control," and "Gotta Work" are all restlessly upbeat, dishing out prancing horns (sampled and synthetic), tumbling/crashing drum breaks, zipping organs, and other '60s/'70s soul-funk authenticators. Mighty Dog Haynes, Kool & the Gang, Curtis Mayfield, Bob James, and Tom Zé are all part of that mix. Each one of the songs is an energy rush, and it can be overbearing to be confronted by the boundlessly enthusiastic voices of a woman who is thrilled to be making music and isn't afraid to sound like it. That only accounts for the majority of the album's first half. The first half's other two songs, the Malcolm McLaren-sampling "Some Like It" (a gooey mess, like a candy-shop paella) and "Crush" (a late-'80s freestyle throwback, clipped synthetic orchestra hits and all), point the way toward the second half, where there's a lot more breathing room. "Crazy Wonderful" and "That's What U R" are both dream pop through and through; the former could trick those who don't know better into thinking it's a remake of something off SWV's It's About Time, while the latter is one of the better latter-day neo-Neptunes productions. Though a couple ballads are middling, Amerie's efficiency is unwavering, and any of their shortcomings are made forgivable by "Paint Me Over," where her accusations are as stinging as her resignations are disarming. What's most impressive about the album is how Amerie lassoes each song, whether it requires salt, sugar, heartache, delight, or any combination thereof. She 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. That a fully opened booklet or CD case displays a sextet of Ameries is perhaps unintentionally emblematic.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Amerie, Executive Producer - Amerie, Performer - Amerie Mi Marie, Arranger - Amerie Mi Marie, Lyricist - Bob James, Composer - Bob James, Lyricist - Chris & Drop, Producer - Chris Paultre, Arranger - Chris Paultre, Lyricist - Cornell Brown, Recording Engineer - Derrick Braxton, Arranger - Derrick Braxton, Lyricist - Lenny Nicholson, Executive Producer - Manny Marroquin, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2007 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Amerie, Arranger - Amerie, Co-Producer - Amerie, Executive Producer - Amerie, Performer - Amerie Mi Marie, Composer - Amerie Mi Marie, Lyricist - Balewa Muhammad, Composer - Balewa Muhammad, Lyricist - Candice Nelson, Composer - Candice Nelson, Lyricist - Claydes Smith, Composer - Claydes Smith, Lyricist - Cornell Brown, Recording Engineer - Dennis Thomas, Composer - Dennis Thomas, Lyricist - Ezekiel "Zeke Lewis, Composer - Ezekiel "Zeke Lewis, Lyricist - Gene Redd, Composer - Gene Redd, Lyricist - George Brown, Composer - George Brown, Lyricist - J. Que, Composer - J. Que, Lyricist - Lenny Nicholson, Co-Producer - Lenny Nicholson, Executive Producer - Manny Marroquin, Mixing Engineer - One Up, Producer - Richard Westfield, Composer - Richard Westfield, Lyricist - Robert Bell, Composer - Robert Bell, Lyricist - Robert Mickens, Composer - Robert Mickens, Lyricist - Ronald Bell, Composer - Ronald Bell, Lyricist - Woodrow Sparrow, Composer - Woodrow Sparrow, Lyricist
(P) 2007 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Amerie Mi Marie Rogers, Composer - Amerie Mi Marie Rogers, Writer - Amerie featuring Willy Denzey and Six Coups MC, Performer - Djamel Fezari, Composer - Djamel Fezari, Writer - Kore, Producer - Six Coups MC, Writer - Willy Denzey, Writer
(P) 2006 Artop Records
Amerie, Executive Producer - Amerie, Performer - Amerie, Producer - Amerie Mi Marie, Arranger - Amerie Mi Marie, Lyricist - Anne Dudley, Composer - Anne Dudley, Lyricist - Cornell Brown, Recording Engineer - Lenny Nicholson, Executive Producer - Lenny Nicholson, Producer - Lenvert Nicholson, Composer - Lenvert Nicholson, Lyricist - Malcolm McLaren, Composer - Malcolm McLaren, Lyricist - Manny Marroquin, Mixing Engineer - Quran Goodman, Producer
(P) 2007 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Amerie, Executive Producer - Amerie, Performer - Amerie, Producer - Amerie Mi Marie, Arranger - Amerie Mi Marie, Composer - Amerie Mi Marie, Lyricist - Cornell Brown, Recording Engineer - Curtis Mayfield, Arranger - Curtis Mayfield, Composer - Curtis Mayfield, Lyricist - Lenny Nicholson, Executive Producer - Lenny Nicholson, Producer - Manny Marroquin, Mixing Engineer - The Buchanans, Producer
(P) 2007 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Amerie, Arranger - Amerie, Executive Producer - Amerie, Performer - Amerie, Producer - Amerie Mi Marie, Composer - Amerie Mi Marie, Lyricist - Cee-Lo Green, Arranger - Cee-Lo Green, Composer - Cee-Lo Green, Lyricist - Cee-Lo Green, Producer - Cornell Brown, Recording Engineer - Daryl Hall, Composer - Daryl Hall, Lyricist - John Oates, Composer - John Oates, Lyricist - Lenny Nicholson, Executive Producer - Lenny Nicholson, Producer - Manny Marroquin, Mixing Engineer - Mike Caren, Composer - Mike Caren, Lyricist - Mike Caren, Producer - Sara Allen, Composer - Sara Allen, Lyricist - Tom Zé, Composer - Tom Zé, Lyricist - Waldez, Composer - Waldez, Lyricist
(P) 2006 Sony Music Entertainment
Amerie, Executive Producer - Amerie, Performer - Amerie Mi Marie, Arranger - Amerie Mi Marie, Lyricist - Cornell Brown, Recording Engineer - David Porter, Composer - David Porter, Lyricist - Isaac Hayes, Composer - Isaac Hayes, Lyricist - Kevin Veney, Composer - Kevin Veney, Lyricist - Lenny Nicholson, Executive Producer - Loren Hill, Composer - Loren Hill, Lyricist - Manny Marroquin, Mixing Engineer - One Up, Producer - Rich Shelton, Composer - Rich Shelton, Lyricist
(P) 2007 Sony Music Entertainment
Amerie, Executive Producer - Amerie, Performer - Amerie Mi Marie, Arranger - Amerie Mi Marie, Lyricist - Andre Gonzalez, Composer - Andre Gonzalez, Lyricist - Cornell Brown, Recording Engineer - Lenny Nicholson, Executive Producer - Makeda Davis, Arranger - Makeda Davis, Lyricist - Manny Marroquin, Mixing Engineer - Simon (Wiz) Johnson, Arranger - Simon (Wiz) Johnson, Lyricist - The Buchanans, Producer
(P) 2007 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Amerie, Executive Producer - Amerie, Performer - Amerie Mi Marie, Arranger - Amerie Mi Marie, Lyricist - Andre Gonzalez, Composer - Andre Gonzalez, Lyricist - Cornell Brown, Recording Engineer - Lenny Nicholson, Executive Producer - Manny Marroquin, Mixing Engineer - Simon (Wiz) Johnson, Composer - Simon (Wiz) Johnson, Lyricist - The Buchanans, Producer
(P) 2007 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Amerie, Arranger - Amerie, Executive Producer - Amerie, Performer - Amerie Mi Marie, Composer - Amerie Mi Marie, Lyricist - Chris & Drop, Producer - Chris Paultre, Composer - Chris Paultre, Lyricist - Cornell Brown, Recording Engineer - Derrick Braxton, Composer - Derrick Braxton, Lyricist - Kevin Wilson, Recording Engineer - Lenny Nicholson, Executive Producer - Manny Marroquin, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Amerie, Executive Producer - Amerie, Performer - Amerie Mi Marie, Arranger - Amerie Mi Marie, Lyricist - Cornell Brown, Recording Engineer - Curtis Richardson, Composer - Curtis Richardson, Lyricist - Curtis Richardson, Producer - Lenny Nicholson, Executive Producer - Manny Marroquin, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2007 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Amerie, Executive Producer - Amerie, Performer - Amerie, Producer - Amerie Mi Marie, Arranger - Amerie Mi Marie, Lyricist - Bink!, Producer - Bryan Reid, Keyboards - Cornell Brown, Recording Engineer - David Bradford, Keyboards - Lenny Nicholson, Executive Producer - Manny Marroquin, Mixing Engineer - Roosevelt Harrell, Composer - Roosevelt Harrell, Lyricist - Willie Hutch, Composer - Willie Hutch, Lyricist
(P) 2007 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Amerie, Executive Producer - Amerie, Performer - Amerie Mi Marie, Arranger - Amerie Mi Marie, Lyricist - B.M. Cox, Composer - B.M. Cox, Lyricist - Bryan-Michael Cox, Producer - Cornell Brown, Recording Engineer - Lenny Nicholson, Executive Producer - Manny Marroquin, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2007 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Alan Bergman, Composer - Alan Bergman, Lyricist - Amerie, Executive Producer - Amerie, Performer - Amerie Mi Marie, Arranger - Amerie Mi Marie, Lyricist - Cornell Brown, Recording Engineer - Curtis Richardson, Composer - Curtis Richardson, Lyricist - Curtis Richardson, Producer - Lenny Nicholson, Executive Producer - Manny Marroquin, Mixing Engineer - Marilyn Bergman, Composer - Marilyn Bergman, Lyricist - Michel Legrand, Composer - Michel Legrand, Lyricist
(P) 2007 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
A. Rogers, Composer - A. Rogers, Lyricist - Amerie, Performer - R. Harrison, Composer - R. Harrison, Lyricist - S. Walden, Composer - S. Walden, Lyricist - Unknown, Producer
(P) 2005 Sony Music Entertainment
Amerie, Executive Producer - Amerie, Performer - Amerie Mi Marie, Arranger - Amerie Mi Marie, Lyricist - Bellek, Producer - Chris Chavenon, Mixing Engineer - Cornell Brown, Recording Engineer - Khaled Hadj Brahim, Composer - Khaled Hadj Brahim, Lyricist - Kore, Producer - Lenny Nicholson, Executive Producer
(P) 2007 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Albumbeschreibung
A pair of Top Ten albums and Top Ten R&B singles to match. You'd think Amerie's path would be without obstacles going forward, but album number three -- this one -- was left unreleased in the States. In other territories, where it was released, it was left to rot. It's a shame; the album is loaded. The amicable and possibly temporary split between Amerie and her primary producer, Rich Harrison, might've been a cause for some concern, but this set of songs is altogether more colorful and varied than both All I Have and Touch. It's almost excessively generous, provided you are able to keep up and absorb a set of songs that, sequentially, is of exceptionally distinct halves. The all-too-brief intro, the Clutch collaboration "Hate 2 Love U," "Make Me Believe," the Cee-Lo co-production "Take Control," and "Gotta Work" are all restlessly upbeat, dishing out prancing horns (sampled and synthetic), tumbling/crashing drum breaks, zipping organs, and other '60s/'70s soul-funk authenticators. Mighty Dog Haynes, Kool & the Gang, Curtis Mayfield, Bob James, and Tom Zé are all part of that mix. Each one of the songs is an energy rush, and it can be overbearing to be confronted by the boundlessly enthusiastic voices of a woman who is thrilled to be making music and isn't afraid to sound like it. That only accounts for the majority of the album's first half. The first half's other two songs, the Malcolm McLaren-sampling "Some Like It" (a gooey mess, like a candy-shop paella) and "Crush" (a late-'80s freestyle throwback, clipped synthetic orchestra hits and all), point the way toward the second half, where there's a lot more breathing room. "Crazy Wonderful" and "That's What U R" are both dream pop through and through; the former could trick those who don't know better into thinking it's a remake of something off SWV's It's About Time, while the latter is one of the better latter-day neo-Neptunes productions. Though a couple ballads are middling, Amerie's efficiency is unwavering, and any of their shortcomings are made forgivable by "Paint Me Over," where her accusations are as stinging as her resignations are disarming. What's most impressive about the album is how Amerie lassoes each song, whether it requires salt, sugar, heartache, delight, or any combination thereof. She 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. That a fully opened booklet or CD case displays a sextet of Ameries is perhaps unintentionally emblematic.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 00:55:00
- Main artists: Amerie
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
(P) 2005 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, 2006 Artop Records, SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, 2007 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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