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The debut album by 22-year-old Amerie is basically a showcase for writer/producer Rich Harrison, who constructs a series of mid-tempo rhythm tracks and writes lyrics of romantic longing. Harrison's lack of originality is suggested by his inability even to come up with new song titles: Among the tracks here are newly written songs entitled "Need You Tonight," "Got to Be There," and even "I Just Died" (that's right, "in your arms"). Amerie has a pleasant-enough voice that she uses to express a tempered fervor and a degree of eroticism, but she seems to be just another modestly talented performer chosen mostly for her looks; record companies seem to be on an endless search for attractive young women of mixed racial heritage (apparently in hopes of demographic crossover) who can carry a tune, and this willing Georgetown graduate with a Korean mother and African-American father is just the latest in a long line. None of which is to say that she won't succeed (record companies make a lot of money taking such bets), but at least on the basis of her debut album, Amerie has nothing to recommend her beyond a fairly anonymous surface appeal.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Amerie, Performer - Angela Piva, Mixing Engineer - Cory Rooney, Executive Producer - Darryl Williams, Executive Producer - Ed Holmes, Co-Executive Producer - Jeff Burroughs, Co-Executive Producer - Rich Harrison, Composer - Rich Harrison, Executive Producer - Rich Harrison, Lyricist - Rich Harrison, Producer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment
Amerie, Performer - Cory Rooney, Executive Producer - Darryl Williams, Executive Producer - Ed Holmes, Co-Executive Producer - Flip Osman, 2nd Engineer - Jeff Burroughs, Co-Executive Producer - Jose Sanchez, Recording Engineer - Rich Harrison, Composer - Rich Harrison, Executive Producer - Rich Harrison, Lyricist - Rich Harrison, Performer - Rich Harrison, Producer - Tony Maserati, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Amerie, Performer - Cory Rooney, Executive Producer - Darryl Williams, Executive Producer - Ed Holmes, Co-Executive Producer - Jeff Burroughs, Co-Executive Producer - Jose Sanchez, Recording Engineer - Rich Harrison, Composer - Rich Harrison, Executive Producer - Rich Harrison, Lyricist - Rich Harrison, Performer - Rich Harrison, Producer - Tony Maserati, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.
Amerie, Performer - Cory Rooney, Executive Producer - Darryl Williams, Executive Producer - Ed Holmes, Co-Executive Producer - Jeff Burroughs, Co-Executive Producer - Ken Schubert, Recording Engineer - Rich Harrison, Composer - Rich Harrison, Executive Producer - Rich Harrison, Lyricist - Rich Harrison, Performer - Rich Harrison, Producer - Rich Harrison, Recording Engineer - Tony Maserati, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.
Amerie, Performer - Axel Niehaus, Mixing Engineer - Cory Rooney, Executive Producer - Darryl Williams, Executive Producer - Ed Holmes, Co-Executive Producer - Jeff Burroughs, Co-Executive Producer - Ken Schubert, Recording Engineer - Rich Harrison, Composer - Rich Harrison, Executive Producer - Rich Harrison, Lyricist - Rich Harrison, Performer - Rich Harrison, Producer - Rich Harrison, Recording Engineer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.
Amerie, Performer - Cory Rooney, Executive Producer - Darryl Williams, Executive Producer - Ed Holmes, Co-Executive Producer - Gregory Lake, Composer - Gregory Lake, Lyricist - Jeff Burroughs, Co-Executive Producer - Jose Sanchez, Recording Engineer - Peter Wade, Recording Engineer - Rich Harrison, Composer - Rich Harrison, Executive Producer - Rich Harrison, Lyricist - Rich Harrison, Performer - Rich Harrison, Producer - Tony Maserati, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.
Amerie, Performer - Axel Niehaus, Mixing Engineer - Cory Rooney, Executive Producer - Darryl Williams, Executive Producer - Ed Holmes, Co-Executive Producer - Jeff Burroughs, Co-Executive Producer - Ken Schubert, Recording Engineer - Rich Harrison, Composer - Rich Harrison, Executive Producer - Rich Harrison, Lyricist - Rich Harrison, Performer - Rich Harrison, Producer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Amerie, Performer - Angela Piva, Mixing Engineer - Cory Rooney, Executive Producer - Darryl Williams, Executive Producer - Ed Holmes, Co-Executive Producer - Jeff Burroughs, Co-Executive Producer - Rich Harrison, Composer - Rich Harrison, Executive Producer - Rich Harrison, Lyricist - Rich Harrison, Producer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.
Amerie, Performer - Axel Niehaus, Mixing Engineer - Cory Rooney, Executive Producer - Darryl Williams, Executive Producer - Ed Holmes, Co-Executive Producer - Jeff Burroughs, Co-Executive Producer - Ken Schubert, Recording Engineer - Rich Harrison, Composer - Rich Harrison, Executive Producer - Rich Harrison, Lyricist - Rich Harrison, Performer - Rich Harrison, Producer - Rich Harrison, Recording Engineer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.
Amerie, Performer - Cory Rooney, Executive Producer - Darryl Williams, Executive Producer - Ed Holmes, Co-Executive Producer - Jeff Burroughs, Co-Executive Producer - Ken Schubert, Recording Engineer - Rich Harrison, Composer - Rich Harrison, Executive Producer - Rich Harrison, Lyricist - Rich Harrison, Performer - Rich Harrison, Producer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.
Amerie, Performer - Axel Niehaus, Mixing Engineer - Cory Rooney, Executive Producer - Darryl Williams, Executive Producer - Ed Holmes, Co-Executive Producer - Jeff Burroughs, Co-Executive Producer - Ken Schubert, Recording Engineer - Rich Harrison, Composer - Rich Harrison, Executive Producer - Rich Harrison, Lyricist - Rich Harrison, Performer - Rich Harrison, Producer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.
A. Rogers, Composer - A. Rogers, Lyricist - Amerie, Performer - C. Rooney, Composer - C. Rooney, Lyricist - Cory Rooney, Executive Producer - Darryl Williams, Executive Producer - Ed Holmes, Co-Executive Producer - Jeff Burroughs, Co-Executive Producer - Jose Sanchez, Recording Engineer - Nicole Cartwright, 2nd Engineer - Patrick Woodward, 2nd Engineer - Peter Wade, Recording Engineer - R. Harrison, Composer - R. Harrison, Lyricist - Rich Harrison, Executive Producer - Rich Harrison, Performer - Rich Harrison, Producer - Tony Maserati, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.
Album review
The debut album by 22-year-old Amerie is basically a showcase for writer/producer Rich Harrison, who constructs a series of mid-tempo rhythm tracks and writes lyrics of romantic longing. Harrison's lack of originality is suggested by his inability even to come up with new song titles: Among the tracks here are newly written songs entitled "Need You Tonight," "Got to Be There," and even "I Just Died" (that's right, "in your arms"). Amerie has a pleasant-enough voice that she uses to express a tempered fervor and a degree of eroticism, but she seems to be just another modestly talented performer chosen mostly for her looks; record companies seem to be on an endless search for attractive young women of mixed racial heritage (apparently in hopes of demographic crossover) who can carry a tune, and this willing Georgetown graduate with a Korean mother and African-American father is just the latest in a long line. None of which is to say that she won't succeed (record companies make a lot of money taking such bets), but at least on the basis of her debut album, Amerie has nothing to recommend her beyond a fairly anonymous surface appeal.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:42:26
- Main artists: Amerie
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rise - Columbia
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment, Inc. WARNING: All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.
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