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Forecast Intro
- 01:11
- 5,106 plays
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Hate 2 Love U
- 03:11
- 5,776 plays
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Some Like It
- 02:56
- 5,251 plays
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Make Me Believe
- 03:22
- 3,622 plays
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Take Control
- 03:41
- 6,852 plays
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Gotta Work
- 03:11
- 6,859 plays
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Crush
- 03:39
- 6,834 plays
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Crazy Wonderful
- 03:48
- 7,826 plays
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That's What U R
- 03:36
- 8,151 plays
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When Loving U Was Easy
- 03:21
- 4,390 plays
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Paint Me Over
- 04:12
- 6,317 plays
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Somebody Up There
- 04:45
- 5,268 plays
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All Roads
- 03:08
- 4,610 plays
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1 Thing [*]
- 03:59
- 3,834 plays
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Losing U [*]
- 03:26
- 3,000 plays
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Take Control [*]
- 03:43
- 598 plays
album review
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, All Music Guide
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- All I Have
- Released 2002
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- Touch
- Released 2005
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- In Love & War
- Released 2009
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- 1 Thing (Single)
- Released 2005
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- By AHotAssDay
- 7/23/2008 01:15:41
- Definitely under-rated and underappreciated. The third album is hotter than I thought it'd be. "Because I Love It" is worth it. If you can find it, check it out.
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Totally slept on!
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- By FunkyNibzy
- 5/27/2008 22:46:38
- Amerie, unreleased album was probably one of her best works, considering many of the tracks were co-produced by her. It's a mix of modern r&b w/ 8-'s retro-pop. Great CD, but under-appreciated in the states!
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I got to....
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- By BigVeney24
- 5/21/2008 19:45:01
- Give this album a try, I think I will!
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Nice
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- By Earths Massacre
- 5/19/2008 16:54:57
- Love Amerie & her music, hope she gets more credit than what she gets now...She deserves it
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