Because I Love It
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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 on May 14 2007 in the United Kingdom,[1] and is currently scheduled for release on August 21 2007 in the U.S.[2] On May 5 2007, the whole album was leaked onto the Internet.[3] In preparation for the U.S. release of the album, it was confirmed that "That's What U R" will be the first official single there.
Amerie appeared at G-A-Y at the London Astoria in London on 21 April 2007, in one of her first shows in London and Europe to promote "Take Control" and the new album.[4]
Amerie was also set to give her first concert, the "2007 Amerie Love Korea Live Concert", in Korea, May 24–May 25 at the AX Hall in Seoul.[5] The concert was to be sponsored by Pearl S. Buck International Korea, the foundation for people of mixed heritage, with part of the proceeds being donated to the foundation. The concert was canceled by Korean organizer- K2M Entertainment, due to “internal” issues. [6]
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" | 4:17 |
Samples credits
- "Forecast (Intro)": "Faradole" 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
Charts
Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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UK Albums Chart | 17[7] |
Japanese Oricon Albums Chart | 13[8] |
European Top 100 Albums | 56[9] |
U.S. Billboard 200 | - |
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | - |
Top 10 Because I Love It songs (iTunes)[10] | |
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1 | Take Control |
2 | Gotta Work |
3 | 1 Thing |
4 | Hate2loveu |
5 | Losing U |
6 | That's What U R |
7 | Make Me Believe |
8 | Crush |
9 | Streets Alone (bonus track) |
10 | Crazy Wonderful |
References
- ^ http://www.rcalabelgroup.co.uk/releases/444/
- ^ http://www.pauseandplay.com/21august2007.htm
- ^ http://www.amerieweb.com/
- ^ http://www.g-a-y.co.uk/eventdetail.asp?ID=612
- ^ http://news.empas.com/show.tsp/cp_kt/20070408n05059/?kw=organize%20%3Cb%3E%26%3C%2Fb%3E
- ^ http://popseoul.com/2007/05/24/amerie-in-seoul-but-concert-canceled/
- ^ http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/c/uk/album_charts.html
- ^ http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=293&cfgn=Albums&cfn=European+Top+100+Albums&ci=3084735&cdi=9297244&cid=06%2F02%2F2007
- ^ http://www.itunes.com/