RnB artist Amerie is back with her third album “Because I Love It”. Many of you will probably remember her from her song “1 Thing” which was one of the songs from the Hitch movie soundtrack and its on this album too. The album is due to release on 14th of may in the UK and the 17th of july in the US. Her first single on the album “Take Control” from the album has been on released couple of months ago on tv, radio and internet so you all must of heard this song if not here’s the chance. This album should be checked by all RnB lovers!…when the torrent has been added.

Amerie Mi Marie Rogers (born January 12, 1980), known professionally as Amerie, is a Grammy Award-nominated American R&B singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and model.

As a whole, ‘Because I Love It’ unapologetically falls into no particular box. There are many elements (70’s soul, 80’s New Wave, hip-hop, live instrumentation), yet the sound is remarkably consistent throughout and makes complete sense. Although the musical inspiration is broad, the arrangement of the material is signature Amerie: strong, aggressive vocals beautiful melodies, and lush harmonies.

‘Take Control’, takes an authoritative approach to love. Produced by Amerie Len Nicholson, Mike Caren, and Cee-Lo, the song oozes attitude. Over a funky guitar and punctuated horns, a confident Amerie urges her love to take the initiative. ‘Make Me Believe’ is a terrifically interpreted cover of the 1975 song by Curtis Mayfield protege Patti Jo. Amerie is tough and blunt, but in a velvety way, and the record is reminiscent of the long Cadillac cars, fedoras and posturing of the seventies. Amerie even picks up the flute and plays on the record. ‘Some Like It’ samples Malcolm McLaren’s ‘World’s Famous’, and was something Amerie and Nicholson dreamed up while riding to the airport, listening to an old school mix.

The lyrics and delivery demonstrate quite a swaggering side of Amerie, and the sound is a brazen departure from what people are used to hearing from her. The innovative record goes down smooth, but is hard-hitting at the same time; one can’t help but see images of roller-skating on a sunny day In ‘That’s What U R’, probably the sexiest song on the album, Amerie sings the praises of that special someone who has been patiently waiting to take the relationship to the next level. In the effervescent ‘Crush’, which brings back the cool energy of the early eighties, the artist yearns for, at the very least
a chance encounter with her heart’s desire. Of course, one can’t speak on love without acknowledging its darker side. Amerie has created an astounding album one that escapes simple classification.

Tracklist:

01. Forecast (Intro)
02. Hate 2 Love U
03. Some Like It
04. Make Me Believe
05. Take Control
06. Gotta Work
07. Crush
08. Crazy Wonderful
09. That’s What U R
10. When Loving U Was Easy
11. Paint Me Over
12. Somebody Up There
13. All Roads
14. I Thing
15. Losing U

Artist: Amerie
Album: Because I love It
Label: Columbia, Sony Urban Music
Genre: RnB
Playtime: 51:26 min/70.15MB
Rlsdate: 11/05/2007
Store Date: 14/05/2007

Release name: Amerie-Because_I_Love_It-2007-FNTx
Links: Homepage, Wikipedia, Torrent soon

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