Young Money
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Post by Young Money on Nov 6, 2009 17:54:23 GMT -5
Listening to this right now. Not all that impressed. :(
Didn't care for Tell Me You Love Me, Dangerous, or Higher.
I like Heard 'Em All, Why R U and Pretty Brown so far.
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Post by Young Money on Nov 6, 2009 18:00:37 GMT -5
Swag Back :O HOT!!!!
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George
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Post by George on Nov 6, 2009 18:05:53 GMT -5
ALBUM REVIEWS 11/5/09 Jon Pareles, San Diego Union Tribune Amerie "In Love & War" Def Jam **** (out of four)Amerie sounds downright furious on "Higher," the angriest song on "In Love & War," an album full of them. A marital 1960s rock-soul beat pounds and a distorted guitar jabs repeating notes as Amerie rasps accusations. Amerie had her biggest hit in 2005 with "1 Thing," a burst of go-go percussion, funk guitar and syncopated vocals akin to Beyonce's 2002 hit "Crazy in Love" (which had the same producer). Now on "In Love & War," her fourth album, she has once again seized the combination of sparse, snappy, live-sounding beat and exposed voice to sing about obsessive love, before and after breakups. Amerie is still looking over her shoulder, for music and attitude, to Beyonce, especially the percussive chants and kiss-offs on Beyonce's 2006 album, "B'day."
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Post by ratchet on Nov 6, 2009 18:09:38 GMT -5
the queen must be mentioned :'(
o well amerie had a nice career in main stream music,
2005-2009
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Post by Would've Been The One on Nov 6, 2009 20:23:49 GMT -5
i heard she has a 3 album deal with def jam. hopefully la reid doesn't kick her to the curb regardless. this era is just one big disaster.
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shaq91
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Post by shaq91 on Nov 6, 2009 21:31:11 GMT -5
I really hope she doesn't get dropped =(
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Post by shaq91 on Nov 7, 2009 16:07:48 GMT -5
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Post by shaq91 on Nov 7, 2009 22:30:46 GMT -5
When is going to be on Jimmy Kimmel??
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Post by Sir Benji on Nov 7, 2009 22:36:21 GMT -5
why the f**k does Beyonce need to be mentioned every time another african american singer is reviewed Amerie & Beyonce are two different people with 2 different musical syles and we all know Beyonce adapted some of Amerie's DC swag into hers but anyway i hope the album sells 100K and it's no one's fault but Def Jam's that Amerie's album had shipping issues because they have focused all their attention to Rihanna who is the bigger star. So they shouldn't drop her and besides she has a joint deal with them anyway she has her own record label so i'm sure she'll be fine.
and btw WHERE IS THE PROMO?!!
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Post by busyboy on Nov 10, 2009 5:34:00 GMT -5
CHART DATE: 11/09/2009 LAST UPDATE: 11/09/2009 17:45:26 NOW IN: 54.02%
-- 39 AMERIE DEF JAM/IDJ 7,703 IN LOVE & WAR
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I'm surprised it might have a chance to debut inside the Top 40. I wasn't expecting more than 5k, to be honest, considering the shipping and iTunes problems it had last week. Go Amerie!
EDIT: just found Because I Love It's UK sales stand at 50,140 copies.
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George
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Post by George on Nov 10, 2009 15:20:27 GMT -5
Does anyone know the US sales for Because I Love It?
I bought mine back when Borders allowed you to Special Order imports, so I was able to purchase the album in the US. Or do import albums purchased in the US not count?
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Post by busyboy on Nov 10, 2009 16:44:38 GMT -5
From HITS: -- 46 AMERIE DEF JAM/IDJ 12,421 -- IN LOVE & WAR
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shaq91
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Post by shaq91 on Nov 10, 2009 17:58:30 GMT -5
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Post by SHOOTER on Nov 10, 2009 18:55:01 GMT -5
Yes for Higher!
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Post by **βécky**™ on Nov 10, 2009 18:59:40 GMT -5
Higher is my favourite song on the album.
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Post by shaq91 on Nov 10, 2009 19:12:58 GMT -5
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Post by sdot23 on Nov 10, 2009 20:23:54 GMT -5
I wish she'd perform "Swag Back" instead. "Higher" is good too, hopefully they're cancelling the release of "Pretty Brown"...that song is awful.
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hardforit
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Post by hardforit on Nov 10, 2009 20:31:43 GMT -5
YESS HIGHER!!
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Post by hardforit on Nov 10, 2009 20:32:35 GMT -5
HIGHER JUST TO DROP ME OFF!!
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Post by Active Aggressive on Nov 10, 2009 23:40:12 GMT -5
No Pretty Brown Eyes and no Higher because of that messy breakdown. I want Swag Back, Dear John and Dangerous. She needs to show that she can do non-GoGoesque songs to the world at large. Swag Back is STUNNING as is Dear John. I still love this album.
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Post by starr on Nov 11, 2009 1:17:42 GMT -5
Amerie did not have a good performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
She let the backing track do most of the work. She sang a few lines live and the backing track did the rest of the work. She wasn't lip-syncing. She just didn't bother to sing during most of her performance. Plus she needs to learn how to use her microphone. Her technique with the microphone was awful.
Amerie's performance is something that a rookie new to the music industry would do.
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Post by tamed09 on Nov 11, 2009 1:22:51 GMT -5
Pathetic...freaking Pathetic...She doesn't deserve this at all. This industry is a mess, and Def Jam is such a on and off label with certain artist that it makes no sense. They could have saved the Rihanna promo for next week.
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Post by starr on Nov 11, 2009 1:28:51 GMT -5
Amerie only performed "Heard 'Em All" on Jimmy Kimmel Live. She didn't sing a second song. I don't know what happened. If she had a second song prepared then Jimmy would have let her sing it since he does that with most of his guests. He lets them close out the show with a second song. So the Jimmy Kimmel show just closed the show with their theme music instead.
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hardforit
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Post by hardforit on Nov 11, 2009 10:01:16 GMT -5
Amerie only performed "Heard 'Em All" on Jimmy Kimmel Live. She didn't sing a second song. I don't know what happened. If she had a second song prepared then Jimmy would have let her sing it since he does that with most of his guests. He lets them close out the show with a second song. So the Jimmy Kimmel show just closed the show with their theme music instead. she performed but it didnt air
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starr
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Post by starr on Nov 12, 2009 19:28:13 GMT -5
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George
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Post by George on Nov 14, 2009 16:57:58 GMT -5
Here's the Jimmy Kimmel Live performance:
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Post by shaq91 on Nov 15, 2009 12:15:10 GMT -5
Amerie Will Be On "The Mo'Nique Show" on Monday November 16 ON BET @ 11:00 PM EST then repeats at 9:00 AM EST the next day
She will also be on "Lopez Tonight" on Tuesday November 17 ON TBS @ 11:00 PM EST
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George
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Post by George on Nov 18, 2009 17:48:01 GMT -5
She performed "Heard Em All" on "The Mo'Nique Show".
But she wasn't on "Lopez Tonight" (it was Justin Bieber instead). =(
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Post by starr on Nov 18, 2009 18:15:08 GMT -5
Amerie will be on "Lopez Tonight" (November 18) on TBS.
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Post by George on Nov 20, 2009 18:46:27 GMT -5
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