Amerie - "Touch" (2005)
Apr 26, 2020 20:20:00 GMT -5
Post by 🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲 on Apr 26, 2020 20:20:00 GMT -5
Today, Amerie's second album "Touch" turns 15 today! It was released on April 26, 2005. Just like her first album, all the tracks were co-written and produced by Rich Harrison. What makes it different this time is that Amerie had more creative control on "Touch" than her debut.
Upon release, Touch received generally positive reviews from music critics, who praised Amerie's vocals and Harrison's production. The album received numerous accolades, including two Grammy Award nominations at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards including Best Contemporary R&B Album. Commercially, the album debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 124,000 copies and was later certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), having sold over 500,000 copies in the United States. The album also fared well elsewhere peaking within the top 40 of the UK Albums Chart. The album spawned three singles, including the lead single "1 Thing" which became Amerie's most commercially successful song to date, peaking at number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song was followed by the release of the less successful singles "Touch" and "Talkin' About".
This is my second favorite Amerie album after "All I Have". I was a junior in high school when it came out. The album cover is my favorite. I had my hair styled like hers for my senior grad photos. What are your fave tracks from the album? Aside from "1 Thing", my faves are "Rolling Down My Face", "Talkin Bout", "Touch", "Man Up", "All I Need", "Not the Only One", "Come With Me", and "Falling".
1 Thing: #8 Hot 100, #1 R&B
Touch: #95 R&B
Talkin' About
