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Eve’s rap (about 3mins in) are about all that’s added, and reading up on this track, reveals that the label was unhappy with the song – saying that it sounded unfinished. This is the longest track on the album (almost 5 mins), but it holds it together enough to not have you checking the clock.Ī slightly longer version of hit 1 Thing, is up next, this time featuring Eve. The track remains fairly minimal, but the bassline and occasional synths just about to sew it all together in the brief moments when backing vocal harmonies stop. Amerie’s vocals again really belt out and sound wonderfully rich here. It’s a gentle ballad, and Amerie’s vocals really shine here.įalling follows this, opening with some clear hip hop loops. Tenth track is Just Like Me, which was co-written here with Sunshine Anderson. This is quite a good strong, but feels like it’s over all too soon. Tucked into the track is a sample of Evilby Earth, Wind & Fire. He adds a nice warm soulful vocal to Amerie’s. Carl Thomas), and it’s he who starts the vocals, and it’s a warm welcome. Beats, vocals, and bassline, backed by that sample, at least make this track feel richer and like it was a complete song recording when the album was pressed. Again, this feels very same-y to other tracks – minimal, and quite dull.Ī funky saxophone sample from Searchingby Roy Ayers, sews together the next track Rolling Down My Face. It’s pretty empty again, aside from the occasional twinkling organ notes. but then that drops away, and we’re back to beats and vocals. This is followed by Come With Me, which opens promisingly with a dark sounding synth and Amerie reassuring you that you’d be okay with her. Thankfully, about half way through a bass line arrives, giving the vocal/percussion track some direction. Sadly, the song doesn’t really go anywhere, despite Amerie’s vocals standing out strong here. Again, we’re back to some great beats and funky brass samples (although they seem to be original rather than historic samples). Sixth track is the third and final single from this album – Talkin’ About. Whilst this is quite a mellow track, vocally it is far superior to the last track, and the bassline is really nice. This is followed by Like It Used To Be, which opens with percussion and bass, before Amerie launches into some ‘ yeah yeah yeah‘s’.
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In the end, it’s actually quite a boring song and one that sounds like it fell off a Mis-Teeq album. Up next is Not The Only One, and for it’s five songwriters, i’m not entirely sure what each one did, as musically and lyrically, it’s not exactly flush with either. It’s quite synth heavy, and harder than the other two, which isn’t necessarily new, but listening to this now in 2015, doesn’t make it feel very cutting edge. Touch is the third track, and second single here, and this track reminds me of something you’d find on Britney Spears’ 2008 Circus album.
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This is a really nice first glimpse at album track. The sample adds to the slinky jazzy feeling. Next up is All I Need, which incorporates a sample of You Are All I Need by Jean Carn, and it’s a great continuation in style from 1 Thing. The song is musically light – which certainly helps to keep it bouncy, and the vocals are strong and catchy. I soon realise that I have actually heard this song many times playing late night in my gym, but had assumed that it was just another Beyoncé track. The album bursts open with the brilliant lead single 1 Thing. The artwork is richly luxurious, even if on the artwork she looks like she’s trying to remember something. On the front it’s probably where she parked her car, whilst on the reverse, it’s probably where she left her trousers or skirt. I’d never knowingly heard of anything by Amerie before seeing this album languishing on a shelf in a discount store.