![]() ![]() Yet from eighth ditty, ''That's What U R'', this third Amerie album takes a dramatic downturn, into dreadful, simpering nonsense. ''Crazy Wonderful'' is an 80s pastiche, but with a synths like a bass-bin avalanche. ''Crush'' is oddly like New Order's ''Thieves Like Us'' but with another twisted lyric: 'I wished I could taste your love/ lick it off of your fingertips'. But as it's also got a chorus reminiscent of Michael Jackson at his peak, jumpy brass stabs and Gnarls Barkley man Cee-Lo joining in the singing, we'll let it slide. This supine strangeness is immediately reinforced on next song ''Take Control'', the lead single on which our lass insists someone 'take control of me' repeatedly. She sings: 'Anything you want I'll do it'. But here Amerie's lyrics get weirdly submissive. A blinding slab of symphonic soul for sure, but with such ace raw materials it'd take Scooch not to make something great. ![]() It's followed by ''Make Me Believe'', essentially a Curtis Mayfield tune with a new vocal and some studio trickery. Things begin brilliantly with ''Hate 2 Love U'', with Amerie's impressive vocal rolling along on a Kool And The Gang loop, then ''Some Like It'' is even better, with tough snares and a post-Pistols Malcolm McLaren sample on it. There's still a flavour of the percussive, filthy Washington DC Go-go sound that gives her music a satisfying and unique feel within the pop world, but at other times the sugar content will repulse all but those with the sweetest tune tooth. ![]() And another hopeful, Rihanna, has teamed up with the rapper/mogul on 'U'mbrella'', sure to be another massive single for her and him.Īmerie has just her songs and on Because I Love It, these are a mix of the sweat-drenched sublime and the saccharine ridiculous. Beyonce, perhaps the world's best known contemporary R'n'B songstress, is his fiancé. Unfortunately for Amerie she has no ostensible link with hip-hop midas Jay-Z. Although the musical inspiration is broad, the arrangement of the material is signature Amerie: strong, aggressive vocals, beautiful melodies, and lush harmonies. There are many elements ('70s soul, '80s New Wave, Hip Hop, live instrumentation), yet the sound is remarkably consistent throughout and makes complete sense. ![]() As a whole, Because I Love It, Amerie's third album, unapologetically falls into no particular box. UK edition of the 2007 album from the R&B star includes two bonus tracks: '1 Thing' and 'Losing U'. ![]()
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