2007-2008: Because I Love It
Amerie's third album, Because I Love It, was her first album not to feature production from her long-time collaborator, friend, and producer Rich Harrison. Other producers—such as Bryan-Michael Cox, The Buchanans, Len Nicholson[her manager] and —were enlisted to work with Amerie. "Take Control", which was co-produced by Mike Caren, Amerie and Nicholson and co-written by Amerie and Cee-Lo Green, was the first single from the album and was released in the U.S. in late 2006. It failed to chart on the Hot 100, reaching the lower half of the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Because I Love It was released in Europe in May 2007 and was scheduled to be released in the U.S. in 2007 (the release of the album made the Blender magazine list of "25 Reasons to Love '07", ranking nineteenth), but its release date was pushed back numerous times—it is available only as an import and through a limited release of the album in U.S. Wal-Mart stores. Allmusic described the album as "enthuastic", "u
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2001-2004: All I Have
Amerie received her big break in 2001 when she was featured on a track on rapper Nas's fifth studio album, Stillmatic, entitled "Rule". She was signed to Rise/Columbia Records by read more...
2005-2006: Touch
On April 26, 2005, Amerie released her second album, Touch. As with All I Have, the album was primarily produced by mentor Rich Harrison, who contributed seven (new) tracks to the read more...
2007-2008: Because I Love It
Amerie's third album, Because I Love It, was her first album not to feature production from her long-time collaborator, friend, and producer Rich Harrison. Other producers—such read more...
2008: New Home, New Sound
In late 2007, EW.com reported that Amerie had left her label Columbia Records, and in April 2008, Amerie's name was removed from the label's roster. She signed with the Island Def read more...
Amerie Mi Marie Rogers (born January 12, 1978), better known as Amerie, is a multiracial (African-American & Korean) American R&B singer. She debuted in 2002 with the album read more...
Rogers was born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts to an African-American father and a Korean mother.
Her father works for the U.S. Intelligence Division United States military, read more...