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intereact!Amerie
Retail Price (not our price): $18.98
Release Date: 2005-04-26
Manufacturer: Sony
Format: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Track List
Now here, for your listening pleasure, the tracks...
| Disc 1 |
Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
1) Amazon.com
Amerie's 2002 debut, All I Have, found tough guys and urban sophisticates alike tangled up in the question of "Why Don't We Fall in Love?" It spawned a collaboration with Nas, and ignited a cult of cool around black-Korean culture. With her exotic looks and draw-the-shades sound, the smoky-eyed chanteuse came by her frothy fan base fairly. With Touch she pulls through for a second exercise in sultry, solid sound. Two tracks on this disc grab hold instantly: "1 Thing" forges its way from an R&B-spiked pop place into rockier territory, and "Touch" taunts Amerie's more amorous disciples with an expert sexiness. Tucked in are Whitney Houston-esque pop pleasers and a collaboration with Carl Thomas, "Can We Go," that feels friendly and unforced; other songs hint at a Mary J. Blige influence that will serve Amerie well as she struts her way toward serious musician status. --Tammy La Gorce
Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5
1) It's An Improvement Over Her Debut But.... [Rating: 4 out of 5]
Now let me start out by saying that the quality of the music (i.e. lyrics, content, mood) of this album is alot more better than the last due to how each song flows with the next but the main problem I had with this CD is that the songs pretty much sounded too similar and there weren't that many stand out tracks except her duet with Carl Thomas (mainly because of the Earth Wind & Fire sample), Like Me (Slow jam), 1 thing (because it's the first single) and All I Need. And the other problem i had was the fact that the last track was a remix of the first single from the last album. It would've been nice for the album to have more tracks and that the production wasn't soooo similar to each other. An improvement though. It had a sense of direction and the feel was maintained throughout the album. More thought out2) Stylish R&B/Soul At It's Finest...GRAB A COPY A.S.A.P.! [Rating: 4 out of 5]
To be honest, I never even heard of Amerie or her involvements in music and acting (not that I cared at the time) before the release of the addictive R&B club-banging smash hit "1 Thing". After hearing a catchy, upbeat slice of genuine genius like that, there was no way I wasn't going to check her album out. From the first time I pressed the play button, I was hooked, all the way from the well-known club banger "1 Thing" to the Richcraft Remix of her balladic breakthrough single "Why Don't We Fall in Love".Amerie's sophomore album, "Touch", is a stellar accomplishment that capitalizes strongly on her music talent and her multi-faceted personality. Unlike her debut album, "All I Have", Amerie has a major helping hand in co-writing all but 1 track ("Come With Me"), and proves that she can stand on her own as an artist by avoiding any rapper cameos (excluding Eve's appearance on the "1 Thing" remix). Aside from "1 Thing", there are plenty of amazing highlights on the album. The title track (also the album's 2nd single) is an addictive dose of Crunk'n'B which has Amerie fearlessly teasing and tantalizing a tempted lover with sexy vocals, lusty, brazen lyrics & Lil' Jon's trademark Crunk production. "Come With Me", on the other hand, throws Amerie's sympathetic side into the spotlight, combining strong, emotional vocals with hauntingly dark-toned production and bittersweet lyricism. If neither of those tracks kept hold of your attention span, then the emotionally naked R&B/Soul slow jam "Rolling Down My Face" -which has Ms. Rogers crooning about typical issues of a broken heart- definitely will! "Just Like Me", however, would definitely be the best ballad on the album, as it defines Amerie's true sound - soulful, angelic and mesmerically honey-sweet. Combine those vocal elements with more beautiful lyricism and typical lovey-dovey subject matter, and you've got a successful song. The purely raw sound of "Like It Used To Be" and the soulful Amerie/Carl Thomas duet "Can We Go" (the latter one being my favourite off the whole album, as it describes the situation of wanting to return to the untainted love they once had) will also be sure to catch onto listeners.Unfortunately, every album has a few comparatively lacklustre tunes, and Amerie's album is no exception. "Talkin' About", the undeniably catchy club banger and the said-to-be third single, is a great tune, but can easily be worn out after repetitive listens, and is ultimately forgettable when put next to other tracks on the album. "Falling", a dreamy but comparatively forgettable ballad, also puts the album to rest on a sour note if you exclude the 2 remixes at the end. Even with the aforementioned flaws, Amerie's album is easily one of the best albums of 2005, and IMO, is the fifth-most addictive R&B album I've ever heard from a female artist (Christina Milian's "So Amazin'" & all of Alicia Keys' albums hold my attention easier). Trust me people, BUY IT!!MUST-HAVE:"1 Thing""Touch""Come With Me""Just Like Me""Rolling Down My Face"Weaker Moments:"Not The Only One""Talkin' About""Falling"Favourite:"Can We Go (feat. Carl Thomas)"3) Fair, but not the best [Rating: 2 out of 5]
I bought this CD because I thought it would be good to listen to. I was wrong. This CD has poor production, and the songs are very repetitive and boring. I would not recomment this CD to anyone.4) THIS IS ONE THING THAT MAKES ME SMILE [Rating: 4 out of 5]
EXCELLENT PIECE OF WORK,AMERIE.CAN I GIVE U MY HEART,AM FALLING5) Amerie's Sophomore Effort is Aight [Rating: 3 out of 5]
Amerie burst back onto the scene in early 2005. Her debut effort spawned two mediocre-sized Urban hit and the CD was certified Gold, but Amerie never had a chance to crossover with her debut material. When she came out with 1 Thing, the promise for her was there. The single performed well, but something happened post-1Thing, and Amerie was not able to sustain the momentum that the song provided. Amerie is, however, an able-bodied singer and performer.1 Thing-Produced by Rich Harrison. The first single off the CD, which hit #10 on the Billboard 100. This was the first and only song to catapult Amerie to crossover, superstar. It does sound similar to Beyonce's Crazy in Love, but it's less Urban, more exotic/global and it has more of a Go-go feel to it. The video was excellent and visually appealing, and it's great that the song did as well. A+All I Need-Produced by Rich Harrison, this mid-tempo, which contains elements of "you Are All I Need" as performed by Jean Carn, is a nice, simple ode to her lover about him being all she need. Some of the heavy presence of the drums as in One Thing is noticed here, but the song has more of a darker tone to it. It's reminiscent of something that would've been on her debut with a little more spunk and energy added in. It's not commercial, but it's also not simply album filler. A-Touch-Produced by Lil' Jon, typical of a Lil' Jon production with the club vibe that the song exudes. It was released as the second single with a hot, accompanying video, but neither made any noise and the song did nothing for the overall sales and promotion of the CD. It's a great party song. It continues on with the energy of One Thing but with more of an Urban undertone to it. The tribal breakdowns of the song are what's happening for a music aficianado. I also like the version with T.I. who was featured in the video as well. A+Not the Only One-Produced by Bryce Wilson and the Buchanans, this cut has a very strange, haunting beat to it. It almost sounds like a true, true Pop singer trying to sing something Urban. For Jessica Simpson, the song would've worked, but Amerie does not bring anything to the song with the uncatchy chorus and the peculiar verses which are sung in a drawn-out manner. It comes off as album filler. B-Like It Used to be-Produced by Rich Harrison, this mid-tempo sounds like it once was an Urban slower song, but Rich added more energy to it. The song is ok. There's nothing that stands out about it, as it simply sets forth to make love like it used to be. Another song that borders on the edge of being mere album filler. BTalkin' About-Produced by Rich Harrison, this uptempo which sounds like the Pop hybrid of One Thing and Touch. This was actually released as the third single, but it made even less noise than Touch, and the record company scrapped plans to further promote the CD. The song sounds like a pop throwback from the late 90s with a monotonous, repetitious chorus that goes nowhere. The horns in the song get annoying as well as all the harmonies. For me, this song does nothing. C+Come With Me-Produced by Rich Harrison, after the few misfires that precede this song, this song stands out a little more. Once again, it has that Rich Harrison feel to it, and it also has a haunting vibe to it. But overall, the singing is good and the background vocals are used to good effect. It does not have the commercial appeal, but it is not just album filler. B+Rolling Down My Face-Produced by Rich Harrison and containing element of Searchin' as performed by Roy Ayers, this mid-tempo has something that many of the songs before lacked. It has a subdued but present energy. It has a certain classiness/sophistication that fits Amerie's persona. Even though the chorus is repetitious, it's still catchy as choruses should be. The horns in the song brings out the somewhat sullen mood of the song. It works well overall, even though it is not really commercial. It does not fit radio formats. ACan We Go-Produced by Bink! and contains elements of Evil as performed by Earth, Wind & Fire, this mid-tempo which features Carl Thomas is a great song. It's reminiscent of R&B songs from the 90s but just updated. Carl Thomas and Amerie have a good singing chemistry as their voices complement one another well. The song is catchy, and it does have commercial appeal probably more than any of the other songs save One Thing and Touch. It's about taking love to another level as the title infers. AJust Like Me-Produced by Andre Harris and Vidal Davis, with Urban music, when I see Andre and Vidal as producers, I know that I am going to get a quality song. This is my favorite song on the CD. It exhibits Amerie's mature side. Its sleek, Urban, slow jam production fits her voice. The lyrics are not as cheesy as some songs of this sort are. All in all, it's my kind of song. It couldn't have been released as a single, but it's a good album cut. A+Falling-Produced by The Ladies Choice, Red Spyda, this throwback, early 90s song sounds so out-of-place on this CD. It has a good bassline if you blast the song, but it's not the kind of music I am into even though the song suits Amerie's voice. COverall, the CD is cohesive, but it's like Amerie's team tried for crossover, Pop success and on some of the song she falls short. Because Rich Harrison's productions are so similar, I don't think it's smart to include more than 2 or 3 songs of his on one CD, and that's one of the problems the CD runs into. There are many album cuts, but there's very little that's memorable or catchy enough to make someone want to listen to it again. I think that Amerie needs to team with more sleek, Urban producers like Andre and Vidal or The Underdogs, Babyface, Jimmy Jam& Terry Lewis, Darkchild and release some good material. She already has the Pop appeal, but most of these songs just don't work. The worst thing is that even if the songs are considered good, there's nothing really commercial enough to release as a single except One Thing, Touch and Can We Go. It's still more entertaining than her debut project.