Because I Love It

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studio album
First released:
May 14 2007

Overview Edit

Because I Love It is the third studio album by American R&B singer-songwriter Amerie. Originally set for an autumn 2006 release, and originally to be called None of the Above, the album was released in the United Kingdom on May 14, 2007. The album was released in the U.S. on different dates to various retailers. The album was made available as online exclusives for Walmart.com on July 3, 2007 and FYE on January 15, 2008, while its physical release did not hit the U.S. markets until September 30, 2008. All future singles and promotion were scrapped due to Amerie no longer being signed on to Sony BMG. As of 2009 worldwide sales stand at 307,000 copies sold according to IFPI tracking.

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This particular version Edit

Record label:
unknown
Catalog number:
85222
Release dates:
  • May 14 2007 in United Kingdom

Genres

Rhythm & Blues. Vote on Genres

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5 stars Wow! I love it.
I have loved Amerie since she came out. I loved her first two albums. So when I heard that she was working on a third one, I was so excited. That was about a year ago. The amazing, innovative "Some Like It" was intended to be the first single. In an unfortunate twist of events, Amerie decided to not release it because other females were beginning to talk in their songs also, and she didn't want to be seen as just a follower again. (First off, I think that was a bad decision. The song could've ha…
Written by W. E. Phillips
3 stars AMERIE, WHAT'S IN YOUR FUTURE?
It is apparent that Amerie worked very hard on this cd and pushed herself beyond her previous efforts!! It's unfortunate that this cd was released in Europe only...because of someone else! But the stupid move by the record company will cause her to be an international star as it seems she will be if her management is paying attention. Anyway this is my first Amerie cd and there are some songs I could do without but there are some songs she nails over and over again! She put in work!!!!
Written by razorpimp2002 "razorpimp2002"

Track listing Edit

  • CD

    format:
    number:
    title:
    number name artist hh:mm:ss
    1
    Forecast (intro)
    1:11
    2
    Hate2LoveU
    3:11
    3
    Some Like It
    2:56
    4
    Make Me Believe
    3:22
    5
    Take Control
    3:41
    6
    Gotta Work
    3:11
    7
    Crush
    3:39
    8
    Crazy Wonderful
    3:48
    9
    That's What U R
    3:36
    10
    When Loving U Was Easy
    3:21
    11
    Paint Me Over
    4:12
    12
    Somebody Up There
    4:45
    13
    All Roads
    3:08
    14
    1 Thing
    3:59
    15
    Losing U
    3:26

Credits Edit

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Other versions Edit

Because I Love It 17 tracks format: 1 x CD
release dates: May 16 2007 in Japan
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16 tracks format: 1 x CD
catalog number: 85232
release dates: May 17 2007 in Hong Kong
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Because I Love It 16 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Sony BMG Europe
catalog number: 85232
release dates: May 21 2007
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