Harrison’s take on “go-go music,” its roots owed to the clubby Washington, D.C. In the interim between Amerie’s first and second albums, Harrison ventured out for more production job opportunities. Pop #23) in the summer of 2002, Amerie made a splash with urban radio and its record buyers.Īll I Have was a good starting point for Amerie and work slowly began on its follow-up. Held aloft by its single “ Why Don’t We Fall In Love?” (U.S. The pairing had instant creative chemistry and Amerie’s debut All I Have (Columbia, 2002) was born.
Neophyte producer Rich Harrison, fresh off assignments for Mary Blige ― Mary (1999) and No More Drama (2001) ―crossed paths with Amerie.
However, music, literature, art and fashion remained her passions she placed herself in a position to meet music heads of industry to pursue her dream. By the time Amerie was exiting her teens, she had traveled extensively and would secure her higher education (via Georgetown University). The biracial vocalist ―Amerie is of Korean and African-American descent ―was the requisite “army brat” due to her father’s vocation with the United States government. It was a misconception Amerie refuted with her sophomore LP. But, a decade ago many questioned if the voice behind that record was just an extension of its producer Rich Harrison. The politics of this exchange will invoke ire, but that’s a conversation for another time.Īmerie Rogers was, and is, a strong current in modern R&B’s ocean.Īmerie snuggled in between hip-hop and neo-soul with her first album All I Have (2002). Carter look to those currents for inspiration ―often they translate their breakthroughs to a wider audience. Though there have always been the zeitgeist figures of any genre, usually it’s those under the surface of said genre that carry its current along. After Aaliyah’s untimely death, a vacuum opened and many rushed to fill it ―Beyoncé ascended quickly. Theories of new leadership for the R&B female vanguard at the outset of the 2000’s rumble on today.
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