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In 2002, an Army brat and aspiring singer exploded on the charts with a harmonious, innovative debut album entitled All I Have. Three years later, with one gold album, two major tours, and one leading role in a major motion picture to her credit, singer/songwriter/actress Amerie is back, hotter and bolder than ever. Amerie has returned with a collection The New York Times has heralded as "...one of the year's most anticipated R&B albums. Touch boasts songs that come straight from Amerie's heart and soul."
"My first album was very well received," Amerie offers, "and I was really happy about that, but this time I had even more to say. I wanted to let my fans know more of who I am, as a woman and as an artist.
"Touch is a lot more multi-faceted and reflects where I am right now. After the last album, I toured, I helped develop a TV show, I was in a movie...I learned a lot about myself. I'm in a different place in my life now, and I wanted this album to reflect that. There was definitely a specific vision in mind and I had to carry it out."
And indeed, she has. Executive-producing the project, Amerie spent the last year-and-a- half writing and co-writing songs for her sophomore effort, drawing mostly from the personal experiences she had after the release of her first album. Touch shows off sides of Amerie that fans have been waiting for: More self-assured. More seductive. Able to play the coquette and then, with a knowing smile, rock your world. Open to being loving and supportive but no man's fool.
"On my first album, I didn't talk much about my sensuality, my sexuality. I just didn't feel like it. But I wanted to talk about the physical aspects of a relationship. I wanted to be in a not so good mood on a record; I wanted to have an attitude. Women can be loving and beautiful, but we can be spiteful and dangerous if you cross us."
Following the success of All I Have, Amerie did the unexpected. Rather than rush back into the studio to drop the follow-up, she opted to explore other avenues of expression. Always fascinated by acting, Amerie played a leading role in the Forest Whitaker-directed hit romantic comedy, "First Daughter," starring alongside Katie Holmes and Michael Keaton. Before that, she hosted and helped develop BET's television show, "The Center," which, during her run, garnered the highest ratings ever for any show in its time slot. Still, Amerie couldn't stay away from the studio long, but "I needed that time away from music in order to grow," she admits. "Sometimes it's best to walk away and then come back."
And come back she most definitely has: with a forward-thinking, hip-shaking, soulful album. "At the end of the day," Amerie offers, "the music speaks for itself. I really had a lot to get off my chest and there were specific ideas I wanted to express. And even though it's only my second album, I definitely think that I've established my own lane."
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