Newly married songstress Ameriie had a sit down exclusively with Billboard.com to talk a little bit about her fifth studio album, Cymatika, Vol. 1, and even a reunion with producer Rich Harrison.
Q: What are the core genres of the album?
A: Trance and electronic. ’80′s new wave, but not in the sense of the sound, particularly, but more so the song structures themselves. I really wanted to try different things. Even with vocal approach, some of the songs my sister listened to and she didn’t even know it was me. I wanted to experiment with androgyny.Q: In Love & War was about the gray area between being in love and not. Now that you’re a married woman, is that something you touch upon on Cymatika, Vol. 1?
A: This particular album is different as far as the subject matter. I kind of went in a place I didn’t go before. Relationships are very important to talk about but I also want to go a little deeper in to what it is that makes us human and what we have in common.Q: Which producers are you working with?
A: Different people, but two I’ve worked really closely are Andre Harris, of Dre & Vidal but has branched off to do his own thing. He did probably a majority of the album.Q: Will you and Rich Harrison work together?
A: We spoke about it not too long ago and I think we wanted to do something with this project. I went over it with him, what I was looking for in general, but we didn’t go too in depth because he’s been working a lot with his artists. I think that would be something a lot of people have been waiting for and something we’re ultimately going to do.
It’ll be interesting to see Ameriie get serious about working with Rich Harrison again. It’s been since 2005′s Touch since Ameriie has collaborated with the producer that brought her to the scene back in 2002 on her debut album, All I Have.
Her brand new single, “Firestarter,” is expected to hit radio this summer.
i been an amerie fan since day one, and her and Rich made great music. There are certain producer/artist marriages that are meant to be, Brandy & Rodney Jerkins, Janet & Jimmy Jam/Terry Lewis, Amerie & Rich Harrison. Cant wait to hear what they come up with, hope he takes her back to the 2002 Amerie sound
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I feel so bad for her for some reason, I feel like she puts so much effort into her work but the result is not what it should be….or should I say the way her work is received does not amount to all her hard work. She’s clearly talented. I just hope she gets the shine that she deserves soon.
She is talented but if u r an amerie fan u have to really be into her music. There is no in between with her music. She is under rated.
Rich & Amerie are like Rodney Jerkins & Brandy or Timbaland & Aaliyah, some producers and artist are just made to create together. When she stopped working with Rich Harrison, her music became something that it wasn’t before, of course the same voice was there but the records were extremely different. Amerie fans fell in love with Amerie with Rich Harrison, if she ever plans on having a hit like “1 Thing” again, she has to get over whatever they were going through. “All I Have” & “Touch” were dope ass underrated albums. I’m looking forward to her going back to her go-go style of music, that was her.
UMMMMM…I currently live in Park Slope, and it is not that rough of an area. Matter of a fact is one of the richest/ritziest areas in BK. I think her mom WORKED in Park Slope, but she had to have grown up somewhere else in BK.
Cause her whole Foxy image is completely unbelievable if she really did grow up in Park Slope…LOL!
you sound stupid have you ever heard of neighborhoods changing as people move into them….look at crown height and forte green they were once predominately black areas. Look at certain areas of Harlem. If you currently live in BK you’d also see how even Prospect Park is changing dramatically. Side note not relating to Foxy Brown….blacks can live in wealthy areas dummy.
Oops…wrong post….disregard, lol!
AND YES, THEY DO NEED TO REUNITE….SHE SHOULDA DONE THAT A LONG ASS TIME AGO….lol.
Yeah it’s like she’s been thrown into a padded room and noone can hear her on the outside,screaming give me a chance.I just don’t understand all her music is good. But her career has been put on mute.
what happened to the days when big artist would have up and coming open for them in concerts?if Amerie was an opening act for bigger names she would edfinately make an appeal to their fan base..someone needs to give her the hook up.
I heard some of her new stuff, and I don’t like it. It sounds more like the Euro-Disco that is contaminating the airwaves, I really don’t want her to take that cheap route that many artists feel obligated to take. In Love & War wasn’t a perfect album, but it wasn’t bad either. It had some really good cuts on there that could have been potential singles like “Higher” and “Tell Me You Love Me”- which was the song that had her signature “1Thing” sound. What happened was Def Jam cut her promo short because that same month, within a few weeks difference, Rihanna’s Rated R dropped, and you know what a label does when it’s time for their head honcho to shine-they shift gears. Amerie just became another victim of the “less popular” wrath. She is very talented, beauty can’t be matched either, and like Ciara, a very humble spirit. She just needs the right people to believe in her to take her far, but she needs not to sell her sound. Drop this techno shit and remarry RHarrison right away Amerie, real music fans need you.
Amerie has always been one of my favorite artist, her voice and beauty is so unique and unmatched. She has NEVER received the props that she deserves in the industry. Amerie is really a true artist, she always explores new sounds and concepts for her music. She has came out with numerous HOT songs that just were not promoted right. Some of her songs, I guarantee you if another artist would’ve sung, they would’ve been instant hits. For instance, “Heard em all” off her last album should’ve been a hot ass single. If Rihanna would have sung that same song, it would have went platinum instantly. SMH at the industry!
Amerie + Rich Harrison = ALL I HAVE. My favorite album of all times. “Float”, “I Just Died”, “Why Don’t We Fall In Love”, “All I Have”, “Can’t Let Go”, “Show Me”, “Talkin’ To Me” etc. just awesome songs on it. They really do need to reunite!!!
I really hope this album is a success, just so we can get Volume 2 can come soon rather than 3 or more years later.
I hope Firestarter really comes out before this summer is over and hopefully she does get together with Rich and make at least 1 track
Her team MUST be payinf for this promotion. I have not been inpressed with Amerie’s music since her first two albums. NEXT.
*paying..*impressed
After reading that statement about her and Rich possibly working together, it sounds like he doesn’t want anything to do with her, but is beating around the bush with it. She said they didn’t go in depth about working together because he said he was working with new artists, yet, what artists? Had Beyonce or Rihanna asked to work with him, he would’ve agreed! Amerie stated that Rich said he couldn’t work with her because he was creating music for his new group when she was creating her “In Love & War” album, so I don’t think it’s coincidental. I heard a rumor that they had a falling out after they broke up with each other/they were dating around her “All I Have” days. I mean, he’s not a popular producer like Dr Luke, The Dream & Trickey Stewart, or David Guetta. I love Amerie, but I don’t think she’ll ever make it. She’s very intelligent and innovative, but I think she just doesn’t really know her sound. She tried so many things that are different, but really, they don’t sound good or fit her voice.
I would love for her to collab with harrison again, but in general I just want her to release some music. Miss when she’s not about in music.
The single “FireStarter” is produced by kanye west & jeff bhasker