It’s been a long time since we’ve done our Take it Back. Take it Back segment here at MESH. So, if you’re new here, every once in a while we like to look at a throwback video/song and remember its excellence. Today’s take it back joint comes from Amerie. “Talkin’to Me” was the second single from her debut All I Have and is a classic R&B cut. Enjoy.

Cj..

Amerie (aka CJ’s future wife) for Honey Magazine.

Beautiful.

Wish I enjoyed her new album half as much..

Aisha

Here’s a photo shoot of my hopeful future baby’s mama Amerie for Complex Magazine.

She looks like a banger as usual.

Cj

Here’s a video I found of singer Amerie discusses her latest album In Love & War (available now) during the Homecoming festivities at Howard.

The video makes me laugh because it was the day I met her and I’m in the background like a damn stalker.

Check out the album review a few posts below.

Haha. You guys don’t understand the infatuation I had/have with Amerie’s beauty so seeing her that day was a big deal to me.

Cj

All’s fair in love and war? Right? Well, Amerie is here to tell her tale of the ins and outs of love with her fourth studio album In Love & War. As with most of her albums, In Love & War is heavily injected with a loud, fun 70′s funk inspired sound and that classic cross of R&B and Go-Go influences the singer has become known for. The album opens with the powerful “Tell Me You Love Me” which appropriately sets the tone for the album. Slightly aggressive, the album continues with the tribal club banger “Heard ‘Em All” and the retro “Dangerous” and “Higher.” Before slowing down, the album’s first single “Why R U” ushers in the second half of the album.  With tracks like “More Than Love” featuring rapper Fabolous and “Pretty Brown” featuring Trey Songz, In Love & War truly takes on the various highs and lows of love. Album highlights also include the incredibly sensual “Red Eye” as well as the emotionally charged “The Flowers.” As a cohesive album, In Love & War succeeds and oddly fails at the same time. It’s a solid effort with several songs that flow well together and that can easily make it into some “Favorites” playlists but as an entire album it seems that Amerie could have come just a littler harder. The album is a great one, but doesn’t produce the “WOW” that may or might not have been expected.

The verdict: Solid tracks and a great effort from Amerie. Worth the listen.

MESHworthy Tracks:

1. Red Eye

2. Heard ‘Em All

3. Tell Me You Love Me

4. More Than Love ft. Fabolous

5. The Flowers

6. Higher

7. Swag Back

Take a listen:

[Amerie- Red Eye]

[Amerie- More Than Love ft. Fabolous]

Are you checking for Amerie’s new album?

Cj

Amerie in a recent shoot for Essence Magazine.

Her album In Love & War is set to drop November 3rd.

Cj

Here’s a look at the official album cover for Amerie‘s upcoming album In Love & War.

Not feeling it. Reminds me of fan-art.

Aisha

I had a feeling I would dig this video.

Amerie “Heard ‘Em All”

Directed by Anthony Mandler and choreographed by Jamaica Craft

Good job folks.

Cj

Amerie‘s latest single “Heard ‘Em All” is one of my favorite joints out at the moment. Take a look at the behind the scenes footage of the anticipated video for it featuring choreography from Jamaica Craft.

Looks like it’s going to be a winner.

Cj

It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these ..

[ Beyonce - Control ] (Sounds like an album leftover)

[ Amerie ft. Trey Songz - Pretty Brown Eyes ]

[ Toni Braxton - I Hate Love ] (my fav!)

[ Donnell Jones - Strip Club ]

[ Speech Debelle - Spinnin' ] (Female rapper from the UK)

[ London - Yes-To-Day ]

Aisha