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class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: lightsteelblue"><a href="/wiki/Album" title="Album">Studio album</a> by <div class="contributor" style="display:inline"><a href="/wiki/Amerie" title="Amerie">Amerie</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Released</th><td class="infobox-data published">May 11, 2007<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2007-05-11</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Recorded</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">2005–2007</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Studio</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">Wonderland, New Jersey</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Music_genre" title="Music genre">Genre</a></th><td class="infobox-data category hlist"><a href="/wiki/Contemporary_R%26B" title="Contemporary R&B">R&B</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="duration"><span class="min">51</span>:<span class="s">25</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_label" title="Record label">Label</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/Columbia_Records" title="Columbia Records">Columbia</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_producer" title="Record producer">Producer</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"> <ul><li>Amerie (also <a href="/wiki/Executive_producer#Music" title="Executive producer"><abbr title="executive producer">exec.</abbr></a>)</li> <li>Len Nicholson (<abbr title="executive producer">exec.</abbr>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bink!" class="mw-redirect" title="Bink!">Bink!</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Buchanans" title="The Buchanans">The Buchanans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Caren" title="Mike Caren">Mike Caren</a></li> <li>Chris & Drop</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bryan-Michael_Cox" title="Bryan-Michael Cox">Bryan-Michael Cox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CeeLo_Green" title="CeeLo Green">Cee-Lo Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rich_Harrison" title="Rich Harrison">Rich Harrison</a></li> <li>Kore & Bellek</li> <li>One Up</li> <li>Curtis "C Note" Richardson</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: lightsteelblue"><a href="/wiki/Amerie" title="Amerie">Amerie</a> chronology</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="color:inherit; background: transparent; width: 100%; min-width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; display: inline-table;"> <tbody><tr style="line-height: 1.4em;"> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em .2em 0"><i><a href="/wiki/Touch_(Amerie_album)" title="Touch (Amerie album)">Touch</a></i><br />(2005) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em"><i><b>Because I Love It</b></i><br />(2007) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em 0 .2em .1em"><i><a href="/wiki/Best_15_Things" title="Best 15 Things">Best 15 Things</a></i><br />(2009) </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: lightsteelblue"><a href="/wiki/Single_(music)" title="Single (music)">Singles</a> from <i> Because I Love It </i></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="text-align:left"> <ol><li><span class="item"><span class="fn">"<a href="/wiki/Take_Control_(Amerie_song)" title="Take Control (Amerie song)">Take Control</a>"</span><br />Released: October 17, 2006</span></li> <li><span class="item"><span class="fn">"<a href="/wiki/Gotta_Work" title="Gotta Work">Gotta Work</a>"</span><br />Released: April 14, 2007</span></li> <li><span class="item"><span class="fn">"That's What U R"</span><br />Released: October 23, 2007</span></li></ol> </div></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Because I Love It</b></i> is the third studio album by American singer <a href="/wiki/Amerie" title="Amerie">Amerie</a>. It was released on May 11, 2007, by <a href="/wiki/Columbia_Records" title="Columbia Records">Columbia Records</a>. In the United States, the album was released exclusively through retailers such as <a href="/wiki/Walmart" title="Walmart">Walmart</a> and <a href="/wiki/FYE_(retailer)" title="FYE (retailer)">FYE</a>, before its physical release was officially made available on September 30, 2008, by which point all future singles and promotion had been scrapped due to Amerie's departure from Columbia Records. As a result, the album failed to chart on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200"><i>Billboard</i> 200</a>, becoming Amerie's first studio album to do so. Nevertheless, the album was a moderate success in Europe and Japan, and has been certified silver by the <a href="/wiki/British_Phonographic_Industry" title="British Phonographic Industry">British Phonographic Industry</a> (BPI). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Because_I_Love_It&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The recording sessions for <i>Because I Love It</i> started in 2005. It was originally titled <i>None of the Above</i> and scheduled for late 2006; however, plans were changed. The album was finished in early 2007. Amerie's first mixtape <i>Because I Love It, Vol. 1</i> was also released. However, the album was not released in the United States until 2008, and Amerie was dropped from Columbia Records and <a href="/wiki/Sony_Urban_Music" title="Sony Urban Music">Sony Urban Music</a> due to low sales of <i>Because I Love It</i> and the low performance of its singles "Take Control", "Gotta Work" and "That's What U R". </p><p><i>Because I Love It</i> is primarily an <a href="/wiki/Contemporary_R%26B" title="Contemporary R&B">R&B</a> album, also comprising <a href="/wiki/Funk" title="Funk">funk</a>, <a href="/wiki/Soul_music" title="Soul music">soul</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hip_hop_music" title="Hip hop music">hip hop</a>. Tracks like "Some Like It" and "Crazy Wonderful" also contain elements from 1980s music. The album was executively produced by Amerie and her husband-manager Lenny Nicholson and produced by <a href="/wiki/Bryan-Michael_Cox" title="Bryan-Michael Cox">Bryan-Michael Cox</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Buchanans" title="The Buchanans">The Buchanans</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cee-Lo_Green" class="mw-redirect" title="Cee-Lo Green">Cee-Lo Green</a>, Quran Goodman, Destro, One Up, Chris & Drop, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Caren" title="Mike Caren">Mike Caren</a>, Curtis "C Note" Richardson, <a href="/wiki/Bink_(producer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bink (producer)">Bink!</a>, and Kore & Bellek. Amerie's longtime producer <a href="/wiki/Rich_Harrison" title="Rich Harrison">Rich Harrison</a> did not work on the album, although "<a href="/wiki/1_Thing" title="1 Thing">1 Thing</a>", which he produced, appears as a bonus track on the international edition. </p><p><i>Because I Love It</i> was the final album by Amerie to be released through Columbia Records, also her first not to be released through Harrison's recording label Richcraft Records. It was also Amerie's final album to be released through <a href="/wiki/Sony_BMG_Music_Entertainment" class="mw-redirect" title="Sony BMG Music Entertainment">Sony BMG Music Entertainment</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sony_Music_Entertainment" class="mw-redirect" title="Sony Music Entertainment">Sony Music Entertainment</a> before Amerie signed a recording contract with <a href="/wiki/Universal_Music_Group" title="Universal Music Group">Universal Music Group</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Def_Jam_Recordings" title="Def Jam Recordings">Def Jam Recordings</a> and <a href="/wiki/Island_Records" title="Island Records">Island Records</a> in 2008. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Release_and_promotion">Release and promotion</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Because_I_Love_It&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Release and promotion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Because I Love It</i> was released for the UK <a href="/wiki/ITunes_Store" title="ITunes Store">iTunes Store</a> on May 11, 2007, through Columbia Records.<sup id="cite_ref-iTunes_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-iTunes-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was released physically on May 14, 2007, in the United Kingdom. It was released in Japan two days later and in Europe on May 28. In the United States, the album was released on CD through <a href="/wiki/Walmart" title="Walmart">Walmart</a> on July 3, 2007, and though <a href="/wiki/FYE_(retailer)" title="FYE (retailer)">FYE</a> on January 15, 2008;<sup id="cite_ref-walmart_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-walmart-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-fye_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fye-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> it was not given a wider physical release until September 30, 2008, though Amerie was no longer signed to Columbia at that point.<sup id="cite_ref-soulbounce_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-soulbounce-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Because of this, the album was not promoted in United States. Worldwide, <i>Because I Love It</i> was promoted by three singles: "Take Control", "Gotta Work" and "That's What U R". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Singles">Singles</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Because_I_Love_It&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Singles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>"<a href="/wiki/Take_Control_(Amerie_song)" title="Take Control (Amerie song)">Take Control</a>" was released as the lead single from the album on October 17, 2006. Its accompanying music video debuted in the United States in December 2006. The song peaked at number 66 on the US <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i> <a href="/wiki/Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs" title="Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs">Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs</a> chart, but was considerably more successful overseas, reaching number 10 in the United Kingdom. The official remix featured South Korean singer <a href="/wiki/Seven_(Korean_singer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Seven (Korean singer)">Seven</a> and was featured as a bonus track on the East Asian edition of the album. </p><p>"<a href="/wiki/Gotta_Work" title="Gotta Work">Gotta Work</a>" was released as the album's second single outside the United States on April 14, 2007. It was used to help promote <a href="/wiki/TNT_(U.S._TV_network)" class="mw-redirect" title="TNT (U.S. TV network)">TNT</a>'s coverage of the <a href="/wiki/2008_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2008 NBA All-Star Game">2008 NBA All-Star Game</a> in the United States, and <a href="/wiki/AXN" title="AXN">AXN</a> Television in Asia.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The single peaked at number 21 on the <a href="/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK Singles Chart">UK Singles Chart</a> and number six on the <a href="/wiki/UK_R%26B_Singles_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK R&B Singles Chart">UK R&B Singles Chart</a>. </p><p>"Crush" was scheduled as the third single, but its release was cancelled. A remix of "Crush" produced by <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Douglas" title="Johnny Douglas">Johnny Douglas</a> was intended to be used for the radio version of the single.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Instead, "That's What U R" was released as the album's third and final single for a limited promotional-only basis on October 23, 2007. The radio version was a remix featuring rap verses by <a href="/wiki/Fabolous" title="Fabolous">Fabolous</a> and <a href="/wiki/Slim_Thug" title="Slim Thug">Slim Thug</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The version can be found on some Asian limited editions of <i>Because I Love It</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Critical_reception">Critical reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Because_I_Love_It&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Critical reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable floatright" style="width:24.2em;font-size:88%;text-align:center;margin:0.5em 0 0.5em 1em;padding:0;border-spacing:0"><caption style="font-size:115%">Professional ratings</caption><tbody><tr><th scope="col" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:#202122;background:#d1dbdf;font-size:100%">Review scores</th></tr><tr><th scope="col">Source</th><th scope="col">Rating</th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/wiki/AllMusic" title="AllMusic">AllMusic</a></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="4.5/5 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="4.5/5 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/11px-Star_half.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/17px-Star_half.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/22px-Star_half.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-Kellman_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kellman-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/Evening_Standard" title="Evening Standard">Evening Standard</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="4/4 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="4/4 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-Sutton_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sutton-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Guardian" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="4/5 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="4/5 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, 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class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/Pitchfork_(website)" title="Pitchfork (website)">Pitchfork</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">7.3/10<sup id="cite_ref-Finney_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Finney-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/Stylus_Magazine" title="Stylus Magazine">Stylus Magazine</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">B<sup id="cite_ref-Casillas_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Casillas-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/Time_Out_(company)" class="mw-redirect" title="Time Out (company)">Time Out</a></i></td><td 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-Jelbert_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jelbert-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/Vibe_(magazine)" title="Vibe (magazine)">Vibe</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">Favorable<sup id="cite_ref-Odom_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Odom-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i>Because I Love It</i> received wide acclaim from various music critics. AllHipHop.com praised the album giving it five out of five stars, stating that Amerie has the "ability to convey excitement without sounding insane" but pointing out that "doesn't fit neatly into any specific genre anyway, so she might as well leave the standard R&B fare to the army of standard R&B chicks available to sing them."<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/AllMusic" title="AllMusic">AllMusic</a> also praised the album, stating that the album "lassoe[d] each song, whether it require[d] salt, sugar, heartache, delight, or any combination thereof" and further noting that "[s]he is the only female singer on the album, and hearing her backgrounds dance and swim around her leads is as moving as anything else in modern R&B".<sup id="cite_ref-Kellman_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kellman-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite mixed criticism towards its ballads, <i><a href="/wiki/Spin_(magazine)" title="Spin (magazine)">Spin</a></i> praised the album's sound and called it "R&B at its most dynamic".<sup id="cite_ref-Hogan_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hogan-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Observer" title="The Observer">The Observer</a></i> gave it a favorable review, writing "It's no classic, but the obligatory ballads are mercifully few, allowing a series of punchy, soulpowered tracks to shine".<sup id="cite_ref-Fox_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fox-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/The_Guardian" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a></i> lauded Amerie as "one of the greatest singers in pop music" and wrote that <i>Because I Love It</i> was a "spectacular work" because she "catches the fleeting thrills and momentary rushes of intensity that permeate otherwise mundane days, and stretches those feelings out across four-minute songs without ever letting up."<sup id="cite_ref-Macpherson_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Macpherson-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/NME" title="NME">NME</a></i> described the album as "bar-raising pop" and called it a "whip-smart collection of retro R&B that's more <a href="/wiki/Amy_Winehouse" title="Amy Winehouse">Winehouse</a> than <a href="/wiki/Christina_Aguilera" title="Christina Aguilera">Aguilera</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-Elan_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Elan-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tim Finney of <a href="/wiki/Pitchfork_(website)" title="Pitchfork (website)">Pitchfork</a> noted that the album's "big, risky strategic manoeuvre is a plush, post-coital riposte to <a href="/wiki/Ciara" title="Ciara">Ciara</a>'s recent electro-pop revivalism, with many of the songs here investing in a deliberately frothy eighties sound that smears together <a href="/wiki/Prince_(singer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Prince (singer)">Prince</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jam_%26_Lewis" class="mw-redirect" title="Jam & Lewis">Jam & Lewis</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/The_S.O.S._Band" title="The S.O.S. Band">SOS Band</a>", adding that "[t]he danger for [Amerie] is that in trying so hard to clinch this new style she leaves little room to assert her own individual qualities".<sup id="cite_ref-Finney_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Finney-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lou Thomas from <a href="/wiki/BBC_Music" title="BBC Music">BBC Music</a> called the album "a mix of the sweat-drenched sublime and the saccharine ridiculous", while commenting that "[t]here's still a flavour of the percussive, filthy Washington DC Go-go sound that gives her music a satisfying and unique feel within the pop world, but at other times the sugar content will repulse all but those with the sweetest tune tooth. And songwriter She McElroy's suggestion to add old school Weekend Love was genius."<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Commercial_performance">Commercial performance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Because_I_Love_It&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Commercial performance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Because I Love It</i> was a moderate success but failed to repeat the success of previous studio albums <i><a href="/wiki/All_I_Have_(album)" title="All I Have (album)">All I Have</a></i> (2002) and <i><a href="/wiki/Touch_(Amerie_album)" title="Touch (Amerie album)">Touch</a></i> (2005). It failed to chart in both the United States and Canada, since it was not released in those countries until September 30, 2008 (more than a year after it was released worldwide). It only charted on some European charts (including <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s <a href="/wiki/European_Top_100_Albums" title="European Top 100 Albums">European Top 100 Albums</a> chart, where it peaked at number 56) and Japanese <a href="/wiki/Oricon" title="Oricon">Oricon</a> chart, where it peaked at number 13. The album peaked at number 17 on <a href="/wiki/UK_Albums_Chart" title="UK Albums Chart">UK Albums Chart</a> and number four on <a href="/wiki/UK_R%26B_Albums_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK R&B Albums Chart">UK R&B Albums Chart</a>. It has sold over 60,000 copies in United Kingdom and has been certified silver by <a href="/wiki/British_Phonographic_Industry" title="British Phonographic Industry">British Phonographic Industry</a> (BPI). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Track_listing">Track listing</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Because_I_Love_It&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Track listing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236635009">.mw-parser-output .tracklist{border-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr{background-color:var(--background-color-base,#fff)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr:nth-child(2n-1){background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist caption{text-align:left;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .tracklist td,.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="row"]{vertical-align:top}.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="col"]{text-align:left;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist th.tracklist-length-header,.mw-parser-output .tracklist th.tracklist-number-header,.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="row"],.mw-parser-output .tracklist-length,.mw-parser-output .tracklist-total-length td{padding-right:10px;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="row"]{font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-number-header{width:2em;padding-left:10px}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-length-header{width:4em}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr.tracklist-total-length{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tracklist .tracklist-total-length th{padding:0;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-total-length th>span{float:right;padding:0 10px;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-total-length td{background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);font-weight:bold;padding:0 10px 0 0}</style><div class="track-listing"><table class="tracklist"><caption>Standard edition</caption><tbody><tr><th class="tracklist-number-header" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="width:40%">Title</th><th scope="col" style="width:30%">Writer(s)</th><th scope="col" style="width:30%">Producer(s)</th><th class="tracklist-length-header" scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th id="track1" scope="row">1.</th><td>"Forecast Intro"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Amerie" title="Amerie">Amerie Mi Marie</a></li><li>Chris Paultre</li><li>Derrick Braxton</li><li>Bob James</li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Chris & Drop</li><li>Amerie<sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_a"><a href="#endnote_a">[a]</a></sup></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">1:10</td></tr><tr><th id="track2" scope="row">2.</th><td>"Hate2LoveU"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Marie</li><li><a href="/wiki/Ezekiel_Lewis" title="Ezekiel Lewis">Ezekiel "Zeke" Lewis</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/J._Que" title="J. Que">J. Que</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/The_Clutch" title="The Clutch">Candice Nelson</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/The_Clutch" title="The Clutch">Balewa Muhammad</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Robert_%22Kool%22_Bell" title="Robert "Kool" Bell">Robert Bell</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Ronald_Bell_(musician)" title="Ronald Bell (musician)">Ronald Bell</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Kool_%26_the_Gang" title="Kool & the Gang">George Brown</a></li><li>Robert Mickens</li><li>Gene Redd</li><li><a href="/wiki/Claydes_Charles_Smith" title="Claydes Charles Smith">Claydes Smith</a></li><li>Woodrow Sparrow</li><li><a href="/wiki/Kool_%26_the_Gang" title="Kool & the Gang">Dennis Thomas</a></li><li>Richard Westfield</li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>One Up</li><li>Amerie<sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_a"><a href="#endnote_a">[a]</a></sup><sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_b"><a href="#endnote_b">[b]</a></sup></li><li>Len Nicholson<sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_b"><a href="#endnote_b">[b]</a></sup></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">3:11</td></tr><tr><th id="track3" scope="row">3.</th><td>"Some Like It"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Marie</li><li>Lenvert Nicholson</li><li><a href="/wiki/Anne_Dudley" title="Anne Dudley">Anne Dudley</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_McLaren" title="Malcolm McLaren">Malcolm McLaren</a></li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Marie</li><li>Nicholson</li><li><a href="/wiki/Da_Youngsta%27s" title="Da Youngsta's">Qur'an Goodman</a><sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_c"><a href="#endnote_c">[c]</a></sup></li><li>Dante "Destro" Barton<sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_c"><a href="#endnote_c">[c]</a></sup></li><li>Amerie<sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_a"><a href="#endnote_a">[a]</a></sup></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">2:56</td></tr><tr><th id="track4" scope="row">4.</th><td>"Make Me Believe"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Marie</li><li><a href="/wiki/Curtis_Mayfield" title="Curtis Mayfield">Curtis Mayfield</a></li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Marie<sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_d"><a href="#endnote_d">[d]</a></sup></li><li>Nicholson</li><li><a href="/wiki/The_Buchanans" title="The Buchanans">The Buchanans</a></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">3:22</td></tr><tr><th id="track5" scope="row">5.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Take_Control_(Amerie_song)" title="Take Control (Amerie song)">Take Control</a>"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Marie</li><li><a href="/wiki/CeeLo_Green" title="CeeLo Green">Cee-Lo Green</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Caren" title="Mike Caren">Mike Caren</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Z%C3%A9" title="Tom Zé">Tom Zé</a></li><li>McElroy</li><li><a href="/wiki/Daryl_Hall" title="Daryl Hall">Daryl Hall</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/John_Oates" title="John Oates">John Oates</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Sara_Allen" title="Sara Allen">Sara Allen</a></li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Caren</li><li>Cee-Lo Green<sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_c"><a href="#endnote_c">[c]</a></sup><sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_a"><a href="#endnote_a">[a]</a></sup></li><li>Amerie<sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_c"><a href="#endnote_c">[c]</a></sup><sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_a"><a href="#endnote_a">[a]</a></sup></li><li>Nicholson<sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_c"><a href="#endnote_c">[c]</a></sup></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">3:42</td></tr><tr><th id="track6" scope="row">6.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Gotta_Work_(Amerie_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Gotta Work (Amerie song)">Gotta Work</a>"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Marie</li><li>Rich Shelton</li><li>Loren Hill</li><li>Kevin Veney</li><li><a href="/wiki/Isaac_Hayes" title="Isaac Hayes">Isaac Hayes</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/David_Porter_(musician)" title="David Porter (musician)">David Porter</a></li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>One Up</li><li>Amerie<sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_a"><a href="#endnote_a">[a]</a></sup></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">3:10</td></tr><tr><th id="track7" scope="row">7.</th><td>"Crush"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Marie</li><li>Makeda Davis</li><li><a href="/wiki/The_Buchanans" title="The Buchanans">Simon (Wiz) Johnson</a></li><li>Andre Gonzales</li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>One Up</li><li>The Buchanans</li><li>Amerie<sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_a"><a href="#endnote_a">[a]</a></sup></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">3:39</td></tr><tr><th id="track8" scope="row">8.</th><td>"Crazy Wonderful"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Marie</li><li>Johnson</li><li>Gonzales</li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>One Up</li><li>The Buchanans</li><li>Amerie<sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_a"><a href="#endnote_a">[a]</a></sup></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">3:48</td></tr><tr><th id="track9" scope="row">9.</th><td>"That's What U R"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Marie</li><li>Paultre</li><li>Braxton</li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Chris & Drop</li><li>Amerie<sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_a"><a href="#endnote_a">[a]</a></sup></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">3:36</td></tr><tr><th id="track10" scope="row">10.</th><td>"When Loving U Was Easy"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Marie</li><li>Curtis Richardson</li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Curtis "C Note" Richardson</li><li>Amerie<sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_a"><a href="#endnote_a">[a]</a></sup></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">3:21</td></tr><tr><th id="track11" scope="row">11.</th><td>"Paint Me Over"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Marie</li><li><a href="/wiki/Bink_(producer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bink (producer)">Roosevelt Harrell</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Hutch" title="Willie Hutch">Willie Hutch</a></li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bink_(producer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bink (producer)">Bink!</a></li><li>Amerie<sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_c"><a href="#endnote_c">[c]</a></sup><sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_a"><a href="#endnote_a">[a]</a></sup></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">4:12</td></tr><tr><th id="track12" scope="row">12.</th><td>"Somebody Up There"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Marie</li><li><a href="/wiki/Bryan-Michael_Cox" title="Bryan-Michael Cox">Bryan-Michael Cox</a></li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Cox</li><li>Amerie<sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_a"><a href="#endnote_a">[a]</a></sup></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">4:45</td></tr><tr><th id="track13" scope="row">13.</th><td>"All Roads"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Marie</li><li>Richardson</li><li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Bergman" class="mw-redirect" title="Alan Bergman">Alan Bergman</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Marilyn_Bergman" class="mw-redirect" title="Marilyn Bergman">Marilyn Bergman</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Michel_Legrand" title="Michel Legrand">Michel Legrand</a></li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Richardson</li><li>Amerie<sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_a"><a href="#endnote_a">[a]</a></sup></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">3:08</td></tr><tr class="tracklist-total-length"><th colspan="4" scope="row"><span>Total length:</span></th><td>44:00</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236635009"><div class="track-listing"><table class="tracklist"><caption>International edition bonus tracks</caption><tbody><tr><th class="tracklist-number-header" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="width:40%">Title</th><th scope="col" style="width:30%">Writer(s)</th><th scope="col" style="width:30%">Producer(s)</th><th class="tracklist-length-header" scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th id="track14" scope="row">14.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/1_Thing" title="1 Thing">1 Thing</a>"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Marie</li><li><a href="/wiki/Rich_Harrison" title="Rich Harrison">Rich Harrison</a></li><li>Stanley Walden</li></ul></div></td><td>Harrison</td><td class="tracklist-length">3:59</td></tr><tr><th id="track15" scope="row">15.</th><td>"Losing U"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Marie</li><li><a href="/wiki/Khaled_(musician)" title="Khaled (musician)">Khaled Hadj Brahim</a></li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Kore & Bellek</li><li>Amerie<sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_a"><a href="#endnote_a">[a]</a></sup></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">3:26</td></tr><tr class="tracklist-total-length"><th colspan="4" scope="row"><span>Total length:</span></th><td>51:25</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236635009"><div class="track-listing"><table class="tracklist"><caption>International digital bonus track</caption><tbody><tr><th class="tracklist-number-header" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="width:40%">Title</th><th scope="col" style="width:30%">Writer(s)</th><th scope="col" style="width:30%">Producer(s)</th><th class="tracklist-length-header" scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th id="track16" scope="row">16.</th><td>"1 Thing" (featuring <a href="/wiki/Eve_(rapper)" title="Eve (rapper)">Eve</a>)</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Marie</li><li>Harrison</li><li>Walden</li><li><a href="/wiki/Eve_Jeffers" class="mw-redirect" title="Eve Jeffers">Eve Jeffers</a></li></ul></div></td><td>Harrison</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:18</td></tr><tr class="tracklist-total-length"><th colspan="4" scope="row"><span>Total length:</span></th><td>55:33</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236635009"><div class="track-listing"><table class="tracklist"><caption>South Asian digital bonus track</caption><tbody><tr><th class="tracklist-number-header" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="width:40%">Title</th><th scope="col" style="width:30%">Writer(s)</th><th scope="col" style="width:30%">Producer(s)</th><th class="tracklist-length-header" scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th id="track16" scope="row">16.</th><td>"Streets Alone"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Marie</li><li>Paultre</li><li>Braxton</li></ul></div></td><td>Chris & Drop</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:17</td></tr><tr class="tracklist-total-length"><th colspan="4" scope="row"><span>Total length:</span></th><td>55:32</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236635009"><div class="track-listing"><table class="tracklist"><caption>Asian and US reissue bonus track</caption><tbody><tr><th class="tracklist-number-header" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="width:60%">Title</th><th scope="col" style="width:40%">Writer(s)</th><th class="tracklist-length-header" scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th id="track16" scope="row">16.</th><td>"Take Control" (featuring <a href="/wiki/Seven_(Korean_singer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Seven (Korean singer)">Seven</a>)</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Marie</li><li>Green</li><li>Caren</li><li>Zé</li><li>Waldez</li><li>Hall</li><li>Oates</li><li>Allen</li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">3:43</td></tr><tr class="tracklist-total-length"><th colspan="3" scope="row"><span>Total length:</span></th><td>55:08</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236635009"><div class="track-listing"><table class="tracklist"><caption>Japanese bonus track</caption><tbody><tr><th class="tracklist-number-header" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="width:60%">Title</th><th scope="col" style="width:40%">Writer(s)</th><th class="tracklist-length-header" scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th id="track17" scope="row">17.</th><td>"Take Control" (Old Nick Mix)</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Marie</li><li>Green</li><li>Caren</li><li>Zé</li><li>Waldez</li><li>Hall</li><li>Oates</li><li>Allen</li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">3:44</td></tr><tr class="tracklist-total-length"><th colspan="3" scope="row"><span>Total length:</span></th><td>58:52</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236635009"><div class="track-listing"><table class="tracklist"><caption>French bonus tracks</caption><tbody><tr><th class="tracklist-number-header" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="width:40%">Title</th><th scope="col" style="width:30%">Writer(s)</th><th scope="col" style="width:30%">Producer(s)</th><th class="tracklist-length-header" scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th id="track3" scope="row">3.</th><td>"Crunk Didi (Losing U)" (featuring <a href="/wiki/Willy_Denzey" title="Willy Denzey">Willy Denzey</a> and Sixcoups MC)</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Marie</li><li>Brahim</li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Kore & Bellek</li><li>Amerie<sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_a"><a href="#endnote_a">[a]</a></sup></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">3:37</td></tr><tr><th id="track15" scope="row">15.</th><td>"1 Thing"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Marie</li><li><a href="/wiki/Rich_Harrison" title="Rich Harrison">Rich Harrison</a></li><li>Stanley Walden</li></ul></div></td><td>Harrison</td><td class="tracklist-length">3:59</td></tr><tr><th id="track16" scope="row">16.</th><td>"Losing U"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Marie</li><li>Brahim</li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Kore & Bellek</li><li>Amerie<sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_a"><a href="#endnote_a">[a]</a></sup></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">3:26</td></tr><tr class="tracklist-total-length"><th colspan="4" scope="row"><span>Total length:</span></th><td>55:02</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p><br /> <b>Notes</b> </p> <ul><li><sup><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1041539562">.mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}</style><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_a"><b><a href="#ref_a">^[a]</a></b></span> </sup> signifies a vocal producer</li> <li><sup><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_b"><b><a href="#ref_b">^[b]</a></b></span> </sup> signifies a co-producer</li> <li><sup><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_c"><b><a href="#ref_c">^[c]</a></b></span> </sup> signifies an additional producer</li> <li><sup><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_d"><b><a href="#ref_d">^[d]</a></b></span> </sup> signifies a main and vocal producer</li></ul> <p><b>Sample credits</b> </p> <ul><li>"Forecast Intro" contains samples from "Farandole" by <a href="/wiki/Bob_James_(musician)" title="Bob James (musician)">Bob James</a>.</li> <li>"Hate 2 Love U" contains samples from "Give It Up" by <a href="/wiki/Kool_%26_the_Gang" title="Kool & the Gang">Kool & the Gang</a>.</li> <li>"Some Like It" contains samples from "World's Famous" by <a href="/wiki/Malcolm_McLaren" title="Malcolm McLaren">Malcolm McLaren</a>.</li> <li>"Make Me Believe" contains samples from "Make Me Believe In You" by <a href="/wiki/Curtis_Mayfield" title="Curtis Mayfield">Curtis Mayfield</a>.</li> <li>"Take Control" contains excerpts from "Jimmy, Renda-se" by <a href="/wiki/Tom_Z%C3%A9" title="Tom Zé">Tom Zé</a> and elements of "<a href="/wiki/You_Make_My_Dreams" title="You Make My Dreams">You Make My Dreams</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Hall_%26_Oates" title="Hall & Oates">Hall & Oates</a>.</li> <li>"Gotta Work" contains samples from "Hold On I'm Coming" by Mighty Dog Haynes.</li> <li>"Paint Me Over" contains samples from "Mother's Theme (Mama)" by <a href="/wiki/Willie_Hutch" title="Willie Hutch">Willie Hutch</a>.</li> <li>"All Roads" contains samples from "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" by <a href="/wiki/James_Ingram" title="James Ingram">James Ingram</a> and <a href="/wiki/Patti_Austin" title="Patti Austin">Patti Austin</a>.</li> <li>"1 Thing" contains excerpts from "Oh, Calcutta!" by <a href="/wiki/The_Meters" title="The Meters">the Meters</a>.</li> <li>"Losing U" contains a sample from "<a href="/wiki/Didi_(song)" title="Didi (song)">Didi</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Khaled_(musician)" title="Khaled (musician)">Khaled</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Charts">Charts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Because_I_Love_It&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Chart (2007) </th> <th scope="col">Peak<br />position </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/European_Top_100_Albums" title="European Top 100 Albums">European Albums</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i>)<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>56 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">French Albums (<a href="/wiki/Syndicat_National_de_l%27%C3%89dition_Phonographique" class="mw-redirect" title="Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique">SNEP</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_France_Amerie_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_France_Amerie-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">159 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Irish Albums (<a href="/wiki/Irish_Recorded_Music_Association" title="Irish Recorded Music Association">IRMA</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Ireland2_Amerie_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Ireland2_Amerie-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">65 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Japanese Albums (<a href="/wiki/Oricon_Albums_Chart" title="Oricon Albums Chart">Oricon</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>13 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Singles_and_Albums_Charts" title="Scottish Singles and Albums Charts">Scottish Albums</a> (<a href="/wiki/Official_Charts_Company" title="Official Charts Company">OCC</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Scotland_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Scotland_-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">38 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Swiss Albums (<a href="/wiki/Swiss_Hitparade" title="Swiss Hitparade">Schweizer Hitparade</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Switzerland_Amerie_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Switzerland_Amerie-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">42 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/UK_Albums_Chart" title="UK Albums Chart">UK Albums</a> (<a href="/wiki/Official_Charts_Company" title="Official Charts Company">OCC</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_UK_Amerie_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_UK_Amerie-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">17 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/UK_R%26B_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK R&B Chart">UK R&B Albums</a> (<a href="/wiki/Official_Charts_Company" title="Official Charts Company">OCC</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_UKR&B_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_UKR&B_-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">4 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Certifications">Certifications</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Because_I_Love_It&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Certifications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Region </th> <th scope="col">Certification</th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><a href="/wiki/List_of_music_recording_certifications" title="List of music recording certifications">Certified units</a>/sales </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">United Kingdom (<a href="/wiki/British_Phonographic_Industry" title="British Phonographic Industry">BPI</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-United_KingdomAmerieBecause_I_Love_ItalbumCertRef_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-United_KingdomAmerieBecause_I_Love_ItalbumCertRef-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>Silver </td> <td>60,000<sup>^</sup> </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align: center;"> <td colspan="3"> <p><small><sup>^</sup> Shipments figures based on certification alone.</small> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Release_history">Release history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Because_I_Love_It&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Release history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Region </th> <th scope="col">Date </th> <th scope="col">Format(s) </th> <th scope="col">Label </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="References">Ref.</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Germany </th> <td rowspan="2">May 11, 2007 </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Compact_disc" title="Compact disc">CD</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Music_download" title="Music download">digital download</a></li></ul></div> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sony_BMG" title="Sony BMG">Sony BMG</a> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">United Kingdom </th> <td>Digital download </td> <td><a href="/wiki/RCA_Records" title="RCA Records">RCA</a> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-iTunes_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-iTunes-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">China </th> <td rowspan="2">May 14, 2007 </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>CD</li><li>digital download</li></ul></div> </td> <td>Sony BMG </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-Because_I_Love_It_-_Amerie_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Because_I_Love_It_-_Amerie-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">United Kingdom </th> <td>CD </td> <td>RCA </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Japan </th> <td>May 16, 2007 </td> <td rowspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>CD</li><li>digital download</li></ul></div> </td> <td rowspan="2">Sony BMG </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">France </th> <td>May 28, 2007 </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="3">United States </th> <td>July 3, 2007 </td> <td>CD (<a href="/wiki/Walmart" title="Walmart">Walmart</a> exclusive) </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Columbia_Records" title="Columbia Records">Columbia</a> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-walmart_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-walmart-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>January 15, 2008 </td> <td>CD (<a href="/wiki/FYE_(retailer)" title="FYE (retailer)">FYE</a> exclusive) </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-fye_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fye-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span 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