Amerie received her big break in 2001 when she was featured on a track on rapper Nas's fifth studio album, Stillmatic, entitled "Rule". She was signed to Rise/Columbia Records by Darryl Williams and throughout early 2002, Amerie's single "Why Don't We Fall in Love"—from her debut album, All I Have—received much urban radio airplay. Producer Rich Harrison wrote and produced All I Have in its entirety, except for the track "Outro", which Amerie wrote. Amerie's album was released amid the success of "Why Don't We Fall in Love", and the media immediately began to judge her success against those of other recent female R&B artists such as Tweet and Ashanti.
The album's next single, "Talkin' to Me", did not hit nearly as big at urban radio, yet its video still received strong support from MTV2. VH1 Soul has been known to play both of Amerie's videos with regularity since their debuts, and MTV Jams still occasionally spins "Why Don't We Fall in Love". The album was a success,
Amerie received her big break in 2001 when she was featured on a track on rapper Nas's fifth studio album, Stillmatic, entitled "Rule". She was signed to Rise/Columbia Records by read more...
On April 26, 2005, Amerie released her second album, Touch. As with All I Have, the album was primarily produced by mentor Rich Harrison, who contributed seven (new) tracks to the read more...
Amerie's third album, Because I Love It, was her first album not to feature production from her long-time collaborator, friend, and producer Rich Harrison. Other producers—such read more...
In late 2007, EW.com reported that Amerie had left her label Columbia Records, and in April 2008, Amerie's name was removed from the label's roster. She signed with the Island Def read more...
Amerie Mi Marie Rogers (born January 12, 1978), better known as Amerie, is a multiracial (African-American & Korean) American R&B singer. She debuted in 2002 with the album read more...
Rogers was born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts to an African-American father and a Korean mother.
Her father works for the U.S. Intelligence Division United States military, read more...