In 2007 he’s listed as having produced one sole track, Summer Jam, for little known Malaysian-Australian artist Che’Nelle. In that year he would craft tracks for new releases by Christina Aguilera, Beyonce and Diddy, and then after….barely anything at all. Following his success with Amerie in 2005 on 1 Thing – a year in which he used his unique sound to produce hits for Jennifer Lopez and the Pussycat Dolls – 2006 would be his last year as an in-demand producer. Take a look at the list of Harrison’s production credits and you’ll see what I mean. What could not have been predicted, considering the success of 1 Thing and his similarly go-go influenced Crazy in Love for Beyonce, is just how quickly Harrison would fall off the R&B landscape. It’s a stomper of a track, Harrison bringing his upbringing in Washington listening to the city’s go-go music to the track and separating himself from the R&B pack (some have called him a one-trick pony, but that’s an inaccurate understanding on Harrison’s production versatility). Hovering above it all, Amerie’s powerhouse vocals cut through the action something serious, demanding both your attention and your body’s movement. Listen to Amerie’s 1 Thing, and you’ll be acutely aware as to why: the track bursts out of the gates with a rollicking drum sample of the Meters’ Oh, Calcutta that seems to threaten to fall in on itself, while bass and guitar chord stabs punctuate the rhythm section. Those are conditions that will never be re-created, and I get to use them for my records.”įor a few years, it seemed as if Rich Harrison would be a dominant voice in the sound and direction of R&B. It uses material from the Wikipedia articles " Crazy In Love", " Switch" and " 1 Thing".“You’re not just sampling the instrument, you’re sampling the arguments they had in the studio, you’re sampling the temperature in the room, you’re sampling the engineer’s attitude, you’re sampling the coke they snorted.
#AMERIE 1 THING CRAZY IN LOVE FREE#
This text is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. "1 Thing" was recently certified Gold by the RIAA for selling 500,000 in ring tones. The single was certified Platinum (200,000+ copies) by the RIAA and earned Amerie a Grammy Award nomination for " Best Female R&B Vocal Performance" in 2006. The first single from Amerie's second album, Touch, and the only single from the soundtrack to the 2005 romantic comedy film Hitch, "1 Thing" peaked at number eight in the United States and number four in the United Kingdom, becoming Amerie's first top ten single and her biggest hit to date.
" 1 Thing" is a 2005 single by American R&B singer Amerie. It is unknown if it was produced by Lil Jon. One of the most common remix found on various file-sharing programs is the Switch (Lil Jon Remix).
Both can be found on the Lost & Found album. There are 2 official remixes to the song-an R&B remix featuring Robin Thicke with a smoother and slower rhythm and a Reggae remix featuring Elephant Man. Will Smith performed the song live on the Nickelodeon's Kids Choice Awards 2005. It reached #1 in Australia where it remained for one week and #4 in the United Kingdom.
The song peaked at #7 on the United States Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. " Switch" is a single released in 2005 by Will Smith from his album Lost & Found. Many legendary recording artists such as Stevie Wonder, Whitney Houston, and Cher have called this song one of the best female records ever. Its success established Knowles as a leading solo performer following several years as a member of Destiny's Child. "Crazy in Love" received a generally positive response from music critics some referred to it as the best single release of 2003. The song contains a prominent horn sample from the Chi-Lites' 1970 "Are You My Woman (Tell Me So)", and serves as the song's hook. Released as the first single from Beyoncé's debut album Dangerously in Love in the summer of 2003 (see 2003 in music), it reached number one in the United States and United Kingdom and the top ten on the majority of charts it entered across the world. " Crazy in Love" is an R&B– funk song written by Beyoncé Knowles, producer Rich Harrison, rapper Jay-Z, and Eugene Record. Crazy switch thing mixed by guy garrett / dmc
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