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No, the DJBooth copy editors aren’t on vacation today; the indie R&B songstress formerly known as Amerie has, in fact added an extra “i” to her stage name since making her last DJBooth appearance, citing better “vibrations” as her reason for the switch. And yes, I realize that makes less than zero sense. Moving right along, Ameriie‘s latest single finds the singer so in love with a new man that she gets butterflies in the stomach Every Time she so much as thinks of him. In fact, she’s so smitten that she has to hold back emotionally so that she’s doesn’t look like a head case to outside observers: “I know I have to check myself, ‘cause if I don’t I know I’ll have you thinkin’ that I’m goin’ crazy.” The elliptical Focus… crafts an instrumental backdrop befitting the record’s tender yet intense theme, complementing the singer’s soulful vocals with slow-rolling percussion and fluttering keyboard arpeggios. So, how about it, Booth readers—are you as taken with Ameriie’s latest jam as she clearly is with the fella in question? If the answer is yes, you won’t want to miss the rest of the fresh material in store on her forthcoming, as yet unscheduled “mini-LP,” The Prelude.
This song first appeared on the
R&B / Pop Chart
on April 2, 2012
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I don't care how many i's she has in her name - her voice sounds great on my ears and Focus... is always on point behind the boards. This song is solid.
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| Posted on Mar 27, 2012 |
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I haven't heard a track from her in a minute, but she sounds good on this track, real chill music.
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| Posted on Mar 28, 2012 |
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This was a nice R&B track by Ameriie who always pulls off a nice single to start the album process. Nice voice and a cool beat. I like this.
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Fresh. She's got a nice voice, but the production really sold me. I love that Piano.
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| Posted on Mar 29, 2012 |
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So so... Good voice, nice beat, not too much off the established path. Safe song
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| Posted on Apr 01, 2012 |
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So glad that she didn't come out with that new sound she was talking about... This is cool.
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| Posted on Apr 28, 2012 |
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my absolute favorite track ya heard?
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