This has been a recurring theme in J Lon’s music career – even Fat Joe touched it not too long ago – but the alleged story goes on … “1 Thing” was presumably bought for J Lo BTS, and the directors of the Columbia record companies really wanted it to go to him instead of the Americas.Īfter learning this, they say Amerie went ahead and spilled “1 Thing” radio stations alone, and because it became so popular … Columbia had to retreat and let it be.Īnyway … both songs turned out to be hits – in fact, many of Harrison’s songs did – and one question many people ask for this reason is … why can’t we just appreciate everyone’s accomplishments and let the past live in the past ? Indeed. However, there is another element here that also gets attention because it is related to Amerie and J Lo, especially … namely, old stories / rumors that Jen was claimed to take precedence over record label comrades / contemporaries. Aint heard it yet, but I have read that it is good - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator: Reply 2 posted 03/01/05 11:35am.
Is Amerie from ‘1 Thing’ having a baby The 1 Thing singer got engaged to her heartthrob in 2010, and in 2011, they got. '1 Thing' by Amerie: The Best Single EVER Well, isnt it - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator: Reply 1 posted 03/01/05 11:21am. A few months after she was born, the Rogers family moved to South Korea, where Amerie lived for three years. So it settles the matter, or so it seems. Amerie Mi Marie Rogers was born to a South Korean mother, artist Mi Suk and African American father, Charles. Meanwhile, Amerie and J Lo released their songs “1 Thing” and “Get Right” at about the same time in 2005 … with JL in January.Īnd a spoiler alarm … ALL of these songs are produced by Harrison, so of course they sound the same! Everyone dipped their toes in the RH pool here.Īs for who did what first – between Bey, J and Amerie, that is, Beyonce was actually the first of three to tread Harrison’s sound on the song “CIL” (’04), although KR could claim it was first ’02 in “Can’t Nobody” – and maybe others used it before. The fact is, he made “go-go” punches for almost all of them, and also others in the game … including Toni Braxton, Kelly Rowland and even Mary J. Harrison was a producer in the 2000s, and he worked extensively with Columbia Records – which had all of these women on his list in the early to mid-2000s. – Norf Amaruca Febru course, a proper timeline of events is needed here to put things in context … like an explanation of who the hell Rich Harrison is because he is the center of all this – and the main reason for making comparisons.
Oh oh, oh oh The easy, fast & fun way to learn how to sing: 30DaySinger.Beyoncé grabbed the production of its producer, Rich Harrison, and the American writing style became the formula that made Beyoncé the # 1 In 2005, Amerie burst back onto the music scene with her fourth single '1 Thing', which was used as the theme song for the Will Smith movie 'Hitch'. Open up the door, but just keep on seeing you My high heels are clicking towards your door. It's this one thing don't want to admit it It's this one thing that caught me slippin' It's this one thing that's got me trippin' (you did) It's this one thing that's got me trippin' more »īecome A Better Singer In Only 30 Days, With Easy Video Lessons! Na, na, na, na, na, oh It was later named the 22nd and 25th best song of the 2000s decade by Rolling Stone and Robert Christgau, respectively. Massachusetts-born Amerie (real name Amerie Mi Marie Rogers) was only 25 years old when she became a huge star after her R& B album, 'Touch,' landed in the top 10 of the Billboard charts and. The song earned Amerie a nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 2006 Grammy Awards, and was also nominated for Choice R&B/Hip-Hop Track at the 2005 Teen Choice Awards. A remix of "1 Thing" features rapper Eve.
Its digital download and ringtone releases were each certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). "1 Thing" received acclaim from critics, and peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and number four in the United Kingdom, becoming Amerie's first top-10 single and her biggest singles to date, also peaking at number one on the US R&B singles chart. The song was released as the album's lead single in 2005, and is the only single from the soundtrack to the 2005 romantic comedy film Hitch. Its lyrics focus on an unidentified "thing" that fuels a romantic attraction. Written by Amerie and Rich Harrison and produced by the latter, the song is influenced by go-go rhythms and features a prominent sample of the Meters' 1970 funk recording of "Oh, Calcutta!", written by Stanley Walden. "1 Thing" is a song by American singer Amerie from her second studio album, Touch (2005).