I Used to Know Her
I Used to Know Her is the second compilation album by American singer H.E.R., released on August 30, 2019, by RCA Records. The album comprises songs from the singer's EPs I Used to Know Her: The Prelude (2018) and I Used to Know Her: Part 2 (2018), and includes five additional songs, as well as extended editions of the songs "Going", "Be on My Way", and "Lord Is Coming".[2][3]
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| Released | August 30, 2019 | |||
| Recorded | 2018–19 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
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| Singles from I Used to Know Her | ||||
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The compilation received an Album of the Year nomination at the 62nd Grammy Awards, marking H.E.R.'s second consecutive nomination in that category. The Bryson Tiller-featured single "Could've Been" received nominations for Best R&B Song and Best R&B Performance, and "Hard Place" received nominations for Song of the Year and Record of the Year.[4]
Singles and promotion
On April 4, 2019, she released the music video for "Hard Place". She also performed the song live on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and the 2019 Grammy Awards.[5] On June 25, the first promotional single "Racks" was released featuring YBN Cordae.[6] The next promotional single was released on July 26, titled "21".[7]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Lost Souls" (featuring DJ Scratch) |
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| 2:33 |
| 2. | "Fate" |
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| 3:13 |
| 3. | "Carried Away" |
| 3:41 | |
| 4. | "Going (Full)" |
| 2:53 | |
| 5. | "Be on My Way (Full)" |
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| 2:37 |
| 6. | "Can’t Help Me" |
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| 2:53 |
| 7. | "Something Keeps Pulling Me Back" | D'Mile | 3:05 | |
| 8. | "Feel a Way" |
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| 3:27 |
| 9. | "21" |
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| 3:15 |
| 10. | "Racks" (featuring Cordae) |
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| 3:41 |
| 11. | "I'm Not OK" |
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| 3:26 |
| 12. | "Against Me" |
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| 4:30 |
| 13. | "Could've Been" (featuring Bryson Tiller) |
| D'Mile | 4:08 |
| 14. | "Good to Me" |
| 7:12 | |
| 15. | "Take You There" |
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| 4:02 |
| 16. | "As I Am" |
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| 4:00 |
| 17. | "Hard Place (Single Version)" |
| 3:32 | |
| 18. | "Uninvited (Live)" | 3:43 | ||
| 19. | "Lord Is Coming" (featuring Cordae) |
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| 6:09 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.[8]
Musicians
- David "Swagg R'celious" Harris – programming (2), drums (14), keyboards (14)
- Dernst "D'Mile" Emile II – bass, guitar (3)
- Keith "Bassman" Foster – bass (3, 14)
- Sam Ashworth – guitar (3, 6)
- H.E.R. – acoustic guitar (14)
- Jack Rochon – electric guitar (14)
- Alonzo "Zo" Harris – organ (14), piano (18), strings (18, 19)
- Karina Pasian – background vocals (17)
- Phillip Lewis – keyboards (17)
- Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins – keyboards (17)
- Ajanee Hambrick – background vocals (18)
- Malik Spence – background vocals (18)
- Melody Giron – cello (18)
- Carrington Brown – drums (18)
- Ervin Dede – viola (18)
- Marissa Licata – violin (18)
- Sarah Koenig-Plonskier – violin (18)
- Scott Mulvahill – bass (19)
Technical
- Dave Kutch – mastering engineer (1–16, 18, 19)
- Colin Leonard – mastering engineer (17)
- Miki Tsutsumi – mixing engineer (1, 4, 6, 7, 9–12, 14, 15, 19), recording engineer (1, 3–5, 7, 8, 10–19)
- Jaycen Joshua – mixing engineer (2, 17, 19)
- Phil Tan – mixing engineer (3, 5, 8, 13, 16)
- Dernst "D'Mile" Emile II – recording engineer (1, 4, 5, 7, 11)
- Omar Loya – recording engineer (9, 12)
- Victor Pereyra – recording engineer (15)
- Derek Keota – recording engineer (17)
- Joseph Hurtado – recording engineer (17)
- Carl Barc – recording engineer (18)
- Ciel Eckard-Lee – recording engineer (19)
- Bill Zimmerman – engineer (3)
- Ayana Depas – assistant engineer (1, 4, 6, 9–12, 14, 15, 17)
- Jaron Bozeman – assistant engineer (1, 4, 5, 7, 11, 13)
- Jacob Richards – assistant engineer (2, 17)
- Michael Seaberg – assistant engineer (2, 17)
- Rashawn Mclean – assistant engineer (2, 17)
- Phillip Martelly – assistant engineer (15)
- Ben Fusel – assistant engineer (17)
- Sean Klein – assistant engineer (18)
- DJ Riggins – assistant engineer (19)
Charts
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[9] | 86 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[10] | Gold | 500,000 |
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References
- "Urban/AUC Future Releases | R&B, Hip Hop, Release Schedule and Street Dates". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on September 16, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
- "H.E.R. – I Used To Know Her [Album Stream]". OnSmash. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- "H.E.R. – I Used To Know Her [Album Stream]". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- "2020 GRAMMY Awards: Complete Winners List". GRAMMY.com. November 20, 2019.
- "H.E.R. Chooses Between Love & a 'Hard Place' in New Video: Watch". Billboard.
- "Hear H.E.R., YBN Cordae on Sensual New Song 'Racks'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- "See H.E.R. Celebrate Her Whirlwind Year in '21' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- "Credits / I Used To Know Her / H.E.R." Tidal. August 3, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
- "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200 (2/2)". Billboard on Twitter. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- "American album certifications – H.E.R. – I Used to Know Her". Recording Industry Association of America.
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