Amerie

On Amerie's fourth album, she excels at getting in your face without overdosing on
divatude — not much excessive Beyoncé-size vocalizing here. The lack of pretense can't
save snoozy slow ones like "The Flowers," but some of the uptempo tracks borrow the
basic approach of her great 2005 single "1 Thing": Both "Heard 'Em All" and the
guitar-flecked "Dangerous" are vibrant numbers that put the drums up front, alon... More >