Can we pause and talk about that breakdown? ‘1 Thing’ is just a smash in every sense of the word. Her voice is on the weaker side, but she knows her strengths enough to mask that. ‘1 Thing’ and Amerie flow together flawlessly. It’s always evident when an artist write the music their singing. Once you get past the horns, you start to hear the plethora of instruments Harrison used. There are so many musical layers to ‘1 Thing’ that it’s impossible to catch them all on first listen. In an era where synths were ruling the airwaves, Harrison was able to get big band back on the radio. Harrison is easily one of my top 5 producers and ‘1 Thing’ is the perfect example why. The song was produced by Rich Harrison, who also produced ‘Crazy in Love’ *Further Proof*. By no means am I saying that Amerie jacked Beyonce’s style, but there’s definitely some influence going on here. In ‘Crazy’ there was the ‘Uh-Oh’ sections, in ‘1 Thing’ we have the ‘Na Na Na Na Na Oh’ keeping us company. Still great, but not the original.Īmerie took a lot of notes from ‘Crazy’ because the same things that worked for Beyonce worked for her. ‘Crazy in Love’ is still one of the best singles ever, so that’s why ‘1 Thing’ is the step-sister.
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Both songs are horn driven anthems that kick in full force.
‘1 Thing’ is pretty much the step-sister of Beyonce’s ‘Crazy in Love’. To date the song serves as Amerie’s shining musical moment and one of the best songs of the 2000’s. It also was thrown onto the Hitch soundtrack, further exposing it to the public. The song took the radio by storm becoming Amerie’s first number 1 hit on the R&B charts. So if you had ears in 2005 then you have to remember the Amerie smash ‘1 Thing’. Considering that is is the ‘Laffy Taffy’ era its bound to be overlooked. What better way to keep that era of music alive then to bring it back up from time to time. One of my favorite things to write about is old music, specifically music from the 2000-2009 era when things were just the best. In any case … both songs turned out to be hits - a lot of Harrison’s tracks did, in fact - and one question a lot of people are asking as a result is … why can’t we just appreciate everyone’s achievements and let the past live in the past? Indeed.Maybe I should jump on the whole Throwback Thursday thing. Upon learning this, they say Amerie went ahead and leaked ‘1 Thing’ to radio stations on her own, and because it became so popular … Columbia had to back down and let it be. This has been a recurring theme in J Lo’s music career - Fat Joe even touched on it not too long ago - but the alleged tale goes … ‘1 Thing’ was supposedly being shopped to J Lo BTS, and the Columbia label heads actually wanted it to go to her instead of Amerie. However, there’s one other element here that’s also getting some attention as it relates to Amerie and J Lo, specifically … namely, old stories/rumors that Jen was allegedly getting prioritized over labelmates/contemporaries.
Amerie and J Lo, meanwhile, came out with their songs, “1 Thing” and “Get Right,” around the same time in 2005 … with JL getting a slightly earlier release in January.Īnd spoiler alert … ALL of these songs were produced by Harrison, so of course they sound alike! Everybody was dipping their toe into the RH pool here.Īs for who did what first - between Bey, J and Amerie, that is - it would appear Beyonce was, in fact, the first of the 3 to trot out Harrison’s sound with ‘CIL’ (’04), even though KR might’ve arguably had it first with ’02’s “Can’t Nobody” - and perhaps others used it even before then.
Fact is, he was making “go-go” beats for just about all them, and others in the game too … including Toni Braxton, Kelly Rowland and even Mary J. Harrison was a producer in the 2000s who was working a lot with Columbia Records - who had all these ladies under their roster in the early to mid-2000s. Norf Amaruca February 26, course, a proper timeline of events is necessary here to put things in context … as is an explanation of who the heck Rich Harrison is, because he’s at the center of all of this - and the main reason for the comparisons being made in the first place. Beyoncé snatched up her producer, Rich Harrison production & amerie’s writing style became the formula that made Beyoncé #1
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