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Sexy, credible, committed, In Love And War works damn hard for the money, and stands as another thoroughly modern record from a lady embodying strangely old-skool virtues.
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Amerie returns with In Love & War, an album that is much more creative than its title indicates while also playing out a bit like Because I Love It redux.
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Gifted with a sweetly aching voice, she also has a way with slowies that make them less sick-making than most R&B ballads.
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In terms of personality and originality, Amerie's latest is on par with Solange's "Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams." As with that slept-on record, War is deserving of greater commercial impact than it is likely to earn.
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In Love & War matches the brash energy of her biggest hit — though it's not for lack of trying, with many of these tunes shamelessly mimicking '1 Thibg.'
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Amerie’s raw voice, blunt lyrics and rhythmic ingenuity make “In Love & War” a designer knockoff that at times rivals the original.
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With In Love & War, Amerie has adopted to trying times with spunk and style, grace and flair. And, yes, swag.
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MatthewNNov 6, 2009The best R&B Album this year hands down. My only wish is that her label would have gave it real promotion.