I Love You (Amanda Blank album)

I Love You
Studio album by Amanda Blank
Released August 4, 2009[1]
Genre Dirty rap, Electro hop
Length 33:37
Label Downtown Records
Producer Diplo, Switch, XXXChange, Jacknife Lee
Amanda Blank chronology
I Love You
(2009)
Singles from I Love You
  1. "Might Like You Better"
    Released: May 26, 2009[2]

I Love You is the debut album by the Philadelphia-based rapper and singer Amanda Blank. The album was released on August 4, 2009 (see 2009 in music) through Downtown Records.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [3]
Billboard (positive)[4]
NOW [5]
The Observer (positive)[6]
Rolling Stone [7]
Spin [8]
Sputnikmusic [9]
URB [10]
Pitchfork Media (2.0/10)[11]
NME (6.0/10)[12]

I Love You received mixed reviews from music critics, earning a rating of 59 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 17 reviews.[13] Billboard described the album as "guiltless fun, just like any proper quickie."[14] The Observer said "amid the sighs and groans, she [Blank] hits the pop G-spot with her savvy hooks and superlative rhyming."[15] URB magazine noted that "whether it's the heart, soul or ovaries that are dictating the desires on I Love You's songs, always lurking under Amanda Blank's flow are Diplo's exotically growling beats, which remain sweaty, fast-paced and aggressive [...] her heartfelt lyrics makes [...] some of the most unexpectedly personable material to come out of Diplo's party-centric clique."[16]

Track listing

  1. "Make It Take It" — 2:25
  2. "Something Bigger, Something Better" — 3:04
  3. "Make-Up" — 2:16
  4. "Gimme What You Got" (featuring Spank Rock) — 2:46
  5. "Lemme Get Some" (featuring Chuck Inglish of The Cool Kids) — 3:01
  6. "Shame on Me" — 3:56
  7. "A Love Song" (featuring Santigold) — 3:33
  8. "DJ" — 2:53
  9. "Might Like You Better" — 2:55
  10. "Big Heavy" — 3:59
  11. "Leaving You Behind" (featuring Lykke Li) — 2:45
Samples

Credits

Chart performance

Album charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
French Albums Chart[17] 197
U.S. Billboard 200[18] 109
U.S. Digital Albums[18] 21
U.S. Top Electronic Albums[18] 6
U.S. Top Heatseekers[18] 3
U.S. Independent Albums[18] 17

Singles

Single Chart (2009) Peak
position
"Shame On Me" Dance/Club Play Songs[19] 28

References

  1. ^ "I Love You: Amanda Blank". Amazon.com. Amazon.com, Inc.. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002BVUBS2. Retrieved 2009-08-07. 
  2. ^ "Might Like You Better - Single". iTunes Store. Apple Inc.. 2009-05-26. http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=316650924&s=143441. Retrieved 2009-08-07. 
  3. ^ Allmusic review
  4. ^ Billboard review
  5. ^ NOW review
  6. ^ The Observer review
  7. ^ Rolling Stone review
  8. ^ Spin review
  9. ^ Sputnikmusic review
  10. ^ URB review
  11. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  12. ^ NME review
  13. ^ "I Love You". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/blankamanda/iloveyou. Retrieved 2009-08-07. 
  14. ^ Kerri Mason (2009-08-08). "I Love You". Billboard. Nielsen Company. http://www.billboardmagazine.com/bbcom/reviews-album/i-love-you-1003999088.story. Retrieved 2009-08-07. 
  15. ^ "Pop review: Amanda Blank, I Love You". The Observer. Guardian Media Group. 2009-07-12. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/jul/12/amanda-blank-i-love-you. Retrieved 2009-08-07. 
  16. ^ Paul Glanting (2009-08-05). "Amanda Blank :: I Love You". URB. MPA. http://www.urb.com/reviews/cd/feature.php?ReviewId=1269. Retrieved 2009-08-07. 
  17. ^ http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Amanda+Blank&titel=I+Love+You&cat=a
  18. ^ a b c d e Billboard Artist Search
  19. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1602079/charts-awards
Amanda Blank
Studio albums
I Love You
Singles
"Might Like You Better" · "Shame on Me"
Featured singles
"Extraball"
Labels