I Love You (Amanda Blank album)

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I Love You
AmandaBlankILoveYou.jpg
Studio album by
Amanda Blank
ReleasedAugust 4, 2009
Genre Dirty rap, Baltimore club, electropop
Length33:37
Label Downtown Records
Producer Diplo, Switch, XXXChange, Jacknife Lee
Singles from I Love You
  1. "Might Like You Better"
    Released: May 26, 2009 [1]

I Love You is the debut album by Philadelphia-based rapper and singer Amanda Blank. The album was released on August 4, 2009, through Downtown Records. [2]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 59/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Billboard (positive) [4]
NOW Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Observer (positive) [6]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Spin Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
SputnikmusicStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
URB Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [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]

Commercial performance

In its first week, I Love You sold 4,000 units in the United States. [17] As of February 2022, the album had sold a total of 29,000 copies in the US, according to Billboard. [17]

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/covers

Credits

Charts

Chart (2009)Peak
position
French Albums Chart [18] 197
U.S. Billboard 200 [19] 109
U.S. Digital Albums [19] 21
U.S. Top Electronic Albums [19] 6
U.S. Top Heatseekers [19] 3
U.S. Independent Albums [19] 17

Singles

SingleChart (2009)Peak
position
"Shame On Me" Dance/Club Play Songs [20] 28

References

  1. ↑ "Might Like You Better - Single". iTunes Store . Apple Inc. 2009-05-26. Retrieved 2009-08-07.[ dead link ]
  2. ↑ "I Love You: Amanda Blank". Amazon.com . Amazon.com, Inc. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
  3. ↑ Allmusic review
  4. ↑ "Billboard review". Archived from the original on 2009-08-10. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
  5. ↑ NOW review
  6. ↑ "Pop review: Amanda Blank, I Love You". The Guardian . 2009-07-11. Archived from the original on 2018-05-14.
  7. ↑ Rolling Stone review
  8. ↑ Spin review
  9. ↑ Sputnikmusic review
  10. ↑ URB review [ permanent dead link ]
  11. ↑ Pitchfork Media review
  12. ↑ NME review
  13. ↑ "I Love You". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved 2009-08-07.
  14. ↑ Kerri Mason (2009-08-08). "I Love You". Billboard . Nielsen Company. Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
  15. ↑ "Pop review: Amanda Blank, I Love You". The Observer . Guardian Media Group. 2009-07-12. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
  16. ↑ Paul Glanting (2009-08-05). "Amanda Blank :: I Love You". URB . MPA. Retrieved 2009-08-07.[ permanent dead link ]
  17. 1 2 Feeney, Nolan (2022-02-09). "The Return of Amanda Blank". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
  18. ↑ Steffen Hung (2009-09-19). "Amanda Blank - I Love You". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
  19. 1 2 3 4 5 Billboard Artist Search
  20. ↑ ""Shame on Me" > Charts & Awards". Allmusic . Retrieved 2012-02-23.
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