H.E.R. is a compilation album by American singer H.E.R., released on October 20, 2017, by RCA Records. The album comprises songs from the singer's EPs H.E.R., Vol. 1 (2016) and H.E.R., Vol. 2 (2017), and includes six additional songs. The album won Best R&B Album and received four other nominations at the 61st Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year and Best New Artist for H.E.R.[1]
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| Released | October 20, 2017 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 71:50 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
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| H.E.R. chronology | ||||
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Gabi Wilson signed a recording contract with RCA Records at age 14 after performing covers of Alicia Keys songs on the television shows Maury, Today and The View.[2] Her first EP, H.E.R., Vol. 1, was released on September 9, 2016,[3] and peaked at number 28 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[4] A second EP, H.E.R., Vol. 2, was released on June 16, 2017.[5] It peaked at number 49 on the all-genre Billboard 200 and number 22 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.[4][6]
The compilation H.E.R., released on October 20, 2017, includes the songs from the two prior EPs along with six new tracks, including the duet "Best Part" from Daniel Caesar's album Freudian (2017).[7] The six new songs were also released on a third EP, H.E.R., Vol. 2: The B-Sides, on October 20, 2017.[8] This EP peaked at number 139 on the Billboard 200.[6]
Awards
editIt won the Album/Mixtape of the Year at the 2018 Soul Train Music Awards.[9] The album won Best R&B Album, as well as Best R&B Performance for the song "Best Part" with Daniel Caesar at the 61st Grammy Awards and also received a nomination for Album of the Year.
Commercial performance
editH.E.R. peaked at number 23 on the US Billboard 200 and number 14 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[4][6] On January 16, 2020, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over a million units in the United States.[10]
Until the week of February 24, 2024, the compilation held the record of being the longest-charting compilation album by a female artist in the history of the Billboard 200 at 181 weeks, before Whitney Houston's I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston replaced it at 182 weeks on that chart. On the Top R&B Albums chart, it spent 208 weeks and holds second place behind Houston's compilation as the longest-charting female compilation on that chart as well.
Track listing
editCredits adapted from Spotify.[11]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Losing" |
| 3:46 | |
| 2. | "Avenue" |
| Lophiile | 3:34 |
| 3. | "Let Me In" |
| Knox Brown | 4:57 |
| 4. | "Lights On" |
| 3:40 | |
| 5. | "Say It Again" |
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| 2:52 |
| 6. | "Facts" |
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| 3:39 |
| 7. | "Focus" |
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| 3:20 |
| 8. | "U" |
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| 2:59 |
| 9. | "Every Kind of Way" |
| Camper | 2:40 |
| 10. | "Best Part" (featuring Daniel Caesar) |
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| 3:29 |
| 11. | "Changes" |
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| 3:34 |
| 12. | "Jungle" |
| 5:05 | |
| 13. | "Free" |
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| 3:18 |
| 14. | "Rather Be" |
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| 3:09 |
| 15. | "2" |
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| 3:09 |
| 16. | "Hopes Up" |
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| 3:06 |
| 17. | "Still Down" |
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| 2:49 |
| 18. | "Wait for It" |
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| 2:16 |
| 19. | "Pigment" |
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| 2:59 |
| 20. | "Gone Away" |
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| 4:10 |
| 21. | "I Won't" |
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| 3:31 |
Charts
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Weekly chartsedit
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Year-end chartsedit
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Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[21] | Gold | 40,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[22] | Silver | 60,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[23] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ Velez, Jennifer. "H.E.R. Wins Best R&B Album For 'H.E.R.'| 2019 GRAMMYs". Grammy Awards. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
- ^ Robehmed, Natalie. "Yes, R&B Sensation H.E.R. Is Gabi Wilson". Forbes. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
- ^ "H.E.R., Vol. 1 – H.E.R." AllMusic. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
- ^ a b c d "H-E-R Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ Kellman, Andy. "H.E.R., Vol. 2 – H.E.R." AllMusic. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
- ^ a b c d "H-E-R Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ Kellman, Andy. "H.E.R. - H.E.R." AllMusic. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
- ^ "H.E.R., Vol. 2 – The B-Sides – EP by H.E.R. on iTunes". iTunes Store. 20 October 2017. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
- ^ Mitchell, Gail. "2018 Soul Train Awards Exclusive: H.E.R., Bruno Mars & Cardi B Top Nominees". Billboard. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ "H.E.R. by H.E.R. on Spotify". Spotify. RCA Records. 20 October 2017. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – HER – HER Support" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
- ^ "H-E-R Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – HER – HER". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – HER – HER". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
- ^ "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – H.E.R. – H.E.R." Music Canada.
- ^ "British album certifications – H.E.R. – H.E.R." British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
- ^ "American album certifications – H.E.R. – H.E.R." Recording Industry Association of America.