Because I Love It

Because I Love It
Because I Love It
Studio album by Amerie
Released	May 11, 2007
Recorded	2005–2007
Studio	Wonderland, New Jersey
Genre	R&B
Length	51:25
Label	Columbia
Producer	Amerie (also exec.); Len Nicholson (exec.); Bink!; The Buchanans; Mike Caren; Chris & Drop; Bryan-Michael Cox; Cee-Lo Green; Rich Harrison; Kore & Bellek; One Up; Curtis "C Note" Richardson;
Amerie chronology
Singles from Because I Love It
	"Take Control"; Released: October 17, 2006; "Gotta Work"; Released: April 14, 2007; "That's What U R"; Released: October 23, 2007;

Because I Love It is the third studio album by American singer Amerie. It was released on May 11, 2007, by Columbia Records. In the United States, the album was released exclusively through retailers such as Walmart and FYE, before its physical release was officially made available on September 30, 2008, by which point all future singles and promotion had been scrapped due to Amerie's departure from Columbia Records. As a result, the album failed to chart on the Billboard 200, becoming Amerie's first studio album to do so. Nevertheless, the album was a moderate success in Europe and Japan, and has been certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).