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H.E.R.
Compilation album by
H.E.R.
ReleasedOctober 20, 2017 (2017-10-20)
Genre R&B
Length71:50
Label RCA
Producer
H.E.R. chronology
H.E.R.
(2017) 		I Used to Know Her: The Prelude
(2018)
Singles from H.E.R.
  1. " Focus"
    Released: September 8, 2016

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]

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

It 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

H.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

Credits adapted from Spotify. [11]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Losing"
3:46
2."Avenue"
 Lophiile3:34
3."Let Me In"
  • Wilson
  • Andrew Knox Brown
Knox Brown4:57
4."Lights On"
3:40
5."Say It Again"
  • Wilson
  • Camper
  • Strother
  • H.E.R.
  • Camper
2:52
6."Facts"
  • Wilson
  • Camper
  • Strother
  • Jermaine Elliott
  • H.E.R.
  • Camper
3:39
7." Focus"
  • Wilson
  • Camper
  • Justin Love
  • H.E.R.
  • Camper
3:20
8."U"
  • H.E.R.
  • Swagg R'celious
2:59
9."Every Kind of Way"
  • Wilson
  • Camper
  • Strother
Camper2:40
10." Best Part" (featuring Daniel Caesar)
3:29
11."Changes"
  • H.E.R.
  • Swagg R'celious
3:34
12." Jungle"
  • H.E.R.
  • Swagg R'celious
5:05
13."Free"
  • Wilson
  • Camper
  • Elijah Dias
  • H.E.R.
  • Camper
3:18
14."Rather Be"
  • Wilson
  • Alja Jackson
  • Harris
  • Keithen Foster
  • H.E.R.
  • Swagg Rcelious
3:09
15."2"
  • H.E.R.
  • MNEK
  • Ryan Ashley
3:09
16."Hopes Up"
  • Wilson
  • Anthony Bryant
  • Harris
  • Dias
  • Swagg R'celious
  • Ant B
3:06
17."Still Down"
  • H.E.R.
  • Camper
2:49
18."Wait for It"
  • H.E.R.
  • Camper
2:16
19."Pigment"
  • H.E.R.
  • Qreamybeats
2:59
20."Gone Away"
  • H.E.R.
  • Syk Sense
4:10
21."I Won't"
  • Wilson
  • Camper
  • Jordan-Jones
  • Strother
  • H.E.R.
  • Camper
3:31

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada ( Music Canada) [21] Gold 40,000‡
United Kingdom ( BPI) [22] Silver 60,000‡
United States ( RIAA) [23] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Velez, Jennifer. "H.E.R. Wins Best R&B Album For 'H.E.R.'| 2019 GRAMMYs". Grammy Awards. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
  2. ^ Robehmed, Natalie. "Yes, R&B Sensation H.E.R. Is Gabi Wilson". Forbes. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  3. ^ "H.E.R., Vol. 1 – H.E.R." AllMusic. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d "H-E-R Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  5. ^ Kellman, Andy. "H.E.R., Vol. 2 – H.E.R." AllMusic. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  6. ^ a b c d "H-E-R Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  7. ^ Kellman, Andy. "H.E.R. - H.E.R." AllMusic. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  8. ^ "H.E.R., Vol. 2 – The B-Sides – EP by H.E.R. on iTunes". iTunes Store. 20 October 2017. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  9. ^ Mitchell, Gail. "2018 Soul Train Awards Exclusive: H.E.R., Bruno Mars & Cardi B Top Nominees". Billboard. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  10. ^ "Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America.
  11. ^ "H.E.R. by H.E.R. on Spotify". Spotify. RCA Records. 20 October 2017. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  12. ^ "Ultratop.be – HER – HER Support" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  13. ^ "H-E-R Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  14. ^ "Lescharts.com – HER – HER". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  15. ^ "Swisscharts.com – HER – HER". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  16. ^ "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  17. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  18. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  19. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  20. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  21. ^ "Canadian album certifications – H.E.R. – H.E.R." Music Canada.
  22. ^ "British album certifications – H.E.R. – H.E.R." British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  23. ^ "American album certifications – H.E.R. – H.E.R." Recording Industry Association of America.
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