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2019 compilation album by H.E.R.
I Used to Know Her is the second compilation album by American R&B singer
H.E.R. , released on August 30, 2019, by
RCA Records . The album comprises songs from the singer's EPs
I Used to Know Her: The Prelude (2018) and
I Used to Know Her: Part 2 (2018), and includes five additional songs, as well as extended editions of the songs "Going", "Be on My Way", and "Lord Is Coming".
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The compilation received an
Album of the Year nomination at the
62nd Grammy Awards , marking H.E.R.'s second consecutive nomination in that category. The
Bryson Tiller -featured single "
Could've Been " received nominations for Best R&B Song and Best R&B Performance, and "
Hard Place " received nominations for
Song of the Year and
Record of the Year .
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Singles and promotion
On April 4, 2019, she released the music video for "Hard Place". She also performed the song live on
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert , and the
2019 Grammy Awards .
[8] On June 25, the first promotional single "Racks" was released featuring
YBN Cordae .
[9] The next promotional single was released on July 26, titled "21".
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Accolades
Track listing
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Lost Souls" (featuring
DJ Scratch ) Swagg R'Celious
Gitty Bassman Foster 2:33 2. "Fate" 3:13 3. "Carried Away" 3:41 4. "Going (Full)" Wilson Harris Hue "SoundzFire" Strother 2:53 5. "Be on My Way (Full)" Harris Emile II Wilson Ashworth 2:37 6. "Can't Help Me" 2:53 7. "Something Keeps Pulling Me Back" D'Mile 3:05 8. "Feel a Way" Elijah Dias Wilson Strother Gitelman Ronald "Flippa" Colson Gitty Flippa Bill Zimmerman 3:27 9. "21" Wilson Walter Jones Gitelman King Michael Coy 3:15 10. "Racks" (featuring
Cordae ) Wilson Cordae Dunston Colson Gitelman Bozeman 3:41 11. "I'm Not OK" 3:26 12. "Against Me"
Carl McCormick Wilson Strother Jeffrey Rashad Williams Nima Jahanbin Paimon Jahanbin 4:30 13. "
Could've Been " (featuring
Bryson Tiller ) Harris Emile Wilson Strother D'Mile 4:08 14. "Good to Me" 7:12 15. "Take You There" Wilson Ali P Modesty Lycan Edwin Elijah Diaz 4:02 16. "As I Am" Dias Wilson Strother Gitelman Colson 4:00 17. "
Hard Place (Single Version)" 3:32 18. "Uninvited (Live)" 3:43 19. "Lord Is Coming" (featuring Cordae) Craig Balmoris Bēkon The Donuts 6:09
Personnel
Credits adapted from
Tidal .
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Musicians
David "Swagg R'celious" Harris –
programming (2) , drums (14) , keyboards (14)
Dernst "D'Mile" Emile II – bass, guitar (3)
Keith "Bassman" Foster – bass (3, 14)
Sam Ashworth – guitar (3, 6)
H.E.R. – acoustic guitar (14)
Jack Rochon – electric guitar (14)
Alonzo "Zo" Harris – organ (14) , piano (18) , strings (18, 19)
Karina Pasian – background vocals (17)
Phillip Lewis – keyboards (17)
Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins – keyboards (17)
Ajanee Hambrick – background vocals (18)
Malik Spence – background vocals (18)
Melody Giron – cello (18)
Carrington Brown – drums (18)
Ervin Dede – viola (18)
Marissa Licata – violin (18)
Sarah Koenig-Plonskier – violin (18)
Scott Mulvahill – bass (19)
Technical
Dave Kutch –
mastering engineer (1–16, 18, 19)
Colin Leonard – mastering engineer (17)
Miki Tsutsumi –
mixing engineer (1, 4, 6, 7, 9–12, 14, 15, 19) ,
recording engineer (1, 3–5, 7, 8, 10–19)
Jaycen Joshua – mixing engineer (2, 17, 19)
Phil Tan – mixing engineer (3, 5, 8, 13, 16)
Dernst "D'Mile" Emile II – recording engineer (1, 4, 5, 7, 11)
Omar Loya – recording engineer (9, 12)
Victor Pereyra – recording engineer (15)
Derek Keota – recording engineer (17)
Joseph Hurtado – recording engineer (17)
Carl Barc – recording engineer (18)
Ciel Eckard-Lee – recording engineer (19)
Bill Zimmerman –
engineer (3)
Ayana Depas – assistant engineer (1, 4, 6, 9–12, 14, 15, 17)
Jaron Bozeman – assistant engineer (1, 4, 5, 7, 11, 13)
Jacob Richards – assistant engineer (2, 17)
Michael Seaberg – assistant engineer (2, 17)
Rashawn Mclean – assistant engineer (2, 17)
Phillip Martelly – assistant engineer (15)
Ben Fusel – assistant engineer (17)
Sean Klein – assistant engineer (18)
DJ Riggins – assistant engineer (19)
Charts
Certifications
References
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"H.E.R. – I Used To Know Her [Album Stream]" . HotNewHipHop . August 30, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2019 .
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"2020 GRAMMY Awards: Complete Winners List" . GRAMMY.com . November 20, 2019.
^ Helman, Peter (June 25, 2019).
"H.E.R. – "Racks" (Feat. YBN Cordae)" .
Stereogum .
SpinMedia .
Archived from the original on June 29, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019 .
^ Reed, Ryan; Shaffer, Claire (June 26, 2019).
"Hear H.E.R., YBN Cordae on Sensual New Song 'Racks' " .
Rolling Stone . RealNetworks, Inc.
Archived from the original on June 26, 2019. Retrieved August 4, 2008 .
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b Saponara, Michael (June 25, 2019).
"H.E.R. Connects With YBN Cordae For 'Racks': Listen" .
Billboard .
Nielsen Business Media, Inc .
Archived from the original on June 28, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2019 .
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"H.E.R. Chooses Between Love & a 'Hard Place' in New Video: Watch" . Billboard .
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"Hear H.E.R., YBN Cordae on Sensual New Song 'Racks' " . Rolling Stone . June 26, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2019 .
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"See H.E.R. Celebrate Her Whirlwind Year in '21' Video" . Rolling Stone . July 26, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2019 .
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"2018 Soul Train Awards Nominees" . BET . Retrieved October 25, 2018 .
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^ NPR Staff (January 26, 2020).
"2020 Grammy Awards: The Full List Of Winners" . NPR . Retrieved January 28, 2020 .
^ NAACP Staff (February 22, 2020).
"51st NAACP Image Awards" .
NAACP Image Awards . Archived from
the original on February 28, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2020 .
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"Credits / I Used To Know Her / H.E.R."
Tidal . August 3, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2021 .
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"Debuts on this week's #Billboard200 (2/2)" . Billboard on Twitter . Retrieved September 10, 2019 .
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"American album certifications – H.E.R. – I Used to Know Her" .
Recording Industry Association of America .
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