
Album · 2011
I Remember Me
I Remember Me is an album by Jennifer Hudson, released in 2011, with 16 tracks.
- 16
- Tracks
- 59 min
- Runtime
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Album · 2011
I Remember Me is an album by Jennifer Hudson, released in 2011, with 16 tracks.
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16 tracks · 59 min
Jennifer Hudson's debut was not a flop, not by 2008 standards. It went gold and, thanks to being nominated alongside a mostly undeserving set of contemporaries, took the 2009 Grammy for Best R&B Album. However, a considerable amount of ill-suited material combined with obstructive guest appearances made it something of a misfire. If the album was truly worthy of a Grammy, I Remember Me better run the ceremony’s R&B table in 2012. There is no lightweight pop, no beatbox-based Timbaland beats, no audible Auto-Tune -- no messing around. Even the adult contemporary material -- the songs that function strictly as a platform for Hudson’s powerhouse vocals -- packs more punch. Most of the songwriters and producers who return from the debut, namely StarGate, Ne-Yo, and Harvey Mason, contribute positively here. The shrewdest move was involving Alicia Keys, Swizz Beatz, and Salaam Remi. “Angel,” a euphoric testimonial written by Keys and co-produced by Keys and Swizz, sounds like it could have been made for Teena Marie, recalling “I Need Your Lovin’” while switching between tapping snares and a smacking four-four beat. Keys and Swizz also team on “Everybody Needs Love,” a hard disco throwbac…