I Used to Know Her
Compilation album by
H.E.R.
ReleasedAugust 30, 2019 (2019-08-30)
Recorded2018–2019
GenreR&B
LabelRCA
Producer
H.E.R. chronology
I Used to Know Her: Part 2
(2018) 		I Used to Know Her
(2019) 		Back of My Mind
(2021)
Singles from I Used to Know Her
  1. "Could've Been"
    Released: September 25, 2018[1]
  2. "Hard Place"
    Released: April 4, 2019

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".[2][3]

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.[4]

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".[10]

Accolades

Year Award Category Result R
2019 Soul Train Music Awards Album/Mixtape of the Year Nominated [11]
2020 BET Awards Album of the Year Nominated [12]
Grammy Awards Album of the Year Nominated [13]
NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Album Nominated [14]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
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'Mile3:05
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
  • Flippa
  • Gitty
  • Jaron Bozeman
3:41
11."I'm Not OK"
  • Wilson
  • Ashworth
  • Swagg R'Celious
  • D'Mile
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'Mile4:08
14."Good to Me" 
  • H.E.R.
  • Swagg R'Celious
7:12
15."Take You There"
  • Wilson
  • Ali P
  • Modesty Lycan
  • Edwin Elijah Diaz
  • Flippa
  • Gitty
4:02
16."As I Am"
  • Dias
  • Wilson
  • Strother
  • Gitelman
  • Colson
  • Flippa
  • Gitty
4:00
17."Hard Place (Single Version)"
  • Wilson
  • Harris
  • Amanfu
3:32
18."Uninvited (Live)"  3:43
19."Lord Is Coming" (featuring Cordae)
  • Wilson
  • Alanna Boudreau
  • Craig Balmoris
  • Bēkon
  • The Donuts
6:09

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[15]

Musicians

Technical

Charts

Chart (2019) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[16] 86

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[17] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Urban/AUC Future Releases | R&B, Hip Hop, Release Schedule and Street Dates". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on September 16, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  2. ^ "H.E.R. – I Used To Know Her [Album Stream]". OnSmash. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  3. ^ "H.E.R. – I Used To Know Her [Album Stream]". HotNewHipHop. August 30, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  4. ^ "2020 GRAMMY Awards: Complete Winners List". GRAMMY.com. November 20, 2019.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ a 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.
  8. ^ "H.E.R. Chooses Between Love & a 'Hard Place' in New Video: Watch". Billboard.
  9. ^ "Hear H.E.R., YBN Cordae on Sensual New Song 'Racks'". Rolling Stone. June 26, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  10. ^ "See H.E.R. Celebrate Her Whirlwind Year in '21' Video". Rolling Stone. July 26, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  11. ^ "2018 Soul Train Awards Nominees". BET. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  12. ^ "2020 BET Awards Exclusive: Drake, Megan Thee Stallion and Roddy Ricch Lead Nominees Slate, CBS Airing Show for First Time". Billboard. June 15, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  13. ^ NPR Staff (January 26, 2020). "2020 Grammy Awards: The Full List Of Winners". NPR. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  14. ^ NAACP Staff (February 22, 2020). "51st NAACP Image Awards". NAACP Image Awards. Archived from the original on February 28, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  15. ^ "Credits / I Used To Know Her / H.E.R." Tidal. August 3, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  16. ^ "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200 (2/2)". Billboard on Twitter. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  17. ^ "American album certifications – H.E.R. – I Used to Know Her". Recording Industry Association of America.
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