Keri Hilson’s debut album, In A Good World…, is coming to vinyl for the primary time. Initially launched in 2009, the vinyl is now out there for pre-order and will probably be launched on November 7.
Hilson — who labored as a songwriter for artists like Usher, Mary J. Blige, Britney Spears, The Pussycat Dolls, and extra earlier than making her singing debut — showcased her knack for penning successful on In A Good World… The album, which options manufacturing from longtime collaborators Polow da Don and Timbaland, contains singles like “Energy,” “Turnin Me On” that includes Lil Wayne, “Slow Dance,” co-written with Justin Timberlake, “Knock You Down” that includes Kanye West and Ne-Yo, and “Return the Favor.”
“Turnin Me On” hit No. 15 on the Billboard Sizzling 100, whereas “Knock You Down” peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Sizzling 100 and topped the Sizzling R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, making it her highest-charting single alongside Timbaland’s 2007 single, “The Way I Are”. In A Good World… debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s R&B/Hip Hop chart and at No. 4 on Billboard’s High Album Chart.
“It was a couple of years in the making, from start to finish. I remember being in tears walking down to Best Buy when it released. I was just in tears,” Hilson beforehand mentioned of the tenth anniversary of In A Good World… “That album was the culmination of a dream that I had been pursuing for 12 years to that point. Songwriting for eight or nine years was a fallback plan. I just knew if I didn’t give up, it would happen. It was an emotional time. It was like I could breathe for the first time. I was finally seeing my childhood dream come alive.”
In April, Hilson made her return to music together with her third album, We Must Speak: Love. It marked her first undertaking in 15 years since 2010’s No Boys Allowed. “There was no defining moment. But there was a phase during the last five years where all these serendipitous moments started happening: acting auditions, movie offers, fans walking up and saying, ‘You helped me leave an unhealthy relationship or marriage’ with songs like ‘Beautiful Mistake,’” Hilson mentioned of the choice behind her comeback.
“Then there were happenstance encounters with people who could help me on the business side to structure my label the way that I wanted. So I felt redemption, vindication. Energy in the universe made it so very clear that it’s time. I couldn’t deny it.”
Order Keri Hilson’s In a Good World… on vinyl now.
