Artist:Keri Hilson f/Kanye West and Ne-Yo
Song:Knock You Down
Album:In a Perfect World...
Knock You Down was a top five hit in 2009. It is to date the biggest hit for R&B singer Keri Hilson. At the time she was known for guest appearances on hits by others. Knock You Down was from her debut album In a Perfect World... She released a second album but hasn't released anything since then. She was born Dec. 5, 1982 in Decatur, GA. Keri got interested in music after watching the TV shows Star Search and Showtime at the Apollo. Her mom hired a piano teacher. But Keri wanted to be a singer. So she turned the piano lessons into vocal lessons. As a teen, she worked with Destiny's Child producer Anthony Dent as a songwriter and background singer. After graduating from high school, Keri studied theater at Emory University in Atlanta. She also started working with producer Jamal "Polow da Don" Jones and joined the songwriting and production collective The Clutch. They produced hits for Mary J. Blige, Omarion, Ciara and others. Then Jones introduced Keri to rapper and producer Tim "Timbaland" Mosely. He signed her to a record deal. And she appeared Mosely's hit single The Way I Are and all kinds of other folks music. In addition to being a singer and songwriter, She's gorgeous and she looks great in music videos. But Keri finally got around to recording her 2009 album In a Perfect World... When the first single didn't chart, the album release was delayed until the single Turnin Me On reached #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on the R&B Singles chart. Knock You Down followed and reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. Most of the album was produced by either Jones or Mosely assisted by Floyd "Danja" Hills and Keri. Hills wrote and produced Knock You Down. The album was certified Gold. Along with Kanye West and Ne-Yo on Knock You Down, other guests were Keyshia Colo, Lil Wayne and Akon. This album is available as a budget CD. The album was criticized as bland with the ballads being especially weak. And that may explain why Keri's 2010 album No Boys Allowed sold half of what the first album sold. And the criticism of the album was similar to the first album. So maybe Keri Hilson is not cut out to be a lead recording artist and should stick to writing and producing. There is a third album titled L.I.A.R. (Love Is A Religion). But it's never been released. Instead Keri has concentrated on acting in TV movies for Lifetime, TVOne, VH1 and BET. Keri told the website Nicki Swift that two things happened. First, her father died. Then she got into doing these movies and she really enjoys doing them. So she doesn't know if the album will ever be released. So she prefers acting right now. She's now 40 so I think her future in music is behind the scenes if she wants to do it. Here's the video for Knock You Down by Keri Hilson.
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