In a perfect world ...

In a perfect world ...
Keri Hilson's studio album
Publication (s)	March 24, 2009
Label (s)	Mosley , Zone 4
Genre (s)	R&B , pop , hip-hop
running time	60:30
production	Timbaland (also Executive Producer) , Polow da Don (also Executive Producer) , Danja, The Royal Court, The Runaways, Cory Bold, Jason Perry, Roy "Royalty" Hamilton, Anthony M. "The Clutch"
chronology - In a perfect world ... No Boys Allowed (2010)
Single releases May 27, 2008 Energy October 7, 2008 Return the favor December 9, 2008 Turnin Me On April 7, 2009 Knock You Down June 23, 2009 Make love July 21, 2009 Slow dance October 12, 2009 Change Me December 11, 2009 I like

In a Perfect World… is the debut album by the American singer and songwriter Keri Hilson . It went on sale in the US on March 24, 2009 after the label postponed its release several times in 2007 due to financial difficulties and other releases.

The album sold over 500,000 physical and digital copies in the United States and received gold status. Hilson received two Grammy nominations for this album. In the German-speaking countries, the "In a Perfect World - I Like Edition" was also released, which contained the song I Like , the theme song of the film Zweiohrküken . The first single from the album was Energy , this was only released in a few countries in Europe and the United States. The first official international single was Return the Favor featuring Timbaland . Other releases include Knock You Down , Make Love , Change Me featuring Akon , Turnin Me On featuring Lil Wayne and I Like .

background

Timbaland and Polow da Don looked over Hilson's shoulder while recording the album. However, she had started writing the songs and making the first recordings much earlier. She had written some songs for Nicole Scherzinger 's planned solo album , which never came out. Lil Wayne , Keyshia Cole , Trina , Timbaland, Kanye West , Ne-Yo , Akon and Nicole Scherzinger worked on Hilson's album. Among other things, has Justin Timberlake a song contributed ( Slow Dance ).

Charts and chart placements

In a Perfect World… was particularly successful in the USA and New Zealand (gold status in the USA). In Germany, the album only made it into the charts after the new edition (I-Like Edition). The most successful single in Germany was the song I Like , which even received the platinum award in Germany.

Chart placements

Charts	Top ranking	Weeks
Chart placements
Germany (GfK)	28 (9 weeks)	9
Switzerland (IFPI)	65 (6 weeks)	6th
United Kingdom (OCC)	22nd (14 weeks)	14th
United States (Billboard)	4th (33 weeks)	33

Track list

Standard edition

1. Intro (1:30)
2. Turnin Me On (featuring Lil Wayne ) (4:08)
3. Get Your Money Up (featuring Keyshia Cole & Trina ) (3:16)
4. Return the Favor (featuring Timbaland ) (5:29)
5. Knock You Down (featuring Ne-Yo & Kanye West ) (5:26)
6. Slow Dance (4:22)
7. Make Love (5:22)
8. Intuition (4:11)
9. How Does It Feel (3:58)
10. Alienated (4:34)
11. Tell Him the Truth (4:48)
12. Change Me (featuring Akon ) (4:54)
13. Energy (3:30)
14. Where Did He Go (4:57)

Bonus track version

In addition to the standard edition, this version contains the previously published titles The Way I Are (featuring Timbaland ) and Scream (featuring Timbaland & Nicole Scherzinger )

I-like edition

This version contains all tracks from the bonus track version plus I Like (the title song of the movie Zweiohrküken ), as well as the previously unreleased song Do It . The I-Like edition was only released in German-speaking countries on the occasion of Zweiohrküken's theatrical release.

criticism

The album received mostly positive reviews. Keri's voice was rated positively in particular. The point of criticism was the production by Timbaland , which lacked innovations in the selection of the R&B numbers sung. Hilson was also confirmed to be able to take on the leading role in further collaborations.

“ The fact that Timbaland currently produces everything and everyone turns out to be a hindrance for his protégé: His distinctive synthesizer games threaten time and again to undermine Hilson's not-too-powerful voice. The debutante proves that she would be able to take command of a collaboration: After the first bars of “How Does It Feel” literally scream for a mediocre rap number, the accented warning to the better half emerges as the undisputed highlight in Hilson's perfect world. "

The album earned Hilson two Grammy nominations for "Best New Artist" and "Best Rap / Vocal Collaboration" (for the song Knock You Down - a collaboration with Kanye West and Ne-Yo ).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Pop Singer Keri Hilson Debut Album In a Perfect World is Certified GOLD !! . Prnewswire.com. Archived from the original on October 27, 2009. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 24, 2009. 
2. ^ Shaheem Reid (July 2, 2007). Timbaland Protege Keri Hilson: You Need to Know Me . MTV. Retrieved August 6, 2008.
3. ↑ Gold / Platinum database ( German ) In: IFPI . Musikindustrie.de. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
4. ↑ ^{a b c d} Chart sources: DE CH UK US
5. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from March 15, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
6. ↑ http://www.computerbild.de/artikel/Musikkritik-Rock-Pop-In-A-Perfect-World-...-4438875.html  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was created automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. | Reception in computer picture. Retrieved July 31, 2010