I Used to Know Her is the second compilation album by American R&B singer H.E.R., released on August 30, 2019 through 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".
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.
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. On June 25, the first promotional single "Racks" was released featuring YBN Cordae. The next promotional single was released on July 26, titled "21".
Accolades YearAwardCategoryResult 2019Soul Train Music AwardsAlbum/Mixtape of the Year 2020BET AwardsAlbum of the Year Grammy AwardsAlbum of the Year NAACP Image AwardsOutstanding Album
Track listing
Personnel Credits adapted from Tidal.
Musicians
David "Swagg R'celious" Harris – programming , drums , keyboards Dernst "D'Mile" Emile II – bass, guitar Keith "Bassman" Foster – bass Sam Ashworth – guitar H.E.R. – acoustic guitar Jack Rochon – electric guitar Alonzo "Zo" Harris – organ , piano , strings Karina Pasian – background vocals Phillip Lewis – keyboards Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins – keyboards Ajanee Hambrick – background vocals Malik Spence – background vocals Melody Giron – cello Carrington Brown – drums Ervin Dede – viola Marissa Licata – violin Sarah Koenig-Plonskier – violin Scott Mulvahill – bass
Technical
Dave Kutch – mastering engineer Colin Leonard – mastering engineer Miki Tsutsumi – mixing engineer , recording engineer Jaycen Joshua – mixing engineer Phil Tan – mixing engineer Dernst "D'Mile" Emile II – recording engineer Omar Loya – recording engineer Victor Pereyra – recording engineer Derek Keota – recording engineer Joseph Hurtado – recording engineer Carl Barc – recording engineer Ciel Eckard-Lee – recording engineer Bill Zimmerman – engineer Ayana Depas – assistant engineer Jaron Bozeman – assistant engineer Jacob Richards – assistant engineer Michael Seaberg – assistant engineer Rashawn Mclean – assistant engineer Phillip Martelly – assistant engineer Ben Fusel – assistant engineer Sean Klein – assistant engineer DJ Riggins – assistant engineer
Charts Chart (2019) Peakposition
Certifications
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