In a Perfect World...

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In a Perfect World...
Studio album by Keri Hilson
Released	March 24, 2009 (2009-03-24)
Recorded	2006–09
Genre	R&B, pop, hip hop
Length	60:30
Label	Mosley, Zone 4
Producer	Timbaland (also exec.), Polow da Don (also exec.), Danja, The Royal Court, The Runaways, Cory Bold, Jason Perry, Roy "Royalty" Hamilton & Anthony M., The Clutch
Keri Hilson chronology
In a Perfect World... (2009) No Boys Allowed (2010)
Singles from In a Perfect World...
"Energy" Released: May 27, 2008 (2008-05-27) "Return the Favor" Released: October 7, 2008 (2008-10-07) "Turnin Me On" Released: December 9, 2008 (2008-12-09) "Knock You Down" Released: April 7, 2009 (2009-04-07) "Make Love" Released: June 23, 2009 (2009-06-23) "Slow Dance" Released: July 21, 2009 (2009-07-21) "Change Me" Released: October 12, 2009 (2009-10-12) "I Like" Released: December 11, 2009 (2009-12-11)

In a Perfect World... is the debut studio album of American singer-songwriter Keri Hilson, released March 24, 2009 on Zone 4. Originally planned for a 2007 release, it was pushed back numerous times into 2009, amid her label's budget issues and minor single releases. Production for the album was handled primarily by Timbaland, Polow da Don, and Danja.

The album debuted at number four on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling 94,000 copies in its first week. On October 22, 2009, it was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America, following shipments in excess of 500,000 copies in the United States. Upon its release, In a Perfect World… received generally mixed to positive reviews from music critics. The album earned Hilson Grammy Award nominations for Best New Artist and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration in 2010.

Background

In an interview following the confirmation of the album Hilson was asked to explain the title. She said

“

It’s my way of saying nothing in the world is perfect and no person in it is, either. None of us are exempt from certain hardships and heartbreaks. It was really important for me to write songs that women can relate to from real situations. I didn’t want to do an album that painted myself as perfect because no matter how things look, no one is.[1] I called it that with the ellipses - dot dot dot - because it's an incomplete statement. I wanted to talk about how nobody's exempted from the realities of life and all those things.[2]

”

Production

Recording

Much of the album was recorded under the watchful eyes of the projects executives Timbaland and/or Polow da Don^[1] although much of the writing had begun before this. Hilson has extensive writing credits on the album having contributed to all of songs except for "Make Love", "Change Me", "Energy" and bonus track "Hurts Me". On some of the tracks she has worked with her writing collective The Clutch who were responsible for her previous guest appearances on hit singles with mentor Timbaland ("The Way I Are" and "Scream"). Other songs were submitted by production trio 'The Runaways' (unknown at the time) who wrote and produced the lead single "Energy" whilst Hannon Lane, Timbaland, Esther Dean and Polow da Don also providing further tracks for recording.

Lil Wayne, Keyshia Cole, Trina, Timbaland, Kanye West, Ne-Yo, Akon and Nicole Scherzinger are all featured vocalists on the album's track listing (though it does vary by territory). Notable credits can also be attached to Justin Timberlake who co-wrote the 90's themed "Slow Dance" and Jim Beanz who worked on R&B anthem "How Does it Feel" and R&B ballad "Hurts Me" which is featured as a bonus track. Speaking about the album in the weeks running up to the album's release Hilson pointed out that it had always been a dream of hers to work with Ne-Yo and Kanye West but it was a complete coincidence that their vocals appeared on the same song. Kanye was given the opportunity to add his vocals at the last possible moment before the album was mastered and chose the song "Knock You Down" which went on to become Hilson's biggest hit as a solo artist.^[3] Of the collaboration between Ne-Yo and West, Hilson told Pete Lewis of "Blues & Soul" "While Ne-Yo is so used to playing up the gentleman side to him, at the same time Kanye is used to playing the villain who makes mistakes and talks about it! So to have both of them feature on that one song I felt was just ideal".^[4]

In March 2009 in a push to promote the album Hilson filmed the video for her hit single "Knock You Down". During the video shoot it was decided that a short promo video should be filmed to help promote the album. "Make Love" was given a video several minutes long that also featured Kanye West as Hilson's love interest in the apartment which is later seen in the video for "Knock You Down". Keri Hilson's official YouTube channel released the promo as well as a daily countdown video blog to the album release.

Song selection

A small number of tracks were leaked before the album's release and have therefore been cited as contributing to the delays in the album's release. "Mic Check" (featuring Akon) and "Love Ya" were two songs produced by Timbaland and Danja respectively that were not included in the final track listing despite being mentioned early on by Hilson on her website and during interviews.^[5] At one stage the album was due to feature a collaboration with Snoop Dogg called "Henny and Apple Juice" that would have been released as the lead single - it was confirmed during early interviews and during a blog with Concrete Loop in 2007. "Ready to Fall" was another collaboration with singer-songwriter Ne-Yo described as having 'classic heavy synth-vibes' was released instead as part of "The Future of RnB" mixtape series by Tapemasters inc. "Get It Girl" with Timbaland was released as a promotional single in partnership with Verizon Wireless exclusively for the US but not included in the album.^[5] Other songs written and produced by Justin Timberlake also didn't make the album.^[2] Although in July 2009 in London, UK Hilson gave an interview in which she stated that a re-release of the album was in the pipeline for the end of the year and could feature some of the leftover songs such "Love Ya" as well as some new recordings with Timbaland and Polow da Don.^[6]

Critically acclaimed is the song "Alienated", a song that was never intended for Hilson's own album. In an interview with Digital Spy it was revealed that the song was written for Nicole Scherzinger's solo album but when her commitments to the Pussycat Dolls forced the album to be shelved Hilson was able to reclaim the song.^[7] Reviews have described Hilson's version as having an "out of this world production from Cory Bold that could be a future single"^[8] with "electro-blips and whispery raps that are alluring."^[9]

Singles

As previously stated several different singles were initially short-listed to be released as the lead single. "Henny and Apple Juice" was dropped after a lack-lustre reception during early performances. "Return the Favor" was performed at Verizon/People Pre-Grammy party dedicated to Timbaland, in preparation for its release as the first single.^[10] However this was succeeded by "Energy" was marketed as the lead single, and "Return the Favor" was released as the second single instead. Due to the success of "Knock You Down" - it is Hilson's highest charting worldwide release as a lead singer and also her longest charting single, a decisions about the fifth single were not made until June 2009. Previously Hilson had said during promotional performances that "Get Your Money Up" would be the next single but this was never confirmed by retailers nor her record label. The song "Change Me", featuring Akon, was sent to US urban radio on October 12, 2009^[11] Make Love was sent to radio on June 21, 2009.^[12]

"Energy" was released as the first single (except Europe) and was available as a digital download on May 27, 2008. The video premiered on July 14, 2008. It charted at number 78 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 21 and 72 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Pop 100 respectively. The single performed best in New Zealand where it charted at number 2 but failed to significantly chart elsewhere. Hilson announced in July 2009 that the single would be re-promoted as the next international single following the success of "Knock You Down".^[6] It was released in the UK as a download on September 13, 2009^[13] and a CD single on September 14. It peaked at number 45 in the UK.^[14] Blender magazine ranked it number 61 on its list of the "The Top 144 Songs of 2008".^[15]

"Return the Favor" was released officially as the second worldwide single on October 7, 2008 and the video, premiered on October 23, 2008. It failed to chart in the US. It was subsequently released in the UK and Europe as the lead single. The video was released to UK music channels on March 16, 2009 and received good airplay on UK radio. The song charted at number 83 after 2 days before peaking at 19.

"Turnin' Me On" featuring Lil Wayne was released as the third single (not released in Europe) on November 25, 2008.^[16] The single became Hilson's most successful solo offering at the time as it peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 2 and 28 on the U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Pop 100 respectively. It was also the first single to chart in Canada although it did only reach number 80. Vibe magazine named it the sixty-seventh best song of 2008.^[17]

"Knock You Down" featuring Kanye West & Ne-Yo is the fourth single from the album (first for Latin America and second for Europe) confirmed by Hilson on her YouTube video blog. The video was premiered on March 23, 2009 on Ne-Yo's official YouTube channel. The single is Hilson's best solo release to date reaching number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and 1 on the U.S. R&B/Hip-Hop chart. It has already been released as the second single in Europe and so reached number 5 on the UK Top 40 and number 2 on the UK R&B Chart.

"Slow Dance" is the fifth single (not released in Australia) from the album. Two videos were shot, one in July 2009 with director Paul Hunter, and one in August 2009 with director Chris Robinson. The original music video has since been released.^[18] Since July 13, 2009 the single has been serviced to both Rhythmic and Urban radio stations in the US, but has yet to make any impact on the charts.^[19]

"I Like" is a song recorded in 2009 and added to the German re-release of the album, In a Perfect World.. I Like Edition. It was released as the third single in Europe (sixth overall), and appears on the soundtrack to the German film Zweiohrküken. It was released in the UK on March 29, 2010.^[20] It was released as the fifth single in Australia on November 25, 2009.^[21]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[22]
Blender	[23]
Entertainment Weekly	(B+)[24]
Los Angeles Times	[25]
The New York Times	(mixed)[26]
PopMatters	(5/10)[27]
Rolling Stone	[28]
Slant Magazine	[29]
USA Today	[30]
Vibe	(mixed)[31]

In a Perfect World… received generally mixed to positive reviews from music critics.^[32] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 65, based on 13 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".^[32] Allmusic writer Andy Kellman gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, writing that it "reflects the versatility Hilson demonstrated prior to its release. It's a songwriting showcase as much as it is a coming out for a full-blown artist, yet more about what Hilson can do than who Hilson is".^[22] Rolling Stone critic Jody Rosen gave In a Perfect World… 3½ out of 5 stars and wrote "the album's 14 songs [...] are uniformly excellent. Hilson's halfway there — she just needs a lil' more personality".^[28] Quentin B. Huff of PopMatters shared a similar sentiment, perceiving Hilson's songwriting as impersonal, and wrote "As a whole, the album suffers from an overriding sense of sameness, of mood as well as in relation to the current R&B landscape. [...] it’s a bit melodramatic in places and maybe a touch too hip for its own good".^[27]

In a mixed review, Slant Magazine's Sal Cinquemani gave it 2½ out of 5 stars and called it "merely passable".^[29] Sophie Bruce from BBC Music also praised her voice: "There's no denying Hilson has a great voice, but it lacks the feisty edge of Scherzinger, Blige or Knowles." and referring to the album she said: "[And] though the collaborator list reads like a Who's Who of R&B, it all feels a little bit repetitive." concluding with: "If she continues in this groove, Keri Hilson is destined always to be the bridesmaid."^[33] Entertainment Weekly's Margeaux Watson gave the album a B+ rating and called it "a seductive debut CD full of slick, radio-friendly cuts".^[24] Vibe gave the album a generally mixed review, stating that: "Ms. Hilson delivers a satisfactory debut, flaws and all [...]" adding that: "Ultimately, Hilson’s debut is simply okay, not quite the sum of its parts. She has the right juice. Now it’s just a matter of how to keep it flowing."^[31] The album earned Hilson two Grammy Award nominations, a Grammy Award for Best New Artist and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for its single "Knock You Down".^[34]

Commercial performance

In a Perfect World… debuted at number four on the U.S. Billboard 200 and at number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, selling 94,000 copies in its first week.^[35][36] It has been certified gold for shipping 500,000 copies in the U.S.^[37]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"			1:30
2.	"Turnin Me On" (featuring Lil Wayne)	Jamal Jones, Keri Hilson, Zak Wallace, Dwayne Carter	Polow da Don, Danja^	4:08
3.	"Get Your Money Up" (featuring Keyshia Cole and Trina)	Jones, Hilson, Earl Hayes	Polow da Don, Danja	3:16
4.	"Return the Favor" (featuring Timbaland)	Tim Mosley, Hilson, Ezekiel Lewis, Balewa Muhammad, Patrick Smith, Candice Nelson	Timbaland	5:29
5.	"Knock You Down" (featuring Ne-Yo and Kanye West)	Nate Hills, Hilson, Kevin Cossom, Shaffer Smith, Marcella Araica, West	Danja	5:26
6.	"Slow Dance"	Hilson, Justin Timberlake, Jim Beanz, Jerome Harmon, King Logan, Johnkenum Spivery	King Soloman Logan, Johnkenun Dean Spivery*	4:22
7.	"Make Love"	Jones, Ester Dean, Jason Perry	Polow da Don, Jason Perry*	5:22
8.	"Intuition"	Mosley, Hilson	Timbaland, Danja^	4:11
9.	"How Does It Feel"	Mosley, Hilson, Beanz	Timbaland, Danja	3:58
10.	"Alienated"	Hilson, Timothy Clayton, Cory Bold	Cory Bold, Danja^	4:34
11.	"Tell Him the Truth"	Hills, Hilson, Araica	Danja	4:48
12.	"Change Me" (featuring Akon)	Jones, Dean, Matt Goss, Perry	Polow da Don	4:54
13.	"Energy"	Louis Biancaniello, Rico Love, Sam Watters, Wayne Wilkins	The Runaways	3:30
14.	"Where Did He Go"	Mosley, Hills, Hilson	Timbaland, Danja	4:57

US iTunes bonus track[38]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
15.	"Do It"	Durrell Babbs, Joseph A Bereal Jr., Luke Boyd, Roy Hamilton, Anthony Jones	Tank, Roy Hamilton	4:17

US Amazon MP3 bonus track[39]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
15.	"Quicksand"	Hilson, Hills, Araica	Danja	3:03

US Wet Seal bonus track[40]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
15.	"Hurts Me"	Mosley, Beanz, Nelson, Hannon Lane	Timbaland, Hannon Lane	3:56

Japan bonus tracks[41]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
15.	"Quicksand"	Hilson, Hills, Araica	Danja	3:03
16.	"Do It"	Babbs, Bereal, Boyd, Hamilton, Anthony Jones	Tank, Roy Hamilton	4:17
17.	"The Way I Are" (featuring Timbaland and D.O.E.)	Hilson, Lewis, Muhammad, Nelson, Mosley, Hills, John Maultsby	Timbaland, Danja	2:59

Brazil/Australia bonus tracks[42][43]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
15.	"The Way I Are" (featuring Timbaland and D.O.E.)	Hilson, Lewis, Muhammad, Nelson, Mosley, Hills, Maultsby	Timbaland, Danja	2:59
16.	"Scream" (featuring Timbaland and Nicole Scherzinger)	Hilson, Mosley, Hills	Timbaland, Danja	5:29

UK bonus tracks[44]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
15.	"The Way I Are" (featuring Timbaland and D.O.E.)	Hilson, Lewis, Muhammad, Nelson, Mosley, Hills, Maultsby	Timbaland, Danja	2:59
16.	"Scream" (featuring Timbaland and Nicole Scherzinger)	Hilson, Mosley, Hills	Timbaland, Danja	5:29
17.	"Hurts Me"	Nelson, Beanz, Mosley, Lane	Timbaland, Hannon Lane	3:56

I Like edition

CD Bonus tracks[45]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
15.	"The Way I Are" (featuring Timbaland and D.O.E.)	Hilson, Lewis, Muhammad, Nelson, Mosley, Hills, Maultsby	Timbaland, Danja	2:59
16.	"Scream" (featuring Timbaland and Nicole Scherzinger)	Hilson, Mosley, Hills	Timbaland, Danja	5:29
17.	"Do It"	Durrell Babbs, Joseph A Bereal Jr., Luke Boyd, Roy Hamilton, Anthony Jones	Tank, Roy Hamilton	4:17
18.	"I Like"	David Jost, Robin Grubert	David Jost, Robin Grubert	3:36

Digital bonus tracks[46]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
15.	"The Way I Are" (featuring Timbaland and D.O.E.)	Hilson, Lewis, Muhammad, Nelson, Mosley, Hills, Maultsby	Timbaland, Danja	2:59
16.	"Scream" (featuring Timbaland and Nicole Scherzinger)	Hilson, Mosley, Hills	Timbaland, Danja	5:29
17.	"Do It"	Durrell Babbs, Joseph A Bereal Jr., Luke Boyd, Roy Hamilton, Anthony Jones	Tank, Roy Hamilton	4:17
18.	"I Like"	Jost, Grubert	Jost, Grubert	3:36
19.	"Hurts Me"	Nelson, Beanz, Mosley, Lane	Timbaland, Hannon Lane	3:56
20.	"I Like" (Remix)	Jost, Grubert	Jost, Grubert

(*) Denotes co-producer
(^) Denotes additional producer

Personnel

Marcella "Ms. Lago" Araica – engineer, editing, audio mixing Jo Baker – makeup Matt Bang – assistant engineer Jim Beanz – arranger, vocals, vocal arrangement, vocal producer Giuliano Bekor – photography Cory Bold – programming, producer, instrumentation Errol Brown - stylist Ravaughn Brown – vocals Dru Castro – engineer Timothy Clayton – vocals Keyshia Cole – guest appearance Trina - guest appearance Jimmy Douglas – mixing Thomas Drayton – guitar Cliff Feiman – production supervisor Eric Live Florence – keyboards Rick Frazier – A&R Sharon Gault – makeup Yvette Gayle – publicity Karen Goodman – marketing Mark Gray – mixing assistant Carl Ryan - finance

Kanye West – guest appearance Bernie Grundman – mastering Keri Hilson – arranger, vocal arrangement, vocal producer Jean-Marie Horvat – mixing Stephanie Hsu – creation Monique Idlett – marketing Tiffany Johnson – marketing Bryan Lee Jones – engineer Lil Wayne – guest appearance Tony Maserati – mixing Scott Naughton – engineer Ne-Yo – guest appearance John D. Norten – engineer Alex Ortiz – engineer Benjamin Reid – engineer Marcus Heisser – A&R Manny Smith – A&R Eric Spence – A&R Marcus Spence – marketing Timbaland – producer, executive producer, guest appearance Ianthe Zevos – creation

Chart history

Charts (2009)	Peak position
Australian Urban Albums Chart[47]	23
Canadian Albums Chart[48]	13
German Albums Chart[49] I Like Edition	28
Irish Albums Chart[50]	35
New Zealand Albums Chart[51]	16
Swiss Albums Chart[52]	67
UK Albums Chart[53]	22
U.S. Billboard 200[54]	4
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[54]	1

Release history

Region	Date	Label
United States	March 24, 2009	Interscope Records
Canada
Switzerland	April 17, 2009	Universal Music
Czech Republic	April 20, 2009
Poland[55]	April 24, 2009
Australia[56]		Interscope
United Kingdom	May 4, 2009[57]	Polydor Records
Brazil	May 22, 2009[58]	Universal Music
Germany	July 12, 2009[59][60]
Philippines	July 5, 2009
Japan	July 8, 2009[61]	Universal Japan
Germany	January 8, 2010 I Like Edition	Universal Music
Poland	April 16, 2010 I Like Edition

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External links

• In a Perfect World… at Discogs
• In a Perfect World… at Metacritic