In Love & War (Amerie album)

In Love & War
Studio album by Amerie
Released	November 3, 2009
Recorded	2008—09
Studio	Record Plant (Hollywood, Los Angeles, California) Unknown locations (Miami, Florida) (Atlanta, Georgia)
Genre	R&B soul hip hop funk
Length	51:43
Label	Feeniix Rising Def Jam Island
Producer	Amerie (also exec.) Antonio "L.A." Reid (exec.) Lenny Nicholson (also exec.) The Buchanans Warryn Campbell Bryan-Michael Cox Sean Garrett Eric Hudson Jim Jonsin Jonas Jeberg Karma Rico Love M-Phazes Teddy Riley TrackNova
Amerie chronology
Because I Love It (2007) In Love & War (2009) Drive (2016)
Alternative cover
Prelude to In Love & War album sampler cover
Singles from In Love & War
"Why R U" Released: June 15, 2009 "Heard 'Em All" Released: September 15, 2009 "Pretty Brown" Released: October 20, 2009

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Robert Christgau
Entertainment Weekly	(B)
The Guardian
Hot Press	(3.5/5)
The New York Times	(favorable)
Rolling Stone
Slant Magazine
USA Today
The Washington Post	(favorable)

In Love & War is the fourth studio album by American R&B recording artist Amerie, released November 3, 2009 on Def Jam Recordings. Recording sessions for the album took place between 2008 and 2009 at Record Plant Studios in Hollywood, California and at other recording studios in Miami, Florida and Atlanta, Georgia. The album serves as Amerie's first release after leaving Columbia Records and forming her own label, Feenix Rising, which released the album under exclusive license and distribution through the Island Def Jam Music Group.

The album debuted at number forty-six on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 12,500 copies in its first week. Upon its release, In Love & War received generally positive reviews from most music critics.

In January 2008, Entertainment Weekly reported that Amerie had left her record label, Columbia Records, and in April 2008, Amerie's name was removed from the label's roster. Recording sessions for the album took place during 2008 to 2009 at Record Plant Studios in Hollywood, California, and at other recording studios in Miami, Florida and Atlanta, Georgia. On her official Twitter account, Amerie revealed that she had been secretly recording new music in Atlanta, Georgia, and that a late summer July/August release date was in the works, with a possible first single in late May or early June.