I Remember (Keyshia Cole song)

"I Remember" is a song by American recording artist Keyshia Cole. It was written by Cole and Gregory G. Curtis for her second album Just like You (2007), with production helmed by the latter. "I Remember" was released as the album's third single in December 2007 and reached number one on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, while peaking at number 24 on the US Billboard Hot 100.^[1][2]

"I Remember"
Single by Keyshia Cole
from the album Just like You
Released	December 5, 2007
Genre	R&B
Length	4:20
Label	Imani Geffen
Songwriter(s)	Keyshia Cole Greg Curtis
Producer(s)	Gregory G. Curtis
Keyshia Cole singles chronology
"Shoulda Let You Go" (2007) "I Remember" (2007) "I Got a Thang for You" (2008)

Music video

The video for "I Remember" premiered on BET's Access Granted on December 5, 2007. The video was directed by Benny Boom, who has directed fourteen of Cole's videos.

Cover versions

British soul singer Mica Paris released a cover version of "I Remember" on her 2009 album Born Again.^[3] American singer Aretha Franklin covered the song in her live shows in 2008 and 2014.^[3]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Just like You.^[4]

• Keyshia Cole – arranger, vocals, writer
• Gregory G. Curtis – producer, writer
• Ron Fair – arranger, conductor
• Jaycen Joshua – mixing engineer
• Dave Pensado – mixing engineer
• Allen Sides – strings
• Andrew Wuepper – assistant mixing engineer

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2007–2008) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100[5] 24 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[6] 1 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[7] 21

Year-end charts Chart (2008) Position US Billboard Hot 100[8] 89 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9] 2

See also

• List of number-one R&B/hip-hop songs of 2008 (U.S.)

References

1. "I Remember" (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart), Billboard, October 18, 2008.
2. "I Remember" (Billboard Hot 100 chart), Billboard, May 10, 2008.
3. Born Again - Mica Paris at AllMusic. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
4. Just like You (Media notes). Keyshia Cole. A&M Records. 2007.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
5. "Keyshia Cole Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-10-10.
6. "Keyshia Cole Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-10-10.
7. "Keyshia Cole Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
8. "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
9. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-11-26.