I Used to Know Her

I Used to Know Her is the second compilation album by American R&B singer H.E.R., released on August 30, 2019, by 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".^[2][3]

I Used to Know Her
Compilation album by H.E.R.
Released	August 30, 2019 (2019-08-30)
Recorded	2018–2019
Genre	R&B
Label	RCA
Producer	Cardiak Dernst "D'Mile" Emile II Flippa Gitty David "Swagg R'celious" Harris T-Minus Rodney Jerkins Craig Balmoris Jeffrey Rashad Bēkon Rappy
H.E.R. chronology
I Used to Know Her: Part 2 (2018) I Used to Know Her (2019) Back of My Mind (2021)
Singles from I Used to Know Her
"Could've Been" Released: September 25, 2018[1] "Hard Place" Released: April 4, 2019

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.^[4]

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.^[5] On June 25, the first promotional single "Racks" was released featuring YBN Cordae.^[6] The next promotional single was released on July 26, titled "21".^[7]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Result	R
2019	Soul Train Music Awards	Album/Mixtape of the Year	Nominated	[8]
2020	BET Awards	Album of the Year	Nominated	[9]
	Grammy Awards	Album of the Year	Nominated	[10]
	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Album	Nominated	[11]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Lost Souls" (featuring DJ Scratch)	Gabriella Wilson Tiara Thomas D. Arcelious Harris Frederick Hibbert Jeffrey Gitelman Keithen Foster Lauryn Hill	Swagg R'Celious Gitty Bassman Foster	2:33
2.	"Fate"	Wilson Samuel Ashworth Harris Ruby Amanfu	Craig Balmoris Bēkon The Donuts	3:13
3.	"Carried Away"	Wilson Dernst Emile II Foster Ashworth	T-Minus (additional production)|Swagg R'Celious	3:41
4.	"Going (Full)"	Wilson Harris Hue "SoundzFire" Strother	D'Mile	2:53
5.	"Be on My Way (Full)"	Harris Emile II Wilson Ashworth	Swagg R'Celious D'Mile	2:37
6.	"Can't Help Me"	Wilson Ronald Colson Gitelman Ashworth	Gitty Flippa	2:53
7.	"Something Keeps Pulling Me Back"		D'Mile	3:05
8.	"Feel a Way"	Elijah Dias Wilson Strother Gitelman Ronald "Flippa" Colson	Gitty Flippa	3:27
9.	"21"	Wilson Walter Jones Gitelman King Michael Coy	H.E.R. King Karnov Jones	3:15
10.	"Racks" (featuring Cordae)	Wilson Cordae Dunston Colson Gitelman Bozeman	Flippa Gitty Jaron Bozeman	3:41
11.	"I'm Not OK"	Wilson Ashworth	Swagg R'Celious D'Mile	3:26
12.	"Against Me"	Carl McCormick Wilson Strother Jeffrey Rashad Williams Nima Jahanbin Paimon Jahanbin	Cardiak Wallis Lane Williams	4:30
13.	"Could've Been" (featuring Bryson Tiller)	Harris Emile Wilson Strother	D'Mile	4:08
14.	"Good to Me"		H.E.R. Swagg R'Celious	7:12
15.	"Take You There"	Wilson Ali P Modesty Lycan Edwin Elijah Diaz	Flippa Gitty	4:02
16.	"As I Am"	Dias Wilson Strother Gitelman Colson	Flippa Gitty	4:00
17.	"Hard Place (Single Version)"	Wilson Harris Amanfu	Darkchild	3:32
18.	"Uninvited (Live)"			3:43
19.	"Lord Is Coming" (featuring Cordae)	Wilson Alanna Boudreau	Craig Balmoris Bēkon The Donuts	6:09

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[12]

Musicians

• David "Swagg R'celious" Harris – programming (2), drums (14), keyboards (14)
• Dernst "D'Mile" Emile II – bass, guitar (3)
• Keith "Bassman" Foster – bass (3, 14)
• Sam Ashworth – guitar (3, 6)
• H.E.R. – acoustic guitar (14)
• Jack Rochon – electric guitar (14)
• Alonzo "Zo" Harris – organ (14), piano (18), strings (18, 19)
• Karina Pasian – background vocals (17)
• Phillip Lewis – keyboards (17)
• Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins – keyboards (17)
• Ajanee Hambrick – background vocals (18)
• Malik Spence – background vocals (18)
• Melody Giron – cello (18)
• Carrington Brown – drums (18)
• Ervin Dede – viola (18)
• Marissa Licata – violin (18)
• Sarah Koenig-Plonskier – violin (18)
• Scott Mulvahill – bass (19)

Technical

• Dave Kutch – mastering engineer (1–16, 18, 19)
• Colin Leonard – mastering engineer (17)
• Miki Tsutsumi – mixing engineer (1, 4, 6, 7, 9–12, 14, 15, 19), recording engineer (1, 3–5, 7, 8, 10–19)
• Jaycen Joshua – mixing engineer (2, 17, 19)
• Phil Tan – mixing engineer (3, 5, 8, 13, 16)
• Dernst "D'Mile" Emile II – recording engineer (1, 4, 5, 7, 11)
• Omar Loya – recording engineer (9, 12)
• Victor Pereyra – recording engineer (15)
• Derek Keota – recording engineer (17)
• Joseph Hurtado – recording engineer (17)
• Carl Barc – recording engineer (18)
• Ciel Eckard-Lee – recording engineer (19)
• Bill Zimmerman – engineer (3)
• Ayana Depas – assistant engineer (1, 4, 6, 9–12, 14, 15, 17)
• Jaron Bozeman – assistant engineer (1, 4, 5, 7, 11, 13)
• Jacob Richards – assistant engineer (2, 17)
• Michael Seaberg – assistant engineer (2, 17)
• Rashawn Mclean – assistant engineer (2, 17)
• Phillip Martelly – assistant engineer (15)
• Ben Fusel – assistant engineer (17)
• Sean Klein – assistant engineer (18)
• DJ Riggins – assistant engineer (19)

Charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[13]	86

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[14]	Gold	7,500‡
United States (RIAA)[15]	Gold	500,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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13. "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200 (2/2)". Billboard on Twitter. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
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15. "American album certifications – H.E.R. – I Used to Know Her". Recording Industry Association of America.