| I Love You | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Amanda Blank |
| Cover: | AmandaBlankILoveYou.jpg |
| Released: | August 4, 2009 |
| Genre: | Dirty rap, Baltimore club, electropop |
| Length: | 33:37 |
| Label: | Downtown Records |
| Producer: | Diplo, Switch, XXXChange, Jacknife Lee |
I Love You is the debut album by Philadelphia-based rapper and singer Amanda Blank. The album was released on August 4, 2009, through Downtown Records.[1]
I Love You received mixed reviews from music critics, earning a rating of 59 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 17 reviews.[2] Billboard described the album as "guiltless fun, just like any proper quickie."[3] The Observer said "amid the sighs and groans, she [Blank] hits the pop G-spot with her savvy hooks and superlative rhyming."[4] URB magazine noted that "whether it's the heart, soul or ovaries that are dictating the desires on I Love You's songs, always lurking under Amanda Blank's flow are Diplo's exotically growling beats, which remain sweaty, fast-paced and aggressive [...] her heartfelt lyrics makes [...] some of the most unexpectedly personable material to come out of Diplo's party-centric clique."[5]
In its first week, I Love You sold 4,000 units in the United States.[6] As of February 2022, the album had sold a total of 29,000 copies in the US, according to Billboard.
| Chart (2009) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| French Albums Chart[7] | 197 | |
| U.S. Billboard 200[8] | 109 | |
| U.S. Digital Albums | 21 | |
| U.S. Top Electronic Albums | 6 | |
| U.S. Top Heatseekers | 3 | |
| U.S. Independent Albums | 17 |