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Keri Lynn Hilson (born 1982) is an American recording artist signed to Zone 4, Mosley Music Group and Interscope Records. She is part of a collective of writers and producers known as The Clutch. Through the early and late 2000s, Hilson wrote songs for multiple rappers and singers, including Britney Spears and Ludacris. In 2007, she guest performed on Timbaland's hits "The Way I Are" and "Scream" and began a solo singing career. Hilson has made cameos in music videos for Usher, Ne-Yo and Nelly, amongst others. Her debut album, In a Perfect World..., was released in early 2009, spawning singles "Energy", "Return the Favor", " "Turnin' Me On" and "Knock You Down".
In a Perfect World...
After many pushbacks, Hilson's debut solo album In a Perfect World... was released on March 24, 2009.[9] The midtempo ballad "Energy" eventually became the first world single and was released as a digital download on May 27, 2008. The video premiered on July 14, 2008. It charted at number 78 on the Billboard Top 100, number 21 and 72 on R&B 100 and Pop 100 respectively. The single performed best in New Zealand where it charted at number 2 but failed to significantly chart elsewhere. The UK release never materialised. "Return the Favor" was released officially as the second US single on October 7, 2008 and the video, premiered on October 23, 2008 but failed to chart. In the UK, Europe and Australia the single was released from April 10, 2009 and is expected to chart soon.
"Turnin' Me On" (featuring Lil Wayne) was released as the third North American single (second in New Zealand) on November 25, 2008. The single has been Hilson's most successful solo offering to date as it peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100, number two and 28 on R&B 100 and Pop 100 respectively. It was also the first single to chart in Canada although it did only reach number 80.
"Knock You Down" (featuring Kanye West and Ne-Yo) is the "fourth US single" from the album as confirmed by Hilson on her Official Album Countdown Video-blog.. The video was premiered on March 23, 2009 on Ne-Yo's official YouTube channel. The single has reached number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and 7 on R&B/Hip-Hop 100. In A Perfect World... debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 and number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.