Best 15 Things

Best 15 Things (stylized as Best 15 things) is the second compilation album by American singer Amerie. It was released only in selected Asian countries on March 18, 2009 by Columbia.^[1] It contained material from her first three studio albums: All I Have (2002), Touch (2005) and Because I Love It (2007).

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"1 Thing" (from Touch)	Amerie Mi Marie Rogers Rich Harrison Stanley Walden	Harrison	4:01
2.	"Gotta Work" (from Because I Love It)	Rogers Isaac Hayes David Porter Loren Hill Rich Shelton Kevin Veney	One Up	3:10
3.	"Take Control" (from Because I Love It)	Rogers Daryl Hall John Oates Sara Allen Thomas Callaway Mike Caren Tom Zé Waldez	Caren	3:42
4.	"Talkin' About" (from Touch)	Rogers Harrison	Harrison	4:19
5.	"Why Don't We Fall in Love" (from All I Have)	Harrison	Harrison	2:39
6.	"Rolling Down My Face" (from Touch)	Rogers Harrison Roy Ayers	Harrison	3:34
7.	"Talkin' to Me" (from All I Have)	Harrison	Harrison	3:54
8.	"Some Like It" (from Because I Love It)	Rogers Malcolm McLaren Anne Dudley Lenvert Nicholson	Lenny Nicholson	2:56
9.	"Touch" (from Touch)	Rogers Sean Garrett James Phillips Jonathan Smith Craig Love LaMarquis Jefferson	Lil Jon	3:38
10.	"Can't Let Go" (from All I Have)	Harrison	Harrison	4:21
11.	"All I Have" (from All I Have)	Harrison	Harrison	4:08
12.	"I'm Coming Out" (from Touch)	Bernard Edwards Nile Rodgers	Cory Rooney Loren Dawson	3:31
13.	"Why Don't We Fall in Love" (featuring Ludacris) (from All I Have)	Harrison	Harrison	3:30
14.	"Take Control" (Old Nick Mix) (from Because I Love It)	Rogers Hall Oates Allen Callaway Caren Zé Waldez	Caren	3:43
15.	"1 Thing" (featuring Eve) (from Touch)	Rogers Harrison Eve Jeffers Walden	Harrison	4:18
Total length:				52:34

Sample credits

"Why Don't We Fall in Love" contains a sample of "Condor! (Theme)/I Got You Where I Want You", as performed by Dave Grusin from the soundtrack to the 1975 film Three Days of the Condor and excerpts from The Ebons' "You're the Reason Why", written by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff.
"1 Thing" contains excerpts from The Meters' "Oh! Calcutta!", written by Stanley Walden.
"Rolling Down My Face" contains an interpolation of Roy Ayers' "Searching", written by Ayers.
"I'm Coming Out" is a cover of the track of the same title by Diana Ross.
"Some Like It" contains a sample of "World's Famous" by Malcolm McLaren.
"Take Control" contains a sample of "Jimi Renda-Se" by Tom Zé and "You Make My Dreams" by Hall & Oates.
"Gotta Work" contains a sample of "Hold on I'm Coming" by Mighty Dog Haynes.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Catalog	Ref.
Japan	March 18, 2009	CD	Columbia	SICP 2178	^[1]

References

1 2 "Amerie – Best 15 Things (CD, Comp) at Discogs". Discogs.com. March 18, 2009. Retrieved November 10, 2016.

Amerie

Discography

Studio albums	All I Have (2002) Touch (2005) Because I Love It (2007) In Love & War (2009)

Other albums	Playlist: The Very Best of Amerie (2008) Best 15 Things (2009)

Singles	"Why Don't We Fall in Love" "Talkin' to Me" "I'm Coming Out" "1 Thing" "Touch" "Take Control" "Gotta Work" "Why R U?" "Heard 'Em All"

Featured singles	"Rule" "Paradise" "I Don't Care" "Fly Like Me"

Related articles	First Daughter Awards and nominations Rich Harrison

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