![]() ![]() She continued working as a songwriter and background vocalist during her schooling years. After graduating from high school, Hilson attended Oxford College of Emory University and Emory University in Atlanta for three years and studied a course in theater. Hilson spent most of her teenage years working with producer Anthony Dent, as a songwriter and background vocalist for the likes of Usher, Ludacris, Kelly Rowland, Toni Braxton, Ciara and Polow da Don. In an interview following the confirmation of the album Hilson was asked to explain the title. I wanted to talk about how nobody's exempted from the realities of life and all those things." I called it that with the ellipses – dot dot dot – because it's an incomplete statement. I didn’t want to do an album that painted myself as perfect because no matter how things look, no one is. It was really important for me to write songs that women can relate to from real situations. None of us are exempt from certain hardships and heartbreaks. "It’s my way of saying nothing in the world is perfect and no person in it is, either. The album earned Hilson Grammy Award nominations for Best New Artist and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration during the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony on January 31, 2010. Upon its release, In a Perfect World… received generally mixed to positive reviews from music critics. On October 22, 2009, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), following shipments in excess of 500,000 copies in the United States. The album debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 94,000 copies in its first week. The production on the album was handled primarily by Timbaland, Polow da Don and Danja, among others. Originally planned for a 2007 release, it was pushed back numerous times into 2008, amid her label's budget issues and minor single releases. It was released on March 24, 2009, through Zone 4, Mosley Music Group and Interscope Records. is the debut studio album of American singer-songwriter Keri Hilson. ![]()
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