''H.E.R.'' is a compilation album by American singer

H.E.R. Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson (born June 27, 1997), known professionally as H.E.R. (pronounced "her", an acronym for "Having Everything Revealed"), is an American singer, songwriter, musician and actress. She has received several awards includin ...

, released on October 20, 2017, by

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. The album comprises songs from the singer's EPs ''H.E.R., Vol. 1'' (2016) and ''H.E.R., Vol. 2'' (2017), and includes six additional songs. The album won

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and received four other nominations at the

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, including

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and

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for H.E.R. Gabi Wilson signed a recording contract with

at age 14 after performing covers of

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songs on the television shows '' Maury'', ''

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'' and '' The View''. Her first EP, ''H.E.R., Vol. 1'', was released on September 9, 2016, and peaked at number 28 on ''

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''s

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chart. A second EP, ''H.E.R., Vol. 2'', was released on June 16, 2017. It peaked at number 49 on the all-genre ''Billboard'' 200 and number 22 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. According to Billboard figures, the compilation spent 181 weeks on the Billboard 200, making it the longest-charting compilation album by a female artist in the history of the chart, surpassing previous record holder

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, whose 1990 compilation, ''

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'', spent 148 weeks on the chart. On the subsequent Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, the album spent 66 weeks on the chart. On the Top R&B Albums chart, it spent 208 weeks. The compilation ''H.E.R.'', released on October 20, 2017, includes the songs from the two prior EPs along with six new tracks, including the duet " Best Part" from

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's album ''

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'' (2017). The six new songs were also released on a third EP, ''H.E.R., Vol. 2: The B-Sides'', on October 20, 2017. This EP peaked at number 139 on the ''Billboard'' 200.

Awards

It won the Album/Mixtape of the Year at the

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. The album won

, as well as

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for the song " Best Part" with

at the

and also received a nomination for

Commercial performance

''H.E.R.'' peaked at number 23 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and number 14 on the US

chart. On January 16, 2020, the album was certified

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by the

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(RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over a million units in the United States.

Track listing

Credits adapted from

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Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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