Work on Nicole Scherzinger’s debut began way back in 2005, just after the release of the Pussycat Dolls’ first album, but things never quite went as planned.
Years passed and the album never materialized, perhaps because every single released failed to make more than a ripple on the charts, and the album was pushed back in favor of a second Pussycat Dolls album in 2008, and when that still didn’t ignite Scherzinger’s solo career, she wound up appearing on and winning Dancing with the Stars in 2010.
After that, Killer Love -- the original title Her Name Is Nicole long being abandoned -- saw the light of day in Europe before making its way over to her native U.S.
There’s no clear reason for the slow roll-out other than the album is about as anonymous as an actual Pussycat Dolls album, a professional piece of product that hits all of its marks with nary a hint of flair.
Scherzinger sings with the finesse of a demo singer, serving the needs of the song without betraying a hint of personality, pushing Killer Love into the domain of the producers, primarily RedOne, The-Dream, and StarGate here.
Everybody does fine work but there’s a sense that nobody is operating at his A-game: there are no powerful hooks in the rhythms or melodies, leaving the distinct impression that they’ve cobbled the album together from a clutch of Rihanna rejects.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PoisonBeatgeek, Bilal "The Chef" Hajji, Kinda Kee Hamid, AJ Junior, RedOne, Nicole Scherzinger | Nicole Scherzinger | Play | 03:47 | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| 2 | Killer LoveBeatgeek, Bilal "The Chef" Hajji, Jimmy Joker, AJ Junior, RedOne, Nicole Scherzinger | Nicole Scherzinger | Play | 03:52 | 8 MB | 29 MB |
| 3 | Don't Hold Your BreathJosh Alexander, Toby Gad, Billy Steinberg | Nicole Scherzinger | Play | 03:17 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 4 | Right ThereEster Dean, Daniel Morris, Frank Romano, James Scheffer | Nicole Scherzinger | Play | 04:02 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 5 | You Will Be LovedTheron Thomas, Timothy Thomas | Nicole Scherzinger | Play | 04:16 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 6 | WetMikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen | Nicole Scherzinger | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 7 | Say YesJimmy Joker, RedOne, Jonas Saeed, Pontef Soderquift, Candace Thorbourne, Nailah Thorbourne, Nyanda Thorbourne, Tasha Thorbourne | Nicole Scherzinger | Play | 03:29 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 8 | Club Banger NationBilal "The Chef" Hajji, Kinda Kee Hamid, RedOne | Nicole Scherzinger | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 9 | Power's OutThaddis Harrell, Terius Nash, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart | Nicole Scherzinger | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 10 | DesperateKinda Kee Hamid, RedOne, Nicole Scherzinger | Nicole Scherzinger | Play | 03:27 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 11 | EverybodyBeatgeek, Bilal "The Chef" Hajji, Trina Harmon, Adil Jhayat, Jimmy Joker, AJ Junior, RedOne, Nicole Scherzinger | Nicole Scherzinger | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 12 | Heartbeat [Rudi Wells Open Heart Remix]Enrique Iglesias, Jamie Scott, Mark Taylor | Nicole Scherzinger, Enrique Iglesias | Play | 03:31 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 13 | CasualtyAndrea England, Matthew Samuels | Nicole Scherzinger | Play | 04:21 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 14 | AmenJenaTrina Harmon, Nicole Scherzinger | Nicole Scherzinger | Play | 05:20 | 12 MB | 27 MB |
| 55 mins | 126 MB | |||||
| 55 mins | 385 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AJ Junior | Composer, Engineer, Instrumentation, Programming, Vocal Editing, Vocal Engineer |
| 2 | Josh Alexander | Composer, Vocal Producer |
| 3 | Gretchen Anderson | Producer |
| 4 | Beatgeek | Composer, Instrumentation, Producer, Programming |
| 5 | Nathalie Besharat | A&R |
| 6 | Tim Blacksmith | Executive Producer, Management |
| 7 | Boi-1da | Producer |
| 8 | David Boyd | Assistant |
| 9 | Brett Bracy | Publicity |
| 10 | David Bukovinszky | Cello |
| 11 | Mattias Bylund | Editing, String Arrangements, String Engineer |
| 12 | Michael Daley | Assistant |
| 13 | Danny D. | Executive Producer, Management |
| 14 | Ester Dean | Composer, Vocals (Background) |
| 15 | Fiona Dearing | Marketing |
| 16 | Dj Mormille | A&R |
| 17 | Andrea England | Composer |
| 18 | Mikkel Storleer Eriksen | Composer, Engineer, Instrumentation |
| 19 | Carl Falk | Producer |
| 20 | Toby Gad | Composer |
| 21 | Chris Garcia | Digital Editing |
| 22 | Chris Gehringer | Mastering |
| 23 | Angela N. Golightly | Production Coordination |
| 24 | Mark "Exit" Goodchild | Engineer |
| 25 | Bilal "The Chef" Hajji | Composer |
| 26 | Kinda Kee Hamid | Composer |
| 27 | Trina Harmon | Composer, Piano, Producer, Vocal Producer |
| 28 | Kuk Harrell | Vocal Producer |
| 29 | Thaddis Harrell | Composer |
| 30 | Dabling Harward | Vocal Engineer |
| 31 | Tor Erik Hermansen | Composer, Instrumentation |
| 32 | Andrew Hey | Vocal Engineer |
| 33 | Ghazi Hourani | Assistant |
| 34 | Matt Huber | Assistant |
| 35 | Enrique Iglesias | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 36 | Larry Jackson | A&R |
| 37 | Jaycen Joshua | Mixing |
| 38 | Adil Jhayat | Composer |
| 39 | Mattias Johansson | Violin |
| 40 | Jimmy Joker | Composer, Engineer, Instrumentation, Producer, Programming, Vocal Editing |
| 41 | Jim Jonsin | Keyboards, Producer, Programming |
| 42 | Steve Josefsson | Producer |
| 43 | Martin Kierszenbaum | Guitar, Keyboards |
| 44 | Paul Lamalfa | Assistant |
| 45 | Damien Lewis | Assistant Engineer, Engineer |
| 46 | Rob Marks | Mixing |
| 47 | Robert Marks | Engineer, Mixing |
| 48 | Harvey Mason, Jr. | Mixing, Vocal Producer |
| 49 | Patrick Masscall | Guitar |
| 50 | Maven Boys | Additional Production |
| 51 | Justin Merrill | Assistant, Engineer |
| 52 | Daniel Morris | Composer |
| 53 | Danny Morris | Keyboards |
| 54 | Nino Muñoz | Photography |
| 55 | Trevor Muzzy | Bass, Engineer, Guitar, Instrumentation, Mixing, Programming, Vocal Editing, Vocal Engineer |
| 56 | Terius Nash | Composer, Producer |
| 57 | Marta Navas | A&R |
| 58 | Alec Newell | Engineer |
| 59 | Rob Orton | Mixing |
| 60 | Robert Orton | Mixing |
| 61 | Clark Pardee | Producer |
| 62 | Carlos Paucar | Vocal Engineer |
| 63 | Dave Pensado | Mixing |
| 64 | Julian Peploe | Art Direction |
| 65 | Rami | Producer |
| 66 | Ginger Ramsey | Marketing |
| 67 | RedOne | Composer, Engineer, Guitar, Instrumentation, Producer, Programming, Vocal Arrangement, Vocal Editing, Vocal Engineer, Vocal Producer |
| 68 | Dave Rene | A&R |
| 69 | Don Robinson | Marketing |
| 70 | Frank Romano | Bass, Composer, Guitar |
| 71 | Jonas Saeed | Composer |
| 72 | Matthew Samuels | Composer |
| 73 | James Scheffer | Composer |
| 74 | Nicole Scherzinger | Composer, Featured Artist, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 75 | Jamie Scott | Composer, Piano |
| 76 | Pontef Soderquift | Composer |
| 77 | Stargate | Producer |
| 78 | Billy Steinberg | Composer, Vocal Producer |
| 79 | Mark "Spike" Stent | Mixing |
| 80 | Christopher "Tricky" Stewart | Composer, Producer |
| 81 | Julian Swiesky | Producer |
| 82 | Phil Tan | Mixing |
| 83 | Mark Taylor | Composer, Keyboards, Producer, Programming |
| 84 | Theron Thomas | Composer |
| 85 | Timothy Thomas | Composer |
| 86 | Candace Thorbourne | Composer |
| 87 | Nailah Thorbourne | Composer |
| 88 | Nyanda Thorbourne | Composer |
| 89 | Tasha Thorbourne | Composer |
| 90 | The Town | Piano |
| 91 | Sandy Vee | Engineer, Instrumentation, Mixing, Producer |
| 92 | Jeanne Venton | A&R |
| 93 | Miles Walker | Engineer |
| 94 | Stuart White | Engineer |
| 95 | Andrew Wuepper | Mixing Assistant |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |