H.E.R.

H.E.R. is a compilation album by American singer‑songwriter H.E.R., released on October 20, 2017 through RCA Records. Rather than a traditional debut, it collects material from her first two EPs—H.E.R., Vol. 1 (2016) and H.E.R., Vol. 2 (2017)—and adds six new songs, including the duet “Best Part” with Daniel Caesar, which also appears on his album Freudian. The project helped define her signature style: moody, slow‑burn contemporary R&B built on sparse production, warm guitars, and atmospheric keys, with emotionally intimate lyrics about love, heartbreak, vulnerability, and self‑reflection.

The album was both a critical and commercial breakthrough, peaking at number 23 on the Billboard 200 and number 14 on the Top R&B/Hip‑Hop Albums chart, and later earning platinum certification from the RIAA. It won Best R&B Album and Best R&B Performance (for “Best Part”) at the 61st Grammy Awards, while also receiving nominations for Album of the Year and helping secure H.E.R. a Best New Artist nod, and it went on to win Album/Mixtape of the Year at the 2018 Soul Train Music Awards. Over time, H.E.R. has been recognized as one of the longest‑charting compilation albums by a female artist on the Billboard 200, underscoring how its understated, “mysterious” presentation and cohesive mood resonated with listeners and positioned her as a leading voice in modern R&B.