Because I Love It is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter
Amerie. Originally set for a late 2006 release, and originally to be called
None of the Above, the album was released in the United Kingdom on May 14, 2007. In the United States, the album was released to various retailers on different dates—it was made available as online exclusives for
Walmart.com on July 3, 2007 and
FYE on January 15, 2008, while its physical release did not materialize until September 30, 2008, by which point all future singles and promotion had been scrapped due to Amerie's departure from
Columbia Records.