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- Date Released: June 5, 2001
- Genre: Hip-Hop/R&B
- Style: R&B
- Label: J Records
- Copyright: (P) 2001 RCA/JIVE Label Group, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
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Alicia Keys' debut album, Songs in A Minor, made a significant impact upon its release in the summer of 2001, catapulting the young singer/songwriter to the front of the neo-soul pack. Critics and audiences were captivated by a 19-year-old singer whose taste and influences ran back further than her years, encompassing everything from Prince to smooth '70s soul, even a little Billie Holiday. In retrospect, it was the idea of Alicia Keys that was as attractive as the record, since soul fans were hungering for a singer/songwriter who seemed part of the tradition without being as spacy as Macy Gray or as hippie mystic as Erykah Badu while being more reliable than Lauryn Hill. Keys was all that, and she had style to spare -- elegant, sexy style accentuated by how she never oversang, giving the music a richer feel. It was rich enough to compensate for some thinness in the writing -- though it was a big hit, "Fallin'" doesn't have much body to it -- which is a testament to Keys' skills as a musician. And, the fact is, even though there are some slips in the writing, there aren't many, and the whole thing remains a startling assured, successful debut that deserved its immediate acclaim and is already aging nicely.
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Piano & I |
1:44 |
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| 02. | |
Girlfriend |
3:34 |
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| 03. | |
How Come You Don't Call Me |
3:57 |
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| 04. | |
Fallin' |
3:28 |
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| 05. | |
Troubles |
4:28 |
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| 06. | |
Rock Wit U |
5:36 |
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| 07. | |
A Woman's Worth |
5:02 |
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| 08. | |
Jane Doe |
3:43 |
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| 09. | |
Goodbye |
4:17 |
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| 10. | |
The Life |
5:26 |
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| 11. | |
Mr. Man
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4:07 |
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| 12. | |
Never Felt This Way |
2:01 |
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| 13. | |
Butterflyz |
4:12 |
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| 14. | |
Why Do I Feel So Sad |
4:25 |
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| 15. | |
Caged Bird |
2:59 |
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| 16. | |
Lovin U |
3:48 |
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16 Total Tracks, 62:47 Total Length
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Credits
- Brian McKnight - Producer // Brian McKnight - Instrumentation // Brian McKnight - Musician // Paul Green - Vocals (Background) // Brian Cox - Keyboards // Clive Davis - Executive Producer // Jermaine Dupri - Producer // Tony Duran - Photography // Russell Elevado - Mixing // Brian Frye - Engineer // Isaac Hayes - Fender Rhodes // Isaac Hayes - String Arrangements // Isaac Hayes - Flute Arrangement // Isaac Hayes - Fender Piano // Russell Jackson - Bass // Acar S. Key - Engineer // Manny Marroquin - Mixing // Tony Maserati - Mixing // Cindy Mizelle - Vocals (Background) // Herb Powers - Mastering // Phil Tan - Mixing // John Peters - Organ // Cato - Guitar // Cato - Concept // Norman Hedman - Percussion // Norman Hedman - Percussion // Rick St. Hillaire - Engineer // Tim Shider - Bass // Tim Shider - ? // Yussi Allie - Art Direction // Kandi Burruss - Arranger // Kandi Burruss - Vocals (Background) // Kandi Burruss - Producer // Patti Wilson - Stylist // Chris Wood - Engineer // Anthony Nance - Drum Programming // Arty White - Guitar // Mary Ann Souza - Assistant Engineer // Mary Ann Souza - Assistant // Kerry Brothers - Producer // Kerry Brothers - Engineer // Kerry Brothers - Drum Programming // Kerry Brothers - Digital Programming // Kerry Brothers - Production Concept // Andricka Hall - Vocals (Background) // Peter Edge - Executive Producer // Kandi - Arranger // Kandi - Producer // Gerry "The Gov" Brown - Engineer // Gerry "The Gov" Brown - Mixing // Victor Flowers - Bass // Alicia Keys - Piano // Alicia Keys - Piano // Alicia Keys - Arranger // Alicia Keys - Arranger // Alicia Keys - Keyboards // Alicia Keys - Keyboards // Alicia Keys - Vocals // Alicia Keys - Vocals // Alicia Keys - Vocals (Background) // Alicia Keys - Vocals (Background) // Alicia Keys - Producer // Alicia Keys - Producer // Alicia Keys - Main Performer // Alicia Keys - Main Performer // Alicia Keys - Executive Producer // Alicia Keys - Executive Producer // Alicia Keys - Vocal Arrangement // Alicia Keys - Vocal Arrangement // Alicia Keys - String Arrangements // Alicia Keys - String Arrangements // Alicia Keys - Remixing // Alicia Keys - Remixing // Alicia Keys - Instrumentation // Alicia Keys - Instrumentation // Alicia Keys - Digital Programming // Alicia Keys - Digital Programming // Alicia Keys - Remix Producer // Alicia Keys - Remix Producer // Alicia Keys - Keyboard Concepts // Alicia Keys - Keyboard Concepts // Alicia Keys - Musician // Alicia Keys - Musician // Richie Goods - Bass (Electric) // Richie Goods - Bass (Acoustic)
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