Her second studio album, The Diary of Alicia Keys, was released in December 2003 and sold eight million copies worldwide. In 2002, the album was reissued as Remixed & Unplugged in A Minor, which included a disc of remixes and live songs. A commercial success, Songs in A Minor went on to sell over 12 million copies worldwide and made Keys the best-selling new artist and best-selling R&B artist of 2001. It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 and produced the singles " Fallin'", " A Woman's Worth", " How Come You Don't Call Me" and " Girlfriend," the former of which peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100. Keys released her debut album Songs in A Minor (2001) through J Records, after having had previous recording deals with Columbia and Arista. Billboard ranked her as the second top female artist of the 2000s decade (5th overall), fourth top R&B/hip-Hop female artist of the 2010s decade (26th overall) and the 60th Greatest Artist of all time. According to Recording Industry Association of America, Keys is the top certified female R&B artist of the millennium, with 20 million certified albums and 27.5 million certified digital singles in the United States. Throughout her career, Keys has sold over 65 million records worldwide.
She’s able to put a different spin on the traditional love song, and make it better.Keys performing at Pavilhão Atlântico in Lisbon, Portugal, March 19, 2008Īmerican singer Alicia Keys has released eight studio albums, two live albums, one remix album, four reissue albums, one extended play, seven box sets, 45 singles as lead artist, and six promotional singles. I like the fact that Alicia Keys is very versatile with her singing and choice of songs she puts on her CD. I can listen to the whole CD without wanting to turn it off after the first three tracks. The various types of songs, works for me and keeps the CD interesting. I wouldn’t change anything about this album. In the song, Alicia Keys tells her audience not to give up on love no matter, even though it may be hard. It makes the song interesting and entertaining. In “The Thing About Love” the beat starts off slow, but then it speeds up. With it slow pace, it’s a love song that everyone can enjoy. My all-time favorite, “Like You’ll Never See Me Again” is a beautiful song with sad undertones, and in it Alicia encourages everyone to live and love as if it may end or disappear suddenly. She also has various love songs on the album. In the song, she sings for every woman to find the strength in herself to prevail over trials. “Superwoman” is an empowering song about female power. The hip, fast beat love song topped every chart except for Canada where it made second place. According to her official webpage, it topped the charts within 10 hours of being released. “No One” was an instant hit when it was released.
The album is fast beat and slow paced songs intermixed. Alicia Keys has made a CD with a track for everyone. The intended audience for this CD is everyone. With the help of Kerry “Krucial” Brothers, Linda Perry, John Mayer, Harold Lilly, Sean Garrett, Mark Batson, Dirty Harry, Swizz Beatz, and Jack Splash, Alicia Keys has made the best album this year. The R&B/Soul singer has a major hit on her hands. Alicia Key’s new and third album, “As I Am”, is her best yet.
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