Is that Beethoven? Vivaldi? There’s a sampled choir, which registers today as especially corny, but at :49 the beat bumps in with an unbelievably punchy snare sound, completely redefining the song and forcing listeners to readjust their expectations for what urban soul could sound like in 2001. Barely a song at all, it begins with Keys sing-speaking slyly, mic’ed as if she’s whispering directly into your ear, before her piano comes in, hinting at a familiar theme. Just listen to “Piano & I,” the short opening track. In the liners to this tenth anniversary reissue, Keys describes singing on New York subways with her friends and studying classical piano at the Professional Performing Arts School, and her debut bridges the worlds of the streets and classrooms, savoring the friction between their different styles, concerns, and expectations. By the time songs in A minor was released in June, she was 19, but that doesn’t make her confidence and poise any less startling or any less compelling.
“A minor” doesn’t simply describe the key of the music it also refers to the artist herself, who was underage when she wrote most of these songs. There’s a sly pun in the title of Alicia Keys’ 2001 debut. It really takes you on an incredible journey.Songs in A minor: 10th Anniversary Collector’s Edition "I love that, and the music reflects that. "I've been working on this for a while, and really just coming to the discovery of who Alicia is," she said of the album, her first since 2016. She spoke with ET about how the creation of her self-titled seventh studio album, ALICIA, allowed her to "fully be herself" during the musical process. 1 RIAA certified Female R&B artist of the millennium, with 27.5 million worldwide certified digital sales (US) and 20 million album sales (US).Īfter branching out with a lifestyle beauty brand, Keys Soulcare, and a New York Times best-selling book, More Myself: A Journey, over the last few years, Keys released what might be her most personal album yet in September 2020. She's sold over 65 million records, and has become the No. 1s on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and five albums reach the top of the Billboard 200 chart. In the years since her debut, Keys has also dominated Billboard's Adult R&B Airplay chart, with a record 92 total weeks at No.
✨ is ready to take the #BBMAs stage !!! don't miss her up NEXT !! /HBsbst9b1Q- Billboard Music Awards May 24, 2021 A special outfit for a special performance.
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