Alicia Keys biography
Pianist and singer Alicia Keys was discovered by legendary record executive Clive Davis, and became one of the first artists Davis introduced after starting his J Records label. As a result, Keys had the kind of debut aspiring artists dream about: A hot single, "Fallin'," created curiosity, and an appearance on Oprah just before her album's release helped Songs in A Minor enter at the top of the Billboard 200, selling 50,000 copies on the day of its release.
Graced with Hanon Studies–style arpeggios and references to the classical piano repertoire, Songs in A Minor is basic neosoul, situating Keys' resolute, reed-thin voice within taut production environments. Keys wrote nearly half the songs herself, and while some are enchanting, more -- including "Fallin'," which reprises James Brown's "It's a Man's World" -- are relatively transparent rewrites of established hits. As a pianist, Keys is totally convincing; vocally, however, she has some growing to do, as her mechanical performance of Prince's "How Come You Don't Call Me Anymore" made clear. Despite a uniformly sexy vibe and whip-smart production on several standout tracks -- the Jackson 5–ish "Heartburn," the torchy "You Don't Know My Name" -- Keys' followup, The Diary of Alicia Keys, didn't quite captivate mainstream listeners the way her debut did. (TOM MOON)
Alicia Keys Lyrics
- alicia keys - a woman's worth
- alicia keys - a womans worth
- alicia keys - butterflyz
- alicia keys - caged bird
- alicia keys - dragon days
- alicia keys - diary
- alicia keys - every little bit hurts
- alicia keys - falling
- alicia keys - fallin'
- alicia keys - fallin
- alicia keys - feeling u, feeling me
- alicia keys - girlfriend
- alicia keys - goodbye
- alicia keys - ghetto story
- alicia keys - go ahead
- alicia keys - how come you don't call me anymore?
- alicia keys - harlems nocture
- alicia keys - heartburn
- alicia keys - how come you don't call me
- alicia keys - if i ain't got you
- alicia keys - if i was your woman/walk on by
- alicia keys - if i aint got you
- alicia keys - jane doe
- alicia keys - juiciest
- alicia keys - karma
- alicia keys - lovin you
- alicia keys - lovin' you
- alicia keys - like you'll never see me again
- alicia keys - lesson learned
- alicia keys - mr. man
- alicia keys - never felt this way
- alicia keys - nobody not really
- alicia keys - no one
- alicia keys - piano & i
- alicia keys - prelude to a kiss
- alicia keys - rock wit u
- alicia keys - so simple
- alicia keys - samsonite man
- alicia keys - slow down
- alicia keys - stolen moments
- alicia keys - sweet music
- alicia keys - superwoman
- alicia keys - sure looks good to me
- alicia keys - troubles
- alicia keys - the life
- alicia keys - the one you love
- alicia keys - tell you something
- alicia keys - the thing about love
- alicia keys - teenage love affair
- alicia keys - unbreakable
- alicia keys - why do i feel so sad?
- alicia keys - when you really love someone
- alicia keys - wake up
- alicia keys - wild horses
- alicia keys - where do we go from here
- alicia keys - wreckless love
- alicia keys - you don't know my name
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