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Track Listings
| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Piano & I | |||
| 2. Girlfriend | |||
| 3. How Come You Don't Call Me | |||
| 4. Fallin' | |||
| 5. Troubles | |||
| 6. Rock Wit U | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. A Woman's Worth - featuring NAS (Remix) | |||
| 2. Juiciest (Mixtape Version) | |||
| 3. If I Were Your Woman (Funky Blues Demo) | |||
| 4. Ghetto Man Featuring Poet muMs da Schemer | |||
| 5. Fallin' (The Ali Soundtrack Version) | |||
| 6. Typewriter (From the Songs In A Minor vault) | |||
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| Disc: 3 | |||
| 1. Bonus DVD - Songs in A minor documentary | |||
| 2. "A Harlem Love Story" video | |||
| 3. "Girlfriend" promotional video | |||
| 4. "How Come You Don't Call Me" promotional video | |||
Product Description
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In the crowded world of female R&B you need a unique selling point. Songs in A Minor's creator Alicia Keys is no different. She plays the piano. She's classically trained. She was a child prodigy. And at 20 years of age she's incredibly soulful, harking back to the old-skool R&B of Aretha Franklin and even further to that of Nina Simone, with a very strong dose of James Brown thrown in (the fantastic "Fallin'" is a dead ringer for "It's a Man's World"). This retro-ism is further reinforced in her collaboration with 70s soul legend Isaac Hayes on "Rock Wit U". However this reliance on strong historical figures is as much a problem as an asset. In truth this fine talent is being plucked too early. At 20 she's hardly lived enough life to find herself. While she's got a great voice and exquisite musical skills this album lacks the type of individuality that shines so strongly in artists such as Erykah Badu, Jill Scott or India.Aria. This is perhaps why Keys (surely an invented name) has been well hooked up. Jermaine Dupri, Prince and Brian McKnight are all involved in the songwriting process. There's a lot of classically trained artists out there, from R Kelly to MJ Cole, but as this shows it's no guarantee of quality. There are a few tracks on Songs in A Minor that hit the right chord but there's some bum notes too. --Jake Barnes
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3CD ..10Th Anniversary Deluxe= 2Cd + Dvd
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The minute Alicia Keys opens her mouth and the first note is sung, you know that this album is going to be repeated again and again, borrowed by your friends and finally broken by a flatmate in an attempt to record it without your noticing. Yes, its that good - Alicia is the love child of Tori Amos and Erykah Badu, and the world is better off for it - the singles Fallin' and Girlfriend are obviously winners, but the slower tracks, such as Troubles and Butterflyz show an impressive maturity for one so young - she has been listening to Aretha, Nina Simone and Joni Mitchell and it shows. Not to say that Alicia isn't original, as Mr. Man (with the gorgeous voice of Jimmy Cozier) and Jane Doe show, this girl has drawn on her life as well as the music of others. Her voice is smooth and pure, and she has an amazing sense of rhythm as well as vocal range to make Whitney jealous. I haven't taken this album out of my hifi, and I bought it two weeks ago - the lyrics are touching and often funny, and the beats want to make you swing your hips and go out to the nearest R'n'B club, or at least sing into your hairbrush. On the whole, I would recommend this album to everyone who has a pulse - there are songs to dance to and songs to cry to, and I don't think music gets much better than that. Trust me, treat yourself for Xmas - your ears will thank me.
39 of 41 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
I bought this album on the strength of "Fallin" and didn't know what to expect. - The only thing I did realise is that the album wasn't going to be 15 different versions of "Fallin"
Which made me a bit sceptical about buying it. - Would I like the other 14 tracks?
Which made me a bit sceptical about buying it. - Would I like the other 14 tracks?
Like them? I LOVE THEM!
I've had the CD about 4 weeks now, and, no word of a lie, it hasn't left my CD player yet!
It is just purely amazing and literally like she's opened everyone's hearts, not just her own, and written a song for everyone.
There's a perfect blend of Soul, RnB, and classically-tinged music, which creates a CD that is beautiful, heart-aching, thoughtful, deep and above all passionate.
You're firmly left believing that Alicia Keys believes what she's singing. - So much so that it's almost a musical biography from the amazingly talented 20 year old.
You HAVE to have this album. - It's incredible.
Such Talent, such soul, such depth. - Just amazing.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By Laura
Format:Audio CD
Ever since the first time I heard Fallin',I have been hooked.The combination of her stunning voice,and the piano,is guaranteed to give you those tingles you get,when you(very rarely)hear a song that just takes your breath away.But this album brings much more than that,over and over.The album is great,but with this new release,you get an extra cd,with dance and hip hop mixes,the added addition of Gangsta Lovin' with Eve,as well as live performances,which sound better than in the recording studio,with the sound of the audience,giving the extra atmosphere.This double cd is worth buying,even if you already have the studio album.My favourites are Fallin',Girlfriend,Butterflyz,and the live Someday We Will All Be Free.
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awesome
Ordered this as lost my last copy. Its a brilliant album with the amazing voice of miss keys. A must
Published 3 months ago by nat
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great CD
Really like Alicia Keys and the songs on this CD are great, recently purchased a number of other releases too.
Published 4 months ago by Kim Taylor
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Collector's Edition!
I'm a big fun of Alicia Keys. Since she brought her outstanding Songs in a Minor, I just felt in love with here voice and the sound of it. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Hector Zevallos
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fab!
Possibly one of the greatest albums ever created, by one of the greatest artists ever born! This is defiantly -- by far -- Alicia's best album. Read more
Published on 22 July 2010 by M. Bond
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good CD
Good but not as good as the current CD which is excellent, but well worth the price
Published on 1 May 2010 by P. Morris
4.0 out of 5 stars
great musician
great tracks
great musician, great music
A definate must have for alicia fans.
One of her earlier albums so you can see the rawness in her talent which makes it all... Read more
great musician, great music
A definate must have for alicia fans.
One of her earlier albums so you can see the rawness in her talent which makes it all... Read more
Published on 13 Aug 2009 by Iorek
4.0 out of 5 stars
consistently good over 16 tracks
Very enjoyable and relaxing music to listen to with smoothly sung songs and nice backing music.If you don't like hip hop this cd on which the hip hop is restrained by the soul and... Read more
Published on 19 Jun 2008 by dan the fan
5.0 out of 5 stars
Believe the Hype.
1. Piano & I. 9/10
2. Girlfriend. 10/10
3. How Come You Don't Call Me. 9/10
4. Fallin'. 10/10
5. Troubles. 9/10
6. Rock Wit U. 10/10
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2. Girlfriend. 10/10
3. How Come You Don't Call Me. 9/10
4. Fallin'. 10/10
5. Troubles. 9/10
6. Rock Wit U. 10/10
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Published on 18 Jun 2008 by Alex
4.0 out of 5 stars
A great debut .
This album unleashed the talents of Alicia Keys to the public , and what a debut ! . Everyone should be familiar with the single " Fallin' " , but there are tracks on the album... Read more
Published on 2 Mar 2008 by Egbert Souse
4.0 out of 5 stars
very good album to chill to
this is a very good debut album to relax or chill to as there aren't many tracks that you would skip but there are not many outstanding tracks apart from falling, womans... Read more
Published on 12 Aug 2006 by jace989
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