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Track Listings
| 1. Piano and I |
| 2. Girlfriend |
| 3. How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore? |
| 4. Fallin' |
| 5. Troubles |
| 6. Rock Wit U |
| 7. Woman's Worth |
| 8. Jane Doe |
| 9. Goodbye |
| 10. Life |
| 11. Mr. Man |
| 12. Never Felt This Way (Interlude) |
| 13. Butterflyz |
| 14. Why Do I Feel So Sad |
| 15. Caged Bird (Outro) |
Product Description
From Amazon.co.uk
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 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 song writing 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 success. There are a few tracks on Songs... that hit the right chord but there's some bum notes too. --Jake Barnes
Chronique amazon.fr
Si on la compare à des chanteuses r'n'b qui ont fait de leurs chorégraphies leur ultime accomplissement artistique, Alicia Keys est un cas à part. Plutôt que répéter des pas de danse, cette jeune chanteuse apprend le piano depuis l'enfance. Virtuose, elle a réussi à placer son premier album, Songs In A Minor, au sommet des charts américains pendant plus de deux mois. Un album limpide où le r'n'b renoue avec la tradition de la soul et du blues. "Girlfriend" ouvre l'album sur un rythme uptempo très accrocheur, et avec "Falling" et son riff de piano lancinant, on comprend qu'on tient entre les mains une petite merveille. Si l'on croise parfois le spectre de Curtis Mayfield (le très Blaxploitation "Troubles"), Songs In A Minor évite l'écueil de la nu-soul rétro-baba pour sonner complètement moderne et limpide. Alicia Keys est incontestablement le plus grand espoir soul depuis Lauryn Hill. Songs In A Minor est peut-être le meilleur album soul/ r'n'b de 2001, un classique à ne rater sous aucun prétexte. --Julien Silk
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Way better then Diary of Alicia Keys,
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This review is from: Songs In A Minor (Audio CD)
I bought Diary of Alicia Keys first before I got Songs in A Minor and it was ok. I only really listned to and liked 7 songs out of the 15. I had a feeling her first album was going to be the same effect. In fact I ended up liking 10 out of the 16 which was a improvment. I feel that this is her best album yet and defently is one you should own. Fallin', Don't Call Me No More, Girlfriend, Butterflyz, A Women's Worth and Jane Doe. Other good tracks are Rock Wit U, Goodbye and Mr. Man.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing artist,
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This review is from: Songs In A Minor (Audio CD)
Alicia Keys is extremely talented. She writes, performs and produces all of her own work. Her voice is beautiful. Definitely recommended!
1.0 out of 5 stars
Great CD! High recommendation!,
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This review is from: Songs In A Minor (Audio CD)
Great Cd! I do think some of the lyrics could have been better. The profanity in it was not necessary at all. she can express herself better with out it. the top 10 songs on the cd are: 10. Caged Bird P.S.: this is just from the top of my head and from my point of view. i didnt pick fallin as #1 because i wanted to give all of the other songs to stand out and to kind of come to your attention more. anyway, i think all of the songs are pretty good and i think it would be a great buy for you or a friend!
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