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| Cover = AliciaKeys-SongsInAMinor-music-album.jpg
| Cover = AliciaKeys-SongsInAMinor-music-album.jpg
| Released = {{Start date|2001|6|5}}<br /><small>(see [[#Release history|release history]])</small>
| Released = {{Start date|2001|6|5}}<br /><small>(see [[#Release history|release history]])</small>
| Recorded = 1998–2001<br />Backroom Studios<br /><small>([[Glendale, California|Glendale]], [[California]])</small><br />Battery Studios<br />KrucialKeys Studios<br />[[The Hit Factory]]<br />[[Unique Recording Studios|Unique Studios]]<br /><small>([[New York City]], [[New York]])</small><br />Doppler Studios<br />Southside Studios<br /><small>([[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]])</small>
| Recorded = 1998–2001<br />Backroom Studios<br /><small>([[Glendale, California]])</small><br />Battery Studios, KrucialKeys Studios, [[The Hit Factory]], [[Unique Recording Studios|Unique Studios]]<br /><small>([[New York, New York]])</small><br />Doppler Studios, Southside Studios<br /><small>([[Atlanta, Georgia]])</small>
| Genre = [[contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[soul music|soul]], [[jazz]]
| Genre = [[contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[soul music|soul]], [[jazz]]
| Length = 63:04
| Length = 63:04
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| Producer = Alicia Keys <small>([[executive producer#Music|exec.]])</small>, [[Kerry Brothers, Jr.|Kerry "Krucial" Brothers]], [[Jermaine Dupri]], [[Brian McKnight]], [[Kandi Burruss]], [[Jimmy Cozier]], Arden Altino, [[Miri Ben-Ari]]
| Producer = Alicia Keys <small>([[executive producer#Music|exec.]])</small>, [[Kerry Brothers, Jr.|Kerry "Krucial" Brothers]], [[Jermaine Dupri]], [[Brian McKnight]], [[Kandi Burruss]], [[Jimmy Cozier]], Arden Altino, [[Miri Ben-Ari]]
| Reviews = * [[Allmusic]] {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Allmusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0aogtq2zpu44|title=Songs in A Minor - Overview|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|work=Allmusic|accessdate=2009-04-23}}</ref>
| Reviews = * [[Allmusic]] {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Allmusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0aogtq2zpu44|title=Songs in A Minor - Overview|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|work=Allmusic|accessdate=2009-04-23}}</ref>
* [[Robert Christgau]] (A-)<ref name="Christgau">Christgau, Robert. [http://www.villagevoice.com/2001-09-11/music/minstrels-all/ Consumer Guide: ''Songs in A Minor'']. ''[[The Village Voice]]''. Retrieved on 2008-08-09.</ref>
* ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' (B)<ref name="Entertainment Weekly">{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,132664,00.html|title=Songs in A Minor - Music Review|last=Johnson|first=Beth|date=2001-06-29|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|publisher=[[Time Inc.|Time]]|accessdate=2009-04-23}}</ref>
* ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' (B)<ref name="Entertainment Weekly">{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,132664,00.html|title=Songs in A Minor - Music Review|last=Johnson|first=Beth|date=2001-06-29|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|publisher=[[Time Inc.|Time]]|accessdate=2009-04-23}}</ref>
* [[Jam!]] (favorable)<ref name="Jam!">{{cite web|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/K/Keys_Alicia/AlbumReviews/2001/07/08/771200.html|title=Album Review: Songs in A Minor|last=Stevenson|first=Jane|work=[[Jam!]]|accessdate=2009-04-23}}</ref>
* [[Jam!]] (favorable)<ref name="Jam!">{{cite web|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/K/Keys_Alicia/AlbumReviews/2001/07/08/771200.html|title=Album Review: Songs in A Minor|last=Stevenson|first=Jane|work=[[Jam!]]|accessdate=2009-04-23}}</ref>
* ''[[The New Zealand Herald]]'' {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="NZ Herald">{{cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=212637|title=Alicia Keys: Songs in A Minor |last=Baillie|first=Russell|date=2001-08-30|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|publisher=[[APN News & Media]]|accessdate=2009-07-09}}</ref>
* ''[[NME]]'' (9/10) <small>6/25/01</small><ref name="NME">{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/alicia-keys/5498|title=Review 1: ''Songs In A Minor''|last=Faulkner|first=Sam|date=2006-07-25|work=[[NME]]|publisher=Time|accessdate=2009-04-23}}</ref> <small>8/10/01</small><ref name="NME2">{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/alicia-keys/5559|title=Review 2: ''Songs In A Minor''|last=Ward|first=Christian|date=2006-07-25|work=NME|publisher=Time|accessdate=2009-04-23}}</ref>
* ''[[NME]]'' (9/10)<ref name="NME">{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/alicia-keys/5498|title=Alicia Keys: Songs In A Minor|last=Faulkner|first=Sam|date=2006-07-25|work=[[NME]]|publisher=Time|accessdate=2009-04-23}}</ref>
* [[PopMatters]] (favorable)<ref name="PopMatters">{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/k/keysalicia-songs.shtml|title=Alicia Keys: Songs in A Minor|last=Neal|first=Mark Anthony|work=[[PopMatters]]|accessdate=2009-05-02}}</ref>
* [[PopMatters]] (favorable)<ref name="PopMatters">{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/k/keysalicia-songs.shtml|title=Alicia Keys: Songs in A Minor|last=Neal|first=Mark Anthony|work=[[PopMatters]]|accessdate=2009-05-02}}</ref>
* ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Qmag">Columnist. "[http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/keysalicia/songsinaminor Review: ''Songs in A Minor'']". ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'': 110. September 2001.</ref>
* ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="Rolling Stone">{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/aliciakeys/albums/album/285564/review/5944858|title=Alicia Keys: Songs In A Minor: Music Reviews|last=Walters|first=Barry|date=2001-06-25|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|publisher=[[Jann Wenner|Wenner Media]]|accessdate=2009-04-23}}</ref>
* ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="Rolling Stone">{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/aliciakeys/albums/album/285564/review/5944858|title=Alicia Keys: Songs In A Minor: Music Reviews|last=Walters|first=Barry|date=2001-06-25|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|publisher=[[Jann Wenner|Wenner Media]]|accessdate=2009-04-23}}</ref>
* [[Slant Magazine]] {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="Slant Magazine">{{cite web|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=107|title=Alicia Keys: Songs in A Minor|last=Cinquemani|first=Sal|date=2001-07-16|work=[[Slant Magazine]]|accessdate=2009-07-09}}</ref>
* [[Slant Magazine]] {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="Slant Magazine">{{cite web|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=107|title=Alicia Keys: Songs in A Minor|last=Cinquemani|first=Sal|date=2001-07-16|work=[[Slant Magazine]]|accessdate=2009-07-09}}</ref>
* [[Yahoo! Music]] (favorable)<ref name="Leroy">Leroy, Dan. [http://ca.music.yahoo.com/read/review/12029244 Review: ''Songs in A Minor'']. [[Yahoo! Music]]. Retrieved on 2008-08-09.</ref>
* ''[[The Village Voice]]'' (A-)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2001-09-11/music/minstrels-all/|title=Minstrels All|last=Christgau|first=Robert|date=2001-09-11|work=[[The Village Voice]]|publisher=[[Village Voice Media]]|accessdate=2009-07-09}}</ref>
* [[Yahoo! Music]] {{Rating|8|10}}<ref name="Yahoo!">{{cite web|url=http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/l_reviews_a/21489.html|title=Alicia Keys Songs In A Minor Album Review|last=Mulvey|first=John|date=2001-08-16|work=[[Yahoo! Music]]|accessdate=2009-07-09}}</ref>
| This album = '''''Songs in A Minor'''''<br />(2001)
| This album = '''''Songs in A Minor'''''<br />(2001)
| Next album = ''[[The Diary of Alicia Keys]]''<br />(2003)
| Next album = ''[[The Diary of Alicia Keys]]''<br />(2003)
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==Music==
==Music==
Jane Stevenson of [[Jam!]] described Keys music as "old-school urban sounds and attitude set against a backdrop of classical piano and sweet, warm vocals".<ref name="Jam!"/> John Mulvey of [[Yahoo! Music]] called the album "a gorgeous and ambitious melding of classic soul structures and values to hyper-modern production technique".<ref name="Yahoo!"/> The album's opening track, "Piano & I", begins with a rendition of [[Ludwig van Beethoven]]'s ''[[Piano Sonata No. 14 (Beethoven)|Moonlight Sonata]]'' combined with a [[hip hop music|hip hop]] beat.<ref>{{harvnb|Strong|Peel|2002|p=576|Ref=none}}</ref> The introduction is followed by "[[Girlfriend (Alicia Keys song)|Girlfriend]]", which was produced by [[Jermaine Dupri]].<ref name="PopMatters"/> Described as having "crisp production",<ref name="Slant Magazine"/> the song samples [[Ol' Dirty Bastard]]'s "[[Brooklyn Zoo]]".<ref name="PopMatters"/> Keys' [[cover version|cover]] of [[Prince (entertainer)|Prince's]] 1982 ballad "[[How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?]]" (retitled "How Come You Don't Call Me") was inspired by a long-term relationship with a partner.<ref name="PopMatters"/><ref>{{cite journal|date=2001-10|title=The Maestro|journal=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]|publisher=Vibe Media Group|volume=9|issue=10|issn=1070-4701|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=2SUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA98}}</ref> "[[Fallin']]", the [[gospel]]-driven lead single and often considered her [[signature song]],<ref name="Entertainment Weekly"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=915447|title=Hot Product|date=2006-06-11|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Nielsen Company|Nielsen Business Media]]|accessdate=2009-05-20}}</ref> contains a sample of [[James Brown]]'s "[[It's a Man's Man's Man's World]]".<ref name="PopMatters"/>
Jane Stevenson of [[Jam!]] described Keys music as "old-school urban sounds and attitude set against a backdrop of classical piano and sweet, warm vocals".<ref name="Jam!"/> John Mulvey of [[Yahoo! Music]] called the album "a gorgeous and ambitious melding of classic soul structures and values to hyper-modern production technique".<ref name="Yahoo!">{{cite web|url=http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/l_reviews_a/21489.html|title=Alicia Keys Songs In A Minor Album Review|last=Mulvey|first=John|date=2001-08-16|work=[[Yahoo! Music]]|accessdate=2009-07-09}}</ref> The album's opening track, "Piano & I", begins with a rendition of [[Ludwig van Beethoven]]'s ''[[Piano Sonata No. 14 (Beethoven)|Moonlight Sonata]]'' combined with a [[hip hop music|hip hop]] beat.<ref>{{harvnb|Strong|Peel|2002|p=576|Ref=none}}</ref> The introduction is followed by "[[Girlfriend (Alicia Keys song)|Girlfriend]]", which was produced by [[Jermaine Dupri]].<ref name="PopMatters"/> Described as having "crisp production",<ref name="Slant Magazine"/> the song samples [[Ol' Dirty Bastard]]'s "[[Brooklyn Zoo]]".<ref name="PopMatters"/> Keys' [[cover version|cover]] of [[Prince (entertainer)|Prince's]] 1982 ballad "[[How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?]]" (retitled "How Come You Don't Call Me") was inspired by a long-term relationship with a partner.<ref name="PopMatters"/><ref>{{cite journal|date=2001-10|title=The Maestro|journal=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]|publisher=Vibe Media Group|volume=9|issue=10|issn=1070-4701|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=2SUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA98}}</ref> "[[Fallin']]", the [[gospel]]-driven lead single and often considered her [[signature song]],<ref name="Entertainment Weekly"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=915447|title=Hot Product|date=2006-06-11|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Nielsen Company|Nielsen Business Media]]|accessdate=2009-05-20}}</ref> contains a sample of [[James Brown]]'s "[[It's a Man's Man's Man's World]]".<ref name="PopMatters"/>


==Release and promotion==
==Release and promotion==
In advance of ''Songs in A Minor'', "[[Girlfriend (Alicia Keys song)|Girlfriend]]" was released to [[urban contemporary|urban radio]] in early 2001 to "introduce" Keys.<ref name="PopMatters"/> In order to promote her, music executive [[Clive Davis]] booked Keys to ''[[The Tonight Show]]''. Afterward, he sent the music video of the first single, "[[Fallin']]" to [[MTV]], which resulted in "half the women had tears down their face" when the video finished playing. He went on to write a letter to [[Oprah Winfrey]], asking her to allow Keys, along with [[Jill Scott]] and [[India.Arie]], to perform.<ref name="Kimpel"/> Keys appeared on ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]'', where she "wowed" the audience.<ref name="Jet">{{cite journal|year=2004|month=|title=New Singer Alicia Keys Sitting Pretty with Smash Debut Album 'Songs In A Minor'|journal=Jet|volume=100|issue=9|page=59–60|publisher=Johnson Publishing Company|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=IbUDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA58&dq=alicia+keys+songs+in+a+minor#PPA60,M1|accessdate=2009-05-02}}</ref> This led to the album's [[pre-order]]s to double that night.<ref name="Rebel"/> "Fallin'" peaked at number one on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] charts, where the song remained atop the charts for six and four weeks, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1148403|title=Alicia Keys' U.S. Tour Bows Jan. 22|last=Martens|first=Todd|date=2001-12-04|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|accessdate=2009-05-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003705056|title=Chart Beat|last=Bronson|first=Fred|date=2008-01-31|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|accessdate=2009-05-02}}</ref> It was certified [[music recording sales certification|Gold]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&title=fallin&artist=alicia%20keys&perPage=25|title=RIAA - Gold & Platinum|work=[[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]]|accessdate=2009-06-06}}</ref> The album's second single, "[[A Woman's Worth]]", peaked at number three on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref>{{cite web|last=Jeckell|first=Barry A.|coauthors=Mitchell, Gail|date=2002-05-02|title='Totally Hits 2002' Packs In 20 Top Tracks|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1481371|accessdate=2009-05-02}}</ref>
In advance of ''Songs in A Minor'', "[[Girlfriend (Alicia Keys song)|Girlfriend]]" was released to [[urban contemporary|urban radio]] in early 2001 to "introduce" Keys.<ref name="PopMatters"/> In order to promote her, music executive [[Clive Davis]] booked Keys to ''[[The Tonight Show]]''. Afterward, he sent the music video of the first single, "[[Fallin']]" to [[MTV]], which resulted in "half the women had tears down their face" when the video finished playing. He went on to write a letter to [[Oprah Winfrey]], asking her to allow Keys, along with [[Jill Scott]] and [[India.Arie]], to perform.<ref name="Kimpel"/> Keys appeared on ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]'', where she "wowed" the audience.<ref name="Jet">{{cite journal|year=2004|month=|title=New Singer Alicia Keys Sitting Pretty with Smash Debut Album 'Songs In A Minor'|journal=Jet|volume=100|issue=9|page=59–60|publisher=Johnson Publishing Company|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=IbUDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA58&dq=alicia+keys+songs+in+a+minor#PPA60,M1|accessdate=2009-05-02}}</ref> This led to the album's [[pre-order]]s to double that night.<ref name="Rebel"/> "Fallin'" peaked at number one on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] charts, where the song remained atop the charts for six and four weeks, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1148403|title=Alicia Keys' U.S. Tour Bows Jan. 22|last=Martens|first=Todd|date=2001-12-04|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|accessdate=2009-05-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003705056|title=Chart Beat|last=Bronson|first=Fred|date=2008-01-31|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|accessdate=2009-05-02}}</ref> It was certified [[music recording sales certification|Gold]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&title=fallin&artist=alicia%20keys&perPage=25|title=RIAA - Gold & Platinum|work=[[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]]|accessdate=2009-06-06}}</ref> The album's second single, "[[A Woman's Worth]]", peaked at number three on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref>{{cite web|last=Jeckell|first=Barry A.|coauthors=Mitchell, Gail|date=2002-05-02|title='Totally Hits 2002' Packs In 20 Top Tracks|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1481371|accessdate=2009-05-02}}</ref>


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==Reception==
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==Critical response==
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===Reception and accolades===
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''Songs in A Minor'' received generally favorable reviews from [[music critic]]s, where Keys was praised for her vintage sound.<ref name="Allmusic"/><ref name="Jam!"/><ref name="NZ Herald"/><ref name="Rolling Stone"/> Sam Faulkner of ''[[NME]]'' described the balance between [[contemporary music]] and [[retrospective]] as "an act of pure genius".<ref name="NME"/> Keys sound was compared to other [[soul music|soul]] musicians, including [[Aretha Franklin]], [[Stevie Wonder]], [[Billie Holiday]], [[Jill Scott]], [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] and [[Lauryn Hill]].<ref name="Allmusic"/><ref name="Rolling Stone"/> Russell Baillie of ''[[The New Zealand Herald]]'' stated that Keys "might indicate abundant talent aligned to neatly reverential vintage soul style", but expressed that the songs "don't add up to anything particularly memorable".<ref name="NZ Herald"/> Keys' vocal performance was lauded;<ref name="Allmusic"/><ref name="Jam!"/><ref name="NME"/> Sal Cinquemani of [[Slant Magazine]] declared that Keys' displayed a "powerful range, proving she can belt along with the best of them".<ref name="Slant Magazine"/> Critics also pointed out that her lyrics lacked depth.<ref name="Allmusic"/><ref name="Rolling Stone"/> Beth Johnson of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' called the second half of the album slacked with "sad sack teen themes", but called it a promising album.<ref name="Entertainment Weekly"/>

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''Songs in A Minor'' led Keys to win five awards at the [[44th Grammy Awards|2002 Grammy Awards]]: [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]], [[Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance|Best Female R&B Vocal Performance]], and [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Song|Best R&B Song]] for "Fallin'", [[Grammy Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]], and [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Album|Best R&B Album]]; "Fallin'" was also nominated for [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]]. Keys became the second female solo artist to win five Grammy Awards in a single night, following [[Lauryn Hill]] at the [[41st Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbcamerica.com/content/23/anglophenia.jsp?bc_id=899|title=Yes, America, Amy Winehouse Is a Star|date=2008-02-11|work=[[BBC America]]|accessdate=2009-04-30}}</ref> Keys was also named Best New Artist at the 2002 [[World Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1453138/20020328/keys_alicia.jhtml|title=Alicia Keys Lets Her Hair Down In New 'Call Me' Clip|last=Moss|first=Corey|date=2002-03-29|work=[[MTV News]]|accessdate=2009-07-09}}</ref> "Fallin'" was ranked at number 37 on [[VH1#The Greatest series|VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the Past 25 Years]] in 2003<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2003-06-10-song_x.htm|title=VH1's '100 Greatest Songs of the Past 25 Years'|date=2003-06-10|work=[[USA Today]]|publisher=[[Gannett Company]]|accessdate=2009-04-30}}</ref> and was ranked the 413th greatest song of all time by ''[[Blender magazine|Blender]]'' magazine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blender.com/lists/68125/500-greatest-songs-since-you-were-born-451-500.html|title=The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born|date=2009-04-01|work=[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]|publisher=Alpha Media Group|page=2|accessdate=2009-06-06}}</ref> The album was ranked number two on the ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' Top 10 of 2001, number 18 on ''[[The Village Voice]]'''s 2001 [[Pazz & Jop]] list, number 27 on ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]'' magazine's Best 40 Albums of 2001 and was inducted to ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' magazine's 100 Greatest Albums Ever.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tower.com/songs-in-minor-alicia-keys-cd/wapi/105896175|title=Music: Songs In A Minor (CD) by Alicia Keys (Artist)|work=[[Tower Records]]|accessdate=2009-05-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/pnj/pjres01.php|title=The 2001 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll|last=Christgau|first=Robert|date=2002-02-12|work=[[The Village Voice]]|publisher=[[Village Voice Media]]|accessdate=2009-06-13}}</ref>

===Commercial performance===
===Commercial performance===
''Songs in A Minor'' debuted at number one on [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], selling 236,000 copies in its first week,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=943381|title=Keys' Debut Tops The Billboard 200|last=Martens|first=Todd|date=2001-07-05|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|accessdate=2009-04-30}}</ref> where it remained atop the chart for three non-consecutive weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=968867|title=Keys Wards Off Aaliyah, Foxy At No. 1|last=Martens|first=Todd|date=2001-07-26|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|accessdate=2009-04-30}}</ref> The album went on to to sell over six million copies in the United States, where it was certified six times [[Music recording sales certification|Platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001347290|title=Keys 'Unplugs' For 3rd Straight No. 1 Disc|last=Whitmire|first=Margo|date=2005-10-19|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|accessdate=2009-04-30}}</ref><ref name="RIAA">{{cite web|url=http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&title=Songs%20In%20A%20Minor&perPage=25|title=RIAA – Gold & Platinum|work=[[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]]|accessdate=2008-04-18}}</ref> It sold over 12 million copies worldwide and became the one of the bestselling albums of 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metro.co.uk/fame/article.html?in_article_id=112579&in_page_id=7|title=Alicia adds tour dates|date=2008-03-07|work=[[Metro (Associated Metro Limited)|Metro]]|publisher=[[Associated Newspapers]]|accessdate=2009-06-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|date=2004-12-13|title=Alicia Keys Wraps Up Busy Year With Awards, Hit CD, Tour And Poetry Book|journal=Jet|publisher=Johnson Publishing Company|volume=106|issue=24|issn=0021-5996|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=F78DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA59}}</ref>
''Songs in A Minor'' debuted at number one on [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], selling 236,000 copies in its first week,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=943381|title=Keys' Debut Tops The Billboard 200|last=Martens|first=Todd|date=2001-07-05|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|accessdate=2009-04-30}}</ref> where it remained atop the chart for three non-consecutive weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=968867|title=Keys Wards Off Aaliyah, Foxy At No. 1|last=Martens|first=Todd|date=2001-07-26|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|accessdate=2009-04-30}}</ref> The album went on to to sell over six million copies in the United States, where it was certified six times [[Music recording sales certification|Platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001347290|title=Keys 'Unplugs' For 3rd Straight No. 1 Disc|last=Whitmire|first=Margo|date=2005-10-19|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|accessdate=2009-04-30}}</ref><ref name="RIAA">{{cite web|url=http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&title=Songs%20In%20A%20Minor&perPage=25|title=RIAA – Gold & Platinum|work=[[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]]|accessdate=2008-04-18}}</ref> It sold over 12 million copies worldwide and became the one of the bestselling albums of 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metro.co.uk/fame/article.html?in_article_id=112579&in_page_id=7|title=Alicia adds tour dates|date=2008-03-07|work=[[Metro (Associated Metro Limited)|Metro]]|publisher=[[Associated Newspapers]]|accessdate=2009-06-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|date=2004-12-13|title=Alicia Keys Wraps Up Busy Year With Awards, Hit CD, Tour And Poetry Book|journal=Jet|publisher=Johnson Publishing Company|volume=106|issue=24|issn=0021-5996|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=F78DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA59}}</ref>

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===Critical response===
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''Songs in A Minor'' received generally positive reviews from [[music critic]]s, based on an aggregate score of 78/100 from [[Metacritic]].<ref name="Meta">[http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/keysalicia/songsinaminor ''Songs in A Minor'' (2001): Reviews]. [[Metacritic]]. Retrieved on 2009-07-19.</ref> Keys earned praise for her vintage sound and singing.<ref name="Allmusic"/><ref name="Jam!"/><ref name="NZ Herald"/><ref name="Rolling Stone"/> Sam Faulkner of ''[[NME]]'' described the balance between [[contemporary music]] and [[retrospective]] as "an act of pure genius".<ref name="NME"/> Keys sound was compared to other [[soul music|soul]] musicians, including [[Aretha Franklin]], [[Stevie Wonder]], [[Billie Holiday]], [[Jill Scott]], [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] and [[Lauryn Hill]].<ref name="Allmusic"/><ref name="Rolling Stone"/> Russell Baillie of ''[[The New Zealand Herald]]'' stated that Keys "might indicate abundant talent aligned to neatly reverential vintage soul style", but expressed that the songs "don't add up to anything particularly memorable".<ref name="NZ Herald">{{cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=212637|title=Alicia Keys: Songs in A Minor |last=Baillie|first=Russell|date=2001-08-30|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|publisher=[[APN News & Media]]|accessdate=2009-07-09}}</ref> Keys' vocal performance was lauded;<ref name="Allmusic"/><ref name="Jam!"/><ref name="NME"/> Sal Cinquemani of [[Slant Magazine]] declared that Keys' displayed a "powerful range, proving she can belt along with the best of them".<ref name="Slant Magazine"/> [[Yahoo! Music]]'s Dan Leroy praised Keys' musical skills and called her vocal abilities "top-notch".<ref name="Leroy"/> Some critics pointed out that her lyrics lacked depth.<ref name="Allmusic"/><ref name="Rolling Stone"/> Beth Johnson of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' called the second half of the album slacked with "sad sack teen themes", but called it a promising album.<ref name="Entertainment Weekly"/> However, ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' magazine was favorable of Keys' sincere lyrics and gave the album a four out of five star rating. ''Q'' also praised its [[neo soul]] style and called ''Songs in A Minor'' a "prime candidate to head up the nu-soul revolution".<ref name="Qmag"/> ''[[NME]]''{{'}}s Christian Ward gave it a rating of 9/10 and called it a "brilliant debut".<ref name="NME2"/>

===Accolades===
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''Songs in A Minor'' led Keys to win five awards at the [[44th Grammy Awards|2002 Grammy Awards]]: [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]], [[Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance|Best Female R&B Vocal Performance]], and [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Song|Best R&B Song]] for "Fallin'", [[Grammy Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]], and [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Album|Best R&B Album]]; "Fallin'" was also nominated for [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]]. Keys became the second female solo artist to win five Grammy Awards in a single night, following [[Lauryn Hill]] at the [[41st Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbcamerica.com/content/23/anglophenia.jsp?bc_id=899|title=Yes, America, Amy Winehouse Is a Star|date=2008-02-11|work=[[BBC America]]|accessdate=2009-04-30}}</ref> Keys was also named Best New Artist at the 2002 [[World Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1453138/20020328/keys_alicia.jhtml|title=Alicia Keys Lets Her Hair Down In New 'Call Me' Clip|last=Moss|first=Corey|date=2002-03-29|work=[[MTV News]]|accessdate=2009-07-09}}</ref> "Fallin'" was ranked at number 37 on [[VH1#The Greatest series|VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the Past 25 Years]] in 2003<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2003-06-10-song_x.htm|title=VH1's '100 Greatest Songs of the Past 25 Years'|date=2003-06-10|work=[[USA Today]]|publisher=[[Gannett Company]]|accessdate=2009-04-30}}</ref> and was ranked the 413th greatest song of all time by ''[[Blender magazine|Blender]]'' magazine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blender.com/lists/68125/500-greatest-songs-since-you-were-born-451-500.html|title=The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born|date=2009-04-01|work=[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]|publisher=Alpha Media Group|page=2|accessdate=2009-06-06}}</ref> The album was ranked number two on the ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' Top 10 of 2001, number 18 on ''[[The Village Voice]]'''s 2001 [[Pazz & Jop]] list, number 27 on ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]'' magazine's Best 40 Albums of 2001 and was inducted to ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' magazine's 100 Greatest Albums Ever.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tower.com/songs-in-minor-alicia-keys-cd/wapi/105896175|title=Music: Songs In A Minor (CD) by Alicia Keys (Artist)|work=[[Tower Records]]|accessdate=2009-05-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/pnj/pjres01.php|title=The 2001 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll|last=Christgau|first=Robert|date=2002-02-12|work=[[The Village Voice]]|publisher=[[Village Voice Media]]|accessdate=2009-06-13}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==

Revision as of 05:04, 19 July 2009

Untitled

Songs in A Minor is the debut album by American recording artist Alicia Keys, released on June 5, 2001, in the United States by J Records. After graduating from high school, Keys signed with Columbia Records to begin her music career. She recorded an album in 1998 under the label, which they rejected. Her contract subsequently ended with Columbia after a dispute with the label, where Keys later signed with Clive Davis. An accomplished pianist, Keys wrote, arranged and produced the majority of the album.

Contrary to the album's title—a playful reference to Keys' youth—, only one song, "Jane Doe", is in the key of A minor. The album was hailed by music critics, who noted her ability to catch an old-school jazz sound and mix it with R&B and soul melodies. Keys has earned comparisons with artists such as Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Billie Holiday, Prince, and Lauryn Hill. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling over 236,000 copies in its first week. To date, it has sold over six million copies in the United States and 12 million copies worldwide. It earned Keys five Grammy Awards in 2002, including Best R&B Album. The album was ranked number two on Rolling Stone's Top 10 of 2001 and was inducted on Q magazine's 100 Greatest Albums Ever.

Recording

After graduating from the Professional Performing Arts School, Keys was accepted to Columbia University. She dropped out after four weeks to pursue her music career.[12] She signed a demo deal with Jermaine Dupri and his So So Def label. She co-wrote and recorded a song entitled "Dah Dee Dah (Sexy Thing)", which appeared on the soundtrack to the 1997 film, Men in Black.[13] Keys began writing, producing and recording the album in 1998.[14] She completed it that same year, but it was rejected by Columbia Records. Keys explained that the producers she worked with would tell her to "just get in the booth and sing", which frustrated her.[15] Her record contract with Columbia ended after a dispute with the label. Keys called Clive Davis, who sensed a "special, unique" artist from her performance and signed her to Arista Records, which later disbanded.[16][17]

Following Davis to his newly formed J Records label, Keys recorded the songs "Rock wit U" and "Rear View Mirror", which were featured on the soundtracks to the films Shaft (2000) and Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001), respectively.[18][19] Originally titled Soul Stories in A Minor, the title of the album was changed over concerns that it would limit exposure only to black radio stations.[15] Keys learned how to produce by asking questions to the producers and engineers.[20] She wrote, arranged and produced a majority of the album, where she incorporated classical piano with R&B, soul and jazz.[7][15][21] A total of 32 songs were recorded for the album.[22]

Music

Jane Stevenson of Jam! described Keys music as "old-school urban sounds and attitude set against a backdrop of classical piano and sweet, warm vocals".[4] John Mulvey of Yahoo! Music called the album "a gorgeous and ambitious melding of classic soul structures and values to hyper-modern production technique".[23] The album's opening track, "Piano & I", begins with a rendition of Ludwig van Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata combined with a hip hop beat.[24] The introduction is followed by "Girlfriend", which was produced by Jermaine Dupri.[7] Described as having "crisp production",[10] the song samples Ol' Dirty Bastard's "Brooklyn Zoo".[7] Keys' cover of Prince's 1982 ballad "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?" (retitled "How Come You Don't Call Me") was inspired by a long-term relationship with a partner.[7][25] "Fallin'", the gospel-driven lead single and often considered her signature song,[3][26] contains a sample of James Brown's "It's a Man's Man's Man's World".[7]

Release and promotion

In advance of Songs in A Minor, "Girlfriend" was released to urban radio in early 2001 to "introduce" Keys.[7] In order to promote her, music executive Clive Davis booked Keys to The Tonight Show. Afterward, he sent the music video of the first single, "Fallin'" to MTV, which resulted in "half the women had tears down their face" when the video finished playing. He went on to write a letter to Oprah Winfrey, asking her to allow Keys, along with Jill Scott and India.Arie, to perform.[22] Keys appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, where she "wowed" the audience.[27] This led to the album's pre-orders to double that night.[15] "Fallin'" peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts, where the song remained atop the charts for six and four weeks, respectively.[28][29] It was certified Gold by the RIAA.[30] The album's second single, "A Woman's Worth", peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100.[31]

Reception

Commercial performance

Songs in A Minor debuted at number one on Billboard 200, selling 236,000 copies in its first week,[32] where it remained atop the chart for three non-consecutive weeks.[33] The album went on to to sell over six million copies in the United States, where it was certified six times Platinum by the RIAA.[34][35] It sold over 12 million copies worldwide and became the one of the bestselling albums of 2001.[36][37]

Critical response

Songs in A Minor received generally positive reviews from music critics, based on an aggregate score of 78/100 from Metacritic.[38] Keys earned praise for her vintage sound and singing.[1][4][39][9] Sam Faulkner of NME described the balance between contemporary music and retrospective as "an act of pure genius".[5] Keys sound was compared to other soul musicians, including Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Billie Holiday, Jill Scott, Prince and Lauryn Hill.[1][9] Russell Baillie of The New Zealand Herald stated that Keys "might indicate abundant talent aligned to neatly reverential vintage soul style", but expressed that the songs "don't add up to anything particularly memorable".[39] Keys' vocal performance was lauded;[1][4][5] Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine declared that Keys' displayed a "powerful range, proving she can belt along with the best of them".[10] Yahoo! Music's Dan Leroy praised Keys' musical skills and called her vocal abilities "top-notch".[11] Some critics pointed out that her lyrics lacked depth.[1][9] Beth Johnson of Entertainment Weekly called the second half of the album slacked with "sad sack teen themes", but called it a promising album.[3] However, Q magazine was favorable of Keys' sincere lyrics and gave the album a four out of five star rating. Q also praised its neo soul style and called Songs in A Minor a "prime candidate to head up the nu-soul revolution".[8] NME's Christian Ward gave it a rating of 9/10 and called it a "brilliant debut".[6]

Accolades

Songs in A Minor led Keys to win five awards at the 2002 Grammy Awards: Song of the Year, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, and Best R&B Song for "Fallin'", Best New Artist, and Best R&B Album; "Fallin'" was also nominated for Record of the Year. Keys became the second female solo artist to win five Grammy Awards in a single night, following Lauryn Hill at the 41st Grammy Awards.[40] Keys was also named Best New Artist at the 2002 World Music Awards.[41] "Fallin'" was ranked at number 37 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the Past 25 Years in 2003[42] and was ranked the 413th greatest song of all time by Blender magazine.[43] The album was ranked number two on the Rolling Stone Top 10 of 2001, number 18 on The Village Voice's 2001 Pazz & Jop list, number 27 on Mojo magazine's Best 40 Albums of 2001 and was inducted to Q magazine's 100 Greatest Albums Ever.[44][45]

Track listing

  1. "Piano & I" (Alicia Keys) – 1:52
  2. "Girlfriend" (Keys, Jermaine Dupri, Joshua Thompson) – 3:34
  3. "How Come You Don't Call Me" (Prince) – 3:57
  4. "Fallin'" (Keys) – 3:30
  5. "Troubles" (Keys, Kerry Brothers, Jr.) – 4:28
  6. "Rock wit U" (Keys, Taneisha Smith, Brothers) – 5:36
  7. "A Woman's Worth" (Keys, Erika Rose) – 5:03
  8. "Jane Doe" (Keys, Kandi Burruss) – 3:48
  9. "Goodbye" (Keys) – 4:20
  10. "The Life" (Keys, Smith, Brothers) – 5:25
  11. "Mr. Man" (duet with Jimmy Cozier) (Keys, Jimmy Cozier) – 4:09
  12. "Never Felt This Way (Interlude)" (Brian McKnight) – 2:01
  13. "Butterflyz" (Keys) – 4:08
  14. "Why Do I Feel So Sad" (Keys, Warryn Campbell) – 4:25
  15. "Caged Bird" (Keys) – 3:02
  16. "Loving You"[46] (hidden track) (Keys) – 3:49
Japanese bonus tracks
  2. "Rear View Mirror" (Keys, Brothers, L. Green, Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels) – 4:06
  3. "Fallin'" (Extended Remix featuring Busta Rhymes and Rampage) – 4:18
  4. "A Woman's Worth" (Remix Radio Edit) – 4:24
UK bonus tracks
  2. "Fallin'" (Remix featuring Busta Rhymes and Rampage) – 4:15
  3. "A Woman's Worth" (Remix)/"Loving You" (hidden track) – 10:38

Remixed & Unplugged in A Minor

Following the release of Songs in A Minor, Keys released Remixed & Unplugged in A Minor (issued in some countries as Songs in A Minor: Remixed & Unplugged) on October 22, 2002, an alternative version to the album containing some of the original tracks remixed and/or unplugged.

Disc 1
Remixed
  1. "Girlfriend" (KrucialKeys Sista Girl Mix) – 3:27
  2. "Gangsta Lovin'" (Eve featuring Alicia Keys) (Alisa Yarbrough, Jonah Ellis, Lonnie Simmons) – 3:59
  3. "Fallin'" (Remix featuring Busta Rhymes and Rampage) – 3:56
  4. "A Woman's Worth" (Remix) – 3:20
  5. "Butterflyz" (Roger's Release Mix) – 3:54
  6. "Troubles" (J-Jay & Chris Lum Bootleg Mix) – 4:24
  7. "How Come You Don't Call Me" (Neptunes Remix) – 4:23
  8. "Fallin'" (Ali Version) – 4:30
Disc 2
Unplugged

Recorded on August 10, 2002 at KeyArena, Seattle, Washington

  2. "Moonlight Sonata/L'Interludio, Ambivalente/Ain't Misbehavin'" (Beethoven, Ray Chew, Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf, Thomas Waller) – 2:22
  3. "Goodbye" – 2:49
  4. "Never Felt This Way" (McKnight, Brandon Barnes) – 1:45
  5. "Butterflyz" – 0:52
  6. "Caged Bird" – 2:03
  7. "I Got a Little Something for You" (Keys) – 1:45
  8. "Someday We'll All Be Free" (Donny Hathaway, Edward Howard) – 6:24

Personnel

Musicians

Production

Charts

Chart procession and succession

Preceded by U.S. Billboard 200 number-one album
July 14, 2001
July 28, 2001 – August 4, 2001 		Succeeded by
Devil's Night by D12
Celebrity by 'N Sync
Preceded by
Alle Kleuren by K3
 Dutch Albums Chart number-one album
September 15, 2001 – September 22, 2001 		Succeeded by
V by Live

Release history

Country Date Label
United States June 5, 2001 J
Canada June 26, 2001 Sony
United Kingdom July 23, 2001 J
Germany September 3, 2001
Australia
Japan February 27, 2002 BMG
France October 29, 2002 J

Notes

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