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| Artist = [[Alicia Keys]] |
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| Cover = AliciaKeys-AsIAm.jpg |
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| Released = {{Start date|2007|11|9}} |
| Released = {{Start date|2007|11|9}}<br><small>(see [[#Release history|release history]])</small> |
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| Recorded = 2005–2007<br>Glenwood Place Studios<br><small>([[Burbank, California]])</small> <br> Pie Studios<br><small>([[Glen Cove, New York]])</small> <br> Conway Studios<br>[[Henson Recording Studios|Henson Studios]]<br><small>([[Hollywood]], [[Los Angeles]], |
| Recorded = 2005–2007<br>Glenwood Place Studios<br><small>([[Burbank, California|Burbank]], [[California]])</small> <br> Pie Studios<br><small>([[Glen Cove, New York|Glen Cove]], [[New York]])</small> <br> Conway Studios<br>[[Henson Recording Studios|Henson Studios]]<br><small>([[Hollywood, Los Angeles, California|Hollywood]], [[Los Angeles]], California)</small> <br> Oven Studios<br><small>([[Long Island]], New York)</small> <br> Kung Fu Gardens<br><small>(Los Angeles, California)</small> <br> Legacy Recording Studios<br><small>([[New York City]], New York)</small> <br> Plus XXX<br><small>([[Paris]], France)</small> |
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| Genre = [[contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[soul music|soul]], [[Pop music|pop]] <!--Do NOT alter genres without discussion on the talk page. These are sourced in the article.--> |
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'''''As I Am''''' is the third [[studio album]] by American recording artist [[Alicia Keys]]. It was released in the United States on November 13, 2007 by [[J Records]]. Recording sessions for the album took place at various recording studios during 2005 to 2007. Production was handled primarily by Keys, [[Kerry Brothers, Jr.|Kerry "Krucial" Brothers]], Jack Splash, and [[Linda Perry]], with a guest contribution from musician [[John Mayer]]. |
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'''''As I Am''''' is the third [[studio album]] by American [[contemporary R&B|R&B]] and [[Soul music|soul]] musician [[Alicia Keys]], released November 13, 2007 on [[J Records]] in the United States. Recording sessions for the album took place at various recording studios during 2005 to 2007. Production was handled primarily by Alicia Keys, [[Kerry Brothers, Jr.|Kerry "Krucial" Brothers]], Jack Splash, and [[Linda Perry]], with a guest contribution from musician [[John Mayer]]. |
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The album debuted at number one on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart, selling 742,000 copies in its first week, and |
The album debuted at number one on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart, selling 742,000 copies in its first week, and the highest first-week sales by a female R&B artist, and eventually earned [[RIAA certification|triple platinum]] certification from the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]]. It became an international commercial success and produced four singles that achieved chart success, including "[[No One (Alicia Keys song)|No One]]", which became the most listened song of 2007 in America. Despite mixed criticism towards Keys' songwriting, ''As I Am'' received generally positive reviews from most music critics and earned Keys several accolades, including three [[Grammy Awards]]. It has sold over five million copies worldwide. |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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A limited number of vinyl records were pressed on double red vinyl at [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]'s historic [http://www.urpressing.com United Record Pressing]. They contain the fourteen standard tracks divided into two vinyls with seven tracks each. |
A limited number of vinyl records were pressed on double red vinyl at [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]'s historic [http://www.urpressing.com United Record Pressing]. They contain the fourteen standard tracks divided into two vinyls with seven tracks each. |
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==Singles== |
== Singles == |
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On September 11, 2007, Keys premiered the lead singles from the album. The first single "[[No One (Alicia Keys song)|No One]]" peaked at number one on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], becoming Keys' third number-one single and was also successful in other international markets, peaking in top ten positions around the world. Additionally, "No One" won two [[50th Grammy Awards |
On September 11, 2007, Keys premiered the lead singles from the album. The first single "[[No One (Alicia Keys song)|No One]]" peaked at number one on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], becoming Keys' third number-one single and was also successful in other international markets, peaking in top ten positions around the world, The singles were 3× platinum respectively by [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA). Additionally, "No One" won two Grammy Awards at the [[50th Grammy Awards]]: [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Song|Best R&B Song]], and [[Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance|Best Female R&B Vocal Performance]]. A second single "[[Like You'll Never See Me Again]]" was released as a single and peaked at twelve on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and number one on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] chart. The next single "[[Teenage Love Affair]]" peaked at number fifty-fourth in the US and Top 5 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] chart. The fourth and final single "[[Superwoman (Alicia Keys song)|Superwoman]]" peaked at number eighty-two in the US and Top 20 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] chart. It also won a Grammy for the [[Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance|Best Female R&B Vocal Performance]]<ref name="grammy.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/grammy_awards/52nd_show/list.aspx |title=Nominees for 52nd Grammy Awards |publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |date=2009-03-07 |accessdate=2009-12-31}}</ref>. |
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==Reception== |
==Reception== |
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===Commercial performance=== |
===Commercial performance=== |
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The album became Keys' fourth consecutive number-one album on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], selling 742,000 copies in its first week; this amount is the largest ever first-week sales for any female artist since Norah Jones' ''[[ |
The album became Keys' fourth consecutive number-one album on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], selling 742,000 copies in its first week; this amount is the largest ever first-week sales for any female artist since Norah Jones' ''[[Feels like Home]]'' sold one million copies in its opening week in 2004.<ref>{{cite web |last=Cohen |first=Jonathan |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003676535 |title=Keys Storms Chart With Mega-Selling 'As I Am' |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=November 21, 2007 |accessdate=2008-08-09}}</ref> This made Keys' third consecutive multi-platinum studio album in the United States. The album spawned four singles; two of them became number-one hits on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] chart, while the others entered the top three and the top fifteen respectively. ''As I Am'' was ranked the U.S.' best-selling album overall<ref name="us_yearend">{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/chart_display.jsp?f=The+Billboard+200&g=Year-end+Albums |title=The Billboard 200 – 2008 Year-End Chart |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |accessdate=2009-02-06}}</ref> and the best-selling R&B album<ref name="us_rnbyearend">{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/chart_display.jsp?f=Top+R%26B%2FHip-Hop+Albums&g=Year-end+Albums |title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – 2008 Year-End Chart |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |accessdate=2009-02-06}}</ref> of 2008 by ''Billboard'', while its lead single, "[[No One (Alicia Keys song)|No One]]", became the most listened song in America that same year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2008/12/16/alicia-keys-flo-rida-top-neilsen-year-end-charts/ |title=Alicia Keys, Flo Rida Top Nielsen Year-End Charts |work=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=December 16, 2008 |accessdate=2008-12-17}}</ref> ''As I Am'' has been certified triple platinum by the RIAA as of January 3, 2008.<ref name="riaa"/> It is the fourth best-selling album of 2007 in the United States and the best-selling album of 2008.<ref name="us_yearend"/> In 2010, [[Billboard magazine]] named it the seventy-sixth most successful album of the decade.<ref>http://www.billboard.com/#/charts-decade-end/billboard-200-albums?year=2009&begin=61&order=position</ref> The album has sold over five million copies worldwide.<ref>Staff. [http://www.nme.com/news/alicia-keys/36357 Alicia Keys to find backing singer via Myspace]. ''NME''. Retrieved on 2010-05-08.</ref> |
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===Critical response=== |
===Critical response=== |
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''As I Am'' received positive reviews from most [[music criticism|music critic]]s.<ref name="Metacritic">{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/as-i-am |title=''As I Am'' Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=2010-12-25}}</ref> At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[Standard score|normalized]] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an [[weighted mean|average]] score of 66, based on 22 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="Metacritic"/> [[Jon Pareles]], writing for ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]'', gave the album four out of five stars, saying that "Only 27, she has learned classic soul [...] Her first two albums showed how well she could renovate an old structure. ''As I Am'' advances by showing an experimental side."<ref name="Pareles">Pareles, Jon. [http://www.blender.com/guide/new/54849/as-i-am.html Review: ''As I Am'']. ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]''. Retrieved on 2009-09-19.</ref> ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' commented that Keys' songwriting has improvement from her previous work.<ref name="Dugue">Dugue, Rodney. "[http://www.spin.com/reviews/alicia-keys-i-am-j Review: ''As I Am'']". ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'': 120. December 2007.</ref> In a rave review of the album, Gregory Stephen Tate of ''[[The Village Voice]]'' praised Keys for her vintage soul influence and called ''As I Am'' a "complete work".<ref name="Tate">Tate, Gregory Stephen. [http://www.villagevoice.com/2007-11-20/music/extensions-of-a-woman/ Review: ''As I Am'']. ''[[The Village Voice]]''. Retrieved on 2009-09-19.</ref> ''[[NME]]'' perceived the album as a departure from Keys' previous albums and described it as "streetwise, smoky set of real soul".<ref name="NME">Columnist. [http://www.nme.com/reviews/alicia-keys/9255 Review: ''As I Am'']. ''[[NME]]''. Retrieved on 2009-09-19.</ref> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''{{'}}s Neil Drumming described it as "Keys' most polished — if, at times, edgeless — album to date".<ref name="Drumming">Drumming, Neil. [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20158437,00.html Review: ''As I Am'']. ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''. Retrieved on 2009-09-19.</ref> [[Slant Magazine]]'s Sal Cinquemani wrote that "Keys isn't quite a superwoman come to save R&B from itself, but the timeless quality of ''As I Am'' is right on time."<ref name="Cinquemani">Cinquemani, Sal. [http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=1229 Review: ''As I Am'']. [[Slant Magazine]]. Retrieved on 2009-09-19.</ref> ''[[USA Today]]'' gave the album three out of four stars and called it Keys' "most cohesive studio album".<ref name="Gundersen">Gundersen, Edna. [http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/reviews/2007-11-12-alicia-keys_N.htm Review: ''As I Am'']. ''[[USA Today]]''. Retrieved on 2009-09-19.</ref> Nate Chinen of ''[[The New York Times]]'' stated "''As I Am'' radiates not just confidence but also experience", and called it Keys' "strongest effort yet".<ref name="Chinen">Chinen, Nate. [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/12/arts/music/12choi.html?_r=2&ref=music&oref=slogin Review: ''As I Am'']. ''[[The New York Times]]''. Retrieved on 2009-09-19.</ref> |
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''As I Am'' received generally positive reviews from most music critics, based on an aggregate score of 66/100 from [[Metacritic]].<ref>[http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/keysalicia/asiam As I Am (2007): Reviews]. [[Metacritic]]. Retrieved on 2009-06-29.</ref> ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' magazine gave the album four out of five stars and perceived Keys' songwriting as an improvement from her previous work.<ref name="Dugue">Dugue, Rodney. "[http://books.google.com/books?id=3jk52QtJvGoC&pg=PA120 Review: ''As I Am'']". ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'': 120. December 2007.</ref> Mark Edward Nero of [[About.com]] gave the album 4½ out of 5 stars and commended Keys for her musicianship and lyrical maturity.<ref name="Nero">Nero, Mark Edward. [http://randb.about.com/od/reviews/fr/AliciaKeysAsIAm.htm Review: ''As I Am'']. [[About.com]]. Retrieved on 2009-09-19.</ref> [[Jon Pareles]], writing for ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]'', gave the album four out of five stars, saying that "Only 27, she has learned classic soul: "Teenage Love Affair" has the gleam of Motown, and "Where Do We Go From Here", built on an obscure Memphis-soul sample, turns into a vintage cry from the heart" and then adding "Her first two albums showed how well she could renovate an old structure. ''As I Am'' advances by showing an experimental side."<ref name="Pareles">Pareles, Jon. [http://www.blender.com/guide/new/54849/as-i-am.html Review: ''As I Am'']. ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]''. Retrieved on 2009-09-19.</ref> In a rave review of the album, Gregory Stephen Tate of ''[[The Village Voice]]'' praised Keys for her vintage soul influence and called ''As I Am'' a "complete work".<ref name="Tate">Tate, Gregory Stephen. [http://www.villagevoice.com/2007-11-20/music/extensions-of-a-woman/ Review: ''As I Am'']. ''[[The Village Voice]]''. Retrieved on 2009-09-19.</ref> ''[[NME]]'' perceived the album as a departure from Keys' previous albums and described it as "streetwise, smoky set of real soul".<ref name="NME">Columnist. [http://www.nme.com/reviews/alicia-keys/9255 Review: ''As I Am'']. ''[[NME]]''. Retrieved on 2009-09-19.</ref> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''{{'}}s Neil Drumming described it as "Keys' most polished — if, at times, edgeless — album to date".<ref name="Drumming">Drumming, Neil. [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20158437,00.html Review: ''As I Am'']. ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''. Retrieved on 2009-09-19.</ref> [[Slant Magazine]]'s Sal Cinquemani wrote that "Keys isn't quite a superwoman come to save R&B from itself, but the timeless quality of ''As I Am'' is right on time."<ref name="Cinquemani">Cinquemani, Sal. [http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=1229 Review: ''As I Am'']. [[Slant Magazine]]. Retrieved on 2009-09-19.</ref> ''[[USA Today]]'' gave the album 3 out 4 stars and called it Keys' "most cohesive studio album".<ref name="Gundersen">Gundersen, Edna. [http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/reviews/2007-11-12-alicia-keys_N.htm Review: ''As I Am'']. ''[[USA Today]]''. Retrieved on 2009-09-19.</ref> Nate Chinen of ''[[The New York Times]]'' stated "''As I Am'' radiates not just confidence but also experience", and called it Keys' "strongest effort yet".<ref name="Chinen">Chinen, Nate. [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/12/arts/music/12choi.html?_r=2&ref=music&oref=slogin Review: ''As I Am'']. ''[[The New York Times]]''. Retrieved on 2009-09-19.</ref> |
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Keys' songwriting on the album received negative criticism from ''[[The Washington Post]]''{{'}}s J. Freedom du Lac, who called ''As I Am'' "disappointing" and wrote that it "reveals her considerable limitations as a lyricist".<ref name="Lac">Lac, J. Freedom du. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/12/AR2007111201967.html Review: ''As I Am'']. ''[[The Washington Post]]''. Retrieved on 2009-09-19.</ref> Dorian Lynskey of ''[[The Guardian]]'' gave the album 2 out of 5 stars and called Keys "crashingly dull... her vaunted self-belief seemingly leaves no room for vulnerability, humour, insight or any of the other qualities possessed by the soul giants to whose stature she aspires".<ref>Lynskey, Dorian. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2007/nov/16/urban.shopping Review: ''As I Am'']. ''[[The Guardian]]''. Retrieved on 2010-07-17.</ref> Writing for ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', critic [[Robert Christgau]] found the album's prevailing mood "reflectively soulful and the prevailing tempo mid".<ref name="Christgau">Christgau, Robert. [http://www.webcitation.org/5rHg3rXN4 Review: ''As I Am'']. ''[[Rolling Stone]]''. Archived from [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/aliciakeys/albums/album/17121993/review/17139246/as_i_am the original] 2009-09-19.</ref> Despite commending the album for its "more traditional soul" and pop-oriented sound, ''[[The Observer]]'' writer Stephanie Merritt perceived Keys' lyrics as a significant fault and wrote "for the most part, the lyrics are so reliant on stock phrases - 'feel your touch', 'hold me', 'shoulda known', etc - that you could read anything you like into them without them carrying any personal feeling at all".<ref name="Merritt">Merritt, Stephanie. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2007/nov/11/shopping.popandrock Review: ''As I Am'']. ''[[The Observer]]''. Retrieved on 2009-12-25.</ref> ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' writer [[Greg Kot]] gave ''As I Am'' a mixed review and wrote "The main problem is that Keys’ songwriting has yet to transcend her obvious influences".<ref name="Kot">Kot, Greg. [http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/turn_it_up/2007/11/drab-production.html Review: ''As I Am'']. ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''. Retrieved on 2009-12-25.</ref> Marisa Brown of [[Allmusic]] also viewed its lyrical quality as a weakness and gave it 3½ out of 5 stars, writing that "even though ''As I Am'' is a flawed work — a little too poppy, a little too clichéd — it is also indicative of what Keys can and will do".<ref name="Brown">Brown, Marisa. [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:f9frxzwhldje Review: ''As I Am'']. [[Allmusic]]. Retrieved on 2009-09-19.</ref> |
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===Accolades=== |
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The album was number thirty-six on ''Rolling Stone''{{'}}s list of the Top 50 Albums of 2007.<ref>Robert Christgau, David Fricke, Christian Hoard, Rob Sheffield (December 17, 2007). [http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17601851/the_top_50_albums_of_2007/36 "The Top 50 Albums of 2007"] ''Rolling Stone''. Retrieved 2007-12-20</ref> The song "Teenage Love Affair" was number twenty-three on ''Rolling Stone''{{'}}s list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.<ref>No byline (December 11, 2007). [http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17601851/the_top_50_albums_of_2007/6 "The 100 Best Songs of 2007"] ''Rolling Stone''. Retrieved 2007-12-21</ref> ''As I Am'' received two [[Grammy Award]]s for the song "[[No One (Alicia Keys song)|No One]]" at the [[50th Grammy Awards|2008 ceremony]] for [[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]]. The following year, she won the award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for "[[Superwoman (Alicia Keys song)|Superwoman]]" and received two more nominations for [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals|Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals]] for "Lesson Learned" along with [[John Mayer]] and [[Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video|Best Short Form Music Video]] for "[[Another Way to Die]]" along with [[Jack White (musician)|Jack White]] at the [[51st Grammy Awards|2009 Grammy Awards]]. |
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The album was number thirty-six on ''Rolling''{{'}}s list of the Top 50 Albums of 2007.<ref>Robert Christgau, David Fricke, Christian Hoard, Rob Sheffield (December 17, 2007). [http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17601851/the_top_50_albums_of_2007/36 "The Top 50 Albums of 2007"] ''Rolling Stone''. Retrieved 2007-12-20</ref> The song "Teenage Love Affair" was number twenty-three on ''Rolling Stone''{{'}}s list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.<ref>No byline (December 11, 2007). [http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17601851/the_top_50_albums_of_2007/6 "The 100 Best Songs of 2007"] ''Rolling Stone''. Retrieved 2007-12-21</ref> ''As I Am'' received two [[Grammy Award]]s for the song "[[No One (Alicia Keys song)|No One]]" at the [[50th Grammy Awards|2008 ceremony]] for [[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]]. The following year, she won the award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for "[[Superwoman (Alicia Keys song)|Superwoman]]" and received two more nominations for [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals|Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals]] for "Lesson Learned" along with [[John Mayer]] and [[Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video|Best Short Form Music Video]] for "[[Another Way to Die]]" along with [[Jack White (musician)|Jack White]] at the [[51st Grammy Awards|2009 Grammy Awards]]. |
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The album won a 2008 [[NAACP Image Awards|NAACP Image Award]] for [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Album|Outstanding Album]], while "[[Like You'll Never See Me Again]]" won for [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Song|Outstanding Song]] and [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Music Video|Outstanding Music Video]]. At the 2009 NAACP Image Awards, the "Superwoman" was nominated for Outstanding Song and Outstanding Music Video; it lost both categories to [[will.i.am]]'s "[[Yes We Can]]". "Like You'll Never See Me Again" was nominated for the [[BET Awards|BET Award]] for [[BET Award for Video of the Year|Video of the Year]] in 2008. The album won two [[American Music Awards of 2008|2008 American Music Awards]] for Favorite Pop/Rock Album and Favorite Soul/R&B Album. ''As I Am'' received a nomination for Album of the Year at the [[MTV Europe Music Awards 2008]]. |
The album won a 2008 [[NAACP Image Awards|NAACP Image Award]] for [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Album|Outstanding Album]], while "[[Like You'll Never See Me Again]]" won for [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Song|Outstanding Song]] and [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Music Video|Outstanding Music Video]]. At the 2009 NAACP Image Awards, the "Superwoman" was nominated for Outstanding Song and Outstanding Music Video; it lost both categories to [[will.i.am]]'s "[[Yes We Can]]". "Like You'll Never See Me Again" was nominated for the [[BET Awards|BET Award]] for [[BET Award for Video of the Year|Video of the Year]] in 2008. The album won two [[American Music Awards of 2008|2008 American Music Awards]] for Favorite Pop/Rock Album and Favorite Soul/R&B Album. ''As I Am'' received a nomination for Album of the Year at the [[MTV Europe Music Awards 2008]]. |
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==Track listing== |
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| length3 = 4:34 |
| length3 = 4:34 |
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| title4 = [[No One (Alicia Keys song)|No One]] |
| title4 = [[No One (Alicia Keys song)|No One]] |
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| note4 = |
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| writer4 = Brothers, George D. Harry |
| writer4 = Brothers Jr., George D. Harry |
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| extra4 = Brothers |
| extra4 = Kerry "Krucial" Brothers |
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| length4 = 4:13 |
| length4 = 4:13 |
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| title5 = [[Like You'll Never See Me Again]] |
| title5 = [[Like You'll Never See Me Again]] |
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| note5 = |
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| writer5 = Brothers |
| writer5 = Brothers Jr. |
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| extra5 = Brothers |
| extra5 = Kerry "Krucial" Brothers |
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| length5 = 5:15 |
| length5 = 5:15 |
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| title6 = Lesson Learned |
| title6 = Lesson Learned |
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| note6 = featuring [[John Mayer]] |
| note6 = featuring [[John Mayer]] |
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| writer6 = John Mayer |
| writer6 = John Mayer |
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| extra6 = Mayer |
| extra6 = John Mayer |
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| length6 = 4:13 |
| length6 = 4:13 |
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| title7 = Wreckless Love |
| title7 = Wreckless Love |
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| note7 = |
| note7 = |
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| writer7 = Jack Splash, Matthew Kahane |
| writer7 = Harold Lilly, Jack Splash, Matthew Kahane |
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| extra7 = Splash |
| extra7 = Jack Splash |
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| length7 = 3:52 |
| length7 = 3:52 |
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| title8 = The Thing About Love |
| title8 = The Thing About Love |
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| note8 = |
| note8 = |
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| writer8 = Perry |
| writer8 = Perry |
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| extra8 = Perry |
| extra8 = Linda Perry |
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| length8 = 3:49 |
| length8 = 3:49 |
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| title9 = [[Teenage Love Affair]] |
| title9 = [[Teenage Love Affair]] |
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| note9 = |
| note9 = |
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| writer9 = |
| writer9 = Lilly, Tom Nixon, Carl Hampton, Splash, Josephine Bridges, Kahane |
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| extra9 = Splash |
| extra9 = Jack Splash |
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| length9 = 3:10 |
| length9 = 3:10 |
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| title10 = I Need You |
| title10 = I Need You |
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| note10 = |
| note10 = |
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| writer10 = Batson, Lilly, Paul L. Green |
| writer10 = Batson, Lilly, Paul L. Green |
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| extra10 = Batson |
| extra10 = Mark Batson |
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| length10 = 5:09 |
| length10 = 5:09 |
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| title11 = Where Do We Go from Here |
| title11 = Where Do We Go from Here |
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| note11 = |
| note11 = |
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| writer11 = Brothers, Mary Frierson, Johnnie Frierson |
| writer11 = Lilly, Brothers Jr., Mary Frierson, Johnnie Frierson |
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| extra11 = Brothers |
| extra11 = Kerry "Krucial" Brothers |
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| length11 = 4:10 |
| length11 = 4:10 |
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| title12 = Prelude to a Kiss |
| title12 = Prelude to a Kiss |
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| note12 = |
| note12 = |
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| writer12 = |
| writer12 = |
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| extra12 = |
| extra12 = |
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| length12 = 2:07 |
| length12 = 2:07 |
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| title13 = Tell You Something (Nana's Reprise) |
| title13 = Tell You Something (Nana's Reprise) |
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| note13 = |
| note13 = |
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| writer13 = [[Novel (musician)|Novel Stevenson]], Ron Haney |
| writer13 = Brothers Jr., Steve Mostyn, Green, [[Novel (musician)|Novel Stevenson]], Ron Haney |
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| extra13 = Kerry "Krucial" Brothers |
| extra13 = Kerry "Krucial" Brothers |
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| length13 = 4:28 |
| length13 = 4:28 |
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| title14 = Sure Looks Good to Me |
| title14 = Sure Looks Good to Me |
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| note14 = |
| note14 = |
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| writer14 = Perry |
| writer14 = Perry |
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| extra14 = Perry |
| extra14 = Linda Perry |
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| length14 = 4:31 |
| length14 = 4:31 |
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* "As I Am (Intro)" — Contains an interpolation of [[Nocturne Op. Posth. in C-sharp minor (Chopin)|Nocturne No. 20 in C-sharp minor, op. posth]] by [[Frédéric Chopin]] |
* "As I Am (Intro)" — Contains an interpolation of [[Nocturne Op. Posth. in C-sharp minor (Chopin)|Nocturne No. 20 in C-sharp minor, op. posth]] by [[Frédéric Chopin]] |
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* "Teenage Love Affair" — Contains a portion of [[The Temprees]]' "(Girl) I Love You" (Josephine Bridges, Carl Hampton, Tom Nixon) |
* "[[Teenage Love Affair]]" — Contains a portion of [[The Temprees]]' "(Girl) I Love You" (Josephine Bridges, Carl Hampton, Tom Nixon) |
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* "Where Do We Go from Here" — Contains a portion of |
* "Where Do We Go from Here" — Contains a portion of Wendy Rene's "After Laughter (Comes Tears)" (Mary Frierson, Johnnie Frierson) |
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===Bonus tracks=== |
===Bonus tracks=== |
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<li>"Hurt So Bad" (pre-order bonus) – 2:56</ol> |
<li>"Hurt So Bad" (pre-order bonus) – 2:56</ol> |
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*<u>UK |
*<u>UK & Japanese edition</u> |
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<ol start="15"><li>"Waiting for Your Love" – 3:53</ol> |
<ol start="15"><li>"Waiting for Your Love" – 3:53</ol> |
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*<u>Japanese limited edition ( |
*<u>Japanese limited edition (Bonus CD)</u> |
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<ol start="1"><li>"Waiting for Your Love" |
<ol start="1"><li>"Waiting for Your Love" |
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<li>"Hurt So Bad" |
<li>"Hurt So Bad" |
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===''The Super Edition''=== |
===''The Super Edition''=== |
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The album was re-released on November 10, 2008 in the UK and on November 14 (as an import release) and November 25 (as a mainstream release) in the |
The album was re-released on November 10, 2008 in the UK and on November 14 (as an import release) and November 25 (as a mainstream release) in the U.S., titled ''As I Am: The Super Edition''. The album consists of three additional tracks and a second disc of five performances at [[The Coronet]] in [[London]].<ref>{{cite web |date=October 23, 2008 |title=Alicia Keys As I Am - Super Edition (CD/DVD) - Available Nov 10th |work=RCA |url=http://www.rcalabelgroup.co.uk/news/11102/0/|accessdate=2008-11-04}}</ref><ref>Joszor, Njai. [http://www.singersroom.com/news/entertainment-story-2674.asp 'Super Alicia': Keys Sets "As I Am" Re-Release]. Singersroom.com. Retrieved on 2010-02-17.</ref> The edition's lead single, "Another Way to Die", was written as the theme song to the 2008 film ''[[Quantum of Solace]]''.<ref name="Billboard">{{cite news |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003832786 |title=Alicia Keys, Jack White Team For Bond Theme |publisher=''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' |last=Donahue |first=Ann |date=2008-07-29 }}</ref> |
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<li>"Saviour" – 3:22</ol> |
<li>"Saviour" – 3:22</ol> |
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*<u>Bonus disc |
*<u>Bonus disc - Live from The Coronet Theatre (London)</u> |
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<ol start="1"><li>"[[You Don't Know My Name]]" |
<ol start="1"><li>"[[You Don't Know My Name]]" |
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<li>"Superwoman" |
<li>"Superwoman" |
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Credits for ''As I Am'' adapted from liner notes.<ref>Track listing and credits as per liner notes for ''As I Am'' album</ref> |
Credits for ''As I Am'' adapted from liner notes.<ref>Track listing and credits as per liner notes for ''As I Am'' album</ref> |
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===Musicians=== |
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*Alicia Keys – vocals |
*Alicia Keys – vocals, piano, Fender Rhodes piano, harpsichord, Wurlitzer organ, Mellotron, synthesizer, bass synthesizer, Moog synthesizer, string synthesizer, vocoder, programming, background vocals |
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* |
*Mark Batson – piano, clavinet, Hammond B-3 organ, Moog synthesizer, programming, drum programming |
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*Kerry "Krucial" Brothers – drum programming |
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*Michael Dease – tenor trombone, bass trombone |
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*Andrew Chavez – engineer |
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*Vincent Creusot – engineer |
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*[[Michael Dease]] – tenor trombone, bass trombone |
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*Brendan Dekora – engineer |
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*Darryl Dixon – alto saxophone |
*Darryl Dixon – alto saxophone |
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*Duane Eubanks – trumpet |
*Duane Eubanks – trumpet |
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*Damon Fox – Hammond C-3 organ, Mellotron, Minimoog |
*Damon Fox – Hammond C-3 organ, Mellotron, Minimoog |
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*[[Chad Franscoviak]] – engineer |
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*L. Green – background vocals |
*L. Green – background vocals |
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*Keith Gretlein – engineer |
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*Zach Hancock – engineer |
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*Ron Haney – guitar |
*Ron Haney – guitar |
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*Everette K. Harp – saxophone |
*Everette K. Harp – saxophone |
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*Bria Harper – violinist, background vocalist |
*Bria Harper – violinist, background vocalist |
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*[[David Ryan Harris]] – guitar |
*[[David Ryan Harris]] – guitar |
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*Dirty Harry – co-producer |
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*Sean Hurley – bass guitar |
*Sean Hurley – bass guitar |
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*Paul Ill – bass guitar |
*Paul Ill – bass guitar |
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*[[Steve Jordan (musician)|Steve Jordan]] – drums |
*[[Steve Jordan (musician)|Steve Jordan]] – drums |
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*Kristofer Kaufman – engineer |
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*Ryan Kebrle – tenor trombone |
*Ryan Kebrle – tenor trombone |
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*Harry Kim – trombone |
*Harry Kim – trombone |
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*Trevor Lawrence, Jr. – drums, percussion |
*Trevor Lawrence, Jr. – drums, percussion |
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*Harold Lilly – background vocals |
*Harold Lilly – background vocals |
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*Carl Maraghi – baritone saxophone |
*Carl Maraghi – baritone saxophone |
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*[[Manny Marroquin]] – engineer |
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*[[John Mayer]] – guitar, background vocals |
*[[John Mayer]] – guitar, background vocals |
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*Ann Mincieli – engineer |
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*Steve Mostyn – acoustic guitar, bass guitar |
*Steve Mostyn – acoustic guitar, bass guitar |
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*[[Linda Perry]] – |
*[[Linda Perry]] – piano, background vocals |
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*Glenn Pittman – engineer |
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*Ivan F. Reyes – background vocals |
*Ivan F. Reyes – background vocals |
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*Mark Robohm – drums |
*Mark Robohm – drums |
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*Jumaane Smith – trumpet |
*Jumaane Smith – trumpet |
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*John "Jubu" Smith – guitar |
*John "Jubu" Smith – guitar |
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*Jack Splash – various instruments |
*Jack Splash – various instruments, programming |
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*Novel Stevenson – background vocals |
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*David G. Stout – trumpet |
*David G. Stout – trumpet |
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*Jason Sugata – french horn |
*Jason Sugata – french horn |
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*Peter Thorn – guitar |
*Peter Thorn – guitar |
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*Seamus Tyson – engineer |
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*David Watson – tenor saxophone |
*David Watson – tenor saxophone |
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*Jack Splash – producer |
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*Kerry "Krucial" Brothers – producer |
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*Dirty Harry – producer |
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*Alicia Keys – producer |
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*Mark Batson – producer |
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*Andrew Chavez – engineer |
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*Stuart White – engineer |
*Stuart White – engineer |
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*Keith Gretlein – engineer |
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*Kristofer Kaufman – engineer |
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*Seamus Tyson – engineer |
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*Brendan Dekora – engineer |
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*Linda Perry – engineer |
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*Seth Waldmann – engineer |
*Seth Waldmann – engineer |
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*[[Chad Franscoviak]] – engineer |
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*Manny Marroquin – engineer |
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*Ann Mincieli – engineer |
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*Glenn Pittman – engineer |
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==Charts |
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|[[ARIA Charts|Australian Albums Chart]]<ref name="ultratop">{{cite web |url=http://www.ultratop.be/en/showitem.asp?interpret=Alicia+Keys&titel=As+I+Am&cat=a |title=Alicia Keys – As I Am |work=[[Ultratop]] |publisher=Hung Medien |accessdate=October 25, 2010}}</ref> |
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|align="left"|[[Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers|Argentinian Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?CodOp=ESCS&CO=6 |title=Ranking Venta Mayorista de Discos – Semanal |work=[[Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers|CAPIF]] |language=Spanish |accessdate=2007-11-23}}</ref> |
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|[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|Austrian Albums Chart]]<ref name="ultratop"/> |
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|align="left"|[[ARIA Charts|Australian Urban Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display_urban.asp?chart=1Q40RB&chart2=1R40RB |title=Australian Top 40 Urban Albums Chart |work=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] |accessdate=2008-11-23}}</ref> |
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|[[Ultratop 50|Belgian Albums Chart]] (Flanders)<ref name="ultratop"/> |
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|align="left"|[[Hitradio Ö3|Austrian Albums Chart]]<ref name="acharts">{{cite web |url=http://acharts.us/album/29743 |title=Alicia Keys – As I Am – Music Charts |work=αCharts.us |accessdate=2007-11-20}}</ref> |
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|[[Ultratop 50|Belgian Albums Chart]] (Wallonia)<ref name=" |
|align="left"|[[Ultratop 50|Belgian Albums Chart]] (Wallonia)<ref name="swiss">{{cite web |url=http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Alicia+Keys&titel=As+I+Am&cat=a |title=Alicia Keys – As I Am – swisscharts.com |work=swisscharts.com |accessdate=2008-05-16}}</ref> |
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|[[Canadian Albums Chart]]<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |url= |
|align="left"|[[Canadian Albums Chart]]<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |url=http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:f9frxzwhldje~T3 |title=As I Am > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums |work=[[Allmusic]] |accessdate=2008-05-16}}</ref> |
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|align="left"|[[MegaCharts|Dutch Albums Chart]]<ref name="acharts"/> |
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|[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|Czech Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparada/index.php?a=titul&hitparada=14&titul=145538&sec=376ba7a8ded78d5c1cd2cd94550d041f |title=TOP50 Prodejní |language=Czech |publisher=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]] |accessdate=May 4, 2009}}</ref> |
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|[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|Danish Albums Chart]]<ref name="ultratop"/> |
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|[[MegaCharts|Dutch Albums Chart]]<ref name="ultratop"/> |
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|[[European Top 100 Albums]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/ |
|align="left"|[[European Top 100 Albums]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=293&cfgn=Albums&cfn=European+Top+100+Albums&ci=3090681&cdi=9638192&cid=12%2F01%2F2007 |title=European Top 100 Albums |accessdate=2008-05-16 |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref> |
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|[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|French Albums Chart]]<ref name=" |
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|[[Media Control Charts|German Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/Keys%2CAlicia/As+I+Am/longplay |title=Musicline.de – Chartverfolgung – Alicia Keys – As I Am |language=German |work=''[[Media Control Charts|Media Control]]'' |publisher=PhonoNet GmbH |accessdate=October 25, 2010}}</ref> |
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|[[IFPI Greece|Greek International Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.gr/chart01.htm |title=Top 50 International Albums |language=Greek |publisher=[[IFPI Greece]] |accessdate=March 11, 2008}}</ref> |
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|[[Irish Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2007&year=2007&week=47 |title=Top 75 Artist Album, Week Ending 22 November 2007 |work=[[Irish Recorded Music Association]] |publisher=[[Chart-Track]] |accessdate=October 25, 2010}}</ref> |
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|[[Federation of the Italian Music Industry|Italian Albums Chart]]<ref name=" |
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|[[Oricon|Japanese Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/740037/1/ |title=As I Am – |
|align="left"|[[Oricon|Japanese Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/740037/1/ |title=As I Am – Oricon |work=[[Oricon]] |language=Japanese |accessdate=2008-05-15}}</ref> |
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|align="left"|[[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|New Zealand Albums Chart]]<ref name="acharts"/> |
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|align="left"|Canadian R&B Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web |url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Charts/RANDB.html |title=Nielsen SoundScan Charts – R&B : Top 50 |work=[[Canadian Online Explorer|CANOE]] |accessdate=2007-05-16}}</ref> |
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|align="center"|4 |
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|align="left"|[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|Czech Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparada/index.php?a=titul&hitparada=14&titul=145538&sec=376ba7a8ded78d5c1cd2cd94550d041f |title=TOP50 Prodejní |work=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI]] |language=Czech |accessdate=2009-05-04}}</ref> |
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|align="center"|35 |
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|align="left"|Danish Albums Chart<ref name="acharts"/> |
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|align="left"|Estonian Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pedro.ee/web/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=521&Itemid=18 |title=CD top100, nädal 4 – 2008 |work=Pedrobeat |language=Estonian |accessdate=2008-03-15}}</ref> |
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|align="center"|6 |
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|align="left"|[[Greek International Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.gr/chart01.htm |title=Top 50 Ξένων Aλμπουμ |work=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI]] |language=Greek |accessdate=2008-03-11}}</ref> |
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|align="center"|9 |
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|align="left"|[[Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas|Mexican Albums Chart]]<ref name="acharts"/> |
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|align="center"|58 |
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|align="left"|Portuguese Albums Chart<ref name="acharts"/> |
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|align="left"|[[UK Albums Chart]]<ref name="acharts"/> |
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===Year-end charts=== |
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|Dutch Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dutchcharts.nl/yearchart_2007.asp?cat=a |title=Jaaroverzichten – Albums 2007 |
|align="left"|[[MegaCharts|Dutch Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dutchcharts.nl/yearchart_2007.asp?cat=a |title=dutchcharts.nl – Jaaroverzichten – Albums 2007 |work=dutchcharts.nl |language=Dutch |accessdate=2009-02-06}}</ref> |
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|align="center"|29 |
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|French Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/monopage.xml?id=259376&year=2007&type=2 |title=Classement Albums – année 2007 | |
|align="left"|[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|French Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/monopage.xml?id=259376&year=2007&type=2 |title=Classement Albums – année 2007 |work=[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|SNEP]] |language=French |accessdate=2009-02-06}}</ref> |
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|align="center"|39 |
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|Swiss Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web |url=http://swisscharts.com/year.asp?key=2007 |title=Swiss Year-End Charts 2007 |work= |
|align="left"|[[Swiss Music Charts|Swiss Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://swisscharts.com/year.asp?key=2007 |title=Swiss Year-End Charts 2007 |work=swisscharts.com |accessdate=2009-02-06}}</ref> |
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|align="center"|19 |
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|UK Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2007.pdf |title=UK Year-End Charts 2007 | |
|align="left"|[[UK Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2007.pdf |title=UK Year-End Charts 2007 |format=PDF |work=[[ChartsPlus]] |accessdate=2009-04-11}}</ref> |
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|align="center"|99 |
|align="center"|99 |
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!align="center"|Chart (2008) |
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|Worldwide<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/top50-2007.pdf |title=Top 50 Global Best Selling Albums for 2007 |publisher=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]] |accessdate=October 25, 2010}}</ref> |
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!align="center"|Position |
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!Chart (2008) |
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!Position |
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|Australian Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-albums-2008.htm |title=ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Albums 2008 | |
|align="left"|[[ARIA Charts|Australian Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-albums-2008.htm |title=ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Albums 2008 |work=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] |accessdate=2009-02-06}}</ref> |
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|align="center"|43 |
|align="center"|43 |
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|Australian Urban Albums<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-urban-albums-2008.htm |title=ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Urban Albums |
|align="left"|[[ARIA Charts|Australian Urban Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-urban-albums-2008.htm |title=ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Urban Albums 2008 |work=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] |accessdate=2009-02-06}}</ref> |
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|align="center"|4 |
|align="center"|4 |
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|Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2008&cat=a |title= |
|align="left"|[[Ultratop 50|Belgian Albums Chart]] (Flanders)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2008&cat=a |title=Jaaroverzichten 2008 (Flanders) |work=[[Ultratop]] |language=Dutch |accessdate=2009-02-06}}</ref> |
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|align="center"|36 |
|align="center"|36 |
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|Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2008&cat=a |title= |
|align="left"|[[Ultratop 50|Belgian Albums Chart]] (Wallonia)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2008&cat=a |title=Rapports Annuels 2008 (Wallonia) |work=[[Ultratop]] |language=French |accessdate=2009-02-06}}</ref> |
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|align="center"|23 |
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|Canadian Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts |
|align="left"|[[Canadian Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/chart_display.jsp?f=Top+Canadian+Albums&g=Year-end+Albums |title=Top Canadian Albums – 2008 Year-End Chart |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |accessdate=2009-02-06}}</ref> |
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|align="center"|10 |
|align="center"|10 |
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|align="left"|[[European Top 100 Albums]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=842&cfgn=Year-end+Albums&cfn=European+Top+100+Albums&ci=3104847&cdi=10093100&cid=12%2F31%2F2008 |title=European Top 100 Albums – 2008 Year-End Chart |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |accessdate=2009-02-06}}</ref> |
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|European Top 100 Albums<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2008/chart_display.jsp?f=European+Top+100+Albums&g=Year-end+Albums |title=2008 Year End Charts – European Top 100 Albums |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Nielsen Company|Nielsen Business Media, Inc]] |accessdate=October 25, 2010}}</ref> |
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|align="center"|16 |
|align="center"|16 |
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|align="left"|Japan Top 100 Albums<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/chart_display.jsp?f=Billboard+Japan+Top+100+Albums&g=Year-end+Albums |title=Billboard Japan Top 100 Albums – 2008 Year-End Chart |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |accessdate=2009-02-06}}</ref> |
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|align="center"|85 |
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|Japan Top 100 Albums<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2008/chart_display.jsp?f=Billboard+Japan+Top+100+Albums&g=Year-end+Albums |title=2008 Year End Charts – Billboard Japan Top 100 Albums |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Nielsen Company|Nielsen Business Media, Inc]] |accessdate=October 25, 2010}}</ref> |
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|align="center"|97 |
|align="center"|97 |
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|align="left"|U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref name="us_yearend"/> |
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| Swiss Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hitparade.ch/year.asp?key=2008 |title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2008 |author= |date= |work= |publisher= |accessdate=May 29, 2011}}</ref> ||align="center"| 32 |
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|UK Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2008.pdf |title=UK Year-End Charts 2008 |work=[[The Official Charts Company]] |publisher=[[ChartsPlus]] |accessdate=July 10, 2011}}</ref> |
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|align="center"|109 |
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|US [[Billboard Year-End|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref name="us_yearend">{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2008/chart_display.jsp?f=The+Billboard+200&g=Year-end+Albums |title=2008 Year End Charts – The Billboard 200 |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Nielsen Company|Nielsen Business Media, Inc]] |accessdate=October 25, 2010}}</ref> |
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|align="center"|1 |
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|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]]<ref name="us_rnbyearend"/> |
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|US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums<ref name="us_rnbyearend">{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2008/chart_display.jsp?f=Top+R%26B%2FHip-Hop+Albums&g=Year-end+Albums |title=2008 Year End Charts – Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Nielsen Company|Nielsen Business Media, Inc]] |accessdate=October 25, 2010}}</ref> |
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|align="center"|1 |
|align="center"|1 |
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!Chart (2009) |
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!Position |
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|Australian Urban Albums<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-urban-albums-2009.htm |title=ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Urban Albums 2009 |publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]] |accessdate=May 29, 2011}}</ref> |
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===Sales and certifications=== |
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===Decade-end charts=== |
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{| class="wikitable |
{| class="wikitable" |
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!align="center"|Territory |
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!Chart (2000–09) |
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!align="center"|Certifier |
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!Position |
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!align="center"|Certification |
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!align="center"|Sales |
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|align="left"|Australia |
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|US ''Billboard'' 200<ref name="decade">{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/decadeendcharts/chart_display.jsp?&f=Billboard+200+Albums&g=Decade-end+Albums |title=Decade End Charts – Billboard 200 Albums |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Nielsen Company|Nielsen Business Media, Inc]] |accessdate=October 25, 2010}}</ref> |
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|align="center"| |
|align="center"|[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] |
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|align="center"|Platinum<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.aupagesARIACharts-Accreditations-2008Albums.htm |title=ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2008 Albums |work=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] |accessdate=2008-04-18}}</ref> |
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|align="center"|70,000 |
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|align="left"|Austria |
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|US R&B/Hip-Hop Albums<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/decadeendcharts/2009/r-and-and-b-hip-hop-albums |title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Nielsen Company|Nielsen Business Media, Inc]] |accessdate=June 28, 2011}}</ref> |
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|align="center" rowspan="2"|[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI]] |
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|align="center"|27 |
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|align="center"|Gold<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin |title=IFPI Austria – Gold & Platin Datenbank |work=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI]] |language=German |date=November 10, 2008 |accessdate=2009-01-24}}</ref> |
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|align="center"|10,000 |
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|align="left"|Belgium |
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|align="center"|Gold<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/certifications.asp?year=2007 |title=Ultratop – Goud en platina – Albums – 2007 |work=[[Ultratop]] |language=Dutch |date=December 22, 2007 |accessdate=2009-05-04}}</ref> |
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|align="center"|15,000 |
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|align="left"|Canada |
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|align="center"|[[Canadian Recording Industry Association|CRIA]] |
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|align="center"|2× platinum<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cria.ca/gold/0508_g.php |title=CRIA: Gold & Platinum – May 2008 |work=[[Canadian Recording Industry Association|CRIA]] |accessdate=2008-08-03}}</ref> |
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|align="center"|200,000 |
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|align="left"|Europe |
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|align="center"|IFPI |
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|align="center"|Platinum<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/PLAT_MONTH_20080415.html |title=IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – Q1 2008 |work=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI]] |month=April |year=2008 |accessdate=2008-04-18}}</ref> |
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|align="center"|1,000,000 |
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|align="left"|France |
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|align="center"|[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|SNEP]] |
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|align="center"|Platinum<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/monopage.xml?id=259165&year=2008&type=12 |title=Certifications Albums Platine – année 2008 |work=[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|SNEP]] |language=French |date=October 23, 2008 |accessdate=2009-02-05}}</ref> |
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|align="center"|190,540<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.infodisc.fr/Ventes_Album07.php |title=Les Meilleurs Ventes de CD (Albums) en 2007 |work=InfoDisc |language=French |accessdate=2009-12-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.infodisc.fr/Ventes_Album08.php |title=Les Meilleurs Ventes de CD (Albums) en 2008 |work=InfoDisc |language=French |accessdate=2009-12-04}}</ref> <!-- 126,600 in 2007 and 63,940 in 2008 --> |
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|align="left"|Germany |
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|align="center"|IFPI |
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|align="center"|Gold<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=1&strSuche=As+I+Am |title=IFPI Germany – Gold/Platin-Datenbank |work=Bundesverband Musikindustrie |language=German |accessdate=2008-05-16}}</ref> |
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|align="center"|100,000 |
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|align="left"|Ireland |
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|align="center"|[[Irish Recorded Music Association|IRMA]] |
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|align="center"|Gold<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/awards/gold07.htm |title=IRMA – 2007 Certification Awards – Gold |work=[[Irish Recorded Music Association|IRMA]] |accessdate=2008-05-16}}</ref> |
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|align="center"|7,500 |
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|align="left"|Italy |
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|align="center"|[[Federation of the Italian Music Industry|FIMI]] |
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|align="center"|Platinum<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blobmusica.myblog.it/archive/2008/04/18/alicia-keys-teenage-love-affair-nuovo-singolo-in-radio.html |title=Alicia Keys "Teenage Love Affair" nuovo singolo in radio |work=BlobMusica |language=Italian |date=April 24, 2008 |accessdate=2008-09-09}}</ref> |
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|align="center"|100,000 |
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|align="left"|Japan |
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|align="center"|[[Recording Industry Association of Japan|RIAJ]] |
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|align="center"|Gold |
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|align="center"|180,654<ref>{{cite web |url=http://jbbs.livedoor.jp/bbs/read.cgi/music/3914/1044805378/l50 |title=Japanese sales |work=[[Oricon]] |language=Japanese |accessdate=2008-03-15}}</ref> |
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|align="left"|New Zealand |
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|align="center"|[[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|RIANZ]] |
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|align="center"|Gold<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp |title=New Zealand Top 40 Albums (see "Chart #1593 – Monday 3 December 2007") |work=[[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|RIANZ]] |accessdate=2008-02-11}}</ref> |
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|align="center"|7,500 |
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|align="left"|Netherlands |
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|align="center"|[[NVPI]] |
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|align="center"|Gold<ref>http://alicia-keys.net/photos/displayimage.php?pid=52138&fullsize=1</ref> |
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|align="center"|35,500 |
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|align="left"|Poland |
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|align="center"|ZPAV |
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|align="center"|Platinum<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.zpav.pl/plyty.asp?page=platynowe&lang=en |title=ZPAV platinum certification awards – 2008 |work=ZPAV |accessdate=2009-02-05}}</ref> |
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|align="center"|20,000 |
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|align="left"|Portugal |
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|align="center"|AFP |
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|align="center"|Platinum<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.afp.org.pt/estatisticas.php?smenu=discos |title=AFP – Galardões 2008 |work=AFP |language=Portuguese |accessdate=2009-02-05}}</ref> |
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|align="center"|20,000 |
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|align="left"|Russia |
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|align="center"|NFPP |
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|align="center"|Gold<ref>{{cite web |url=http://2m-online.ru/gold_n_platinum/detail.php?COUNTRY=5077 |title=Gold and Platinum Albums in Russia – 2007 |work=2M |language=Russian |accessdate=2009-01-24}}</ref> |
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|align="center"|10,000 |
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|align="left"|Spain |
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|align="center"|[[Productores de Música de España|PROMUSICAE]] |
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|align="center"|Gold<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.promusicae.org/listassemanales/albumes/historial/TOP%20100%20ALBUMES%2008_03.pdf |title=PROMUSICAE Top 100 Albumes – Semana 03: del 14.01.08 al 20.01.08 |format=PDF |work=[[Productores de Música de España|PROMUSICAE]] |language=Spanish |accessdate=2009-02-05}}</ref> |
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|align="center"|40,000 |
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|align="left"|Switzerland |
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|align="center"|IFPI |
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|align="center"|Platinum<ref>{{cite web |url=http://swisscharts.com/awards.asp?year=2007 |title=Swiss Certifications – Awards 2007 |work=swisscharts.com |accessdate=2008-05-16}}</ref> |
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|align="center"|30,000 |
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|align="left"|United Kingdom |
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|align="center"|[[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]] |
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|align="center"|Platinum<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/Search.aspx |title=BPI Certified Awards |work=[[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]] |date=March 14, 2008 |accessdate=2009-12-04}}</ref> |
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|align="center"|300,000 |
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|align="left"|United States |
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|align="center"|[[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] |
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|align="center"|3× platinum<ref name="riaa">{{cite web |url=http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&title=As%20I%20Am&artist=Alicia%20Keys&perPage=25 |title=RIAA – Gold & Platinum |accessdate=2008-04-18 |date=January 3, 2008 |work=[[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]]}}</ref> |
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|align="center"|3,700,850<ref>{{cite web |last=Paine |first=Jake |url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.6935/title.hip-hop-album-sales-week-ending-5-11-08 |title=Hip Hop Album Sales: Week Ending 5/11/08 |work=HipHopDX.com |date=May 14, 2008 |accessdate=2009-02-05}}</ref> |
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===Certifications=== |
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{{Certification Table Top}} |
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|title=As I Am|artist=Alicia Keys|type=album|award=Platinum|autocat=yes|relyear=2007}} |
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|title=As I Am|artist=Alicia Keys|type=album|award=Gold|autocat=yes|relyear=2007|salesamount=10,000}} |
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|title=As I Am|artist=Alicia Keys|type=album|award=Gold|autocat=yes|relyear=2007|salesamount=10,000}} |
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|title=As I Am|artist=Alicia Keys|type=album|award=Platinum|number=2|autocat=yes|relyear=2007}} |
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Europe|title=As I Am|artist=Alicia Keys|type=album|award=Platinum|autocat=yes|relyear=2007}} |
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|title=As I Am|artist=Alicia Keys|type=album|award=Platinum|autocat=yes|relyear=2007|salesamount=50,000}} |
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|title=As I Am|artist=Alicia Keys|type=album|award=Gold|autocat=yes|relyear=2007}} |
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Ireland|title=As I Am|artist=Alicia Keys|type=album|award=Gold|autocat=yes|relyear=2007}} |
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|title=As I Am|artist=Alicia Keys|type=album|award=Platinum|autocat=yes|relyear=2007}} |
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|title=As I Am|artist=Alicia Keys|type=album|award=Gold|autocat=yes|relyear=2007}} |
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Netherlands|title=As I Am|artist=Alicia Keys|type=album|award=Gold|autocat=yes|relyear=2007}} |
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|title=As I Am|artist=Alicia Keys|type=album|award=Gold|autocat=yes|relyear=2007}} |
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|title=As I Am|artist=Alicia Keys|type=album|award=Platinum|autocat=yes|relyear=2007}} |
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As I Am is the third studio album by American R&B and soul musician Alicia Keys, released November 13, 2007 on J Records in the United States. Recording sessions for the album took place at various recording studios during 2005 to 2007. Production was handled primarily by Alicia Keys, Kerry "Krucial" Brothers, Jack Splash, and Linda Perry, with a guest contribution from musician John Mayer.
The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 742,000 copies in its first week, and the highest first-week sales by a female R&B artist, and eventually earned triple platinum certification from the RIAA. It became an international commercial success and produced four singles that achieved chart success, including "No One", which became the most listened song of 2007 in America. Despite mixed criticism towards Keys' songwriting, As I Am received generally positive reviews from most music critics and earned Keys several accolades, including three Grammy Awards. It has sold over five million copies worldwide.
Background
Keys had been working on the album since late 2005, but focused on it to a greater extent in 2006. She first mentioned the album's name to E! News reporter Giuliana Rancic on June 26, 2007 at the BET Awards red carpet pre-show. During the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards she confirmed that her album was finished. Earlier Keys had said to MTV: "It's coming together incredibly. I am in love with this album. It's very fresh and new."[1]
The album was heavily promoted, and special advertising was arranged in collaboration with MTV before and during the week of release. The entire album was streamed on MTV's website, beginning on November 6, 2007, a week before the album's North American release date. Additionally, Keys was MTV's Artist of the Week for the week beginning November 12, 2007.[2] MTV commissioned Evan Silver to direct series of nine humorous ads of Keys being harassed by someone in a bunny costume.[3] In the final spot, the bunny is revealed to be John Mayer.[4]
A limited number of vinyl records were pressed on double red vinyl at Nashville's historic United Record Pressing. They contain the fourteen standard tracks divided into two vinyls with seven tracks each.
Singles
On September 11, 2007, Keys premiered the lead singles from the album. The first single "No One" peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Keys' third number-one single and was also successful in other international markets, peaking in top ten positions around the world, The singles were 3× platinum respectively by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Additionally, "No One" won two Grammy Awards at the 50th Grammy Awards: Best R&B Song, and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. A second single "Like You'll Never See Me Again" was released as a single and peaked at twelve on the US Billboard Hot 100, and number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The next single "Teenage Love Affair" peaked at number fifty-fourth in the US and Top 5 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The fourth and final single "Superwoman" peaked at number eighty-two in the US and Top 20 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. It also won a Grammy for the Best Female R&B Vocal Performance[5].
Reception
Commercial performance
The album became Keys' fourth consecutive number-one album on the Billboard 200, selling 742,000 copies in its first week; this amount is the largest ever first-week sales for any female artist since Norah Jones' Feels like Home sold one million copies in its opening week in 2004.[6] This made Keys' third consecutive multi-platinum studio album in the United States. The album spawned four singles; two of them became number-one hits on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, while the others entered the top three and the top fifteen respectively. As I Am was ranked the U.S.' best-selling album overall[7] and the best-selling R&B album[8] of 2008 by Billboard, while its lead single, "No One", became the most listened song in America that same year.[9] As I Am has been certified triple platinum by the RIAA as of January 3, 2008.[10] It is the fourth best-selling album of 2007 in the United States and the best-selling album of 2008.[7] In 2010, Billboard magazine named it the seventy-sixth most successful album of the decade.[11] The album has sold over five million copies worldwide.[12]
Critical response
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [13] |
| Blender | [14] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (B)[15] |
| The New York Times | (favorable)[16] |
| The Observer | (favorable)[17] |
| Rolling Stone | [18] |
| Slant Magazine | [19] |
| Spin | [20] |
| USA Today | [21] |
| The Village Voice | (favorable)[22] |
As I Am received generally positive reviews from most music critics, based on an aggregate score of 66/100 from Metacritic.[23] Spin magazine gave the album four out of five stars and perceived Keys' songwriting as an improvement from her previous work.[20] Mark Edward Nero of About.com gave the album 4½ out of 5 stars and commended Keys for her musicianship and lyrical maturity.[24] Jon Pareles, writing for Blender, gave the album four out of five stars, saying that "Only 27, she has learned classic soul: "Teenage Love Affair" has the gleam of Motown, and "Where Do We Go From Here", built on an obscure Memphis-soul sample, turns into a vintage cry from the heart" and then adding "Her first two albums showed how well she could renovate an old structure. As I Am advances by showing an experimental side."[14] In a rave review of the album, Gregory Stephen Tate of The Village Voice praised Keys for her vintage soul influence and called As I Am a "complete work".[22] NME perceived the album as a departure from Keys' previous albums and described it as "streetwise, smoky set of real soul".[25] Entertainment Weekly's Neil Drumming described it as "Keys' most polished — if, at times, edgeless — album to date".[15] Slant Magazine's Sal Cinquemani wrote that "Keys isn't quite a superwoman come to save R&B from itself, but the timeless quality of As I Am is right on time."[19] USA Today gave the album 3 out 4 stars and called it Keys' "most cohesive studio album".[21] Nate Chinen of The New York Times stated "As I Am radiates not just confidence but also experience", and called it Keys' "strongest effort yet".[16]
Keys' songwriting on the album received negative criticism from The Washington Post's J. Freedom du Lac, who called As I Am "disappointing" and wrote that it "reveals her considerable limitations as a lyricist".[26] Dorian Lynskey of The Guardian gave the album 2 out of 5 stars and called Keys "crashingly dull... her vaunted self-belief seemingly leaves no room for vulnerability, humour, insight or any of the other qualities possessed by the soul giants to whose stature she aspires".[27] Writing for Rolling Stone, critic Robert Christgau found the album's prevailing mood "reflectively soulful and the prevailing tempo mid".[18] Despite commending the album for its "more traditional soul" and pop-oriented sound, The Observer writer Stephanie Merritt perceived Keys' lyrics as a significant fault and wrote "for the most part, the lyrics are so reliant on stock phrases - 'feel your touch', 'hold me', 'shoulda known', etc - that you could read anything you like into them without them carrying any personal feeling at all".[17] Chicago Tribune writer Greg Kot gave As I Am a mixed review and wrote "The main problem is that Keys’ songwriting has yet to transcend her obvious influences".[28] Marisa Brown of Allmusic also viewed its lyrical quality as a weakness and gave it 3½ out of 5 stars, writing that "even though As I Am is a flawed work — a little too poppy, a little too clichéd — it is also indicative of what Keys can and will do".[13]
Accolades
The album was number thirty-six on Rolling's list of the Top 50 Albums of 2007.[29] The song "Teenage Love Affair" was number twenty-three on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.[30] As I Am received two Grammy Awards for the song "No One" at the 2008 ceremony for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Song. The following year, she won the award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for "Superwoman" and received two more nominations for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for "Lesson Learned" along with John Mayer and Best Short Form Music Video for "Another Way to Die" along with Jack White at the 2009 Grammy Awards.
The album won a 2008 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Album, while "Like You'll Never See Me Again" won for Outstanding Song and Outstanding Music Video. At the 2009 NAACP Image Awards, the "Superwoman" was nominated for Outstanding Song and Outstanding Music Video; it lost both categories to will.i.am's "Yes We Can". "Like You'll Never See Me Again" was nominated for the BET Award for Video of the Year in 2008. The album won two 2008 American Music Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Album and Favorite Soul/R&B Album. As I Am received a nomination for Album of the Year at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2008. In 2008, Entertainment Weekly ranked it number thirty-three in its Best Albums of the Past 25 Years list.[31]
Track listing
Keys co-wrote and co-produced all of the songs on the album; additional writers and producers are listed below.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "As I Am" (Intro) | Kerry "Krucial" Brothers | 1:52 | |
| 2. | "Go Ahead" | Mark Batson, Marsha Ambrosius, Brothers Jr. | Mark Batson | 4:35 |
| 3. | "Superwoman" | Linda Perry, Steve Mostyn | Kerry "Krucial" Brothers | 4:34 |
| 4. | "No One" | Brothers Jr., George D. Harry | Kerry "Krucial" Brothers | 4:13 |
| 5. | "Like You'll Never See Me Again" | Brothers Jr. | Kerry "Krucial" Brothers | 5:15 |
| 6. | "Lesson Learned" (featuring John Mayer) | John Mayer | John Mayer | 4:13 |
| 7. | "Wreckless Love" | Harold Lilly, Jack Splash, Matthew Kahane | Jack Splash | 3:52 |
| 8. | "The Thing About Love" | Perry | Linda Perry | 3:49 |
| 9. | "Teenage Love Affair" | Lilly, Tom Nixon, Carl Hampton, Splash, Josephine Bridges, Kahane | Jack Splash | 3:10 |
| 10. | "I Need You" | Batson, Lilly, Paul L. Green | Mark Batson | 5:09 |
| 11. | "Where Do We Go from Here" | Lilly, Brothers Jr., Mary Frierson, Johnnie Frierson | Kerry "Krucial" Brothers | 4:10 |
| 12. | "Prelude to a Kiss" | 2:07 | ||
| 13. | "Tell You Something (Nana's Reprise)" | Brothers Jr., Steve Mostyn, Green, Novel Stevenson, Ron Haney | Kerry "Krucial" Brothers | 4:28 |
| 14. | "Sure Looks Good to Me" | Perry | Linda Perry | 4:31 |
- Sample credits
- "As I Am (Intro)" — Contains an interpolation of Nocturne No. 20 in C-sharp minor, op. posth by Frédéric Chopin
- "Teenage Love Affair" — Contains a portion of The Temprees' "(Girl) I Love You" (Josephine Bridges, Carl Hampton, Tom Nixon)
- "Where Do We Go from Here" — Contains a portion of Wendy Rene's "After Laughter (Comes Tears)" (Mary Frierson, Johnnie Frierson)
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The album was re-released on November 10, 2008 in the UK and on November 14 (as an import release) and November 25 (as a mainstream release) in the U.S., titled As I Am: The Super Edition. The album consists of three additional tracks and a second disc of five performances at The Coronet in London.[32][33] The edition's lead single, "Another Way to Die", was written as the theme song to the 2008 film Quantum of Solace.[34]
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Credits for As I Am adapted from liner notes.[35]
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Accolades
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| 2008 | 50th Grammy Awards | Best R&B Female Vocal Performance for "No One" |
| Best R&B Song for "No One" | ||
| American Music Awards | Favorite Pop/Rock Album | |
| Favorite Soul/R&B Album | ||
| NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Song for "Like You'll Never See Me Again" | |
| Outstanding Album | ||
| Swiss Music Awards | Best Urban Album International | |
| World Music Awards | Best Selling R&B Artist | |
| Entertainment Weekly | Best 100 albums of the past 25 years (#33) | |
| Billboard 2008 year-end awards | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs "Like You'll Never See Me Again" ranked #1 | |
| Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs - "No One" ranked #8 | ||
| Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs - "Teenage Love Affair" ranked #20 | ||
| Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - As I Am ranked #1 | ||
| Billboard 200 - As I Am ranked #1 | ||
| Hot 100 - "No One" ranked #3 | ||
| Top Digital Songs - "No One" ranked #15 | ||
| Hot Adult Contemporary Songs - "No One" ranked #17 | ||
| Hot Digital Albums - As I Am ranked #6 | ||
| Hot Ringmasters - "No One" ranked #9 | ||
| Top Artists - "Alicia Keys" ranked #4 | ||
| 2009 | 51st Grammy Awards | Best R&B Female Vocal Performance for "Superwoman" |
| Soul and Jazz Awards | Album of the Year for As I Am | |
| Best Album of Soul for As I Am |
Release history
| Region | Date | Label |
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| Germany | November 9, 2007 | J |
| Australia | November 10, 2007 | |
| France | November 12, 2007 | |
| United States | November 13, 2007 | |
| Canada | Sony BMG | |
| United Kingdom | November 19, 2007 | RCA |
| Japan | November 21, 2007 | BMG |
| Brazil | December 12, 2007 | Sony BMG |
| The Super Edition | ||
| United Kingdom | November 10, 2008 | RCA |
| United States | November 25, 2008 | J |
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External links
- As I Am at Discogs
- As I Am at Metacritic
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