Promotion for “Songs in A Minor” has not been limited to the U.S.
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“It’s just a record at first, but when you see her live you get the full range of her artistry.” “When you see her live is when you fully understand her,” says Ron Gillyard, VP of black music for J Records. Once the music was in place, J Records began to launch the project in mid-winter with a multi-city promotional tour. It is so raw and so truthful - I was just feeling it. “They gave me a copy of the song on tape. “I had never heard it before,” she admits. The idea to tackle the tune came from her manager, Jeff Robinson of MBK Entertainment, and J Records A&R executive Peter Edge. You fall in and out, sometimes it goes back and forth, and that’s just what relationships are about.”Īlthough Keys and her production team, Crucial Keys, produced the majority of the album, she also collaborated with both Dupri and Brian McKnight (on the song “Goodbye”) on “Songs in A Minor.” Also featured is a cover of Prince’s “How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore” - a vocally challenging song that she handles with remarkable ease.
Sometimes, you’re completely head-over-heels in love with someone, and sometimes you can’t stand that person. is about the ins and outs of a relationship. Even though he was young, he was singing some deep stuff back then. “I wanted to write a song for someone who was 10 or 12 years old - like a young Michael Jackson. Keys views “Fallin’,” the piano-driven ballad that is also the project’s first single, as being strongly representative of who she is as an artist right now. I think it was crucial for this project, because otherwise it wouldn’t have properly represented what and who I am.”
“Maybe on your second or your third, you start to get in there. “It’s not the norm to be so involved in your debut album,” Keys continues. If you can’t come through, it’s not going to be yours to hold onto for long. You have to be able to meet your deadlines. “It was a lot of late nights and early mornings. With total creative control, Keys notes that there was also added responsibility. Now, when I go into a studio with someone like Jermaine Dupri, I’m confident in myself and my sound that now we can both bring something to the table.”
“It allowed me to become a better musician because I wasn’t stifled. Working under the executive’s guidance, Keys took her time in crafting the tracks that comprise “Songs in A Minor.” “ allowed me to become a better songwriter,” says the artist. “She is a talented musician whose beauty is stunning.” “I was knocked out by both her songwriting abilities and her voice,” he says. “These are the people whose albums I pull out for inspiration.”ĭavis was equally impressed with Keys. “He has this whole wall of pictures of Janis Joplin Earth, Wind & Fire Miles Davis all these careers that he’s had his hand in and helped in some way,” Keys says. She recalls fully digesting the gravity of Davis’ career during their first meeting. “My music is a fusion of the things I’ve been exposed to and drawn from and my life experiences.”Īlthough Keys was briefly signed to hip-hop maestro Jermaine Dupri’s So So Def label (a period that ended amicably), her career didn’t hit full steam until two years later, after linking with industry veteran and J Records founder Clive Davis.
“The album is a fusion of my classical training, meshed with what I grew up listening to,” the artist says, indicating influences that include old-school soul legends Marvin Gaye and Roberta Flack. The top comes with a Keep a Child Alive Certificate of Authenticity from Alicia Keys, photos showing her wearing the shirt, and a Gotta Have Rock & Roll Certificate of Authenticity.On her ambitious debut “Songs in A Minor” (J Records, June 12), Alicia Keys approaches her music with the heart of a classical pianist and the soul of a hip-hop diva. In 2002, Keys received 39 nominations and won 22, including Favorite New Artist, Pop/Rock and Favorite New Artist, Soul/R&B at the American Music Awards Song of the Year for "Fallin'", Best New Artist, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Song for "Fallin'", and Best R&B Album for "Songs in A Minor" at the Grammy Awards. Songs in A Minor, was released on June 5, 2001. This album started the huge success of Alicia Keys. There is only one copy available of this shirt and this is a special opportunity to own this shirt that has come directly from the personal wardrobe of Alicia Keys. Alicia can also be seen wearing this exact same shirt on the "Songs In A Minor (10th Anniversary Edition)" and "The Deluxe Edition of Songs In A Minor The Remixes." The same shirt is worn on all of these covers. Alicia Keys wore this beautiful green and black striped blouse on the cover of her debut album "Songs In A Minor".
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