And then inside of Keys, there's the "Originals," which is all that music that was all about the piano and that rawness. Like if you found a vintage Nina Simone record and you wanted to sample it and give it another energy, what would it sound like? That's literally the concept of Keys. So I had this whole body of work that we were calling Keys, and I wanted to see what would happen if I sampled myself. And when I connected with Mike Will, it was instant vibes. So we started talking about putting together a whole other side of the Keys universe, and she suggested I connect with Mike Will. There's so many sides to all of us, and that's a lot of what I'm always thinking about, and exploring in my own life and music. And as we were creating, it did actually flow pretty effortlessly.Īnd as we were flowing through it, myself and my engineer Ann Mincieli - she's been with me for a long time and is a super badass magician - we started conversating about this concept about these two worlds. It was all about the piano and creating songs that made you feel. Alicia Keys - Songs In A Minor: Real Framed CD Sleeve Artwork. ‘Songs In A Minor’ at 20:How Alicia Keys debut album set the tone for contemporary R&B The Staten Island collective Wu-Tang Clan, including RZA, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, GZA, Ghostface Killah. It's so grounded in songwriting and raw expression. Alicia Keys CD Collection Album Songs In A Minor Special Edition Genre Hip Hop Funk Soul. And as I started to create it, I realized that it was a homecoming for me because it brought me back to that center that I was looking for but couldn't quite find for a minute there. The deep, purring blues groove and towering, Aretha Franklin-indebted vocal of Fallin’ paved the way for a collection that takes in tight, retro arrangements, hip-hop flourishes (as on the ODB-sampling Girlfriend), and jazz-flecked neo-soul melodies. It's been ready for five years, this concept, and this album really focusing on the piano and being about the songs and the rawness. New York wunderkind Alicia Keys flaunts her prodigious vocal talent and piano proficiency on this 16-track debut. So I did get right back in and I knew that I wanted to do this album called Keys. It started to get quite uncomfortable and frustrating because how do we all return to some form of normalcy, right? Obviously, we couldn't tour and do all the normal things that we could do.
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I had lost my center and didn't really know how to find peace. I wish I could get this signed but at least the vinyl is here.ALICIA KEYS: The pandemic hit, and a lot of people would ask me when it first started, "Are you feeling so creative? Are you stuck in the house just creating everything?" And I actually wasn't. I will be purchasing this vinyl and I will play the hell out of it. Through your music, I learned to love hard, to be kind, real, to treat women, to dig deep. I’m just thankful God put this music in your heart because it changed everything for me. I could go on and on about how much this album and era meant to me. A real man ain't scared to please her,and a real man can't deny a woman's worth.' The stand out on the cd is 'How Come You Don't Call me.' Which like the single 'Fallin' takes my soul on a roller-coaster,but I ENJOY every height and dip. I know have a tattoo that says RISE on my neck in homage to her. The most unique track is 'A Woman's Worth' in it she sings 'A real woman knows her man comes first. Caged Bird was my introduction to Maya Angelou as well. I honestly don’t have a least favorite song but I loved Troubles, The Life, Butterflyz, Never Felt This Way, Lovin’ U and Caged Bird. Times were hard and your album helped me put a lot of conflicting emotions in perspective. One day my brother had a meltdown one day and literally slammed it on the concrete in broad daylight LOL.So what did I do? Hustled and bought another copy. Man, I played this album so much that the cassette distorted, LOL.
I knew I that I would listen to this album forever. The lyrics, productions, dialogue honestly made this an instant classic. I knew you would deliver because Fallin literally shifted the entire R&B landscape… but when I played this album… even at a young age I knew that you were so gifted.
It feels just like yesterday 12-year-old me was hustling folks for a dollar so I could be buy this cassette tape at our local record store. It’s hard to believe 20 years has passed. Yooo! I’m shook and so happy that you still take such pride in this masterpiece of an album that changed so many lives. Alicia, you read my mind! It’s hard trying to find SIAM on vinyl and I was just thinking how dope it would be for you to re-release this on vinyl with GREEN pressings (similar to the pattern behind the jewel case on SIAM).
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