- contemporary r&b, neo soul, r&b, hip hop
- 63 min
- 16 tracks
- J Records
Songs in A Minor is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys. It was released on June 26, 2001, by J Records. A classically trained pianist, Keys wrote, arranged and produced the majority of the album herself, though she frequently worked with her then-partner Kerry "Krucial" Brothers.
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Character
Spare, character-led, grave and classical in form.
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
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Metacritic 78/100
- E! OnlineA
- Entertainment WeeklyB
- Los Angeles Times3/4 ★
- The New Zealand Herald3/5 ★
- NME4.5/5 ★
- Q4/5 ★
- Rolling Stone3/5 ★
- Slant Magazine3.5/5 ★
- USA Today3.5/4 ★
- The Village VoiceA−
- AllMusic5/5 ★
- American Songwriter4/5 ★
- The Great Rock Discography9/10 ★
- Piero Scaruffi7/10
- Pitchfork8.5/10
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide3/5 ★
- Tom HullA−
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Tracks
- 1Piano & I1:51
- 2Girlfriend3:35
- 3How Come You Don’t Call Me3:58
- 4Fallin’3:30
- 5Troubles4:29
- 6Rock Wit U5:37
- 7A Woman’s Worth5:03
- 8Jane Doe3:48
- 9Goodbye4:21
- 10The Life5:25
- 11Mr. Man4:10
- 12Never Felt This Way (interlude)2:01
- 13Butterflyz4:08
- 14Why Do I Feel So Sad4:26
- 15Caged Bird3:02
- 16Lovin’ U3:48
16 tracks, 63 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Alicia Keys
- Label
- J Records
- Released
- 2001
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- US
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