Alicia Augello Cook,known professionally as Alicia Keys,is an American singer and songwriter. A classically trained pianist,Keys began composing songs when she was the age of 12 and was signed by Columbia Records at the age of 15. After disputes with the label,she signed with J Records to release her debut studio album,Songs in A Minor (2001). Met with critical acclaim and commercial success,the album sold over 12 million copies worldwide and won five awards at the 44th Annual Grammy Awards. It contained the Billboard Hot 100-number one single "Fallin'." Her second album,The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003),was met with continued success,selling eight million units worldwide and spawning the singles "You Don't Know My Name","If I Ain't Got You",and "Diary". Its release earned an additional four Grammy Awards.
Gladys Knight &the Pips were an American R&B,soul,and funk family music group from Atlanta,Georgia,that remained active on the music charts and performing circuit for over three decades starting from the early 1950s.
Songs in A Minor is the debut studio album by American singer and songwriter Alicia Keys,released on June 12,2001,by J Records.
The Diary of Alicia Keys is the second studio album by American singer Alicia Keys. It was released on December 2,2003,by J Records. The album was recorded at several recording studios,and production was handled primarily by Keys with contributions from Kanye West and Kerry Brothers Jr.,who described it as "an R&B album".
Kasseem Daoud Dean,known professionally as Swizz Beatz,is an American record producer,rapper,and DJ. Born and raised in the Bronx borough of New York City,Dean initially embarked on his musical career as a DJ. At the age of 18,he gained recognition in the music industry through his family's record label Ruff Ryders Entertainment and his affiliation with its flagship artist,Yonkers-based rapper DMX. Working with DMX as his producer,DJ,and hype man helped Dean gain prominence as a high-profile figure in hip hop in the following years.
Unplugged is the first live album by American singer Alicia Keys. It was released on October 7,2005 by J Records. Recorded as part of the television program MTV Unplugged on July 4,2005 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music,the album includes songs from her first two studio albums Songs in A Minor (2001) and The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003).
American singer Alicia Keys has released nine studio albums,eight live albums,one remix album,six reissue albums,three extended plays,seven box sets,47 singles as lead artist,and six promotional singles. Throughout her career,Keys has sold over 65 million records worldwide. According to Recording Industry Association of America,Keys is the top certified female R&B artist of the millennium,with 20 million certified albums and 38 million certified digital singles in the United States. Billboard ranked her as the second top female artist of the 2000s decade,fourth top R&B/hip-Hop female artist of the 2010s decade and the 60th Greatest Artist of all time.
"(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" is a 1967 song by American soul singer Aretha Franklin released as a single by the Atlantic label. The lyrics were written by Gerry Goffin from an idea by Atlantic producer Jerry Wexler,and the music was composed by Carole King. Written for Franklin,the record reached number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100,and became one of her signature songs. It made history on the UK Singles Chart a week after her death,finally becoming a hit almost 51 years after it was first released,entering at No. 79. Franklin also included a live recording on the album Aretha in Paris in 1968.
"Diary" is a song by American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys from her second studio album,The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003). Written by Keys and Kerry Brothers,Jr. and produced by Keys,the song features the American group Tony! Toni! Toné! on bass,piano,guitar,organ and Wurlitzer,while Jermaine Paul provides uncredited additional vocals. It was released on May 24,2004,as the album's third single. At one time,"Diary" had been released as a double A-side with "If I Ain't Got You".
"If I Ain't Got You" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys for her second studio album The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003). Inspired by the 2001 death of singer Aaliyah,the September 11 attacks,and other events in the world and in Keys' life,the song is about "how material things don't feed the soul". It was released as the second single from The Diary of Alicia Keys on February 17,2004,by J Records. The single cover depicts Keys similarly to the subject of Man Ray's 1924 photograph Le Violon d'Ingres.
"Unbreakable" is a song by American R&B-soul singer Alicia Keys,released by J Records on September 6,2005 as the lead single from her live album,Unplugged (2005). Written by Keys,Kanye West,and Harold Lilly,the track features a Wurlitzer riff,and is built around a sample of Eddie Kendricks' 1977 song "Intimate Friends",written by Garry Glenn. Due to its inclusion on a live album,album producer Alex Coletti is credited with the song's production,although the beat composition was helmed by West.
As I Am is the third studio album by American singer and songwriter Alicia Keys,released on November 9,2007,by J Records. Recording sessions for the album took place at various recording studios from 2005 until 2007. Production was handled primarily by Keys,Kerry Brothers Jr.,Jack Splash,and Linda Perry,with a guest contribution from musician John Mayer.
"Feel Like Makin' Love" is a song composed by singer-songwriter and producer Eugene McDaniels,and recorded originally by soul singer-songwriter Roberta Flack. The song has been covered by R&B and jazz artists including D’Angelo,Roy Ayers,Gladys Knight &the Pips,Lou Rawls,Isaac Hays,George Benson,Jeffrey Osborne,Larry Coryell,Johnny Mathis,and Marlena Shaw.
Jazmine Marie Sullivan is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter. She has won two Grammy Awards,a Billboard Women in Music Award,and two BET Awards over the course of her career. In 2022,Time placed her on their list of the 100 Most Influential People.
Tessanne Amanda Chin is a Jamaican recording artist,best known for winning Season 5 of NBC's reality TV singing competition The Voice as part of Adam Levine's team. She has opened for artists such as Patti LaBelle,Peabo Bryson and Gladys Knight,and toured for three years with Jimmy Cliff. She is the younger sister of singer Tami Chynn.
The Element of Freedom is the fourth studio album by American singer and songwriter Alicia Keys,released on December 11,2009,by J Records. Recording sessions for the album took place during May to September 2009 at the Oven Studios in Long Island,New York. Production was primarily handled by Keys,Kerry Brothers Jr.,and Jeff Bhasker. Departing from the classicist soul music of Keys' previous albums,The Element of Freedom has a mid-tempo,low-key sound and features mostly love songs.
American singer and songwriter Angie Stone has released ten studio albums,one compilation album,and more than two dozen singles. She has sold near five million records as a solo artist,including over 1.4 million albums in the United States. Stone's career began as a member of the hip hop trio The Sequence in the late 1970s. In 1999,she released her first solo album,Black Diamond on Arista Records. It debuted at number 46 on the US Billboard 200 and peaked at number nine on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums,eventually selling more than 750,000 copies. Black Diamond was awarded gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the British Phonographic Industry (BPI),and produced the singles "No More Rain ","Life Story" and "Everyday",the former of which became a number-one hit on the Adult R&B Songs chart.
Girl on Fire is the fifth studio album by American singer and songwriter Alicia Keys. It was released on November 22,2012,being Keys' first release with RCA Records following Sony Music Entertainment's decision to close J Records during a company reshuffle. The album is an R&B album with elements of different musical styles,including rock,electro,reggae and hip hop. It features a largely minimalist production,includes piano-driven songs and balances traditional R&B with atypical chords and melodic changes.
Zakiya A. Munnerlyn is a former American R&B/soul singer who released a self-titled studio album on DV8 Records in 1997. Two singles from the album,"Love Like Mine" and "My Love Won't Fade Away",entered Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
Here is the sixth studio album by American singer and songwriter Alicia Keys. It was released on November 4,2016,by RCA Records. Keys recorded the album in 2014 at the New York–based Jungle City Studios and Oven Studios with producers Mark Batson,Swizz Beatz,Illangelo,Jimmy Napes,and Pharrell Williams. The singer had finished writing and recording material for the album before she found out she was pregnant,which put the record's release on hold.
