The Platinum Collection (Alicia Keys album)

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The Platinum Collection
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ReleasedMay 4, 2010
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Length2:56:46
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Alicia Keys chronology
The Element of Freedom
(2009)
The Platinum Collection
(2010)
Girl on Fire
(2012)

The Platinum Collection is a box set by American recording artist Alicia Keys. It contained Keys' first three studio albums, Songs in A Minor (2001), The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003) and As I Am (2007). The box set was released on May 10, 2010, in United States through J Records. [1] [2] [3] It peaked at number twenty on UK Albums Chart, also peaking on charts in Ireland, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland. It was certified Silver by British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for selling over 60,000 copies in United Kingdom.

Contents

Commercial performance

The Platinum Collection was first released on May 4, 2010, in Europe through Sony Music. It only peaked on charts in European countries: in United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, Portugal and Switzerland. It was also certified Silver by British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for selling over 60,000 copies in United Kingdom. It was released in United States on May 10, 2010, through J Records and failed to chart in that territory.

Content

Track listing

The Platinum Collection Disc one (Songs in A Minor)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Piano & I"Alicia Keys1:52
2."Girlfriend"
3:34
3."How Come You Don't Call Me" Prince 3:57
4."Fallin'"Keys3:29
5."Troubles"4:28
6."Rock wit U"
  • Keys
  • Taneisha Smith
  • Brothers
5:36
7."A Woman's Worth"
  • Keys
  • Erika Rose
5:02
8."Jane Doe"3:48
9."Goodbye"Keys4:20
10."The Life"
  • Keys
  • Smith
  • Brothers
5:25
11."Mr. Man" (featuring Jimmy Cozier)
  • Keys
  • Cozier
4:09
12."Never Felt This Way" (Interlude) Brian McKnight 2:01
13."Butterflyz"Keys4:08
14."Why Do I Feel So Sad"4:25
15."Caged Bird"Keys3:02
16."Lovin' U" (hidden track)Keys3:49
Total length:63:04
The Platinum Collection Disc two (The Diary of Alicia Keys)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Harlem's Nocturne" Alicia Keys1:43
2."Karma"
  • Tenisha Smith
  • Kerry Brothers Jr.
Kerry Brothers Jr. 4:16
3."Heartburn"
3:28
4."If I Was Your Woman" / "Walk on By"3:06
5."You Don't Know My Name"
  • West
  • Keys
6:08
6."If I Ain't Got You" Keys3:48
7."Diary" (featuring Tony! Toni! Toné!)Brothers Jr.Keys4:45
8."Dragon Days" Keys4:36
9."Wake Up"Brothers Jr.Keys4:27
10."So Simple" (featuring Lellow*) Dre & Vidal 3:49
11."When You Really Love Someone"Brothers Jr.Keys4:09
12."Feeling U, Feeling Me" (Interlude) Keys2:07
13."Slow Down"
  • Rose
  • Lamont Green
  • Keys
  • Kumasi
4:18
14."Samsonite Man"Rose
  • Keys
  • Kerry "Krucial" Brothers
4:12
15."Nobody Not Really"SmithKeys2:56
Total length:57:45
The Platinum Collection Disc three (As I Am)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."As I Am" (Intro)  Kerry "Krucial" Brothers 1:52
2."Go Ahead"Batson4:35
3."Superwoman"
Kerry "Krucial" Brothers4:34
4."No One"
  • Brothers Jr.
  • George D. Harry
Kerry "Krucial" Brothers4:13
5."Like You'll Never See Me Again"Brothers Jr.Kerry "Krucial" Brothers5:15
6."Lesson Learned" (featuring John Mayer)John MayerJohn Mayer4:13
7."Wreckless Love"
  • Harold Lilly
  • Jack Splash
  • Matthew Kahane
Jack Splash3:52
8."The Thing About Love"PerryLinda Perry3:49
9."Teenage Love Affair"
  • Lilly
  • Tom Nixon
  • Carl Hampton
  • Splash
  • Josephine Bridges
  • Kahane
Jack Splash3:10
10."I Need You"
  • Batson
  • Lilly
  • Paul L. Green
Batson5:09
11."Where Do We Go from Here"
Kerry "Krucial" Brothers4:10
12."Prelude to a Kiss"  2:07
13."Tell You Something (Nana's Reprise)"
Kerry "Krucial" Brothers4:28
14."Sure Looks Good to Me"PerryLinda Perry4:31
Total length:55:58
Notes

Charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position
Irish Albums (IRMA) [4] 51
Portuguese Albums (AFP) [5] 18
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [6] 95
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [7] 82
UK Albums (OCC) [8] 20

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Portugal (AFP) [9] 3× Platinum60,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [10] Silver60,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel(s)CatalogRef.
EuropeMay 4, 2010CD 88697701872 [11]
United StatesMay 10, 2010 J [12]

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