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Released | April 7, 2017 | |||
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Vault Playlist Vol. 1 is an extended play by American recording artist Alicia Keys released on 7 April 2017 on RCA Records. [1] The extended play contains an acoustic version of "No One" (2007) from her third studio album As I Am (2007), a previously unreleased song "A Place to Call My Own", piano version of "If I Ain't Got You" (2004) from her second studio album The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003) and "Stolen Moments", which was previously released as a live version on Unplugged (2005) and as a bonus track on Japanese edition of her fourth studio album The Element of Freedom (2009). [2] [3] [4]
"Place to Call My Own" was premiered at the 2011 IHeartRadio Music Festival, with Keys saying "I've been in the studio working on some new music, and I thought tonight would be the perfect night to play something new for you". [5] James Dinh from MTV News described the song as "an uplifting, piano-driven tune about building up the courage to overcome struggles and find happiness" while Rolling Stone called it "stark, soulful ballad" and "urgent, piano-pounding number". [5] [6]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "No One" (Acoustic) |
| 4:19 |
2. | "Place to Call My Own" (AK Version) | Keys | 3:08 |
3. | "If I Ain't Got You" (Piano & Vocal Version) | Keys | 3:51 |
4. | "Stolen Moments" |
| 4:52 |
5. | "Pray for Forgiveness" |
| 4:44 |
Total length: | 20:00 |
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"Not Even the King" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys for her fifth studio album, Girl on Fire (2012). Co-written by Emeli Sandé, "Not Even the King" is a piano ballad about love which is bigger than the world, and which could not be afforded by a king. The song serves as a promotional single from Girl on Fire. She has performed the song on a number of occasions, and released an artistic lyric video for it on September 8, 2012. It has garnered acclaim by music critics, who praised Keys' vocals and the song's message. It was also included on Keys' ninth studio album Santa Baby (2022).
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