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The Diary of Alicia Keys
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work
The Diary of Alicia Keys · The Diary of Alicia Keys, released in November 2003 by J Records, was Alicia Keys's second album. After her successful debut Songs in A Minor, she had to deliver the dreaded second record. She began writing already during the tour and recorded in New York, with live instruments, including in her own studio KrucialKeys. She wrote and produced almost everything herself. The album works as a musical diary, above all about the complexity of relationships. The sound is traditional 1960s and 1970s soul, mixed with classical piano and hip hop. Kanye West produced You Don't Know My Name and Timbaland worked on Heartburn.
She wrote If I Ain't Got You early on, after the news of Aaliyah's death. The album received wide praise and won a Grammy for Best R&B Album. It reached number one in the United States and yielded three top ten hits.
Listening
Track list
- 1Harlem's Nocturne1:44Apple Music ↗
- 2Karma4:16Apple Music ↗
- 3Heartburn3:28Apple Music ↗
- 4If I Was Your Woman / Walk On By3:06Apple Music ↗
- 5You Don't Know My Name6:07Apple Music ↗
- 6If I Ain't Got You3:49Apple Music ↗
- 7Diary (feat. Tony! Toni! Toné! & Jermaine Paul)4:44Apple Music ↗
- 8Dragon Days4:37Apple Music ↗
- 9Wake Up4:27Apple Music ↗
- 10So Simple (feat. Lellow)3:50Apple Music ↗
- 11When You Really Love Someone4:10Apple Music ↗
- 12Feeling U, Feeling Me (Interlude)2:08Apple Music ↗
- 13Slow Down4:18Apple Music ↗
- 14Samsonite Man4:13Apple Music ↗
- 15Nobody Not Really (Interlude)2:57Apple Music ↗
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