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Alicia Keys: Albums
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In October of 2005 Keys released her third album, Alicia Keys: Unplugged. Critics lauded the album as being one that highlighted the excellence of Keys' voice and melodies. Chuck Taylor of Billboard magazine said of the album, "Alicia Keys' "Unplugged" is that rare album where an artist not only capably demonstrates her well-entrenched poise and ease, but reveals more warmth than in the confines of a studio." The album was her third to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 Album Chart. She was the first woman to have her MTV Unplugged album debut at the number one spot on the charts. And Keys was looking for other ways to expand her artistic skills.
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Alicia Keys’ debut album, Songs in A Minor, debuted during the summer of 2001. Keys wrote every song on the album. The album, which was a mix of R&B, hip-hop, classical, and jazz, sold over 500,000 copies on the day of its release. It ... earned Keys two Grammy Awards. Since its release, the album has sold over 5.6 million copies.
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Alicia Keys grabbed control of Billboard's Hot RnB/Hip-Hop chart 9 weeks ago and hasn't let go since. Her smash single "No One" reigns supreme on the chart again this week (for the 9th week in a row) as well as holding onto the #1 slot on the Hot 100 chart for the 3rd week in a row. Meanwhile, her song "Like You'll Never See Me Again," ... from her recent album As I Am, is the greatest airplay gainer of the week. MORE
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Keys, whose recent album The Diary of Alicia Keys has sold more than six million copies, was nominated last month for eight Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year and Song of the Year for "If I Ain't Got You." She won five Grammy Awards in 2001, including Best New Artist, Song of the Year, and Best Female R&B Vocal Performer.
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Half African-American, half Italian soul musician Alicia Keys exploded onto the music world with her 2001 debut album, Songs in a Minor. With a pop, gospel, R&B and soul blend, the album, along with its hit single Falling, went platinum five times. Writing songs since she was 14 years old, Alicia ... worked on several movie soundtracks, one of which was Men in Black (1997).
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Her official website says she possesses an "old soul," and the hard facts seem to back up the implied claim of wisdom and experience that transcend Alicia Keys' youth. Barely in her twenties, Keys was responsible for an extremely hot debut, Songs in A Minor. The release, which she wrote and produced for Clive Davis' J Records, blends diverse influences, including R&B, hip-hop, classical, and jazz. The day the album went on the market, it sold more than 50,000 copies. Label executives confidently predicted similarly favorable numbers for the first week's tally. Around the time that Songs in A Minor was released, Keys was popping up everywhere, including an Associated Press story.
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