Songs In A Minor

Alicia Keys
Songs in A Minor
Release Date: 06.05.2001
Label: J Records

Songs In A Minor is Alicia Keys’ debut studio album.. It was released in the United States on June 5, 2001 by J Records. Upon its release, the album received generally positive reviews from music critics, who noted her ability to catch an old-school jazz sound and mix it with R&B and soul melodies. Keys was compared by critics to such artists as Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Billie Holiday, Prince and Lauryn Hill. The album earned Keys several awards and accolades, including five Grammy Awards at the 44th Grammy Awards. Songs in A Minor debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, selling over 236,000 copies in its first week. It has sold over 6.2 million copies in the United States and twelve million copies worldwide. Rolling Stone magazine named Songs in A Minor the second best album of 2001, while ranking it number 95 on its list of the best albums of the 2000s decade.

Tracks: (Click on the song titles to read the lyrics)

Title Composer Time
1 Piano & I Beethoven, Keys 1:52
2 Girlfriend Dupri, Thompson, Keys 3:34
3 How Come You Don’t Call Me Prince 3:57
4 Fallin’ Keys 3:30
5 Troubles Brothers, Keys 4:28
6 Rock Wit U Brothers, Keys, Smith 5:36
7 A Woman’s Worth Rose, Keys 5:03
8 Jane Doe Brothers Jr., Burruss, Keys, Smith 3:48
9 Goodbye Keys 4:20
10 The Life Brothers, Burruss, Keys, Smith 5:25
11 Mr. Man Cozier, Keys 4:09
12 Never Felt This Way (Interlude) McKnight 2:01
13 Butterflyz Keys 4:08
14 Why Do I Feel So Sad Campbell, Keys 4:25
15 Caged Bird (Outro) Keys 3:02
16 Lovin’ U Keys 3:49