Songs in a minor alicia keys album cover

Songs in A Minor, which released June 5, 2001, on Davis' then-new (and now-defunct) label, J Records, is a big part of the reason we all know Keys' name. 'I said to myself, 'There's nothing about that girl I don't like,'' he later recalled to Rolling Stone.ДЄnd if music fans reading this are nodding along with that assessment, Songs in A Minor, which just celebrated its 20th anniversary, has a great deal to do with that. The modern-day Bard wrote it after watching the 2002 GRAMMY Awards show, in which he also appeared despite not coming in contact with her. But Dylan's line-asking about and beseeching her-speaks volumes.

She didn't go anywhere, Bob: Since her 2001 debut album, Songs in A Minor, Keys has made a string of critically acclaimed albums and has remained a constant force in music. 'I was thinking 'bout Alicia Keys,' he rasped in 'Thunder on the Mountain,' from his 2006 album Modern Times, rewriting a line from Memphis Minnie's song, 'Ma Rainey.' 'She was born in Hell's Kitchen, I was living down the line/I'm wondering where in the world Alicia Keys could be.' Says a lot about the state of R&B that I'm more excited about this release than I have been about any new album for quite some time.Five years after Clive Davis signed Alicia Keys to his fledgling J Records label and made her a household name, Bob Dylan shouted her out in a song. R&B has never been as good as it was in 1999-2003, and this was one of the defining releases of that golden era. I loved the way the tracks blended together, and how the main focus was just her voice + the piano. The end of the album felt like an epic orchestral movement. The highlight of the album for me though were tracks 12-15. I love how Alicia Keys wrote the whole song herself and played most of the instruments on the original recording. Lovin U 3:49Standouts for me were Fallin' (obviously) - to this day I think that song is an incredible achievement. Most of all though - a gig at the Royal Albert Hall sounds awesome! Presumably she'll be mostly performing material from Songs in A Minor.ДЎ6. It goes without saying that this record was a masterpiece, and I'm looking forward to the re-release with some new material. I just did a search through the UKMix archives, and unbelievably it appears there was never a topic made for the original Songs in A Minor album! So now seems like an appropriate time to make one. Songs In A Minor: Deluxe Edition is released on 27 June. Piano & I: A One Night Only Event With Alicia Keys takes place on Monday 13 June at the Royal Albert Hall. 'It's the coolest thing in the whole wide world. My particular short has three incredible actresses in it and I'm so excited as to who's signed on - it's pretty nuts.'ДЄs well as making her directorial debut, Keys will also host and perform at Black Ball UK on 15 June for her charity Keep A Child Alive.ДЄnd then there's the task of looking after new son Egypt Raoud Dean, who was born to Keys and rapper Swizz Beatz back in October. 'After those five shorts have been directed they all connect to be one incredible story where all the characters are intertwined. Keys explained: 'The five stories surround five different women from five different backgrounds and how it affects their families, their lives, their work, their jobs, their self-esteemвЂ¦ everything. The 30 minute films, which will be directed by five different women, focus on the issue of breast cancer. She's also directing her first short film as part of a project organised by Jennifer Aniston. Jennifer Aniston is spearheading a film project which Keys is involved in Keys is currently working on a new album in LA, which is she says is coming together 'incredibly well'. 'When the record did finally come out and was able to be heard and people fell in love with it it was a testament to doing great music and not allowing people's negativity stop you from what you dream.' She added: 'I think back to a time when I barely thought an album would be able to come out just because there were so many trials and tribulations. She admits it's emotional looking back to that period, when it was 'just me and the keyboard'. Keys will be releasing a deluxe edition of Songs In A Minor, along with 10 new tracks which she wrote at the time.

She told Newsbeat: 'It's incredible that I've been able to make it 10 years and here we are celebrating that. The singer will perform alone, accompanied only by her piano, in a special concert to mark the 10th anniversary since the release of Grammy Award-winning Songs In A Minor. Alicia Keys has announced that she'll be playing a one-off gig at the Royal Albert Hall on 13 June.

Songs in a minor alicia keys album cover