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Songs In A Minor
by Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys reviews
Critic Score
Metascore: 78 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
8.0 out of 10
based on 10 reviews
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This is the smash-hit debut album from 20-year-old singer-songwriter (and classically-trained pianist) Alicia Keys.

LABEL: J-Records
RELEASE DATE: 05 June 2001
DISCS: 1 disc
GENRE(S): R&B

What The Critics Said

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100
E! Online
Fusing R&B, pop, jazz, blues, throwback soul--hell, you name it--Keys delivers grandstand ballads (like the single "Fallin' "), midtempo music, diary-worthy lyrics and feminist funk as if they were all as uncomplicated as scales.
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90
New Musical Express
A record of glorious parts that are just too weighty, too emotionally complex and rich to hang together well as a whole.
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80
All Music Guide
Like Erykah Badu and other retro-soul artists that have followed her, Alicia Keys is trying to redefine modern R&B by injecting it with jazz and blues. In Songs in A Minor, Keys accomplishes her goal with poise and skill.
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80
Dot Music
A gorgeous and ambitious melding of classic soul structures and values to hyper-modern production technique.
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80
PopMatters
A distinct and oft-times brilliant debut from an artist who clearly has a fine sense of her creative talents and has struggled to make sure they are represented in the best way
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80
Q Magazine
Her aching sincerity’s another major plus; that she can get away with Caged Bird’s Stevie Wonder-isms and Fallin’s near plagiarism of James Brown’s It’s A Man’s World speaks volumes.
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75
Entertainment Weekly
Though the second half slackens with sad sack teen themes, ''Songs'' is a debut full of promise.
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60
Launch.com
The mournful, blues-and-gospel-based "Fallin'"--a great song that was certainly no obvious choice as the first single--is the most notable declaration of independence, but Songs In A Minor is full of them.
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60
Rolling Stone
The singing is more mature than the self-consciously retro arrangements and sometimes thin sonics.
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50
Sonicnet
It sounds like she couldn't care less if anyone's listening.
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What Our Users Said

Vote Now! The average user rating for this album is 8.0 (out of 10) based on 12 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Jamal B gave it a5:
its an average cd

Matty D gave it a10:
This is one of the best albums of our era. Alicia Keys delivers an amazing mix of R&B, Blues and Soul on one of the best debut albums of all time, one which showcases the amazing talent which we have discovered, songwriting to dream of and an ability unseen by her contemporaries. This album is the album of our generation, and it all comes from the place where it hits the most: the heart.

Yesenia C gave it a 10:
This album is no doubt a masterpiece, full of promise. It keeps you wanting more from Miss Keys. I've listened to it a million times and can never get tired of it. Anyone who appreciates Real music will love this album. She possesses the power to make you sing, cry, smile, reminisce and relate. Alicia does what some artists fail to do, and that is to feel what she sings. Beautiful!

Felipe R gave it a 4:
It´s not so good, but Is´nt bad

Víctor gave it a 10:
She is a very good talented girl, and listening her songs trasmit you all kind of feelings

Mitch H. gave it an 8:
I've listened to this cd about 100 times and it gets better with every listening. I love this cd and I think Alicia Keys s a great songwriter and vocalist. I would higly recomend ths cd to anyone with soul.

Lyndsay B. gave it a 10:
Alicia is a great artist and I respect her talent, she really has some and uses it well. By the way I absolutly love her song "Fallin"!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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