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As I Am - Alicia Keys
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66 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critics What's this?

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8.7 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 57 Ratings

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  • Summary: Alicia Keys' third album includes guest vocalists Marsha Ambrosius, John Mayer, and Linda Perry.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 22
  3. Negative: 1 out of 22
  1. Dot Music
    90
    This is a record that will happen to you, and when it clicks, the realisation that As I Am is a genuine classic is overwhelming.
  2. New Musical Express (NME)
    60
    As I Am sees the piano songstress breaking free of her saccharine chains and delivering a streetwise, smoky set of real soul.
  3. NOW Magazine
    20
    Without any clever arrangements or production gimmicks to rely on, Keys tries to compensate for the obvious shortcomings by oversinging each syllable in a way that would make Patti LaBelle cringe.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 31
  3. Negative: 1 out of 31
  1. DMB
    10
    If you want to by ONE Alicia Keys album. Make sure it is this one! Perfect, cannot be faulted!
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  2. DR.
    5
    Her weakest album to date. Boring, clichéd lyrics kill the flow of this album. Only a few standout tracks. She needs to do better than this. She's an incredible talent, but she needs to hire a songwriter, because as a lyricist she is poor. She'll end up like another corporate manufactured singer-songwriter if she doesn't tap into some deeper emotions, away from this bland saccharine mess!… Expand
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  3. LeonC.
    3
    kerry brothers rapping is another letdown to this unoriginal irrelevant album.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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