As I Am - Alicia Keys
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66 out of 100

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8.6 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 69 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. Blender
    80
    The music is dizzying, even mesmerizing.
  3. 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.
  4. 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!
  2. LuisG.
    8
    NO ONE is a powerful song keys deliverance is better that ever mature and secure.... some misteps " superwoman" flaws a perfect album... lesson learned with john mayer is amazing... KEY TRACKS: wreckless love, the thing about you, i need you.… Expand
  3. ReeseM.
    7
    Shae could have done better, but what I want to know is why is Tre Songz not on this site he has one of the best albums of the year.
  4. LeonC.
    3
    kerry brothers rapping is another letdown to this unoriginal irrelevant album.

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