Songs In A Minor
- Alicia Keys
- Band Name: Alicia Keys
- Record Label: J-Records
- Release Date: Jun 5, 2001
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100Fusing 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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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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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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80Her 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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80A gorgeous and ambitious melding of classic soul structures and values to hyper-modern production technique.
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80A 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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Though the second half slackens with sad sack teen themes, ''Songs'' is a debut full of promise.
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The singing is more mature than the self-consciously retro arrangements and sometimes thin sonics.
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60The 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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50It sounds like she couldn't care less if anyone's listening.
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JenniferP9
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JamalB5its an average cd
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MattyD10