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- Summary: The singer's not-quite-acoustic MTV session includes two new songs and collaborations with Common, Mos Def, Damian Marley and Adam Levine.
- Record Label: J-Records
- Genre(s): R&B
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Top Track
If I Ain't Got You | |
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Some people live for the fortune Some people live just for the fame Some people live for the power, yeah Some people live just to play the game Some... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 8 out of 14
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Mixed: 6 out of 14
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Negative: 0 out of 14
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She might be unplugged--but she's still electrifying.
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Entertainment WeeklyFor once, Unplugged largely leaves Keys' runaway careerism in the dressing room, where it belongs. [14 Oct 2005, p.148]
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BillboardThis self-assured, illuminating "MTV Unplugged" performance underscores Keys' boundless passion for her craft. [15 Oct 2005]
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I’m definitely recommending Unplugged--with reservations, but it’s still a recommendation--but damn, I just wish the fun Keys seems to have on stage would translate more clearly to record.
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There's no sense of storytelling or momentum to her performances: she starts the song in one place and stays there riding in circles until the end.
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An abbreviated "You Don't Know My Name," truly a producer's creation, falls flat here, and she treats covers of Gladys Knight's "If I Was Your Woman" and "Every Little Bit Hurts" like vocal auditions and not the blank canvases of an interpretive artist.
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UncutKeys hasn't the charisma to indulge in the inter-song banter here, which breaks up any soulful flow that might develop despite her sharp, hectoring vocals. [Jan 2006, p.108]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 15 out of 16
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Mixed: 1 out of 16
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Negative: 0 out of 16
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RegisCOct 15, 2005
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krystalbOct 13, 2005
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DavidCSep 15, 2006This is an amazing album. Alicia has the most beautiful voice I've ever heard. She shows strengh and love, nothing else is needed.
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SuzanneAOct 28, 2005
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michaelatNov 12, 2005i always like alicia's music no matter what it is. it;s always good music.
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Aug 10, 2011
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CesarGOct 30, 2005I bet this was a good concert to watch, but it is definitely is no good to listen. Not Alicia's best.
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