The Diary of Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys — The Diary of Alicia Keys
2003 · Funk / Soul · Neo Soul · 58 min · Iconic
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Description
The Diary of Alicia Keys is the second studio album by American singer and songwriter Alicia Keys. It was released in the United States on December 2, 2003, by J Records. The album was recorded at several recording studios, and production was handled primarily by Keys with contributions from Kanye West and Kerry Brothers, Jr., who described it as "an R&B album". The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 618,000 copies in its first week. It became Keys' second consecutive number-one debut in the United States and spawned three top-ten singles. Upon its release, The Diary of Alicia Keys received generally positive reviews from music critics and earned Keys three Grammy Awards at the 47th Grammy Awards. With domestic sales of four million copies and worldwide sales of eight million copies, The Diary of Alicia Keys is the thirty-first best-selling album of the 2000s decade. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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Discogs(source)
- label
- J Records
- notes
- Mastered at The Hit Factory, NYC for P.M. Entertainment B1 contains excerpts from the composition "Let Me Prove My Love To You" written by [a353021], [a671348] and [a332633] Printed in Canada. Made in the U.S.A.
- genres
- Funk / Soul
- images
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- labels
- J Records
- styles
- Neo Soul, Contemporary R&B
- videos
- Alicia Keys - You Don't Know My Name (Official HD Video), Alicia Keys - If I Ain't Got You (Official HD Video), Alicia Keys - Diary (Official Live HD Video) ft. Tony! Toni! Tone!, Jermaine Paul, Alicia Keys - Karma (Official HD Video), Harlem's Nocturne, Karma, Heartburn, If I Was Your Woman / Walk On By, You Don't Know My Name, If I Ain't Got You, Diary, Dragon Days, Wake Up, So Simple, When You Really Love Someone, Feeling U, Feeling Me (Interlude), Slow Down, Samsonite Man, Nobody Not Really (Interlude), Alicia Keys - The Diary (2003 Documentary), Alicia Keys- Streets Of New York (feat. Nas & Rakim) (2003)
- country
- US
- credits
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- masterId
- 144296
- released
- 2003
- companies
- The Hit Factory (Mastered At), The Hit Factory Criteria (Mixed At), The Hit Factory (Mixed At), Larrabee North (Mixed At), Electric Lady Studios (Mixed At), Sound On Sound, New York (Mixed At), Lellow Productions (Published By), EMI Music Publishing, Inc. (Published By), Book Of Daniel Music (Published By), Virginia Beach Music (Published By), Conjunction Productions (Published By), Bread Winner (Published By), EMI April Music Inc. (Published By), Phoenix Rose Music Publishing (Published By), Soaring Music Publishing (Published By), A-Dish-A-Tunes Ltd. (Published By), Wb Music Corp. (Published By), Jobete Music Co., Inc. (Published By), Ye World Music (Published By), EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (Published By), Casa David Music (Published By), Uncle Bobby Music (Published By), Dirty Dre Music (Published By), Universal Music Publishing, Inc. (Published By), Double Oh Eight (Published By), Jerrell Devine Publishing (Published By), Krucialkeys Enterprise (Produced For), MBK Entertainment (Produced For), Timbaland Productions, Inc. (Produced For), Pettaway Music (Produced For), Mike Daddy Unlimited, Inc. (Produced For), Bee Mo Easy Music (Produced For), Grass Roots Entertainment (Produced For), Konman Entertainment (Produced For), Roc The World (Produced For), Vidal/Dre Productions (Produced For), Studio Plus XXX (Recorded At), KrucialKeys Studios (Recorded At), The Hit Factory Criteria (Recorded At), Quad Recording Studios (Recorded At), Kampo Studios (Recorded At), Soundwise Studio, Amsterdam (Recorded At), The Crib, Philadelphia, PA (Recorded At), Sarm West Studios (Recorded At), J Records (Phonographic Copyright (p)), J Records (Copyright (c)), J Records (Marketed By), J Records (Distributed By), J Records (Manufactured By), United Record Pressing (Pressed By)
- tracklist
- A1. Harlem's Nocturne (1:43), A2. Karma (4:16), A3. Heartburn (3:28), A4. If I Was Your Woman / Walk On By (3:06), B1. You Don't Know My Name (6:06), B2. If I Ain't Got You (3:48), B3. Diary (4:44), C1. Dragon Days (4:36), C2. Wake Up (4:27), C3. So Simple (3:49), D1. When You Really Love Someone (4:09), D2. Feeling U, Feeling Me (Interlude) (2:07), D3. Slow Down (4:18), D4. Samsonite Man (4:12), D5. Nobody Not Really (3:11)
- numForSale
- 44
- dataQuality
- Needs Vote
- identifiers
- Barcode: 8 2876-55712-1 0, Rights Society: ASCAP, Rights Society: BMI, Matrix / Runout: 82876 - 55712 - 1 - A ⓤ, Matrix / Runout: 82876 - 55712 - 1 - B ⓤ, Matrix / Runout: 82876 - 55712 - 1 - C ⓤ, Matrix / Runout: 82876 - 55712 - 1 - D CJH ⓤ, Matrix / Runout: 82876 - 55712 - 1 -S A ⓤ, Matrix / Runout: 82876 - 55712 - 1 - SB ⓤ, Matrix / Runout: 82876 - 55712 - 1 - SC ⓤ THFM J.Y., Matrix / Runout: 82876 - 55712 - 1 - SD ⓤ
- catalogNumber
- 82876-55712-1
- formatDescriptions
- LP, Album, Stereo
Spotify(source)
- upc
- 828765571227
- images
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- artists
- Alicia Keys
- albumType
- album
- spotifyId
- 6TqRKHLjDu5QZuC8u5Woij
- tracklist
- 1. Harlem's Nocturne (1:44), 2. Karma (4:16), 3. Heartburn (3:28), 4. If I Was Your Woman / Walk On By (3:06), 5. You Don't Know My Name (6:07), 6. If I Ain't Got You (3:49), 7. Diary (feat. Tony! Toni! Tone! & Jermaine Paul) (4:44), 8. Dragon Days (4:37), 9. Wake Up (4:27), 10. So Simple (feat. Lellow) (3:50), 11. When You Really Love Someone (4:10), 12. Feeling U, Feeling Me (Interlude) (2:08), 13. Slow Down (4:18), 14. Samsonite Man (4:13), 15. Nobody Not Really (Interlude) (2:57)
- copyrights
- (P) 2003 RCA/JIVE Label Group, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
- releaseDate
- 2003-12-02
- totalTracks
- 15
- releaseDatePrecision
- day
Last.fm(source)
- mbid
- 1c9f809e-5a35-45a7-9f67-fb5648a8d033
- tags
- soul, rnb, alicia keys, female vocalists, american artist
- imageUrl
- https://lastfm-img.freetls.fastly.net/i/u/300x300/69add5fcce24539138bc0ed438627245.jpg
- tracklist
- 1. Harlem's Nocturne (1:44), 2. Karma (4:16), 3. Heartburn (3:29), 4. If I Was Your Woman / Walk On By (3:06), 5. You Don't Know My Name (4:25), 6. If I Ain't Got You (7:17), 7. Diary (4:01), 8. Dragon Days (4:38), 9. Wake Up (4:27), 10. So Simple (3:49), 11. When You Really Love Someone (4:10), 12. Feeling U, Feeling Me (Interlude) (2:08), 13. Slow Down (4:19), 14. Samsonite Man (4:13), 15. Nobody Not Really (Interlude) (2:57)
- bioContent
- The Diary of Alicia Keys is the second studio album by American singer and songwriter Alicia Keys. It was released in the United States on December 2, 2003, by J Records. The album was recorded at several recording studios, and production was handled primarily by Keys with contributions from Kanye West and Kerry Brothers, Jr., who described it as "an R&B album". The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 618,000 copies in its first week. It became Keys' second consecutive number-one debut in the United States and spawned three top-ten singles. Upon its release, The Diary of Alicia Keys received generally positive reviews from music critics and earned Keys three Grammy Awards at the 47th Grammy Awards. With domestic sales of four million copies and worldwide sales of eight million copies, The Diary of Alicia Keys is the thirty-first best-selling album of the 2000s decade. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
- bioSummary
- The Diary of Alicia Keys is the second studio album by American singer and songwriter Alicia Keys. It was released in the United States on December 2, 2003, by J Records. The album was recorded at several recording studios, and production was handled primarily by Keys with contributions from Kanye West and Kerry Brothers, Jr., who described it as "an R&B album". The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 618,000 copies in its first week. It became Keys' second consecutive number-one debut in the United States and spawned three top-ten singles. Upon its release, Read more on Last.fm.
- bioPublished
- 01 Jan 2019, 18:59
MusicBrainz(source)
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- firstReleaseDate
- 2003-12-01