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The Diary of Alicia Keys

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2003 studio album by Alicia Keys
The Diary of Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys shown in a half-portrait, positioned beside a vertical row of piano keys that partially obscures her face, wearing a patterned top against a warm brown background, with the text "the diary of alicia keys" written in lowercase white letters
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 21, 2003 (2003-11-21)
RecordedDecember 2002 – November 2003
Studio
Genre
Length57:45
LabelJ
Producer
Alicia Keys chronology
Songs in A Minor
(2001)		The Diary of Alicia Keys
(2003)		Unplugged
(2005)
Singles from The Diary of Alicia Keys
  1. "You Don't Know My Name"
    Released: November 10, 2003
  2. "If I Ain't Got You"
    Released: February 23, 2004
  3. "Diary"
    Released: May 24, 2004
  4. "Karma"
    Released: November 1, 2004

The Diary of Alicia Keys is the second studio album by American singer-songwriterAlicia Keys. It was released on November 21, 2003, byJ Records. Almost entirely written and produced by Keys, the album is aconcept album functioning as her auditory diary, primarily dealing with relationship complexities. Musically, it is predominantly asoul,R&B,contemporary classical, andhip-hop record.

While touring in support of her debut studio albumSongs in A Minor (2001), Keys began writing songs forThe Diary of Alicia Keys, conceiving it as an intimate record devoid of featured artists. Recording sessions commenced following theSongs in A Minor Tour's culmination in December 2002, and continued even into the international promotional tour ahead of the album's release in November 2003. Keys' then-partner and frequent collaboratorKerry Brothers Jr. largely contributed to the album, while other contributors includedTimbaland,Easy Mo Bee,Kanye West, andDre & Vidal, with whom Keys collaborated for the first time. Furthermore, Keys eschewed theneo soul style ofSongs in A Minor in favor of 1960s–1970s-influenced traditional soul forThe Diary of Alicia Keys.

The Diary of Alicia Keys received widespread acclaim frommusic critics, who generally agreed that it refuted expectations of asophomore slump, while praising Keys' artistic maturity and vocal performance. A substantial commercial success, it debuted atop the USBillboard 200, with first-week sales of 618,000 units, and became one of the best-selling albums of 2003 and 2004, both nationally and globally. The album yielded four singles, three of which—"You Don't Know My Name", "If I Ain't Got You", and "Diary"—reached the top 10 on the USBillboard Hot 100 and were among biggest hits of 2004 in the US. To further promoteThe Diary of Alicia Keys, Keys embarked on theVerizon Ladies First Tour (2004), co-headlined withBeyoncé andMissy Elliott, and theDiary Tour (2004–2005).

The Diary of Alicia Keys earned Keys nominations for numerous industry awards, and won her her secondGrammy Award for Best R&B Album, among other awards. In retrospective commentaries, a multitude of critics stated that the album solidified Keys' status in the music industry, and extended her critical and commercial success past her debut. By the release of its successorAs I Am (2007),The Diary of Alicia Keys had sold over eight million copies worldwide. In 2020, it was certifiedquintuple platinum by theRecording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for combined sales andalbum-equivalent units of five million in the US. In commemoration of its 20th anniversary, the album was reissued asThe Diary of Alicia Keys 20 in December 2023, and won aGrammy Award for Best Immersive Audio Album.

Background and development

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Alicia Keys' debut studio albumSongs in A Minor was released on June 26, 2001, byJ Records.[1] A fusion ofclassical music, traditional and modern styles ofsoul, andcontemporary R&B,[2][3] it received widespread critical acclaim, being hailed as an auspicious and accomplished debut.[a] Preceded by the USBillboard Hot 100 number-one single "Fallin'",[8] the album debuted atop the USBillboard 200 with first-week sales of 236,000 units.[9] It earned Keys fiveGrammy Awards at the44th Annual Grammy Awards (2002), which tied Keys withLauryn Hill as the female artist with most Grammy Awards won in a single ceremony.[10][b] The album is widely regarded as an immensely influential record of its era,[c] and is credited with propelling Keys to global prominence,[15] placing her at the forefront ofneo soul.[4]One of the best-selling albums of 2001 and 2002,[16][17]Songs in A Minor had sold over 10 million copies worldwide by November 2003.[18] Consequently, substantial pressure was placed on Keys' second studio album to match or exceed that success, as to avoid thesophomore slump.[19][20] Keys, however, felt confident due to her experience from the creation ofSongs in A Minor.[21] Keys' then-partner and collaboratorKerry Brothers Jr. would retrospectively state that Keys having creative control over her artistry since her debut helped them overcome the concerns, as they strived to replicate, but enhance, the formula ofSongs in A Minor.[19] While on theSongs in A Minor Tour (2002), Keys began developing ideas for what would becomeThe Diary of Alicia Keys.[19] Conceiving it as an intimate record, Keys refrained from seeking collaborators out to contribute to the album, despite distinguished collaborations withEve andChristina Aguilera in 2002.[21]

Writing and recording

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Aaliyah in Berlin, May 2000
The death ofAaliyah (pictured) inspired Keys to write "If I Ain't Got You".

Keys began writing songs for what would becomeThe Diary of Alicia Keys as early as 2001, with "If I Ain't Got You" being among the first songs written.[19] She felt inspired to write it while on a flight, after hearing the news ofAaliyah's death in aplane crash in August 2001, as flying inside a plane against the circumstances of Aaliyah's demise presented her with a "sentiment of being present in the moment".[22][23] As Christina Aguilera asked Keys to write a song for her fourth studio albumStripped (2002), Keys considered proffering "If I Ain't Got You" to her, but was persuaded otherwise by J Records' then-executive vice president ofartists and repertoire (A&R)Peter Edge; Keys ultimately wrote "Impossible" for Aguilera.[23] The songwriting forThe Diary of Alicia Keys became continual during the Songs in A Minor Tour (2002), with Keys writing "Dragon Days" and "Feeling U, Feeling Me", amongst other songs, while touring. Following the tour's completion in December 2002, she began recording the album with audio engineersAnn Mincieli andTony Black.[19] LikeSongs in A Minor, Keys executive producedThe Diary of Alicia Keys, alongside Edge and her then-manager Jeff Robinson, and primarily collaborated with Kerry Brothers Jr., her former EmBishion fellow member Taneisha Smith, and songwriter Erika Rose.[24][25] Brothers and Smith wrote "Karma" together while Keys was recording another track; Brothers originally produced it for an undisclosed rapper in 2000, making it the album's sole track not produced by Keys.[19][24] Alongside "Karma", Brothers also co-wrote "Diary", "Wake Up", and "When You Really Love Someone". Smith co-wrote "Nobody Not Really" and eventual bonus track "Streets of New York (City Life)", while Rose co-wrote "Heartburn", "Slow Down", and "Samsonite Man".[24]

In order to capture the desired 1960s–1970s sound onThe Diary of Alicia Keys, Keys equipped the studios at which she recorded with live instruments.[26] Initial recording sessions took place at the Kampo Studio in New York City, as Keys refrained from recording at locations frequently used by her contemporaries in order to concentrate solely on her work. "Samsonite Man" and "Nobody Not Really", which would ultimately become the album's closing tracks, were the first tracks recorded, and were used as guidelines for the remainder of the production.[19] At Kampo, Keys also recorded theEasy Mo Bee-produced "If I Was Your Woman"/"Walk on By", a vocal cover of "If I Were Your Woman" (1970) byGladys Knight & the Pips against an instrumental sample fromIsaac Hayes' 1964 song "Walk On By". As it is a cover, it is the album's sole track not written by Keys.[24] Keys originally recorded a standalonealternative rock-styled cover of "If I Was Your Woman" forSongs in A Minor. After the track was left unused, Keys re-recorded it against a sample from "Walk On By", inspired by Easy Mo Bee's previous production ofThe Notorious B.I.G.'s 1994 track "Warning", also using a sample from "Walk On By".[26] The original demo of "If I Was Your Woman" would be released via 10th anniversary editions ofSongs in A Minor in 2011.[25][27] Both versions were co-produced byD'Wayne Wiggins.[24][25] Besides Kampo, New York recording sessions forThe Diary of Alicia Keys materialized at Keys' own KrucialKeys Studios, co-founded with Brothers, as well asThe Hit Factory and the Quad Recording Studios.[24]

Apart from Easy Mo Bee, new collaborators onThe Diary of Alicia Keys includedTimbaland,Kanye West, andDre & Vidal.[26] Timbaland co-wrote and produced "Heartburn", the only track recorded atHit Factory Criteria inMiami, while West composed and produced "You Don't Know My Name".Harold Lilly, who co-wrote it, and then-obscureJohn Legend contributed background vocals to the latter. Keys fortuitously met Dre & Vidal as they were working onUsher'sConfessions (2004) at the same studio as her. They ultimately collaborated during a three-day session at Quad, writing and producing "So Simple" together. For "So Simple", Keys introduced heralter ego Lellow, which Keys' collaborators would refer to her as whenever she recorded influenced byhip-hop, as a "featured artist". After the sessions at Quad, the track was finished at The Crib inPhiladelphia.[19][24] Recording and production of tracks such as "You Don't Know My Name" and "If I Ain't Got You", at The Hit Factory, was interrupted by the August 14–16, 2003Northeast blackout. By the timeThe Diary of Alicia Keys reached its completion in November 2003, Keys had already embarked on the album's promotional tour across Europe.[19] "When You Really Love Someone", "Feeling U, Feeling Me", and "Slow Down" were partly or fully recorded atSarm West in London.[24] "Diary", for whichStokley Williams ofMint Condition originally provided additional vocals, was finished at the Soundwise Studio in Amsterdam, afterJermaine Paul, who joined Keys as a background vocalist for the promotional tour, was deemed better suited for the song. "Harlem's Nocturne", the final track recorded for the album, was recorded at Plus XXX in Paris and finished at The Hit Factory in New York, whereThe Diary of Alicia Keys was mastered by Herb Powers, Jr.[19][24]

Musical style

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Stevie Wonder in 1973
Stevie Wonder (pictured in 1973) was cited as an influence onjazz stylings ofThe Diary of Alicia Keys.

The Diary of Alicia Keys is predominantly a soul, R&B,contemporary classical, and hip-hop record.[19][28] Its musical style is largely influenced by 1960s and 1970s soul,[29][30] which Keys declared "some of the best music ever created".[31] CriticMark Anthony Neal observed how the album's traditional soul-oriented sound transcended theneo soul style ofSongs in A Minor,[32] while Sal Cinquemani ofSlant Magazine compared the sonic amalgamation of modernism and classicism onThe Diary of Alicia Keys to its predecessor.[33] Denise Boyd ofBBC described the album as an eclectic fusion of genres, from "cosmic"jazz to "sensual"salsa.[34] The intro "Harlem's Nocturne" fusesclassical piano with hip-hop drums.[28][19] Integration of classical and hip-hop stylings segues into the horn-driven "Karma",[19][33] whose background consists of dramatic violins, flittering strings and low-end keys interspersed with excerpts fromJohannes Brahms'sViolin Concerto in D major, Op. 77.[35][10][24] Up-tempo,[12]blaxploitation-influencedfunk track "Heartburn" is built upon minimalist drums,[28][35] rapid brass, and disjointed guitars.[36] Itscall-and-response chorus incorporates elements ofdisco, which journalistDavid Browne compared toStudio 54.[35] "If I Was Your Woman"/"Walk on By" is amedley composed of Keys' piano and vocal cover of "If I Were Your Woman" by Gladys Knight & the Pips, against the instrumental excerpts from "Walk On By" by Isaac Hayes.[10] Its musical style combinesMotown-era soul with futuristic hip-hop.[36][28]

In the vein of 1970s soul, "You Don't Know My Name" incorporates a sample fromThe Main Ingredient's "Let Me Prove My Love to You" alongside an orchestral arrangement.[32][28]Blues influences are present on the jazz-R&B ballad "If I Ain't Got You",[34][37] "Dragon Days",[38] which is built upon artificialclassic rock guitar licks created through a keyboard,[33][19] and "Samsonite Man".[38] Titular track "Diary" is the album's sole collaboration, featuringTony! Toni! Toné! on guitar, bass,Wurlitzer, organ, and additional piano, as well as Jermaine Paul on vocals.[24] BBC's Daryl Easlea described the track as "languid late-night soul",[39] while Keys' then-manager Jeff Robinson characterized it as agospel recording.[19] On the synthesized hip-hop track "So Simple", Keys' vocals were partially modified to sound high-pitched and accelerated, to represent her alter ego Lellow.[34][19] CriticAlexis Petridis compared the synthesizer-driven production of the jazz interlude "Feeling U, Feeling Me" toStevie Wonder'sInnervisions (1973).[36][34] Wonder served as musical inspiration for the jazz outro "Nobody Not Really", whose elaborate instrumentation utilizes drums, bass, guitar, flute, horns, piano, and organ, while its production incorporatesreverb effect.[19] "Streets of New York (City Life)", included solely on UK and Japanese editions ofThe Diary of Alicia Keys, features guest appearances fromNas andRakim, and contains samples from the former's "N.Y. State of Mind".[34][40]

Lyrical themes

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The Diary of Alicia Keys is aconcept album, constructed as Keys' auditory diary.[12] In its liner notes, Keys refers to each song as a daily entry; the liner notes display excerpts from Keys' actual journal, including a poem titled "When Gone Is the Glory", which discusses the ephemerality of prominence.[28] J Records' then-artists and repertoire (A&R) executivePeter Edge elucidated the album's titling and conceptualization as based on its personal lyricism, intimate ambience, and understated production.[19] The album's lyrical themes primarily deal with relationship complexities, such as infatuation, devotion, confusion, and anguish.[30][38] On multiple songs, Keys portrays specific characters in order to evoke the subject matter. On "You Don't Know My Name", she sings from the perspective of a waitress who becomes enamored of her customer and yearns for his attention.[28] The six-minute track is interrupted with a spoken-word interlude, demonstrated as a phone conversation between Keys and the customer.[32][41] "Dragon Days" depicts Keys as adamsel in distress, equating longing for a distant lover to days which "drag on".[41][10] She portrays a soldier's partner on "Wake Up", which condemns thewar on terror by using a metaphor of a romantic relationship to demonstrate agitation with the government.[36]

"If I Was Your Woman"/"Walk on By" centers onunrequited love, with Keys addressing her love interest in a flirtatious and defiant manner, as opposed toGladys Knight's restrained approach on "If I Were Your Woman".[10] "If I Ain't Got You" prioritizes love overmaterialism, fame, and affluence.[10][42] Similarly, "When You Really Love Someone" discusses unconditional love,[42] receiving frequent comparisons to Keys' 2001 song "A Woman's Worth".[32][43] Intimacy is the theme of "Diary", which encourages closeness and candor with a romantic partner, and "Slow Down", which follows a protagonist desiring to delayconsummation.[10][42] Meanwhile, "Karma" and "Samsonite Man" deal with situations related to a relationship's conclusion. On "Karma", Keys claims retribution on a deceitful former lover, warning him that "what goes around comes around".[10][42] The titular character of "Samsonite Man" is an itinerant lover,[10] for whom the protagonist has lost patience.[42] Brothers retrospectively revealed that the song was Keys' lyrical expression of her relationship with her father,[19] who abandoned Keys and her mother when Keys was two years old.[44] Bonus track "Streets of New York (City Life)" is an affectionate ode to New York City.[31] Kris Ex ofBlender observed Keys' vocal progression sinceSongs in A Minor, and an improved ability to convey lyrical sentiments, as she delivers the lines with a "shaded, complex" emotionalism.[10] Singing "If I Was Your Woman"/"Walk on By" in a low register, she demonstrated the urgency of the song's tone, according to Dimitri Ehrlich ofVibe,[28] while Cinquemani described her vocal performance on "Dragon Days" as "sultry, surprisingly disco-fied".[33] Rashaun Hall ofBillboard noted that, while within her vocal range on "If I Ain't Got You", Keys "stretches out vocally and with real feeling".[37]

Marketing and touring

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Further information:Verizon Ladies First Tour andDiary Tour
Keys performing in 2004
Keys performing at theConsumer Electronics Show in January 2004

According to record executiveTom Corson, the marketing campaign forThe Diary of Alicia Keys integrated televised, print, and online coverage. Primarily focusing onword of mouth, the strategy was described as more understated than the exhaustive marketing campaign forSongs in A Minor.[18] In August 2003, "Streets of New York (City Life)" leaked onto various mixtapes and radio stations, though it was promptly announced the track was not the album'slead single. Then-undisclosed lead single was announced for late September, while the album was tentatively scheduled for November 18; however, both were eventually postponed.[45] Promotional efforts for the album would not commence until October, with Keys appearing on the cover of the October 30, 2003-dated issue ofRolling Stone alongsideMissy Elliott andEve. At a worldwide launch at theCriterion Theatre in London on November 3, Keys performed "You Don't Know My Name", "Streets of New York (City Life)", "Diary", "If I Ain't Got You", and "If I Was Your Woman"/"Walk on By".[18][46] The promotional tour continued across Europe until November 13.[18]

"You Don't Know My Name" was released as thelead single fromThe Diary of Alicia Keys on November 10, 2003,[47] being selected over thecrossover-appealing "If I Ain't Got You" in order to market the album to Keys' core,urban contemporary-oriented audience first.[19] A commercial success, "You Don't Know My Name" peaked at number three on the USBillboard Hot 100 and spent nine weeks atop theHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.[8][48] Keys continued promoting the album by performing at theVibe Awards on November 20,[49] atAOL Broadband Rocks! Live on December 1,[50] onGood Morning America on December 2,[51] andThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno on December 4 and 5, as well as appearing onPrimetime andThe Oprah Winfrey Show.[18] In the US,The Diary of Alicia Keys was released on December 2, 2003, byJ Records; the first one million units shipped were packaged with a bonus DVD containingbehind-the-scenes footage.[18] Internationally, its release commenced in Sweden on November 21.[52] Despite initial contemplations of releasing "Heartburn" as the second single fromThe Diary of Alicia Keys,[53] "If I Ain't Got You" was released on February 23, 2004.[54] It became Keys' second consecutive Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number one,[48] and peaked at number four on theBillboard Hot 100.[8] Keys embarked on the co-headliningVerizon Ladies First Tour withBeyoncé andMissy Elliott on March 12, 2004,[55] touring across the US until April 21.[56] After the tour's conclusion, Keys continued promoting the album with televised performances onThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno on May 3, andToday on May 7.[57]

To promoteThe Diary of Alicia Keys internationally, Keys performed "You Don't Know My Name", "If I Ain't Got You" and "Karma" on the May 14, 2004-dated episode ofLater... with Jools Holland in the UK,[58] held a concert inDubai, United Arab Emirates on May 28,[59] and performed at various festivals across Europe throughout the summer.[d] "Diary" was released as the album's third single on May 24,[65] becoming Keys' fourth consecutiveBillboard Hot 100 top-10 hit by peaking at number eight.[8] Keys performed the song alongside "If I Ain't Got You" onThe Early Show's Summer Concert Series on June 8,[66] performing the latter at theBET Awards 2004 on June 29,[67] and with Stevie Wonder at the2004 MTV Video Music Awards on August 29,[68] as well as performing "Heartburn" atFashion Rocks on September 8.[69] A double-disc special edition ofThe Diary of Alicia Keys was made available in select countries outside North America in September,[70][71] while avideo album of the same title, featuring behind-the-scenes footage chronicling the album's production and release,[72] was released in the US on November 16.[73] Keys headlined the Wall of Hope concert on theGreat Wall of China on September 25,[74] and commenced theDiary Tour in October, initially touring Asia and Oceania.[75][76][77] "Karma" was released as the album's fourth and final single on November 1,[78] peaking at number 20 on theBillboard Hot 100;[8] Keys performed it at the2004Billboard Music Awards on December 8.[79] According to theyear-endBillboard Hot 100 for 2004, "If I Ain't Got You" was the chart's third biggest hit of the year, while "You Don't Know My Name" and "Diary" were both placed within the top 40.[80] Keys performed "If I Ain't Got You" at the47th Annual Grammy Awards on February 13, 2005,[81] before expanding the Diary Tour to North America from February 23 to April 24, 2005.[82]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[83]
Review scores
SourceRating
BlenderStarStarStarStar[10]
Entertainment WeeklyB[35]
The GuardianStarStarStarStar[36]
Los Angeles TimesStarStarStarHalf star[30]
PeopleStarStarStarStar[84]
QStarStarStarStar[85]
Rolling StoneStarStarStar[86]
Slant MagazineStarStarStarStar[33]
USA TodayStarStarStarStar[84]
VibeStarStarStarStarHalf star[28]

On release,The Diary of Alicia Keys received widespread critical acclaim. AtMetacritic, which assigns anormalized rating out of 100 based on reviews frommainstream critics, it holds anaverage score of 71, based on 17 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[83] Multiple journalists declared that the album fulfilled the high expectations set by the critical success ofSongs in A Minor,[84][87] whileUSA Today andMark Anthony Neal inPopMatters opined thatThe Diary of Alicia Keys displayed Keys' artistic progression.[84][32]Slant Magazine's Sal Cinquemani wrote that the album surpassed the quality of its predecessor, describing it as "a deft mix of modernism and classicism, not to mention street and class".[33] The magazine subsequently listed the album as the ninth best of 2003,[88] whileThe Washington Times proclaimed it second best.[89]

Writing inThe New York Times,Jon Pareles stated that withThe Diary of Alicia Keys, Keys testified the tenacity of songwriting in soul music, noting Keys' lyrical progression since her debut.[90] Tom Horan ofThe Daily Telegraph also hailed Keys' lyricism, concluding that she "summons up a wisdom and worldliness that is extraordinary in someone so young".[91] Similarly,Rob Sheffield called the album "an assured, adult statement, steeped in the complicated love life and musical dreams of an ambitious young woman" inRolling Stone.[86]Robert Hilburn inLos Angeles Times and a critic fromE! Online both concluded that Keys was still more accomplished as a vocalist than as a songwriter; regardless, Hilburn added that she made "each moment on the album seem real and her own".[30][92] Dimitri Ehrlich ofVibe referred to the record as "masterful", complimenting Keys' vocal performance and fusion of traditional and contemporary musical elements.[28]Roger Friedman ofFox News commended the "exquisite" production, vocals and instrumentation.[84] Kris Ex ofBlender praised the "enthusiastic album full of masterful strokes and electrifying intensity",[10] whileQ called it "a proper soul album which hooks you with the first pneumatic beat and draws you deeper with every heady atmosphere and vivid emotion."[85]Mojo described the record as "an hour of heartful, artful singing enhanced by dense, yet fuss-free arrangements".[93]

In less laudatory commentaries onThe Diary of Alicia Keys, multiple critics emphasized the loss of invigoration throughout its second half.[e] InEntertainment Weekly, David Browne said the latter part of the album "drifts into a narcotized semi-slumber of one earnest, samey retro-soul piano ballad after another",[35] whileJosh Tyrangiel ofTime negatively compared it to "models of how to make nostalgic music that is not anti-present" constituting the first half.[94] Laura Sinagra ofThe Village Voice felt that the album's songs lackhooks and other "surface content", instead sounding like unfinished vocal sketches.[95] Neal said that only "fleeting glimpses" of Keys' actual sensibilities are shown, perceiving the album as recorded to appeal to mainstream audiences, thus lacking cohesion.[32]Alexis Petridis, writing inThe Guardian, found it creatively safe and marred by "anodyne slow numbers studded with knowing references to old records".[36]Uncut andEthan Brown inNew York lambasted Keys' lyricism; the former described it as filled with a "litany of cliche and hackneyed need-a-man" wailing,[96] while Brown wrote that the album "collapses under the weight of one song about heartbreak after another".[38]Robert Christgau ofThe Village Voice rated the album a "dud",[97] indicating "a bad record whose details rarely merit further thought".[98]

The Diary of Alicia Keys and its tracks received nominations for a myriad of industry awards. At the35th NAACP Image Awards (2004), it was nominated forOutstanding Album,[99] while Keys won forOutstanding Female Artist.[100] The album was also nominated forFavorite Soul/R&B Album at theAmerican Music Awards of 2004,[101] with Keys winningFavorite Soul/R&B Female Artist.[102] At the47th Annual Grammy Awards (2005), the album won Keys her secondGrammy Award for Best R&B Album, also being nominated forAlbum of the Year; "You Don't Know My Name" won forBest R&B Song, while "If I Ain't Got You" was nominated forSong of the Year and won forBest Female R&B Vocal Performance.[103]The Diary of Alicia Keys also won the2005 Soul Train Music Award forBest R&B/Soul Album – Female,[104] and was nominated for the2005 Teen Choice Award for Choice Music – Album.[105] Internationally, it earned Keys nominations for the 2004Edison Award for International Singer,[106] and the 2004MOBO Award for Best Album.[107]

In a retrospective review published viaAllMusic,Stephen Thomas Erlewine describedThe Diary of Alicia Keys as "a seamless piece of work, a sultry slow groove that emphasizes her breathy, seductive voice and lush soulfulness". He nonetheless referred to it as inferior toSongs in A Minor,[12] as didTom Moon inThe New Rolling Stone Album Guide (2004),[2] andColin Larkin inThe Encyclopedia of Popular Music (2007).[108] InThe Great Rock Discography (2004),Martin C. Strong reflected onThe Diary of Alicia Keys showcasing Keys' "sophistication way beyond her years", calling it a "flawless marriage of classic and contemporary black music, pure pop and singer-songwriter self examination".[109] In 2007,The Diary of Alicia Keys was ranked at number 129 on bothNew York Daily News's listing of top 200 albums of all time",[110] andRock and Roll Hall of Fame's "Definitive 200".[111] It was also included on the 2020 edition ofRolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, at number 277; the publication's staff hailed it as an improvement from its predecessor, and concluded that, despite drawing influences fromAretha Franklin andNina Simone, it was inherently Keys' endeavor.[112]

Commercial performance

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In the US,The Diary of Alicia Keys debuted atop theBillboard 200 chart dated December 20, 2003, becoming her second consecutive number-one debut. Its first-week sales of 618,000 units marked the third largest, and the largest for a female artist, of 2003.[113][114] In its second week, the album descended to number two on theBillboard 200, selling 324,000 copies.[115] It returned to the summit in its third week, with sales of 370,000 units, surpassing one million copies sold,[116] before descending to number two again,[117] a position on which it spent three consecutive weeks.[118][119] Charting for a total of 87 weeks, the album is Keys' longest-charting on theBillboard 200.[120] On theTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, the album prematurely debuted at number 61 on December 13,[121] leaping towards the chart's summit the following week, after its first full sales-tracking week,[122] and spending six consecutive weeks atop the chart.[123] Its performance on theBillboard charts earned Keys a multitude of nominations at the 2004Billboard Music Awards, including those forBillboard 200 Album of the Year,R&B/Hip-Hop Album of the Year, and R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Artist of the Year,[124] while Keys won forFemale Artist of the Year.[125] Based on its performance on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart,The Diary of Alicia Keys was also nominated for the 2004Billboard/American Urban Radio Networks R&B/Hip-Hop Award for Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album.[126] It placed fourth and second on theBillboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albumsyear-end charts for 2004, respectively.[127][128] By January 2006, the album had sold 4,400,000 copies in the US.[129] In August 2020, it was certifiedquintuple platinum by theRecording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales andalbum-equivalent units of five million in the country.[130]

Internationally,The Diary of Alicia Keys largely failed to replicate the chart success ofSongs in A Minor. Peaking at number 15 on theCanadian Albums Chart,The Diary of Alicia Keys became Keys' lowest-peaking album in Canada,[131] but nonetheless went on to be certified double platinum by then-Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) in February 2005, for shipments of 200,000 units in the country.[132] In the UK, the album debuted and peaked at number 13 on theUK Albums Chart,[133] but debuted atop theUK R&B Albums Chart.[134] It was certified platinum by theBritish Phonographic Industry (BPI) in January 2004, for shipments of 300,000 units in the country.[135] Across continental Europe, the album peaked at number one in Switzerland,[136] number two in the Netherlands,[137] number five on theEuropean Top 100 Albums,[138] and within the top 10 in Finland, France, Germany,[137] Greece,[139] and Norway.[137] In 2004,The Diary of Alicia Keys was certified platinum by theInternational Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), for sales of one million copies across Europe.[140] In Australia, it debuted at number 43 on release, and would not reach its peak of number 22 until January 2005, as the special-edition reissue augmented the album's sales in the country.[141] TheAustralian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) certified the album double platinum in 2019, denoting combined sales and album-equivalent units of 140,000 in Australia.[142] The album peaked at number 25 in New Zealand,[143] and went on to be certified platinum byRecorded Music NZ (RMNZ), for combined sales and album-equivalent units of 15,000 in the country.[144] In Japan,The Diary of Alicia Keys peaked at number 27 on theOricon Albums Chart,[145] being certified gold by theRecording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) in February 2004, for shipments of 100,000 units in the country.[146] The album was among the top 10 best-selling international albums of 2004 in Hong Kong, which won it theIFPI Hong Kong Top Sales Music Award.[147] It was the 14th best-selling album in the world of 2003,[148] and went on to sell over eight million copies worldwide by November 2007.[149][150]

Legacy

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Keys smiling against yellow background
Keys in 2025

The Diary of Alicia Keys is widely considered to have refuted expectations of a sophomore slump for Keys.[f] Ahead of its release, Robert Hilburn ofLos Angeles Times hailed Keys' performance on the record as a "liberating break from the calculated, anonymous tone of most commercial R&B andpop these days".[30] In December 2003, Gail Mitchell ofBillboard observed that the album's strong commercial performance in its debut week contributed to the rising mainstream appeal of hip-hop and R&B.[153] Upon the release of Keys' third studio albumAs I Am (2007), Chrissy Iley ofThe Sunday Times remarked thatThe Diary of Alicia Keys "confirmed her place in musical history",[154] while Angus Batey ofThe Times elaborated that it laid foundations for "a career that may yet emulate the legends that her music echoes", namely Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, andPrince.[149] In 2009, Daryl Easlea of BBC wrote that it was easy to recognize the reason for the record's popularity, elaborating that "although it boasts a cast list commensurate with all urban albums of the 21st century, it is unmistakably the vision of one person".[39]

In the aftermath of the success ofThe Diary of Alicia Keys, Keys pursued a variety of endeavors, and would not release her third studio albumAs I Am until November 2007.[155] In March 2004, it was announced Keys planned to write a book inspired byThe Diary of Alicia Keys,[156] which was soon revealed to be a collection of her poems and lyrics titledTears for Water.[157] The book was released that November, accompanied by apoetry slam-themed release party hosted byCraig Grant, and featuring Kanye West,Mos Def, andCommon.[158] An autobiography titledThe Diary of Alicia Keys was also announced for fall 2005,[157] but was ultimately discarded; Keys would eventually write the autobiographyMore Myself (2020).[159] In September 2004, Keys disclosed her intention to record anMTV Unplugged-inspiredlive album counterpart toThe Diary of Alicia Keys, stating: "I love getting into the studio, but it's when you get on that stage, for me, it really translates to the people just how passionate I am about the words that I write."[160] Keys'MTV Unplugged concert at theBrooklyn Academy of Music in July 2005 was recorded for the live albumUnplugged (2005). However, instead of being a live version ofThe Diary of Alicia Keys, the album comprised tracks from both of her studio albums, as well as previously unreleased material.[161] By the release ofAs I Am, Keys had extensively traveled to Africa as a global ambassador ofKeep a Child Alive, anonprofit organization supportingAIDS-affected communities, and made her acting debut inSmokin' Aces (2006), followed by a supporting role inThe Nanny Diaries (2007).[162]As I Am replicated the success of its predecessors, becoming Keys' fourth consecutive USBillboard 200 number-one album, followingUnplugged, registering largest first-week sales of Keys' career with 742,000 units sold.[163]

Keys' eighth studio albumKeys (2021) included "Is It Insane", a track originally written and recorded forThe Diary of Alicia Keys; Keys deemed it unfit for latter and attempted to adjust it into each of her subsequent albums, before including it onKeys.[164] On November 2, 2023, it was announced thatThe Diary of Alicia Keys would be re-released to include nine bonus tracks, in commemoration of its 20th anniversary.[165] One of the bonus tracks, "Golden Child", which derived from aTears for Water poem of the same title and was recorded in 2003, was made available for digital consumption the same day.[166] The expanded edition, titledThe Diary of Alicia Keys 20, was released on December 1. Keys promoted it with a concert atWebster Hall in New York on the same date, performing the album in its entirety.[165] At the66th Annual Grammy Awards (2024),The Diary of Alicia Keys wonBest Immersive Audio Album.[167]

Track listing

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The Diary of Alicia Keys
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Harlem's Nocturne"Alicia Keys1:43
2."Karma"
  • Brothers
  • Keys
  • Taneisha Smith
Brothers4:16
3."Heartburn"3:28
4."If I Was Your Woman"/"Walk on By"3:06
5."You Don't Know My Name"
  • West
  • Keys
6:06
6."If I Ain't Got You"KeysKeys3:48
7."Diary" (featuringTony! Toni! Toné! andJermaine Paul)
  • Keys
  • Brothers
Keys4:45
8."Dragon Days"Keys
  • Keys
  • Brothers[a]
4:36
9."Wake Up"
  • Keys
  • Brothers
Keys4:27
10."So Simple" (featuring Lellow[g])3:49
11."When You Really Love Someone"
  • Keys
  • Brothers
Keys4:09
12."Feeling U, Feeling Me" (Interlude)KeysKeys2:07
13."Slow Down"
  • Keys
  • L. Green
  • Rose
  • Keys
  • Kumasi
4:18
14."Samsonite Man"
  • Keys
  • Rose
  • Keys
  • Brothers
4:12
15."Nobody Not Really" (Interlude)
  • Keys
  • Smith
Keys2:56
Total length:57:45
The Diary of Alicia Keys – UK and Japanese editions (bonus track)[168][40]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
16."Streets of New York (City Life)" (featuringNas andRakim)DJ Premier4:55
Total length:62:40
The Diary of Alicia Keys 20[169][170]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
16."If I Ain't Got You" (Orchestral version) (featuringQueen Charlotte Global Orchestra)KeysKris Bowers4:54
17."Golden Child"KeysKeys4:03
18."You Don't Know My Name"/"Will You Ever Know It" (Reggae Mix)
  • Keys
  • West
  • Lilly
  • Isaacs
  • Ruby
  • West
  • DJ Min One[b]
5:05
19."Diary" (Hani Mixshow) (featuring Tony! Toni! Toné! and Jermaine Paul)
  • Keys
  • Brothers
5:10
20."If I Ain't Got You" (Spanish orchestral version) (featuring Queen Charlotte Global Orchestra)KeysBowers4:55
21."Streets of New York (City Life)" (AOL Broadband Rocks! Live at Webster Hall)
  • Keys
  • Smith
  • Barrier
  • Jones
  • Martin
  • Griffin
 4:16
22."If Ain't Got You" (AOL Broadband Rocks! Live at Webster Hall)Keys 5:09
23."Diary" (AOL Broadband Rocks! Live at Webster Hall)
  • Keys
  • Brothers
 5:35
24."You Don't Know My Name" (AOL Broadband Rocks! Live at Webster Hall)
  • Keys
  • West
  • Lilly
  • Bailey
  • Kent
  • Williams
 6:00
Total length:1:43:00
The Diary of Alicia Keys – Special edition (bonus disc)[171]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."If I Ain't Got You" (Remix) (featuringUsher)KeysKeys3:52
2."If I Ain't Got You" (Spanish version) (featuringArturo Sandoval)KeysKeys3:53
3."If I Ain't Got You" (Kanye West Remix)Keys
3:47
4."You Don't Know My Name"/"Will You Ever Know It" (Reggae Mix)
  • West
  • DJ Min One[b]
5:05
5."You Don't Know My Name" (music video)  6:08
6."If I Ain't Got You" (music video)  3:30
7."Diary" (music video)  5:13
Total length:31:28

Notes

[edit]

Personnel

[edit]

Credits are adapted from theliner notes.[24]

  • Sanford Allen –concertmaster (tracks 5 and 9), violin (tracks 5 and 9)
  • Alli – art direction, design
  • Ayako – makeup
  • Burt Bacharach – songwriting[h] (track 4)
  • J. R. Bailey – songwriting[h] (track 5)
  • Elijah Baker – bass (track 7)
  • Julien Barber – viola (track 9)
  • Katreese Barnes – background vocals (tracks 6 and 9)
  • Pablo Batista – percussion (tracks 14 and 15)
  • Tony Black – engineering (all tracks), mixing (tracks 1, 10, 12, and 15)
  • Richard Brice – viola (tracks 5 and 9)
  • Kurt Briggs – violin (track 5)
  • Kerry Brothers Jr. – digital programming (tracks 1, 2, 6–9, 11, and 12), drums (track 14), engineering (tracks 8 and 12), instrumentation (track 2), production (tracks 1, 2, and 8), songwriting (tracks 2, 7, 9, and 11)
  • Avril Brown – violin (tracks 5 and 9)
  • Stockley Carmichael – background vocals (track 7)
  • Fred Cash, Jr. – bass (tracks 6 and 14)
  • Robert Chausow – viola (track 5)
  • Ray Chew – string arrangement (tracks 5 and 9), string conducting (tracks 5 and 9)
  • Hal David – songwriting[h] (track 4)
  • Dre & Vidal – instrumentation (track 10), production (track 10), songwriting (track 10)
  • Ronnie Drayton – guitar (track 8)
  • Vincent DiLorenzo – additional engineering (track 10)
  • Darryl Dixon – horns (track 6)
  • Peter Edge – executive production
  • Russell Elevado – mixing (track 9)
  • Marisol Espada – cello (track 9)
  • Michael Evans – production coordination (track 3)
  • Barry Finclair – viola (tracks 5 and 9)
  • Easy Mo Bee – digital programming (track 4), production (track 4)
  • Eileen Folson – cello (track 5)
  • Alan Ford – mixing assistance (track 12)
  • Dan Gautreau – engineering assistance (tracks 3 and 11)
  • Onree Gill –Hammond B3 (track 8),Rhodes (tracks 14 and 15)
  • L. Green – background vocals (tracks 6, 14, and 15), songwriting (track 13)
  • Sharief Hobley – guitar (track 5)
  • Andricka Hall – background vocals (track 9)
  • Stanley Hunte – violin (tracks 5 and 9)
  • Paul John – drums (track 15)
  • Gloria Jones – songwriting[i] (track 4)
  • Steve Jordan – drums (track 6)
  • Mel Kent – songwriting[h] (track 5)
  • Alicia Keys – background vocals (1–10, 12, 14, and 15),clavinet (track 1), executive production, instrumentation (tracks 8 and 9), keyboards (tracks 9 and 11), piano (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 11, and 13–15), piano synthesizers (track 8), production (tracks 1 and 3–15), Rhodes (tracks 1, 9, and 12), songwriting (tracks 1–3 and 5–15), string arrangement (track 9), synthesizers (tracks 11–13), vocals (all tracks)
  • Kumasi – additional synthesizers (track 13), digital programming (track 13), production (track 13)
  • Gwendolyn Laster – violin (track 9)
  • Chris LeBeau – art department production
  • John Legend – background vocals (track 5)
  • Harold Lilly – background vocals (track 5), songwriting (tracks 5 and 10)
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing (tracks 2, 5–8, 11, 13, and 14)
  • Hugh McCracken – guitar (track 6)
  • Clarence McMurray – songwriting[i] (track 4)
  • Melissa Meell – cello (track 9)
  • Lori Miller – violin (track 5)
  • Walter Millsap III – engineering (track 3), songwriting (track 3)
  • Ann Mincieli – additional engineering (tracks 5, 7–11, 13, and 14)
  • Cindy Mizelle – background vocals (tracks 6 and 9)
  • Candice Nelson – songwriting (track 3)
  • Caryl Paisner – cello (track 5)
  • Jermaine Paul – background vocals (track 7)
  • William E. Pettaway, Jr. – production coordination (track 3)
  • Marion Pinheiro – violin (tracks 5 and 9)
  • Herb Powers, Jr. – mastering
  • Ricky Quinones – guitar (tracks 14 and 15)
  • Artie Reynolds – bass (track 5)
  • Maxine Roach – viola (tracks 5 and 9)
  • Jeff Robinson – executive production, management
  • Steve "Styles" Rodriguez – bass (tracks 11, 14, and 15)
  • Joe Romano – horns (tracks 2 and 6)
  • Erika Rose – background vocals (tracks 3, 14, and 15), songwriting (tracks 3, 13, and 14)
  • Tim Christian Riley – piano (track 7)
  • Warwick Saint – photography
  • Pam Sawyer – songwriting[i] (track 4)
  • Al Schoonmaker –copying (tracks 5 and 9)
  • John "Jubu" Smith – guitar (track 7)
  • Taneisha Smith – background vocals (track 15), songwriting (tracks 2 and 15)
  • George Spivey – turntables
  • Denise Stoudmire – background vocals (track 3)
  • Dale Stuckenbruck – violin (tracks 5 and 9)
  • Timbaland – production (track 3), songwriting (track 3)
  • Nicole Tucker – hair
  • Rabeka Tuinei – mixing assistance (track 14)
  • Peter VanDerwater – viola (track 9)
  • Pat Viala – mixing (track 4)
  • Wouri Vice – styling assistance
  • Arcell Vickers – organ (tracks 6, 14, and 15)
  • Alexander Vselensky – violin (tracks 5 and 9)
  • David Watson – flute (track 15), horns (tracks 2 and 6), saxophone (track 15)
  • Willie Weeks – bass (track 9)
  • Kanye West – production (track 5), songwriting (track 5)
  • Carl "Rev" Wheeler – organ (track 7),Wurlitzer (track 7)
  • Artie White – guitar (tracks 11 and 13)
  • D'wayne Wiggins – bass (track 4), guitar (track 7), production (track 4),sitar (track 4)
  • Ken Williams – songwriting[h] (track 5)
  • Jessica Wilson – background vocals (track 3)
  • Patti Wilson – styling
  • Xin Zhao – violin (track 5)

Charts

[edit]

Weekly charts

[edit]
2003–2005 weekly chart performance
Chart (2003–2005)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[141]22
Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)[174]3
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[175]25
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[176]13
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[177]25
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[131]15
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[178]1
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[179]16
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[137]2
European Top 100 Albums (Billboard)[138]5
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[180]9
French Albums (SNEP)[181]5
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[182]10
Greek International Albums (IFPI)[139]8
Irish Albums (IRMA)[183]37
Italian Albums (FIMI)[184]20
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[145]27
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[71]
Special edition		50
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[143]25
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[185]7
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[186]19
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[187]23
Scottish Albums (OCC)[188]33
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[189]32
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[190]24
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[136]1
UK Albums (OCC)[133]13
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[134]1
USBillboard 200[120]1
USTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[191]1

Monthly charts

[edit]
2003 monthly chart performance
Chart (2003)Peak
position
South Korean International Albums (RIAK)[192]7

Year-end charts

[edit]
2003 year-end chart performance
Chart (2003)Position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[193]58
French Albums (SNEP)[194]122
UK Albums (OCC)[195]75
Worldwide Albums (IFPI)[148]14
2004 year-end chart performance
Chart (2004)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[196]82
Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)[197]10
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[198]58
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[199]99
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[200]5
French Albums (SNEP)[201]23
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[202]52
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[203]22
UK Albums (OCC)[204]72
USBillboard 200[127]4
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[128]2
Worldwide Albums (IFPI)[205]49
2005 year-end chart performance
Chart (2005)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[206]63
Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)[207]9
USBillboard 200[208]84
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[209]45

Decade-end charts

[edit]
2000s decade-end chart performance
Chart (2000–2009)Position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[210]48
USBillboard 200[211]55
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[211]39

Centurial charts

[edit]
21st century chart performance
Chart (2001–present)Position
USBillboard 200[212]196

All-time charts

[edit]
All-time chart performance
ChartPosition
USBillboard 200 (Women)[213]100

Certifications

[edit]
Certifications and sales
RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[214]Gold20,000^
Australia (ARIA)[142]2× Platinum140,000‡
Belgium (BRMA)[215]Gold25,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[132]2× Platinum200,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[216]Platinum20,000‡
France (SNEP)[217]Gold100,000*
Germany (BVMI)[218]Platinum200,000^
Italy (FIMI)[219]Gold50,000*
Japan (RIAJ)[146]Gold100,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[220]Platinum80,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[144]Platinum15,000‡
Norway (IFPI Norway)[221]Gold20,000*
Singapore (RIAS)[222]Gold5,000*
South Korea—7,242[192]
Sweden (GLF)[223]Gold30,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[224]Platinum40,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[135]Platinum300,000^
United States (RIAA)[130]5× Platinum5,000,000‡
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[140]Platinum1,000,000*
Worldwide—8,000,000[149][150]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

[edit]
Release dates and formats
RegionDateEdition(s)Format(s)Label(s)Ref.
SwedenNovember 21, 2003StandardCDBMG
FranceNovember 30, 2003
ArgentinaDecember 1, 2003
Germany
United KingdomJ
United StatesDecember 2, 2003
  • Standard
  • limited
JapanDecember 3, 2003StandardCDBMG
South KoreaDecember 8, 2003
  • Cassette
  • CD
JapanDecember 17, 2003LimitedCD+DVD
AustraliaSeptember 6, 2004SpecialCD +enhanced CDSony BMG
JapanSeptember 22, 2004
GermanyOctober 25, 2004
VariousDecember 1, 202320
United StatesVinyl +7-inch vinyl[j]Legacy
AustraliaJuly 12, 2024StandardVinylSony
Europe

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^attributed to multiple sources[4][5][6][7]
  2. ^Beyoncé broke the record at the52nd Annual Grammy Awards (2010), when she won six awards.[11]
  3. ^attributed to multiple sources[12][13][14][5]
  4. ^attributed to multiple sources[60][61][62][63][64]
  5. ^attributed to multiple sources[35][43][94][92]
  6. ^attributed to multiple sources[19][21][29][60][151][152]
  7. ^Keys' alias
  8. ^abcdeoriginal songwriter of a sampled recording
  9. ^abcoriginal songwriter of a covered recording
  10. ^exclusive toUrban Outfitters

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