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Songs in A Minor
2001 studio album by Alicia Keys
Songs in A Minor
Songs in A Minor is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys. It was released on June 26, 2001, by J Records. A classically trained pianist, Keys wrote, arranged and produced the majority of the album herself, though she frequently worked with her then-partner Kerry "Krucial" Brothers. The efforts resulted in a neo soul record fusing contemporary classical music with R&B, soul, and jazz, alongside influences of hip-hop, blues, and gospel. Its lyrics focus on themes of love, perseverance, self-worth, survival, and introspection. Despite the album's polysemic title, only two of its tracks are composed in the key of A minor. Keys began writing songs for her debut studio album in 1995, aged 14, before signing a record deal with Columbia Records in 1996. Dissatisfied with Columbia's attempts to control her artistry and diminish her own creative inputs, she began recording Songs in A Minor independently in 1998. Upon being presented with finished recordings, Columbia rejected...
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