Songs in A Minor

Songs in A Minor
Standard edition cover[a]
Studio album by Alicia Keys
Released	June 26, 2001
Recorded	1998–2001
Studio	Backroom (Glendale) Battery (New York) Doppler (Atlanta) The Hit Factory (New York) KrucialKeys (New York) Southside (Atlanta) Unique (New York)
Genre	Neo soul R&B
Length	63:04
Label	J
Producer	Arden Altino Miri Ben-Ari Kerry "Krucial" Brothers Jimmy Cozier Jermaine Dupri Kandi Alicia Keys Brian McKnight
Alicia Keys chronology
Songs in A Minor (2001) The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003)
Alternative cover
Deluxe edition cover, in lenticular print[b]
Remixed & Unplugged in A Minor[c]
Singles from Songs in A Minor
"Fallin'" Released: April 10, 2001 "A Woman's Worth" Released: October 2, 2001 "How Come You Don't Call Me" Released: March 11, 2002 "Girlfriend" Released: November 25, 2002

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.

Keys began writing songs for the album in 1995 at age 14 and recording the album in 1998 for Columbia Records, but after they rejected it, she signed a recording contract with Clive Davis's Arista Records and eventually J Records. An accomplished, classically trained pianist, Keys wrote, arranged and produced the majority of the album herself. It is a neo soul album with elements of R&B, soul, jazz, hip hop, blues, classical, and gospel music. Lyrically, the songs explore the complexities and various stages of personal relationships. Despite the album's title, only one song, "Jane Doe," is actually written in the key of A minor.^[8]

Songs in A Minor debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, selling 236,000 copies in its first week. The album has since sold over 7 million copies in the United States and 12 million copies worldwide. It was also an immediate critical success and has since been regarded as a classic. The album earned Keys several accolades, including five Grammy Awards at the 44th Annual Grammy Awards. To promote the album, Keys embarked on her first headlining concert tour, entitled Songs in A Minor Tour.

In 2022, the album was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry.^[9]

Recording and production

Keys began writing the songs that would constitute Songs in A Minor at age 14, "Butterflyz" being her first composition for the album.^{[10][11][12][13]} Keys had been accepted to Columbia University, which she attended after graduating from the Professional Performing Arts School at age 16.^[11][14] She dropped out after four weeks to pursue her music career full time.^[11] She signed a demo deal with Jermaine Dupri and his So So Def label. Keys co-wrote and recorded a song titled "Dah Dee Dah (Sexy Thing)", which appeared on the soundtrack to the 1997 film Men in Black. She also contributed to the So So Def Christmas recordings.^[15] Keys began producing and recording the album in 1998.^[16] She completed it that same year, but it was rejected by Columbia Records. Keys explained that the producers she was required to work with by the label would tell her to "just get in the booth and sing", which frustrated her.^[17] Her record contract with Columbia ended after a dispute with the label. Keys then performed for Clive Davis, who sensed a "special, unique" artist; he bought Keys' contract from Columbia and signed her to Arista Records, which later disbanded.^[10][15][18]

Following Davis to his newly formed J Records label, Keys rented an apartment and struggled to create an album. She began writing the song "Troubles" and came to a realization: "That's when the album started comin' together. Finally, I knew how to structure my feelings into something that made sense, something that can translate to people. That was a changing point. My confidence was up, way up."^[19] Keys learned how to produce by asking questions of the producers and engineers; she wrote, arranged and produced a majority of the album.^[17][20] She recorded the songs "Rock wit U" and "Rear View Mirror", which were featured on the soundtracks to the films Shaft (2000) and Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001), respectively.^[21][22] One of the final songs Keys recorded was "Fallin'".^[19] A total of 32 songs were recorded for the album.^[23]

Music and lyrics

Songs in A Minor is a neo soul album with classical piano references and arpeggios.^[25] Keys incorporates classical piano with R&B, soul and jazz into the album's music.^[15][17][26] With influences of classical piano, classic soul and East Coast hip hop,^[15] Keys described the album as a "fusion of my classical training, meshed with what I grew up listening to [...] things I've been exposed to and drawn from and my life experiences".^[24] Jane Stevenson of Jam! described the music as "old-school urban sounds and attitude set against a backdrop of classical piano and sweet, warm vocals".^[27] USA Today's Steve Jones wrote that Keys "taps into the blues, soul, jazz and even classical music to propel haunting melodies and hard-driving funk".^[28] John Mulvey of Yahoo! Music called the album "a gorgeous and ambitious melding of classic soul structures and values to hyper-modern production technique".^[29]

The album's opening track, "Piano & I", begins with a rendition of Ludwig van Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata, combined with a hip hop beat.^[30] The introduction is followed by "Girlfriend", which was produced by Jermaine Dupri.^[15] Commended for its "crisp production",^[31] the song samples Ol' Dirty Bastard's "Brooklyn Zoo".^[15] Keys' cover of Prince's 1982 ballad "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?" (retitled "How Come You Don't Call Me") was inspired by a long-term relationship with a partner.^[15][32] The music critic for PopMatters felt that the song was credible, but fell short from the original and Stephanie Mills's 1980s cover.^[15] "Fallin'", the gospel-driven lead single and often considered Keys' signature song,^[24][33] contains a sample of James Brown's "It's a Man's Man's Man's World".^[15] The song earned Keys comparisons to Aretha Franklin.^[34]

"A Woman's Worth", the second single released from the album, is a "gospel-tinged"^[35] song that recommends that men show respect to their female partners.^[36] "Jane Doe" is a funk-driven song, with backing vocals provided by Kandi Burruss.^[15][36] "The Life", which elicits Curtis Mayfield's "Gimmie Your Love", describes Keys' "philosophy of life and struggle".^[15] The song was compared to the work of the English band Sade.^[35] "Mr. Man" contains elements of Latin American music^[35] and was described as a "sexy and soulful duet", in which Jimmy Cozier "adds his spice".^[36] The album ends with the hidden track "Lovin' U", which Christian Ward of NME compared to works of the musical group the Supremes.^[35]

Marketing and touring

Keys during the Songs in A Minor Tour in 2002

Regarding the "grass-roots" marketing campaign for Songs in A Minor, J Records' then-executive vice president of artists and repertoire (A&R) Jeff Edge remarked that it was based on exposing Keys "in terms of performing in front of people in every way possible, because it wasn't just about listening to her record—to see her was to believe in her".^[13] Originally titled Soul Stories in A Minor, the album was retitled to expand its marketability, and not to cater exclusively to R&B and hip-hop radio stations and retailers.^[17] In advance of the album's lead single, "Girlfriend" was serviced to urban contemporary radio as a promotional single in early 2001 to "introduce" Keys to the general public.^[15] Keys first performed "Fallin'" live at Davis' pre-43rd Annual Grammy Awards gala on February 20, 2001.^[37] At the time, "Fallin'" was solely available as the B-side on the 12-inch single issue of "Girlfriend",^[38] before being released as the lead single from Songs in A Minor on April 10.^[39] It went on to peak atop the US Billboard Hot 100,^[40] becoming a worldwide top-10 hit and the second-best-performing single of 2001 in the US.^[41][42] Keys further promoted the album through print media, having been interviewed for the spring 2001 issue of The Fader,^[43] and photographed for the cover of the June 2001 issue of Dazed.^[44] Davis subsequently booked Keys for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and wrote a letter to Oprah Winfrey, persuading her to allow Keys to perform on the The Oprah Winfrey Show.^[23] Winfrey agreed, and Keys performed on the show, alongside Yolanda Adams, India Arie, Mary Mary, and Jill Scott, on June 21.^[45] The performance led to the album's pre-orders to double.^[17]

Having been postponed from its original June 12 release at the last minute,^[46] Songs in A Minor was released on June 26, 2001, by J Records.^[d] Although originally set for a simultaneous international release, the album would be progressively issued worldwide in subsequent months, starting with the UK on July 23.^[e] Despite "Jane Doe" receiving heavy unsolicited airplay,^[56] "A Woman's Worth" was released as its second single on October 2,^[57] peaking at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100.^[40] Keys continued promoting Songs in A Minor, as a supporting act on Maxwell's Now Tour from August to October,^[58] and with televised performances on Good Morning America on July 13,^[59] at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards on September 6,^[60] on Saturday Night Live on September 29,^[61] at the VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards on October 23,^[62] at the 2001 Billboard Music Awards on December 4,^[63] on Last Call with Carson Daly on January 8, 2002,^[64] and at the 44th Annual Grammy Awards on February 27.^[65] Internationally, she promoted the album by performing on Later... with Jools Holland in the UK on November 5, 2001,^[66] on Wetten, dass..? in Germany on November 17,^[67] and during the Sanremo Music Festival 2002 in Italy on March 8, 2002.^[68] Keys embarked on her debut concert tour, the Songs in A Minor Tour, on January 22, 2002, initially touring North America until March 10.^[69] Two days later, "How Come You Don't Call Me" was released as the third single from Songs in A Minor,^[70] failing to replicate the success of its predecessors by peaking at number 59 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[40] Afterwards, Keys commenced Good Morning America's annual Summer Concert Series on May 31.^[71] The Songs in A Minor Tour resumed with the second North American leg on July 2.^[72] Its August 10 concert at KeyArena in Seattle was partly recorded, with the live performances included on several reissues of Songs in A Minor.^[73][5] The tour was then expanded with a leg in Europe, from September to November 2002,^[74][75] and ended with an Oceanian leg in December.^[76] "Girlfriend" was released as the fourth and final single from Songs in A Minor outside North America on November 25, 2002,^[77] peaking at number 24 on the UK Singles Chart.^[78]

Anniversaries

In April 2011, Keys announced plans to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Songs in A Minor, with reissues in multiple formats and Piano & I: A One Night Only Event with Alicia Keys, originally intended as a singular concert at the Beacon Theatre in New York City on June 30.^[79] In a statement, Keys said: "This album is possibly the most precious to me as your first album only happens once, and so Songs in A Minor will always hold a special place in my life that's filled with amazing memories. I'm so proud the songs are still being enjoyed, and I'm crazy excited to share songs never heard before."^[80][79] However, the concert was swiftly expanded into a promotional tour, with additional dates in Paris, London and Los Angeles throughout June.^[81][82][83] During the shows, Keys performed the album in its entirety and told stories of its recording.^[80] Double-disc deluxe and box set collector's editions of Songs in A Minor were released on June 28. Both included previously unreleased material, while the collector's edition bonus DVD featured a documentary chronicling the making of the record. The original album was simultaneously made available on vinyl for the first time.^[79] Furthermore, Keys performed a medley of "Typewriter", "Fallin'", "A Woman's Worth" with Bruno Mars, and "Maybach Music" with Rick Ross at the BET Awards 2011 on June 26,^[84] as well as performing "Fallin'", "Butterflyz", and "Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down" on Good Morning America on June 28, the same day a wax figure of her was revealed at Madame Tussauds New York.^[85] BET aired The Story So Far, a special highlighting Keys' ten-year career through her BET performances and interviews, on June 29.^[86]

Upon the 20th anniversary of Songs in A Minor, the album again reissued on June 4, 2021, with four bonus tracks, including the previously unreleased "Foolish Heart" and "Crazy (Mi Corazon)".^[87] To promote the release, Keys performed a medley of "Piano & I", "A Woman's Worth", "How Come You Don't Call Me", and "Fallin'" at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards on May 23; the performance was introduced with a speech from Michelle Obama.^[88] Keys also appeared on the cover of the May 26, 2021 issue of Bustle, which featured a story on the creation of Songs in A Minor and its subsequent impact.^[89] Furthermore, Sony Music launched an interactive website dedicated to fan letters regarding the album.^[90]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	78/100[91]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[92]
Entertainment Weekly	B[33]
Los Angeles Times	[93]
The New Zealand Herald	[34]
NME	[94]
Pitchfork	8.5/10[95]
Q	[96]
Rolling Stone	[97]
USA Today	[98]
The Village Voice	A−[99]

Upon release, Songs in A Minor received widespread critical acclaim. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, it received an average score of 78, based on 10 reviews.^[91] Reviewing the album for NME, Sam Faulkner described the balance between contemporary classical music and R&B as "an act of pure genius".^[94] Q hailed the record as "a prime candidate to head up the nu-soul revolution ... with a voice that challenges Mary J. Blige's".^[96] Steve Jones of USA Today said that "Keys already has a musical, artistic and thematic maturity that many more experienced artists never achieve".^[28] The Washington Post's Richard Harrington shared those sentiments, further directing praise towards Keys' musical influences.^[100] Mark Anthony Neal praised Keys' performance on the album and called it "a distinct and oft-times brilliant debut from an artist who clearly has a fine sense of her creative talents" in a review published via PopMatters.^[15] Robert Christgau, writing in The Village Voice, said that the "grace and grit" of the first half warrant the "auspicious debut" label and that, after some "bores that threaten to sink the project midway through", Keys sustains the album with the songs at the end.^[99] Keys' vocal performance was lauded;^[27][92][94] Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine declared that Keys' displayed a "powerful range, proving she can belt along with the best of them".^[31] Uncut called the album "frequently stunning" and said that Keys sang like "a young Aretha Franklin".^[101] However, some critics found Keys' lyricism to be subpar to her singing and musical abilities.^[92][97] The New Zealand Herald's Russell Baillie stated that Keys "might indicate abundant talent aligned to neatly reverential vintage soul style", but expressed that the songs "don't add up to anything particularly memorable".^[34] Entertainment Weekly's Beth Johnson called the second half of the album slacked with "sad sack teen themes", but called it a promising album.^[33] Rolling Stone's Barry Walters perceived her singing as more mature than her songwriting, but commended Keys for her "commanding presence" on the album.^[97] Los Angeles Times writer Robert Hilburn said that the album "makes a convincing case that's she's going far—in both a commercial and creative sense".^[93]

Critical plaudits persevered in retrospective commentaries, with Songs in A Minor being widely regarded as an influential and distinctive album of its era.^[f] AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine perceived the album's music as "rich enough to compensate for some thinness in the writing" and called it "a startling assured, successful debut that deserved its immediate acclaim and is already aging nicely".^[92] In The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (2007), Colin Larkin called it an "exotic" fusion of urban R&B, hip hop, and blues on "a minor classic of modern soul".^[106] Walters wrote in a review of the 10th anniversary reissues for Rolling Stone that the record had aged well, "excepting a drum-machine beat or two, it feels timeless".^[107] Similarly, George Lang of The Oklahoman felt the reissue was "oddly premature", as the album had "not aged at all",^[108] while Lloyd Bradley wrote via BBC that it still stood strong, "as a masterpiece of contemporary soul songwriting and arrangement".^[109] Stephen Deusner wrote for American Songwriter that the original album's "resourceful musicality extends to the bonus tracks" on the collector's edition.^[110] A 2016 Billboard article reflected on Songs in A Minor introducing Keys as "a different kind of pop singer. Not only was she mean on the ivories, but she showed true musicianship, writing and performing her material."^[105] Preezy of The Boombox hailed the album as a "phenomenal debut" and "quite sophisticated for a 20-year-old piano prodigy". Dissecting its structure, he concluded: "One positive of the deeper cuts on Songs in A Minor is that they reveal a bit of the woman sitting behind the piano, as opposed to showcasing her immense talent, a mission the opening tracks on the accomplished."^[13] Clover Hope of Pitchfork also exalted it as an outstanding debut, and—despite dismissing tracks such as "Girlfriend" and "Jane Doe", which she perceived as thematically dated—she praised Keys' self-sufficient musicianship and "incredibly persuasive" vocal performance.^[95] Like Preezy,^[13] Justin Chadwick of the website Albumism noted a loss of consistency throughout the record's second half, but nonetheless declared the album a "masterfully executed hybrid of classic and contemporary soul with an acute streetwise sensibility to balance its creator's musical intelligence and passion".^[111]

Accolades

Awards

Awards and nominations for Songs in A Minor

Year	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2001	My VH1 Music Award	Must Have Album	Nominated	[112]
2001	Billboard Music Award	R&B/Hip-Hop Album of the Year	Nominated	[113]
		Female Albums Artist of the Year	Nominated
2002	American Music Award	Favorite Soul/R&B Album	Nominated	[114]
2002	Brit Award	International Album	Nominated	[115]
2002	NAACP Image Award	Outstanding Album	Won	[116]
	Edison Award	R&B/HipHop	Won	[117]
2002	Grammy Award	Best R&B Album	Won	[118]
2002	Soul Train Music Award	R&B/Soul or Rap Album of the Year	Nominated	[119]
		Best R&B/Soul Album – Female	Won	[120]
2002	Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Award	Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album	Won	[121]
2002	Teen Choice Award	Choice Music – Album	Nominated	[122]
2002	Soul Train Lady of Soul Award	R&B/Soul Album of the Year – Solo	Won	[123]
2002	MOBO Award	Best Album	Won	[124]
	TEC Award	Outstanding Creative Achievement – Record Production/Album	Nominated	[125]
2003	Brit Award	International Album	Nominated	[126]
2003	Hungarian Music Award	Foreign Rap or Hip-Hop Album of the Year	Won	[127]

Listings

Listings for Songs in A Minor

Year	Publication	List	Position	Ref.
2001	Billboard	The Critics' Choice	3	[128]
	Blender	The 50 Greatest Albums of 2001	7	[129]
	Mojo	Best 40 Albums of 2001	27	[130]
	Musikexpress	Kritiker Top 50	18	[131]
	Oor	Jaarlijst	22	[132]
	Q	The Best 50 Albums of 2001	—	[133]
	Rolling Stone	Top 10 Albums of 2001	2	[134]
	Slant Magazine	Top 10 Albums of 2001	[g]	[135]
	The Village Voice	Pazz & Jop	18	[136]
2003	Q	100 Greatest Albums Ever	—	[137]
2009	Adresseavisen	100 Best Albums of the Decade	66	[138]
	MTV Base MTV Two VH1	Greatest Albums Ever	26	[139]
	Rolling Stone	100 Best Albums of the 2000s	95	[140]
2012	Entertainment Weekly	The Best Albums Ever	57	[141]
2019	The Guardian	The 100 Best Albums of the 21st Century	66	[142]

Commercial performance

Songs in A Minor debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, selling 236,000 copies in its first week.^[143] Through word of mouth and promotion, the album remained at number one on the chart, selling a further 221,000 copies in its fourth week.^[144] The album spent a total of three non-consecutive weeks at number one,^[19] and became one of the best-selling albums of 2001.^[145] As of June 2014, the album had sold 6,348,000 copies in the United States.^[146] Billboard ranked the album at number 32 on the Billboard 200 decade-end chart for the 2000s and at number 12 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums decade-end chart.^[147][148] In 2001 the album was the 7th best-selling album globally, selling 6.7 million copies.^[149] By March 2008, Songs in A Minor had sold over 12 million copies worldwide.^[150] On August 19, 2020, the album was certified septuple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of seven million units in the United States.^[151]

Track listing

Songs in A Minor

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Piano & I"	Alicia Keys	Keys Kerry "Krucial" Brothers	1:51
2.	"Girlfriend"	Keys Jermaine Dupri Joshua Thompson	Keys Dupri	3:34
3.	"How Come You Don't Call Me"	Prince	Keys Brothers	3:57
4.	"Fallin'"	Keys	Keys	3:30
5.	"Troubles"	Keys Kerry Brothers Jr.	Keys Brothers^[a]	4:28
6.	"Rock wit U"	Keys Taneisha Smith Brothers	Keys Brothers	5:36
7.	"A Woman's Worth"	Keys Erika Rose	Keys	5:03
8.	"Jane Doe"	Keys Kandi Burruss	Keys Kandi	3:48
9.	"Goodbye"	Keys	Brian McKnight	4:20
10.	"The Life"	Keys Smith Brothers	Keys Brothers^[a]	5:25
11.	"Mr. Man" (duet with Jimmy Cozier)	Keys Cozier	Keys Cozier Arden Altino Miri Ben-Ari	4:09
12.	"Never Felt This Way" (interlude)	McKnight Brandon Barnes	Keys	2:00
13.	"Butterflyz"	Keys	Keys	4:08
14.	"Why Do I Feel So Sad"	Keys Warryn Campbell	Keys Brothers	4:25
15.	"Caged Bird"	Keys	Keys	3:02
16.	"Lovin U" (hidden track)	Keys	Keys	3:48
Total length:				63:04

Songs in A Minor – Japanese edition (bonus track)^[152]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
17.	"Rear View Mirror"	Keys LaShawn Daniels Brothers Fred Jerkins III Rodney Jerkins Green	Keys Brothers	4:06
Total length:				67:07

Songs in A Minor – Japanese Remix Plus edition (bonus tracks)^[153]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
18.	"Fallin'" (extended remix) (featuring Busta Rhymes and Rampage)	Keys	Keys^[b] Brothers^[b]	4:18
19.	"A Woman's Worth" (remix radio edit)	Keys Rose	Keys^[c] Brothers^[d]	4:24
Total length:				75:49

Songs in A Minor – UK special edition (bonus tracks)^[1]

No.	Title	Length
16.	"Fallin'" (extended remix) (featuring Busta Rhymes and Rampage)	4:15
17.	"A Woman's Worth" (remix) / "Lovin U" (hidden track)	10:38
Total length:		74:06

Songs in A Minor – DVD-Audio edition (bonus videos)^[154]

No.	Title	Director(s)	Length
17.	"Fallin'" (music video)	Chris Robinson	3:27
18.	"A Woman's Worth" (music video)	Robinson	4:39
19.	"Girlfriend" (music video)	Patrick Hoelck	4:00
Total length:			75:07

Songs in A Minor – 20th anniversary digital edition (bonus tracks)^[87]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
17.	"Fallin'" (Ali version)	Keys	Keys	4:26
18.	"I Won't (Crazy World)"	Keys Brothers	Keys Brothers	3:44
19.	"Foolish Heart"	Allen Cato	Cato	4:39
20.	"Crazy (Mi Corazon)"	Keys Brothers Paul L. Green Taneisha Smith	Brothers	3:53
Total length:				79:43

Songs in A Minor: Remixed & Unplugged – European limited edition (bonus disc)^[c]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Girlfriend" (KrucialKeys Sista Girl Mix)	Keys Dupri Thompson	Keys^[c] Brothers^[c]	3:27
2.	"Gangsta Lovin'" (Eve featuring Alicia Keys)	Alisa Yarbrough Jonah Ellis Lonnie Simmons	Irv Gotti 7	3:59
3.	"Fallin'" (Remix) (featuring Busta Rhymes and Rampage)	Keys	Brothers^[b]	3:56
4.	"A Woman's Worth" (Remix)	Keys Rose	Keys^[c] Brothers^[c]	3:20
5.	"Butterflyz" (Roger's Release Mix)	Keys	Keys Roger Sanchez^[c]	3:54
6.	"Troubles" (Jay-J & Chris Lum Bootleg Mix)	Keys Brothers	Keys Brothers^[a] Jay-J^[e] Chris Lum^[e]	4:24
7.	"How Come You Don't Call Me" (Neptunes Remix)	Prince	Keys The Neptunes^[e]	4:23
8.	"Fallin'" (Ali version)	Keys	Keys	4:30
9.	"Moonlight Sonata" / "L'Interludio, Ambivalente" / "Ain't Misbehavin'" (live)	Beethoven Ray Chew Harry Brooks Andy Razaf Thomas Waller		2:22
10.	"Goodbye" (live)	Keys		2:49
11.	"Never Felt This Way" (interlude) (live)	McKnight Brandon Barnes		1:45
12.	"Butterflyz" (live)	Keys		0:52
13.	"Caged Bird" (live)	Keys		2:03
14.	"I Got a Little Something for You" (live)	Keys		1:45
15.	"Someday We'll All Be Free" (live)	Donny Hathaway Edward Howard		6:24
Total length:				49:49

Songs in A Minor – 10th anniversary deluxe edition (bonus disc)^[3]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"A Woman's Worth" (remix) (featuring Nas)	Keys Rose	4:28
2.	"Juiciest" (mixtape version)	Keys James Mtume Brothers	3:03
3.	"If I Was Your Woman" (Original Funky Demo)	Clay McMurray Gloria Jones Pam Sawyer	2:59
4.	"Fallin'" (Ali version)	Keys	4:26
5.	"Typewriter"	Keys Brothers	3:10
6.	"Butterflyz" (The Drumline Mix)	Keys	3:49
Total length:			21:55

Songs in A Minor – 10th anniversary collector's edition (bonus disc)^[5]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"A Woman's Worth" (remix) (featuring Nas)	Keys Rose	4:28
2.	"Juiciest" (mixtape version)	Keys Mtume Brothers	3:03
3.	"If I Was Your Woman" (Original Funky Demo)	McMurray Jones Swayer	2:59
4.	"Ghetto Man" (featuring muMs da Schemer)	Bernard Doss Brothers Keys	4:17
5.	"Fallin'" (Ali version)	Keys	4:26
6.	"Typewriter"	Keys Brothers	3:10
7.	"Butterflyz" (The Drumline Mix)	Keys	3:49
8.	"I Won't (Crazy World)"	Keys Brothers	3:44
9.	"Girlfriend" (KrucialKeys Sista Girl Mix – The UK Video Remix Edit)	Keys Dupri Thompson	3:52
10.	"I Got a Little Something" (live)	Keys	1:42
11.	"Moonlight Sonata" / "L'Interludio, Ambivalente" / "Ain't Misbehavin'" (live)	Beethoven Chew Brooks Razaf Waller	2:07
12.	"Light My Fire" (live)	Jim Morrison John Densmore Ray Manzarek Robbie Krieger	3:27
Total length:			41:04

Songs in A Minor – 10th anniversary collector's edition (bonus DVD)^[5]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Songs in A Minor Documentary"
2.	"A Harlem Love Story" ("Fallin'" / "A Woman's Worth")
3.	"Girlfriend"
4.	"How Come You Don't Call Me"

Notes

• All live tracks were recorded at KeyArena in Seattle, on August 10, 2002.^[7][5]
• The 20th anniversary edition excludes the Ali version of "Fallin'" and "I Won't (Crazy World)" from vinyl pressings.^[155]
• In 2023, the digital deluxe edition was updated to include all additional tracks from the collector's and 20th anniversary editions.^[4]
• ^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer
• ^{^[b]} signifies a producer and remix producer
• ^{^[c]} signifies a remix producer
• ^{^[d]} signifies a co-producer
• ^{^[e]} signifies an additional producer and remix producer

Sample credits

• "Girlfriend" contains an interpolation of "Brooklyn Zoo" by Ol' Dirty Bastard.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Songs in A Minor.^[156]

Musicians

• Alicia Keys – vocals (all tracks); piano (tracks 1, 2, 6, 11–14, 16); vocal arrangement (tracks 1, 2, 9); keyboards (tracks 1, 6, 11, 16); background vocals (tracks 1–3, 5–10, 13, 14, 16); all instruments (tracks 3, 8); arrangement (tracks 4, 5, 7–13, 15, 16); all instruments except violin (track 4); all instruments except bass (track 5); digital programming (tracks 7, 10); piano concept (track 9); string arrangements (track 16)
• Kerry "Krucial" Brothers – drum programming (tracks 1, 3); digital programming (tracks 4–6, 8, 10, 14, 16)
• Brian Cox – keyboards (track 2)
• Miri – violin (tracks 4, 11); keyboards (track 11); additional strings (track 16)
• Cindy Mizelle – background vocals (track 4)
• Tammy Saunders – background vocals (track 4)
• Andricka Hall – background vocals (track 4)
• Tim Shider – bass (track 5); bass concept (track 14)
• Paul L. Green – background vocals (tracks 5, 7)
• Isaac Hayes – string arrangements, flute arrangements, Rhodes piano (track 6)
• The Isaac Hayes Orchestra – string arrangements, flute arrangements (track 6)
• Norman Hedman – percussion (tracks 6, 10)
• Gerald G. Flowers – guitar (tracks 6, 13, 14)
• Vic Flowers – bass (tracks 6, 14)
• Arty White – guitar (tracks 7, 10)
• Kandi – background vocals (track 8)
• Brian McKnight – all instruments (track 9)
• Anthony Nance – drum programming (track 9)
• Rufus Jackson – bass (track 10)
• Jimmy Cozier – vocals (track 11)
• Arden Altino – additional keyboards (track 11)
• Cato – guitar concept (track 13)
• Richie Goods – upright bass (track 13); bass (track 16)
• Reggie Flowers – additional fills (track 14)
• John Peters – organ (track 16)
• A & C Productions – strings (track 16)

Technical

• Alicia Keys – production (tracks 1–8, 10–16); executive production
• Kerry "Krucial" Brothers – production (tracks 1, 3, 6, 14); recording (tracks 3–6, 10, 13–16); additional production concepts (track 5, 10)
• Gerry Brown – recording (track 1); mixing (tracks 1, 5, 6, 13, 14)
• Jermaine Dupri – production (track 2)
• Brian Frye – recording (track 2)
• Phil Tan – mixing (track 2)
• Russ Elevado – mixing (tracks 3, 4, 16)
• Manny Marroquin – mixing (tracks 7–10)
• Kandi – production (track 8)
• Ralph Cacciurri – recording (track 8)
• Brian McKnight – production (track 9)
• Chris Wood – recording (track 9)
• Mary Ann Souza – recording assistance (track 9)
• Jimmy Cozier – production (track 11)
• Arden Altino – production (track 11)
• Miri Ben-Ari – production (track 11)
• Rick St. Hillaire – recording (track 11)
• Tony Maserati – mixing (track 11)
• Acar Key – recording (track 12)
• Clive Davis – executive production
• Peter Edge – executive production
• Jeff Robinson – executive production
• Herb Powers Jr. – mastering

Artwork

• Tony Duran – photography
• Alli – creative direction, art direction
• Nowhere – design, logo design

Charts

Weekly charts 2001–2002 weekly chart performance for Songs in A Minor Chart Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[157] 3 Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)[158] 1 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[159] 4 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[160] 8 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[161] 10 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[162] 2 Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[163] 1 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[164] 4 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[165] 1 European Top 100 Albums (Music & Media)[166] 5 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[167] 8 French Albums (SNEP)[168] 12 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[169] 2 Greek International Albums (IFPI)[170] 5 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[171] 18 Irish Albums (IRMA)[172] 5 Italian Albums (FIMI)[173] 4 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[174] 44 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[175] 4 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[176] 12 Polish Albums (ZPAV)[177] 9 Scottish Albums (OCC)[178] 9 South African Albums (RISA)[179] 9 Spanish Albums (AFYVE)[180] 19 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[181] 10 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[182] 3 UK Albums (OCC)[183] 6 UK R&B Albums (OCC)[184] 1 US Billboard 200[185] 1 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[186] 1 2011 weekly chart performance for Songs in A Minor[h] Chart (2011) Peak position Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[187] 69 French Albums (SNEP)[188] 124 US Billboard 200[189] 69

Year-end charts 2001 year-end chart performance for Songs in A Minor Chart Position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[190] 35 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[191] 98 Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[192] 7 Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[193] 3 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[194] 18 European Top 100 Albums (Music & Media)[195] 28 French Albums (SNEP)[196] 98 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[197] 21 Global 20 (Billboard)[198] 7 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[199] 47 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[200] 32 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[201] 19 UK Albums (OCC)[202] 38 US Billboard 200[203] 13 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[204] 3 Worldwide Albums (IFPI)[205] 7 2002 year-end chart performance for Songs in A Minor Chart Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[206] 14 Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)[207] 3 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[208] 44 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[209] 38 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[210] 21 Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[211] 41 Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[212] 8 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[213] 21 European Top 100 Albums (Music & Media)[214] 10 French Albums (SNEP)[215] 45 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[216] 37 Italian Albums (FIMI)[217] 50 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[218] 28 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[219] 85 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[220] 28 UK Albums (OCC)[221] 31 US Billboard 200[222] 23 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[223] 12 Worldwide Albums (IFPI)[224] 43 2003 year-end chart performance for Songs in A Minor Chart Position Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)[225] 18 UK Albums (OCC)[226] 153 Decade-end charts 2000s decade-end chart performance for Songs in A Minor Chart Position US Billboard 200[147] 32 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[148] 12 Centurial charts 21st century chart performance for Songs in A Minor Chart Position US Billboard 200[227] 76 All-time charts All-time chart performance for Songs in A Minor Chart Position Irish Female Albums (IRMA)[228] 47 US Billboard 200[229] 107 US Billboard 200 (Women)[230] 31

Certifications

Certifications and sales for Songs in A Minor

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[231]	3× Platinum	210,000^‡
Austria (IFPI Austria)[232]	Gold	20,000^*
Belgium (BRMA)[233]	Gold	25,000^*
Canada (Music Canada)[234]	5× Platinum	500,000^^
Croatia (HDU)[235]	Silver
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[236]	Platinum	50,000^^
France (SNEP)[55]	Platinum	300,000^*
Germany (BVMI)[237]	Platinum	300,000^^
Italy (FIMI)[238]	Platinum	150,000[239]
Japan (RIAJ)[240]	Gold	100,000^^
Netherlands (NVPI)[241]	2× Platinum	160,000^^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[242]	Platinum	15,000^^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[243]	Gold	25,000^*
Poland (ZPAV)[244]	Gold	20,000^*
South Africa (RISA)[179]	Platinum	50,000^*
South Korea	—	23,138[245]
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[180]	Platinum	100,000^^
Sweden (GLF)[246]	Platinum	80,000^^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[247]	2× Platinum	80,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[52]	3× Platinum	1,144,603[248]
United States (RIAA)[48]	7× Platinum	7,000,000^‡
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[249]	3× Platinum	3,000,000^*
Worldwide	—	12,000,000[i]
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for Songs in A Minor

Region	Date	Edition(s)	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	June 26, 2001	Standard	CD cassette	J	[d]
United Kingdom	July 23, 2001		CD		[52]
Australia	September 3, 2001			BMG	[53]
Germany					[250]
Japan	September 26, 2001				[54]
France	October 15, 2001				[55]
Japan	February 27, 2002	Remix Plus			[251]
United Kingdom	March 11, 2002	Special		J	[252]
Germany	October 28, 2002	Remixed & Unplugged[c]	Double CD	BMG	[73]
Japan	February 26, 2003		CD		[253]
United States	December 9, 2003	Standard	DVD-Audio	J	[254]
Germany	June 24, 2011	Collector's deluxe	Box set double CD	Sony Music	[255][256]
Australia	June 27, 2011				[257]
France					[258][259]
United Kingdom					[260][261]
United States	June 28, 2011			J Legacy	[262]
		Standard	Vinyl		[263]
Japan	July 3, 2011	Collector's deluxe	Box set double CD	Sony Music Japan	[264][265]
United Kingdom	September 19, 2011	Standard	Vinyl	Sony Music	[266]
Various	June 4, 2021	20th anniversary	Digital download streaming	RCA Legacy	[87]
	January 21, 2022		Vinyl		[155]

See also

• Alicia Keys discography
• List of best-selling albums by women
• List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 2001
• List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 2001
• List of UK R&B Albums Chart number ones of 2001
• List of top 25 albums for 2002 in Australia
• New Zealand top 50 albums of 2001
• New Zealand top 50 albums of 2002

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Notes

1. UK special edition cover features a photograph of Keys wearing a white top and black hat, against a white background.^[1] Digital 20th anniversary edition cover features a wide shot of the original cover's photograph.^[2]
2. On the physical deluxe edition cover, two photographs of Keys shift depending on the viewing angle.^[3] Digital deluxe edition cover solely displays the photograph from the original cover.^[4] Collector's edition cover features a silhouette of Keys' head, with Manhattan skyscrapers and piano keys painted over it.^[5]
3. In Europe, Songs in A Minor was reissued to include a bonus disc of live performances and remixes, subtitled Remixed & Unplugged.^[6] In Japan, the bonus disc was released on its own under the title Remixed & Unplugged in A Minor.^[7] Both releases use the same cover.
4. Contemporary articles regarding Songs in A Minor in multiple publications, as well as the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), state June 26 as the album's release date.^{[15][38][47][48]} Multiple retrospective articles incorrectly state June 5 as the release date.^[49][50][51]
5. attributed to the British Phonographic Industry,^[52] Sony Music Australia,^[53] Oricon,^[54] and Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique^[55]
6. attributed to Chris M. Slawecki of All About Jazz,^[102] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic,^[103] Gail Mitchell and other staff members of Billboard,^[104][105] and Preezy of The Boombox,^[13]
7. While Songs in A Minor did not make the top 10, it was listed among honorable mentions.
8. The 2011 chart entries in France and the Netherlands are credited to the deluxe and collector's editions. In the US, the original album re-entered the Billboard charts, based on combined units of standard, deluxe, and collector's editions.
9. attributed to Slawecki,^[102] Preezy,^[13] and George Lang of The Oklahoman^[108]

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External links

• USA Today article about said album's 20th anniversary