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As I Am [Enhanced]

Alicia KeysAudio CD
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (345 customer reviews)

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Alicia Keys is a 14-time Grammy® Award-winning singer/songwriter/producer, an accomplished actress, a New York Times best-selling author, an entrepreneur and a powerful force in the world of philanthropy and in the global fight against HIV and AIDS.

Keys is set to release her highly anticipated fifth studio album, Girl on Fire (November 27th), which features powerful anthems and ... Read more in Amazon's Alicia Keys Store

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  • Audio CD (November 13, 2007)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Enhanced
  • Label: J-Records
  • ASIN: B000VEYJP2
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Music
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (345 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,575 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

1. As I Am (Intro)
2. Go Ahead
3. Superwoman
4. No One
5. Like You'll Never See Me Again
6. Lesson Learned (featuring John Mayer)
7. Wreckless Love
8. The Thing About Love
9. Teenage Love Affair
10. I Need You
11. Where Do We Go From Here
12. Prelude To A Kiss
13. Tell You Something (Nana's Reprise)
14. Sure Looks Good To Me

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By the time this long-awaited album saw its release date, most fans had probably read at least a couple of interviews with Alicia Keys in which she explained that first single, "No One"--a firestorm of a song clearly born of a sore heart and steeped in serious soul-searching, was about her decision to retreat from the obligations of stardom when she found out a loved one was in need of her care. The anecdote sticks not just because it explained the song so well--you can actually hear the pain, commitment, and determination in her sultry voice--but because it gets at what makes the woman behind the music so appealing. There's only one way R&B artists grow to become legends, and it's by drenching the words they sing with feeling (think Gladys Knight, Roberta Flack). The skeptical listener might have had her doubts before As I Am, but there's no mistaking it now: Alicia Keys is well on her way to sharing a category with them. This record radiates not just old-soul maturity, the kind Alicia fans say makes her modern rarity, but real soul. Vintage-leaning hooks and horns grab hold on "Where Do We Go from Here" and an assortment of other songs, but Keys can also get by just fine without them, as she proves on more pop-flavored numbers like "Lesson Learned," with John Mayer, and "Superwoman." The genres may be smearing, she seems to say, but bring them on: she won't shrink back. Her commitment is not to a single style but to what's stirring her soul. Because of it, she's moving R&B, or something like it, from the hips back to the heart. --Tammy La Gorce

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2007 release from the R&B/Pop diva. As I Am is Alicia's most innovative album to date, a collection of music with no boundaries. Influenced by everything from Hip Hop to Soul to Rock to Classical music, As I Am is every bit a sense of rebellion and empowerment. Features collaborations with some of the biggest hit makers in music (Linda Perry, Jack Splash, Mark Batson, Swizz Beats and Kerry Brothers) and includes the first single 'No One.'

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I like every song on this CD. Dakar  |  84 reviewers made a similar statement
Alicia Keys does it again! Heather B. Austin  |  77 reviewers made a similar statement
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41 of 43 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Lush & New? She Is Still The Best Artist Out There. December 21, 2007
Format:Audio CD
This was new & different from "Songs In A Minor & The Diary Of Alicia Keys." Which is fine, I just do not think that the album in total is equal to the aboves? From slow to midtempo these songs are hard to classify other than their having a 60's-70's R&B sound. But, this album does seem to be her most personal & intimate. Some complain about her overuse of the Piano? I could not disagree more, it is a very neglected instrument. Alicia also plays it exceptionally well.

"Like You'll Never See Me Again, No One, I Need You, Tell You Something, & The Thing About Love," are my five favorites from this album. The latter has an Al Green early 1970's feel to it with an angry middle which most folks at some time in their lives can relate to. While the former may eventually challenge "Fallin" as her best song to date? It has lucid lyrics & a depth of feeling to it that many modern tunes lack. "I Need You has Alicia pulling you into the song & "Tell You Something" is a thoughtful get you to think tune. While "No One" is a sensual speaks for itself song. I'm not big on top forty hits since so many songs that make it are awful. But in this case, "No One" flew to the top for a reason.

I did not care for the Intros. "Prelude To A Kiss," was too short, "Lesson Learned & Sure Looks Good To Me" were pretty good, & the rest of the album was rather good. In closing, I think it is overly harsh to constantly compare her music to what came before as so many of the negative reviews harped on. She is not even thirty, & may have a few more decades to grow as an artist. I would wager that when many of her contemporaries are just a memory, she will still be producing fine music?
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32 of 37 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars I'll take Alicia Keys 'As [She] Is'............ November 18, 2007
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Grammy winning singer/songwriter, poet, philanthropist and visionary Alicia Keys proceeds to outdo herself with AS I AM, her third and finest album, to date. This 2007 release showcases her range as a musician. Keys is a classically-trained pianist, as well as being a true soul/r&b artist, and the album kicks off on a beautiful note with her original song "As I Am (Intro)," a classical piece. From there, we hear the influences and inspirations that guide this great musician to combine her poetry and eloquence as a lyricist with her flare for hooks and ear-catching instrumental (with a little help from her friends). Some of the best cuts include "Superwoman," (co-written with Linda Perry and Steve Mostyn), an anthem for strong women everywhere and an ear-catching chorus that will get you singing along, the beautiful, reggae-inspired "No One" (co-written with Kerry Brothers, Jr. and George M. Harry), the first single from the album and "Wreckless Love" (co-written with Matthew Kahane and Harold Lilly) which sounds like a throwback to the Motown soul era of the 1960s.

On another note, Alicia Keys' voice has never sounded better. It's deeper and raspier, but, that only adds flavor to her delivery of the more poignant pieces (particularly, "Tell You Something (Nana's Reprise)"). This young woman has been blessed with many talents and we are lucky and privileged that she is sharing them with the world.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Alicia Keys Is Rolling Right Along November 13, 2007
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Alicia Keys is an artist I have been keeping a strong eye on since she first appeared in Ebony magazine's "artists to watch" cololm just prior to the release of her debut Songs in A Minor. And I am very glad I kept on track with her because I now have the pleasure to enjoy 'As I Am'. Not only couldn't it be any more different from that first CD but for what is her third studio album there is not only an enormous sense of emotional growth in this material but her musical aspirations have also increased by leaps and bounds. Within these 14 songs Alicia Keys manages to exhibit every positive quality in her music and actually discovered a few new ones. As common with all of her albums she opens with a classically inclined introduction before moving into the song cycle chronicaling the disolving and beginning of a relationship. Many of the songs on this album such as "The Thing About Love" and even the bouncy "Teenage Love Affair",a highlite of the album regardless. Now I am not one to focus on the hits but one of the big highlites here is,yes the hit "No One"-the lyrical challange is met by the equally compulsive drums-in fact one thing that might make this album controversial is the fact the very live drums are mixed up so high.The same thing happens on the title cut and "Go Ahead".And for those of you who confused "Prelude To A Kiss" with the famous standard it's not at all-it's a song of Alicia's own creation. There are many isolated highlites taken outside the concept-"Lessons Learned" actually melds the sounds of Alicia's poppy soul and John Mayer's soulful pop,works like a charm.My personal favorite is "I Need You",with an interesting melodic phrasing and arrangement the really points to a distinctive sound for her. 'As I Am' as a whole finds Alicia Keys in a place,far from the somewhat constraining arms of Columbia Records who steered her in a musical direction that appealed more to the modern,ProTool infected hip-hop/R&B crowd ,where she can develope her own distinctive sound based entirely on the things she does best and her own talents.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars way back
Great music- should have done it sooner. it gives you a little bit of everything.. I have to buy my sister one so that she will leave mines alone...Loving it!!!!
Published 8 days ago by Lacesheia Threatts
3.0 out of 5 stars it is just ok,
i like a couple songs on this , not the hottest alicia keys fan, but it"s ok music is good good to listen to sometimes.
Published 28 days ago by rmreg1
5.0 out of 5 stars Love it!
Who doesn't love AK? She's friggin awesome and her albums just keep getting better and better. She's also amazing live!
Published 1 month ago by Reese
5.0 out of 5 stars "As I Am" shows how great Alicia Keys is as an artist!
Definitely a must buy, It reflects a great artist and performer.
Delicate and strong at the same time.
So powerful vocals, great lyrics, Sweet and awesome melodies. Read more
Published 1 month ago by SavingMom
4.0 out of 5 stars First Alicia CD
Growing in love with Alicia Keys voice and what she brings to her songs. Very gifted talented singer. CD is very peaceful. Hours enjoying it.
Published 1 month ago by lovingeveryword
4.0 out of 5 stars Good album
I would recommend this album to my husband because he likes R & B. I didn't give it a 5 as there were a couple of songs I didn't care for.
Published 2 months ago by Nancy Lister
5.0 out of 5 stars I cant believe I didnt buy it sooner
Im familiar with this CD because of the more popular title like No One and Teenage Love Affair but the whole album is really good!!! Read more
Published 2 months ago by Aquila
4.0 out of 5 stars Great
I love the songs from the selection. They are not really too old songs. And i love the price. I wish they hAve a lot more singers, like beyonce will be on special
Published 2 months ago by M. Belino
2.0 out of 5 stars Just Okay
I think Alicia Keys has one of the most spectacular voices. However, I am finding that I usually end up liking maybe just one of her songs on her albums. Read more
Published 4 months ago by cyn
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this CD!
I am a big fan of Alicia so I love this CD. Has 3 of my fav songs by her, "No One," "Like You'll Never See Me Again," and "Teenage Love Affair."
Published 4 months ago by Butterfly
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"No One" Background Singer
Whitney Keaton, Amanda Brown, and Jermaine Paul were Alicia's background vocalist, for her tour during this album.
Apr 2, 2010 by M. Harden |  See all 3 posts
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Nov 25, 2008 by DarkJason |  See all 2 posts
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sure looks good to me
As far as I know it's Alicia's song and no one else's.
Sep 19, 2008 by Adrian Cooper |  See all 2 posts
"No One"; no way!
I have to disagree. Alicia is evolving into something more grown-up than what we used to see. Her songs come from within, its not about what is "popular" or what sounds nice to others. this is her music. She puts her albums out so that everyone can feel and understand the changes in... Read more
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