Track Listing 1. Harlem's Nocturne 2. Karma 3. Heartburn 4. If I Was Your Woman/Walk On By 5. You Don't Know My Name 6. If I Ain't Got You 7. Diary - Keys, Alicia & Tony Toni Tone 8. Dragon Days 9. Wake Up 10. So Simple 11. When You Really Love Someone 12. Feeling U Feeling Me (interlude) 13. Slow Down 14. Samsonite Man 15. Nobody Not Really (interlude) 16. Streets Of New York - Keys, Alicia & Nas/Rakim
| Details | | Number of CDs: | 1 | | Producer: | Alicia Keys, Easy Mo Be, Kanye West | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Distributor: | Sony Music/Arvato Services |
Album Notes Personnel includes: Alicia Keys (vocals, piano, synthesizer); Tony Toni Tone (vocals); Rich Harrison, Andre Harris, Vidal Davis (various instruments); Sharif Hobley, Artie White, Ricky Quinones (guitar); Dwayne Wiggins (sitar, bass); Sanford Allen (violin); Richard Brice (viola); Eileen Folson (cello); Dave Watson (flute, saxophone); Joe Romano, Dave Watson (horns); Onree Gill (Fender Rhodes piano); Arckel Vickers (organ); Artie Reynolds, Steve Rodriguez (bass); Paul John, Steve Jordan (drums); Pablo Batista (percussion); Kerry "Crucial" Brothers, Easy Mo Bee (programming); Taneisha Smith, Erika Rose, L. Green, Cindy Mizelle, Katrese Barnes (background vocals).Producers include: Alicia Keys, Andre Harris, Vidal Davis, Rich Harrison, Kerry "Crucial" Brothers.On THE DIARY OF ALICIA KEYS, the classically trained vocalist/pianist follows up the success of her lauded debut by displaying an even more formidable knack for sophisticated soul. The elegant piano intro of "Harlem's Nocturne" quickly gives way to a driving beat and Keys' admission that "there are so many things that are on my mind." This sentiment proves true, as Keys proceeds to run through a wide range of musical styles, from string-laden R&B on "Karma" to Timbaland-produced funk on "Heartburn" to a potent soul-pop medley of "If I Was Your Woman/Walk On By."Keys' personal touch on DIARY extends to her role as producer on many of the album's tracks, including the sultry, show-stopping "If I Ain't Got You" and the haunting "Diary" (featuring Tony Toni Tone). As this confident sophomore album reveals, SONGS IN A MINOR was no fluke. In fact, DIARY shows Keys just starting to hit her musical stride.
Editorial Reviews 3 stars out of 5 - ...An assured, adult statement, steeped in the complicated love life and musical dreams of an ambitious young woman who has absorbed enough Nina Simone and Aretha Franklin records to live up to [her] soul promise...Entertainment Weekly (12/5/03, pp.94-5) - ...[The album features] some of Keys' liveliest music... - Rating: BQ (1/04, p.111) - 4 stars out of 5 - It's a proper soul album which hooks you with the first pneumatic beat and draws you deeper with every heady atmosphere and vivid emotion. Rolling Stone
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