As I Am

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In 1999, Clive Davis—head of Arista Records—left the prominent record company where he worked to start J Records. Keys decided to follow Davis, who had engineered the careers of soul luminaries such as Aretha Franklin, to his new label. Unlike many of her pop-music contemporaries, the precocious Keys not only sings, but writes and produces her own music. At J Records, Keys found the freedom to complete her debut effort, which included material she had started work on years prior. Keys, Alicia – As I Am – CD". musicline.de (in German). Archived from the original on April 20, 2016 . Retrieved February 7, 2016. The New Classics: Music". Entertainment Weekly. June 27, 2008. Archived from the original on July 23, 2013 . Retrieved June 23, 2008. As I Am: The Super Edition] (in Japanese). Sony Music Entertainment Japan . Retrieved February 7, 2016. Keys' seemingly unstoppable career continued in 2007 with the release of As I Am. The album also debuted at No. 1, selling more than 740,000 copies in its first week, and went on to garner her two more Grammys.

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She also performed a version of her hit "Girl on Fire," changing the lyrics to "These girls are on fire." To that end, it seems that she's being let down by those around her. Whoever handled the arrangements on this album - I'm charitable enough to assume it wasn't Alicia herself - has clearly had a pioneering operation which involves the removal of a person's imagination. It's all just so obvious. The guest songwriters also offer little - John Mayer phoned his effort in, and both Marsha Ambrosius and Linda Perry ("Go Ahead" for Ambrosius and "Superwoman", "Sure Looks Good To Me" and "The Thing About Love" for Perry) have written songs much better than this, for artists far less talented and voices far worse than this. Tate, Gregory Stephen (November 20, 2007). "Extensions of a Woman". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on February 12, 2009 . Retrieved September 19, 2009.