Songs in A Minor Artist Alicia Keys Album Title Songs in A Minor Date of Release Jun 5, 2001 AMG Rating Genre R&B AMG EXPERT REVIEW: Like Erykah Badu and other retro-soul artists that have followed her, Alicia Keys is trying to redefine modern R&B by injecting it with jazz and blues. In Songs in a Minor, Keys accomplishes her goal with poise and skill. The highlight of the album is "Fallin'," the debut single that features a haunting piano and strings arrangement reminiscent of James Brown's classic "It's a Man's Man's Man's World." Keys' piano work on "Butterflyz" and "Goodbye" is equally impressive, as is her flare for up-tempo numbers such as "Jane Doe."
Brian McKnight - Producer, Instrumentation, Musician
Paul Green - Vocals (bckgr)
Brian Cox - Keyboards
Clive Davis - Executive Producer
Jermaine Dupri - Producer
Tony Duran - Photography
Russell Elevado - Mixing
Brian Frye - Engineer
Isaac Hayes - Fender Rhodes, String Arrangements, Flute Arrangement, Fender Piano
