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As I Am
As I Am cover
Studio album by Alicia Keys
Released November 9, 2007 (2007-11-09)
(see release history)
Recorded 2005–2007
Genre R&B, soul
Length 55:58
Label J
Producer Alicia Keys, Kerry "Krucial" Brothers, Linda Perry, Marsha Ambrosius, Mark Batson, Dirty Harry, John Mayer, Jack Splash
Professional reviews
Alicia Keys chronology
Unplugged
(2005)		 As I Am
(2007)
Singles from As I Am
  1. "No One"
    Released: September 11, 2007
  2. "Like You'll Never See Me Again"
    Released: November 12, 2007
  3. "Teenage Love Affair"
    Released: March 31, 2008
  4. "Superwoman"
    Released: July 29, 2008

As I Am is the third studio album (fourth overall) by American R&B/soul singer Alicia Keys, released on November 13, 2007 (see 2007 in music). The album became Keys' fourth consecutive number-one album on the Billboard 200, selling 742,000 copies in its first week;[1] this amount is the largest ever first-week sales for any female R&B artist, and is also one of the largest first-week sales for any female artist in the United States. It features appearances by John Mayer, Marsha Ambrosius, Linda Perry, and others. This is Keys' third consecutive multi-platinum studio album in the U.S.

Contents

Background

Keys had been working on the album since late 2005, but focused on it to a greater extent in 2006. She first mentioned the album's name to E! News reporter Giuliana Rancic on June 26, 2007 at the BET Awards red carpet pre-show. During the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards she confirmed that her album was finished. Earlier Keys said to MTV: "It's coming together incredibly. I am in love with this album. It's very fresh and new."[2]

Promotion and release

The album was heavily promoted, and special advertising was arranged in collaboration with MTV before and during the week of release. The entire album was streamed on MTV's website, beginning on November 6, 2007, a week before the album's North American release date. Additionally, Keys was MTV's Artist of the Week for the week beginning November 12, 2007.[3] MTV commissioned Evan Silver to direct series of nine humorous ads of Keys being harassed by someone in a bunny costume.[4] In the final spot, the bunny is revealed to be John Mayer.[5]

A limited number of vinyl records were pressed on double red vinyl at Nashville's historic United Record Pressing. They contain the fourteen standard tracks divided into two vinyls with seven tracks each.

Reception

Critical response to the album was generally mixed; the album scored a 66/100 on Metacritic, given the green tag to signify 'Generally Positive Reviews.'[6] Giving the album three out of five stars, Rolling Stone magazine found the album's prevailing mood "reflectively soulful and the prevailing tempo mid."[7] The New York Times said that "As I Am radiates not just confidence but also experience," and added, "On the whole it's her strongest effort yet."[8] People magazine said that while not "veering too much from the Keys playbook," Keys "continues to scale artistic heights on As I Am" and gave the album three and a half stars.[9] The album was number thirty-six on Rolling Stone's list of the Top 50 Albums of 2007.[10] Fox News' unrated review declared that "Keys still hasn't produced a classic -but, oh, she's so tantalizingly close. Once again,[Keys] comes up with some brilliant music. But what's more important is that even the songs that fail to live up to that standard are, for the most part, pretty memorable on their own, resulting in a near-great, cohesive record." The song "Teenage Love Affair" was number twenty-three on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.[11] In People Magazine's Best (And Worst!) of 2007 issue, they noted the top ten albums of the year, and As I Am was ranked number one. The album though received very poor reviews from The Washington Post, The Guardian, Now, and The Chicago Tribune. It was also ranked the fourth best-selling album of 2007 in the United States with sales of 2,543,000 units.[12] As I Am has been certified triple platinum by the RIAA as of January 3, 2008.[13] As of February 7, 2008, As I Am stayed in the top three of the Billboard 200 for eleven consecutive weeks, and peaked at number one for four non-consecutive weeks. The album received two Grammy Awards for the song "No One" at the 2008 Grammy Awards.

Track listing

  1. "As I Am (Intro)" (Alicia Keys) – 1:52
  2. "Go Ahead" (Keys, Mark Batson, Kerry Brothers, Jr., Marsha Ambrosius) – 4:35
  3. "Superwoman" (Keys, Linda Perry, Steve Mostyn) – 4:34
  4. "No One" (Keys, Brothers, George D. Harry) – 4:13
  5. "Like You'll Never See Me Again" (Keys, Brothers) – 5:15
  6. "Lesson Learned" (featuring John Mayer) (Alicia Keys, John Mayer) – 4:13
  7. "Wreckless Love" (Keys, Jack Splash, Matthew Kahane, Harold Lilly) – 3:52
  8. "The Thing About Love" (Keys, Perry) – 3:49
  9. "Teenage Love Affair" (Keys, Splash, Kahane, Lilly, Josephine Bridges, Carl Hampton, Tom Nixon) – 3:10
    • Contains a portion of The Temprees' "(Girl) I Love You" (Josephine Bridges, Carl Hampton, Tom Nixon).
  10. "I Need You" (Keys, Batson, Lilly, Paul L. Green) – 5:09
  11. "Where Do We Go from Here" (Keys, Brothers, Mary Frierson, Johnnie Frierson) – 4:10
    • Contains a portion of Wendy Rene's "After Laughter (Comes Tears)" (Mary Frierson, Johnnie Frierson).
  12. "Prelude to a Kiss" (Keys) – 2:07
  13. "Tell You Something (Nana's Reprise)" (Keys, Novel Stevenson, Ron Haney, Brothers, Green, Mostyn) – 4:28
  14. "Sure Looks Good to Me" (Keys, Perry) – 4:31

iTunes edition

  1. "Waiting for Your Love" – 3:53
  2. "Hurt So Bad" (pre-order bonus) – 2:56

UK edition

  1. "Waiting for Your Love" – 3:53

Bonus DVD

  1. "Karma" (Live at the Hollywood Bowl)
  2. "Heartburn" (Live at the Hollywood Bowl)
  3. "Wake Up" (Live at the Hollywood Bowl)
  4. Behind-the-Scenes: As I Am Photo Shoot
  5. Behind-the-Scenes: "No One" Video Shoot

Personnel

The following musicians and technicians worked on As I Am:[14]

Musicians

  • Alicia Keys — vocals, piano, Fender Rhodes piano, harpsichord, Wurlitzer organ, Mellotron, synthesizer, bass synthesizer, Moog synthesizer, string synthesizer, vocoder, programming, background vocals
  • Jack Splash — various instruments, programming
  • Ron Haney — guitar
  • Peter Thorn — guitar
  • David Ryan Harris — guitar
  • John "Jubu" Smith — guitar
  • John Salvatore Scaglione — guitars
  • John Mayer — guitar, background vocals.
  • Steve Mostyn — acoustic guitar, bass guitar
  • Everette K. Harp — saxophone
  • Darryl Dixon — alto saxophone
  • David Watson — tenor saxophone
  • Carl Maraghi — baritone saxophone
  • Duane Eubanks — trumpet
  • David G. Stout — trumpet
  • Jumaane Smith — trumpet
  • Jason Sugata — French horn
  • Harry Kim — trombone
  • Michael Dease — tenor trombone, bass trombone
  • Ryan Kebrle — tenor trombone
  • Mark Batson — piano, Clavinet, Hammond b-3 organ, Moog synthesizer, programming, drum programming
  • Linda Perry — piano, background vocals
  • Damon Fox — Hammond b-3 organ, Mellotron, Moog synthesizer
  • Paul Ill
  • Sean Hurley — bass guitar
  • Trevor Lawrence, Jr. — drums, percussion
  • Mark Robohm — drums
  • Steve Jordan — drums
  • Kerry "Krucial" Brothers — drum programming
  • Novel Stevenson — background vocals
  • Ivan F. Reyes — background vocals
  • Harold Lilly, L. Green — background vocals
  • Ann Minicieli
  • Bria Harper-violinist, background vocalist

Production

  • Jack Splash — producer
  • Kerry "Krucial" Brothers — producer
  • Dirty Harry — producer
  • Alicia Keys — producer
  • Mark Batson — producer
  • Andrew Chavez — engineer
  • Stuart White — engineer
  • Vincent Creusot — engineer
  • Keith Gretlein — engineer
  • Kristofer Kaufman — engineer
  • Seamus Tyson — engineer
  • Brendan Dekora — engineer
  • Linda Perry — engineer
  • Seth Waldmann — engineer
  • Chad Franscoviak — engineer
  • Manny Marroquin — engineer
  • Ann Mincieli — engineer
  • Glenn Pittman — engineer
  • Zach Hancock — engineer

Charts

Chart (2007)[15][16] Peak
position
Argentinian Albums Chart[17] 9
Australian ARIA Urban Albums Chart[18] 2
Austrian Albums Chart 9
Belgian Ultratop 50 Albums (Wallonia)[19] 5
Canadian Albums Chart 2
Dutch Albums Chart 2
European Top 100 Albums[20] 3
Finnish Albums Chart 24
French Albums Chart 5
German Albums Chart 6
Irish Albums Chart 15
Italian Albums Chart[21] 3
Japanese Oricon Albums Chart[22] 4
New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart 5
Norwegian Albums Chart 20
Polish Albums Chart[23] 7
Spanish Albums Chart[19] 12
Chart (2007) Peak
position
Swedish Albums Chart 15
Swiss Albums Chart 1
U.S. Billboard 200 1
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 1
U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums 1
U.S. Billboard Comprehensive Albums[24] 1
Chart (2008) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart 3
Belgian Ultratop 50 Albums (Flanders) 10
Canadian R&B Albums Chart[25] 4
Danish Albums Chart 21
Estonian Albums Chart[26] 6
Greek International Albums Chart[27] 9
Mexican Albums Chart[19] 58
Portuguese Albums Chart 4
UK Albums Chart 11

Certifications

  • 3× platinum
Flag of the United States RIAA: 3,584,613[13][28]
  • 2x platinum
Flag of Canada CRIA: 200,000[29]
  • Platinum
Flag of Switzerland IFPI: 30,000[30]
Flag of Australia ARIA: 70,000[31]
Flag of the United Kingdom BPI: 300,000[32]
Flag of Europe IFPI: 1,000,000[33]
  • Gold
Flag of Ireland IRMA: 7,500[34]
Flag of New Zealand RIANZ: 7,500[35]
Flag of Portugal AFP: 10,000[36]
Flag of Belgium IFPI: 10,000[37]
Flag of Poland OLIS: 15,000[23]
Flag of Spain PROMUSICAE: 40,000[38]
Flag of France SNEP: 75,000[39]
Flag of Germany IFPI: 100,000[40]
Flag of Japan Oricon: 180,654[41]

Release history

Region Date Label
Germany November 9, 2007 J
Australia November 10, 2007 J
France November 12, 2007 J
United States November 13, 2007 J
Canada November 13, 2007 Sony BMG
United Kingdom November 19, 2007 RCA
Japan November 21, 2007 BMG

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  4. ^ Silver, Evan (October 10, 2007). "Alicia Keys video shoot in Harlem". Les Notables! director, Evan Silver. Retrieved on 2007-11-15.
  5. ^ "The Big Reveal". MTV (December 11, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-11-15.
  6. ^ Alicia Keys: As I Am (2007): Reviews
  7. ^ Christgau, Robert (2007-11-15), "As I Am". Rolling Stone. (1039):192. Retrieved November 14, 2007
  8. ^ Chinen, Nate (2007-11-12) "Vintage Sounds, Yet Little Nostalgia". New York Times. 157 (54126):B1-B7
  9. ^ Arnold, Chuck (2007-11-19), "As I Am". People. 68 (21):53
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  11. ^ No byline (December 11, 2007). "The 100 Best Songs of 2007" Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2007-12-21
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e² by Eros Ramazzotti		 Swiss Albums Chart number-one album
November 25, 2007 – December 12, 2007		 Succeeded by
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American Gangster by Jay-Z		 U.S. Billboard 200 number-one album (first run)
December 1, 2007		 Succeeded by
Noël by Josh Groban
Preceded by
In Rainbows by Radiohead		 U.S. Billboard 200 number-one album (second run)
January 26, 2008 – February 2, 2008		 Succeeded by
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February 16, 2008		 Succeeded by
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