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''As I Am'' received positive reviews from most [[music criticism|music critic]]s.<ref name="Metacritic">{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/as-i-am/alicia-keys |title=''As I Am'' Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=2010-12-25}}</ref> At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[Standard score|normalized]] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an [[weighted mean|average]] score of 66, based on 22 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="Metacritic"/> [[Jon Pareles]] of ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]'' felt that the album "advances" from her previous two albums "by showing an experimental side."<ref name="Pareles">Pareles, Jon. [http://www.blender.com/guide/new/54849/as-i-am.html Review: ''As I Am'']. ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]''. Retrieved on 2009-09-19. {{Dead link|date=July 2012}}</ref> ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' commented that Keys' songwriting has improvement from her previous work.<ref name="Dugue">Dugue, Rodney (2008-01-18). "[http://www.spin.com/reviews/alicia-keys-i-am-j Alicia Keys, 'As I Am' (J)]". ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'': 120. December 2007.</ref> In a rave review of the album, Gregory Stephen Tate of ''[[The Village Voice]]'' praised Keys for her vintage soul influence and called ''As I Am'' a "complete work".<ref name="Tate">Tate, Gregory Stephen (2007-11-20). "[http://www.villagevoice.com/2007-11-20/music/extensions-of-a-woman/ Extensions of a Woman]." ''[[The Village Voice]]''. Retrieved on 2009-09-19.</ref> ''[[NME]]'' perceived the album as a departure from Keys' previous albums and described it as "streetwise, smoky set of real soul".<ref name="NME">DM. "[http://www.nme.com/reviews/alicia-keys/9255 Album Reviews - Alicia Keys: As I Am]." ''[[NME]]''. Retrieved on 2009-09-19.</ref> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''{{'}}s Neil Drumming described it as "Keys' most polished — if, at times, edgeless — album to date".<ref name="Drumming">Drumming, Neil (2007-11-16). "[http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20158437,00.html As I Am Review]." ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''. Retrieved on 2009-09-19.</ref> [[Slant Magazine]]'s Sal Cinquemani wrote that "Keys isn't quite a superwoman come to save R&B from itself, but the timeless quality of ''As I Am'' is right on time."<ref name="Cinquemani">Cinquemani, Sal (2007-11-09). "[http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/alicia-keys-as-i-am/1216 Alicia Keys: As I Am]." [[Slant Magazine]]. Retrieved on 2009-09-19.</ref> ''[[USA Today]]'' gave the album three out of four stars and called it Keys' "most cohesive studio album".<ref name="Gundersen">Gundersen, Edna (2007-11-13). "[http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/reviews/2007-11-12-alicia-keys_N.htm 'As I Am' is Alicia Keys at her most skillful]." ''[[USA Today]]''. Retrieved on 2009-09-19.</ref> Nate Chinen of ''[[The New York Times]]'' stated "''As I Am'' radiates not just confidence but also experience", and called it Keys' "strongest effort yet".<ref name="Chinen">Chinen, Nate (2007-11-12). "[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/12/arts/music/12choi.html?_r=2&ref=music&oref=slogin New CDs (Alicia Keys: "As I Am")]." ''[[The New York Times]]''. Retrieved on 2009-09-19.</ref> According to ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'' the album is "another solid effort" but "not the masterpiece that Keys seems capable of producing, someday".<ref>http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2007/11/as_she_is_isnt_the_best_she_ca.html</ref>
''As I Am'' received positive reviews from most [[music criticism|music critic]]s.<ref name="Metacritic">{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/as-i-am/alicia-keys |title=''As I Am'' Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=2010-12-25}}</ref> At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[Standard score|normalized]] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an [[weighted mean|average]] score of 66, based on 22 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="Metacritic"/> [[Jon Pareles]] of ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]'' felt that the album "advances" from her previous two albums "by showing an experimental side."<ref name="Pareles">{{cite web |last=Pareles |first=Jon |url=http://www.blender.com/guide/new/54849/as-i-am.html |title=Review: ''As I Am'' |work=[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]] |accessdate=2009-09-19 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090502005547/http://www.blender.com/guide/new/54849/as-i-am.html |archivedate=2009-05-02}}</ref> ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' commented that Keys' songwriting has improvement from her previous work.<ref name="Dugue">Dugue, Rodney (2008-01-18). "[http://www.spin.com/reviews/alicia-keys-i-am-j Alicia Keys, 'As I Am' (J)]". ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'': 120. December 2007.</ref> In a rave review of the album, Gregory Stephen Tate of ''[[The Village Voice]]'' praised Keys for her vintage soul influence and called ''As I Am'' a "complete work".<ref name="Tate">Tate, Gregory Stephen (2007-11-20). "[http://www.villagevoice.com/2007-11-20/music/extensions-of-a-woman/ Extensions of a Woman]." ''[[The Village Voice]]''. Retrieved on 2009-09-19.</ref> ''[[NME]]'' perceived the album as a departure from Keys' previous albums and described it as "streetwise, smoky set of real soul".<ref name="NME">DM. "[http://www.nme.com/reviews/alicia-keys/9255 Album Reviews - Alicia Keys: As I Am]." ''[[NME]]''. Retrieved on 2009-09-19.</ref> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''{{'}}s Neil Drumming described it as "Keys' most polished — if, at times, edgeless — album to date".<ref name="Drumming">Drumming, Neil (2007-11-16). "[http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20158437,00.html As I Am Review]." ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''. Retrieved on 2009-09-19.</ref> [[Slant Magazine]]'s Sal Cinquemani wrote that "Keys isn't quite a superwoman come to save R&B from itself, but the timeless quality of ''As I Am'' is right on time."<ref name="Cinquemani">Cinquemani, Sal (2007-11-09). "[http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/alicia-keys-as-i-am/1216 Alicia Keys: As I Am]." [[Slant Magazine]]. Retrieved on 2009-09-19.</ref> ''[[USA Today]]'' gave the album three out of four stars and called it Keys' "most cohesive studio album".<ref name="Gundersen">Gundersen, Edna (2007-11-13). "[http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/reviews/2007-11-12-alicia-keys_N.htm 'As I Am' is Alicia Keys at her most skillful]." ''[[USA Today]]''. Retrieved on 2009-09-19.</ref> Nate Chinen of ''[[The New York Times]]'' stated "''As I Am'' radiates not just confidence but also experience", and called it Keys' "strongest effort yet".<ref name="Chinen">Chinen, Nate (2007-11-12). "[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/12/arts/music/12choi.html?_r=2&ref=music&oref=slogin New CDs (Alicia Keys: "As I Am")]." ''[[The New York Times]]''. Retrieved on 2009-09-19.</ref> According to ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'' the album is "another solid effort" but "not the masterpiece that Keys seems capable of producing, someday".<ref>http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2007/11/as_she_is_isnt_the_best_she_ca.html</ref>


Keys' songwriting on the album received negative criticism from ''[[The Washington Post]]''{{'}}s J. Freedom du Lac, who called ''As I Am'' "disappointing" and wrote that it "reveals her considerable limitations as a lyricist".<ref name="Lac">du Lac, J. Freedom (2007-11-13). "[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/12/AR2007111201967.html Alicia Keys, Still Warming Up]." ''[[The Washington Post]]''. Retrieved on 2009-09-19.</ref> Dorian Lynskey of ''[[The Guardian]]'' called Keys "crashingly dull... her vaunted self-belief seemingly leaves no room for vulnerability, humour, insight or any of the other qualities possessed by the soul giants to whose stature she aspires".<ref name="Lynskey">Lynskey, Dorian (2007-11-15). "[http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2007/nov/16/urban.shopping CD: Alicia Keys, As I Am]." ''[[The Guardian]]''. Retrieved on 2010-07-17.</ref> Writing for ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', critic [[Robert Christgau]] found the album's prevailing mood "reflectively soulful and the prevailing tempo mid".<ref name="Christgau">{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/as-i-am-20071115|title=As I Am|last=Christgau|first=Robert|authorlink=Robert Christgau|publisher=''[[Rolling Stone]]''|date=2007-11-15|accessdate=2012-07-31}}</ref> In his consumer guide, Christgau gave it a one-star honorable mention ({{Rating-Christgau|hm1}}) and quipped, "Nice girl holds out," while citing "Teenage Love Affair" and "Wreckless Love" as highlights.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=alicia+keys|title=CG: Alicia Keys|last=Christgau|first=Robert|publisher=RobertChristgau.com|accessdate=2012-07-31}}</ref> Despite commending the album for its "more traditional soul" and pop-oriented sound, ''[[The Observer]]'' writer Stephanie Merritt perceived Keys' lyrics as a significant fault and wrote "for the most part, the lyrics are so reliant on stock phrases - 'feel your touch', 'hold me', 'shoulda known', etc - that you could read anything you like into them without them carrying any personal feeling at all".<ref name="Merritt">Merritt, Stephanie (2007-11-10). "[http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2007/nov/11/shopping.popandrock CD: Alicia Keys, As I Am]." ''[[The Observer]]''. Retrieved on 2009-12-25.</ref> ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' writer [[Greg Kot]] felt that the "main problem is that Keys’ songwriting has yet to transcend her obvious influences".<ref name="Kot">Kot, Greg (2007-11-11). "[http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/turn_it_up/2007/11/drab-production.html Turn It Up: Drab production keeps Alicia Keys' promise unfulfilled]." ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''. Retrieved on 2009-12-25.</ref> Marisa Brown of [[AllMusic]] also viewed its lyrical quality as a weakness, but stated, "even though ''As I Am'' is a flawed work — a little too poppy, a little too clichéd — it is also indicative of what Keys can and will do".<ref name="Brown">Brown, Marisa. "[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=as-i-am-r1213242/review|pure_url=yes}} As I Am - Alicia Keys]." [[AllMusic]]. Retrieved on 2009-09-19.</ref>
Keys' songwriting on the album received negative criticism from ''[[The Washington Post]]''{{'}}s J. Freedom du Lac, who called ''As I Am'' "disappointing" and wrote that it "reveals her considerable limitations as a lyricist".<ref name="Lac">du Lac, J. Freedom (2007-11-13). "[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/12/AR2007111201967.html Alicia Keys, Still Warming Up]." ''[[The Washington Post]]''. Retrieved on 2009-09-19.</ref> Dorian Lynskey of ''[[The Guardian]]'' called Keys "crashingly dull... her vaunted self-belief seemingly leaves no room for vulnerability, humour, insight or any of the other qualities possessed by the soul giants to whose stature she aspires".<ref name="Lynskey">Lynskey, Dorian (2007-11-15). "[http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2007/nov/16/urban.shopping CD: Alicia Keys, As I Am]." ''[[The Guardian]]''. Retrieved on 2010-07-17.</ref> Writing for ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', critic [[Robert Christgau]] found the album's prevailing mood "reflectively soulful and the prevailing tempo mid".<ref name="Christgau">{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/as-i-am-20071115|title=As I Am|last=Christgau|first=Robert|authorlink=Robert Christgau|publisher=''[[Rolling Stone]]''|date=2007-11-15|accessdate=2012-07-31}}</ref> In his consumer guide, Christgau gave it a one-star honorable mention ({{Rating-Christgau|hm1}}) and quipped, "Nice girl holds out," while citing "Teenage Love Affair" and "Wreckless Love" as highlights.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=alicia+keys|title=CG: Alicia Keys|last=Christgau|first=Robert|publisher=RobertChristgau.com|accessdate=2012-07-31}}</ref> Despite commending the album for its "more traditional soul" and pop-oriented sound, ''[[The Observer]]'' writer Stephanie Merritt perceived Keys' lyrics as a significant fault and wrote "for the most part, the lyrics are so reliant on stock phrases - 'feel your touch', 'hold me', 'shoulda known', etc - that you could read anything you like into them without them carrying any personal feeling at all".<ref name="Merritt">Merritt, Stephanie (2007-11-10). "[http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2007/nov/11/shopping.popandrock CD: Alicia Keys, As I Am]." ''[[The Observer]]''. Retrieved on 2009-12-25.</ref> ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' writer [[Greg Kot]] felt that the "main problem is that Keys’ songwriting has yet to transcend her obvious influences".<ref name="Kot">Kot, Greg (2007-11-11). "[http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/turn_it_up/2007/11/drab-production.html Turn It Up: Drab production keeps Alicia Keys' promise unfulfilled]." ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''. Retrieved on 2009-12-25.</ref> Marisa Brown of [[AllMusic]] also viewed its lyrical quality as a weakness, but stated, "even though ''As I Am'' is a flawed work — a little too poppy, a little too clichéd — it is also indicative of what Keys can and will do".<ref name="Brown">Brown, Marisa. "[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=as-i-am-r1213242/review|pure_url=yes}} As I Am - Alicia Keys]." [[AllMusic]]. Retrieved on 2009-09-19.</ref>

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This article is about the Alicia Keys album. For other uses, see As I Am (disambiguation).
Untitled

As I Am is the third studio album by American recording artist

Kerry "Krucial" Brothers, Jack Splash, and Linda Perry, with a guest contribution from musician John Mayer
.

The album debuted at number one on the US

Grammy Awards
. It has sold over five million copies worldwide.

The album was re-released on November 10, 2008, in the UK and on November 14 (as an import release) and November 25 (as a mainstream release) in the US, titled As I Am: The Super Edition. The album consists of three additional tracks and a second disc of five performances at The Coronet in London.[1][2] The edition's lead single, "Another Way to Die", was written as the theme song to the 2008 film Quantum of Solace.[3]

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 had said to MTV: "It's coming together incredibly. I am in love with this album. It's very fresh and new."[4]

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.[5] MTV commissioned Evan Silver to direct series of nine humorous ads of Keys being harassed by someone in a bunny costume.[6] In the final spot, the bunny is revealed to be John Mayer.[7]

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.

Singles

On September 11, 2007, Keys premiered the lead singles from the album. The first single "

Grammy Awards in 2008 for Best R&B Song, and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. A second single "Like You'll Never See Me Again" was released as a single and peaked at twelve on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The next single "Teenage Love Affair" peaked at number fifty-four in the US and made the top five on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The fourth and final single "Superwoman" peaked at number eighty-two in the US and reached the top twenty on the R&B chart. It also won a Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.[8]

Reception

Commercial performance

The album became Keys' fourth consecutive number-one album on the

Feels like Home sold one million copies in its opening week in 2004.[9] This made Keys' third consecutive multi-platinum studio album in the United States. The album spawned four singles; two of them became number-one hits on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, while the others entered the top three and the top fifteen respectively. As I Am was ranked the US's best-selling album overall[10] and the best-selling R&B album[11] of 2008 by Billboard, while its lead single, "No One", became the song most listened to in America that same year.[12] As I Am has been certified triple platinum by the RIAA as of January 3, 2008.[13] It is the fourth best-selling album of 2007 in the United States and the best-selling album of 2008.[10] In 2010, Billboard named it the seventy-sixth most successful album of the decade.[14] The album has sold over five million copies worldwide.[15]

Critical response

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[16]
Blender[17]
Entertainment WeeklyB[18]
The Guardian[19]
The New York Timesfavorable[20]
NME6/10[21]
Q[22]
Rolling Stone[23]
Slant Magazine[24]
Spin8/10[25]

As I Am received positive reviews from most

average score of 66, based on 22 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[26] Jon Pareles of Blender felt that the album "advances" from her previous two albums "by showing an experimental side."[17] Spin commented that Keys' songwriting has improvement from her previous work.[25] In a rave review of the album, Gregory Stephen Tate of The Village Voice praised Keys for her vintage soul influence and called As I Am a "complete work".[27] NME perceived the album as a departure from Keys' previous albums and described it as "streetwise, smoky set of real soul".[21] Entertainment Weekly's Neil Drumming described it as "Keys' most polished — if, at times, edgeless — album to date".[18] Slant Magazine's Sal Cinquemani wrote that "Keys isn't quite a superwoman come to save R&B from itself, but the timeless quality of As I Am is right on time."[24] USA Today gave the album three out of four stars and called it Keys' "most cohesive studio album".[28] Nate Chinen of The New York Times stated "As I Am radiates not just confidence but also experience", and called it Keys' "strongest effort yet".[20] According to The Star-Ledger the album is "another solid effort" but "not the masterpiece that Keys seems capable of producing, someday".[29]

Keys' songwriting on the album received negative criticism from The Washington Post's J. Freedom du Lac, who called As I Am "disappointing" and wrote that it "reveals her considerable limitations as a lyricist".[30] Dorian Lynskey of The Guardian called Keys "crashingly dull... her vaunted self-belief seemingly leaves no room for vulnerability, humour, insight or any of the other qualities possessed by the soul giants to whose stature she aspires".[19] Writing for Rolling Stone, critic Robert Christgau found the album's prevailing mood "reflectively soulful and the prevailing tempo mid".[23] In his consumer guide, Christgau gave it a one-star honorable mention ((1-star Honorable Mention)) and quipped, "Nice girl holds out," while citing "Teenage Love Affair" and "Wreckless Love" as highlights.[31] Despite commending the album for its "more traditional soul" and pop-oriented sound, The Observer writer Stephanie Merritt perceived Keys' lyrics as a significant fault and wrote "for the most part, the lyrics are so reliant on stock phrases - 'feel your touch', 'hold me', 'shoulda known', etc - that you could read anything you like into them without them carrying any personal feeling at all".[32] Chicago Tribune writer Greg Kot felt that the "main problem is that Keys’ songwriting has yet to transcend her obvious influences".[33] Marisa Brown of AllMusic also viewed its lyrical quality as a weakness, but stated, "even though As I Am is a flawed work — a little too poppy, a little too clichéd — it is also indicative of what Keys can and will do".[16]

Accolades

"Like You'll Never See Me Again"
The ballad received comparisons from music critics to the music of Prince.[18][20][30]
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The album was number thirty-six on Rolling Stone's list of the Top 50 Albums of 2007.

2009 Grammy Awards
.

The album won a 2008

MTV Europe Music Awards 2008
. In 2008, Entertainment Weekly ranked it number thirty-three in its Best Albums of the Past 25 Years list.[36] The album ranked at #30 on Rolling Stone's list of Women Who Rock: The 50 Greatest Albums of All Time in 2012.[37]

Track listings

Standard
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."As I Am (Intro)"
Kerry Brothers, Jr.
1:52
2."Go Ahead"Keys, Mark Batson, Brothers, Jr., Marsha AmbrosiusKeys, Batson4:36
3."Superwoman"Keys, Linda Perry, Steve MostynKeys, Brothers, Jr.4:34
4."No One"Keys, Brothers, Jr., George HarryKeys, Brothers, Jr., Dirty Harry (co)4:14
5."Like You'll Never See Me Again"Keys, BrothersKeys, Brothers, Jr. (co)5:15
6."Lesson Learned" (featuring John Mayer)Keys, MayerKeys, Mayer4:14
7."Wreckless Love"Keys, Jack Splash, Harold LillyKeys, Splash3:53
8."The Thing About Love"Keys, PerryKeys, Perry3:50
9."Teenage Love Affair"Keys, Splash, Lilly, Josephine Bridges, Carl Hampton, Tom NixonKeys, Splash3:10
10."I Need You"Keys, Batson, Lilly, Paul GreenKeys, Batson5:10
11."Where Do We Go from Here"Keys, Brothers, Jr., Lilly, Mary Frierson, Johnnie FriersonKeys, Brothers, Jr.4:11
12."Prelude to a Kiss"Keys 2:08
13."Tell You Something (Nana's Reprise)"Keys, Novel Stevenson, Ron Haney, Brothers, Jr., Green, MostynKeys, Brothers, Jr.4:28
14."Sure Looks Good to Me"Keys, PerryKeys, Perry4:31
Total length:55:58
UK bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."Waiting for Your Love"Keys, Kaseem Dean, Sean Garrett, Wynton MarsalisKeys3:48
Limited Edition CD/DVD[38]
No.TitleLength
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" 
The Super Edition: Bonus tracks
Jack White
)
Jack WhiteJack White4:24
16."Doncha Know (Sky Is Blue)"Keys, Linda PerryKeys, Linda Perry4:24
17."Saviour"Keys, Jack Splash, Harold Lilly, Paul L. GreenKeys, Jack Splash3:22
The Super Edition: Bonus DVD - Live from The Coronet Theatre, London[39]
No.TitleLength
1."You Don't Know My Name" 
2."Superwoman" 
3."No One" 
4."Teenage Love Affair" 
5."If I Ain't Got You" 
Sample credits

Personnel

Credits for As I Am adapted from liner notes.[40]

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[73] Platinum 70,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[74] Gold 10,000*
Belgium (BEA)[75] Gold 15,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[76] 2× Platinum 200,000^
France (
SNEP)[77]
 Platinum 200,000*
Germany (BVMI)[78] Platinum 200,000^
Ireland (IRMA)[79] Gold 7,500^
Italy (FIMI)[80] Platinum 80,000*
Japan (RIAJ)[81] Gold 0^
Netherlands (NVPI)[82] Gold 35,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[83] Gold 7,500^
Poland (ZPAV)[84] Platinum 0*
Portugal (AFP)[85] Platinum 20,000^
Russia (
NFPF)[86]
 Gold 10,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[87] Gold 40,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[88] Platinum 30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[89] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[90] 3× Platinum 3,000,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[91] Platinum 1,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Accolades

Year Awards Award
2008
Grammy Awards
 Best R&B Female Vocal Performance for "No One"
Best R&B Song for "No One"
American Music Awards Favorite Pop/Rock Album
Favorite Soul/R&B Album
NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Song for "Like You'll Never See Me Again"
Outstanding Album
Swiss Music Awards Best Urban Album International
World Music Awards World's Best Selling R&B Female
Entertainment Weekly Best 100 albums of the past 25 years (#33)
Billboard 2008 year-end charts Top Artists (#4)
2009
Grammy Awards
 Best R&B Female Vocal Performance for "Superwoman"

Release history

Country Date Label
Germany November 9, 2007 J Records
Australia November 10, 2007
France November 12, 2007
United States November 13, 2007
Canada Sony BMG
United Kingdom November 19, 2007 RCA Records
Japan November 21, 2007 BMG
Brazil December 12, 2007 Sony BMG
The Super Edition
United Kingdom November 10, 2008 RCA Records
United States November 25, 2008 J Records

See also

  • List of number-one albums of 2007 (U.S.)
  • List of number-one albums of 2008 (U.S.)
  • List of number-one R&B albums of 2007 (U.S.)
  • List of number-one R&B albums of 2008 (U.S.)

References

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  6. ^ Silver, Evan (October 10, 2007). "Alicia Keys video shoot in Harlem". Les Notables! director, Evan Silver. Retrieved 2007-11-15.
  7. ^ "The Big Reveal". MTV. December 11, 2007. Archived from the original on 14 November 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-15. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "Nominees for 52nd Grammy Awards". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. 2009-03-07. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
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