By the time this long-awaited album saw its release date, most fans had probably read at least a couple of interviews with Alicia Keys in which she explained that first single, "No One"--a firestorm of a song clearly born of a sore heart and steeped in serious soul-searching, was about her decision to retreat from the obligations of stardom when she found out a loved one was in need of her care. The anecdote sticks not just because it explained the song so well--you can actually hear the pain, commitment, and determination in her sultry voice--but because it gets at what makes the woman behind the music so appealing. There's only one way R&B artists grow to become legends, and it's by drenching the words they sing with feeling (think Gladys Knight, Roberta Flack). The skeptical listener might have had her doubts before As I Am, but there's no mistaking it now: Alicia Keys is well on her way to sharing a category with them. This record radiates not just old-soul maturity, the kind Alicia fans say makes her modern rarity, but real soul. Vintage-leaning hooks and horns grab hold on "Where Do We Go from Here" and an assortment of other songs, but Keys can also get by just fine without them, as she proves on more pop-flavored numbers like "Lesson Learned," with John Mayer, and "Superwoman." The genres may be smearing, she seems to say, but bring them on: she won't shrink back. Her commitment is not to a single style but to what's stirring her soul. Because of it, she's moving R&B, or something like it, from the hips back to the heart.

Track List:

Alicia Keys - As I Am
01. As I Am (Intro).mp3
02. Go Ahead.mp3
03. Superwoman.mp3
04. No One.mp3
05. Like You'll Never See Me Again.mp3
06. Lesson Learned - ( Ft. John Mayer).mp3
07. Wreckless Love.mp3
08. The Thing About Love.mp3
09. Teenage Love Affair.mp3
10. I Need You.mp3
11. Where Do We Go from Here.mp3
12. Prelude To A Kiss.mp3
13. Tell You Something.mp3
14. Sure Looks Good to Me.mp3
Alicia Keys - Unplugged
01. Intro - Alicia's Prayer.mp3
02. Karma.mp3
03. Heartburn.mp3
04. A Woman's Worth (Live).mp3
05. Unbreakable.mp3
06. How Come You Don't Call Me.mp3
07. If I Was Your Woman.mp3
08. If I Ain't Got You.mp3
09. Every Little Bit Hurts.mp3
10. Streets Of New York (City Life).mp3
11. Wild Horses.mp3
12. Diary.mp3
13. You Don't Know My Name.mp3
14. Stolen Moments.mp3
15. Fallin'.mp3
16. Love It Or Leave It Alone.mp3

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