Crucial Keys

Review Score: (8/10)
Much, much, MUCH better than "Songs In A Minor", which, in my opinion, was just awful. The only good tracks from 'A Minor' were the released singles. But "The Diary Of Alicia Keys" makes up for past mistakes, big time.

From start to finish, 'Diary' works on a variety of levels. From head bobbing tracks such as "Dragon Days", "So Simple", and "Karma" (to the clueless person that gave Alicia a bad review and claimed to not know what karma means has very little to no credibility and should be scrolled past with the quickness. Besides, he/she claimed Ashanti was better. Oookay...) to smooth tracks like "You Don't Know My Name", "Diary" and "Slow Down" makes this album a sure hit. Toss in a few slow tracks ("If I Ain't Got You", "Wake Up" and When You Really Love Someone") and there you have it: a much deserved award winning album.

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