Izdavač: Ostalo
Žanr: Fank i Soul, Klasična muzika, Pop, R&B, Rep i Hip-Hop
Poreklo: Strani izvođač

Original, made in EU
Novo, u celofanu

Studio album by Alicia Keys
Released November 28, 2003
Recorded December 2002 – November 2003
Studios
The Crib (Philadelphia)
The Hit Factory (New York)
Hit Factory Criteria (Miami)
Kampo (New York)
KrucialKeys (New York)
Plus XXX (Paris)
Quad (New York)
Sarm West (London)
Soundwise (Amsterdam)
Genres
SoulR&Bcontemporary classicalhip-hop
Length 57:45
Label J
Producers
Alicia KeysKerry Brothers Jr.TimbalandEasy Mo BeeD`wayne WigginsKanye WestDre & VidalKumasi
Alicia Keys chronology
Songs in A Minor
(2001) The Diary of Alicia Keys
(2003) Unplugged
(2005)
The Diary of Alicia Keys is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys. It was released on November 28, 2003, by J Records. Almost entirely written and produced by Keys, the album is a concept album functioning as her auditory diary, primarily dealing with relationship complexities. Musically, it is predominantly a soul, R&B, contemporary classical, and hip-hop record.

While touring in support of her debut studio album Songs in A Minor (2001), Keys began writing songs for The Diary of Alicia Keys, conceiving it as an intimate record devoid of featured artists. Recording sessions commenced following the Songs in A Minor Tour`s culmination in December 2002 and continued even into the international promotional tour ahead of the album`s release in November 2003. Keys` then-partner and frequent collaborator Kerry Brothers Jr. largely contributed to the album, while other contributors included Timbaland, Easy Mo Bee, Kanye West, and Dre & Vidal, with whom Keys collaborated for the first time. Furthermore, Keys eschewed the neo soul style of Songs in A Minor in favor of 1960s–1970s-influenced traditional soul for The Diary of Alicia Keys.

The Diary of Alicia Keys received widespread acclaim from music critics, who generally agreed that it refuted expectations of a sophomore slump, while praising Keys` artistic maturity and vocal performance. A substantial commercial success, it debuted atop the US Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 618,000 units, and became one of the best-selling albums of 2003 and 2004, both in the United States and worldwide. The album yielded four singles, three of which—`You Don`t Know My Name`, `If I Ain`t Got You`, and `Diary`—reached the top 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and were among biggest hits of 2004 in the US. To further promote The Diary of Alicia Keys, Keys embarked on the Verizon Ladies First Tour (2004), co-headlined with Beyoncé and Missy Elliott, and the Diary Tour (2004–2005).

The Diary of Alicia Keys earned Keys nominations for numerous industry awards and won her a second Grammy Award for Best R&B Album, among other awards. In retrospective commentaries, many critics stated that the album solidified Keys` status in the music industry and extended her critical and commercial success past her debut. The album has been certified quintuple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for combined sales and album-equivalent units of five million in the US. It has sold over eight million copies worldwide. In commemoration of its 20th anniversary, the album was reissued as The Diary of Alicia Keys 20 in December 2023, and subsequently won a Grammy Award for Best Immersive Audio Album.

Background and development
Alicia Keys` debut studio album Songs in A Minor was released on June 26, 2001, by J Records.[1] A fusion of classical music, traditional and modern styles of soul, and contemporary R&B,[2][3] it received widespread critical acclaim, being hailed as an auspicious and accomplished debut.[a] Preceded by the US Billboard Hot 100 number-one single `Fallin",[8] the album debuted atop the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 236,000 units.[9] It earned Keys five Grammy Awards at the 44th Annual Grammy Awards (2002), which tied Keys with Lauryn Hill as the female artist with most Grammy Awards won in a single ceremony.[10][b] The album is widely regarded as an immensely influential record of its era,[c] and is credited with propelling Keys to global prominence,[15] placing her at the forefront of neo soul.[4] One of the best-selling albums of 2001 and 2002,[16][17] Songs in A Minor had sold over 10 million copies worldwide by November 2003.[18] Consequently, substantial pressure was placed on Keys` second studio album to match or exceed that success, as to avoid the sophomore slump.[19][20] Keys, however, felt confident due to her experience from the creation of Songs in A Minor.[21] Keys` then-partner and collaborator Kerry Brothers Jr. would retrospectively state that Keys having creative control over her artistry since her debut helped them overcome the concerns, as they strived to replicate, but enhance, the formula of Songs in A Minor.[19] While on the Songs in A Minor Tour (2002), Keys began developing ideas for what would become The Diary of Alicia Keys.[19] Conceiving it as an intimate record, Keys refrained from seeking collaborators out to contribute to the album, despite distinguished collaborations with Eve and Christina Aguilera in 2002.[21]

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. `Harlem`s Nocturne` Alicia Keys
KeysKerry Brothers Jr.
1:43
2. `Karma`
BrothersKeysTaneisha Smith
Brothers 4:16
3. `Heartburn`
KeysTimothy MosleyWalter Millsap IIICandice NelsonErika Rose
TimbalandKeys
3:28
4. `If I Was Your Woman`/`Walk on By`
Gloria JonesClarence McMurrayPam SawyerBurt BacharachHal David
KeysEasy Mo BeeD`Wayne Wiggins
3:06
5. `You Don`t Know My Name`
KeysKanye WestHarold LillyJ. R. BaileyMel KentKen Williams
WestKeys
6:06
6. `If I Ain`t Got You` Keys Keys 3:48
7. `Diary` (featuring Tony! Toni! Toné! and Jermaine Paul)
KeysBrothers
Keys 4:45
8. `Dragon Days` Keys
KeysBrothers[a]
4:36
9. `Wake Up`
KeysBrothers
Keys 4:27
10. `So Simple` (featuring Lellow[g])
KeysLillyAndre HarrisVidal Davis
Dre & VidalKeys
3:49
11. `When You Really Love Someone`
KeysBrothers
Keys 4:09
12. `Feeling U, Feeling Me` (Interlude) Keys Keys 2:07
13. `Slow Down`
KeysL. GreenRose
KeysKumasi
4:18
14. `Samsonite Man`
KeysRose
KeysBrothers
4:12
15. `Nobody Not Really` (Interlude)
KeysSmith
Keys 2:56
Total length: 57:45

Notes
^a signifies a co-producer.
^b signifies an additional producer.
Limited edition pressings include a bonus DVD with behind-the-scenes footage.[171]
Special edition pressings include a bonus enhanced CD containing three versions of `If I Ain`t Got You`—remix featuring Usher, Spanish version featuring Arturo Sandoval, and the Kanye West remix—alongside track 18, and the music videos for tracks 5–7.[172]
Urban Outfitters-exclusive vinyl pressings of The Diary of Alicia Keys 20 include a bonus 7-inch vinyl, instead of the bonus tracks. The 7-inch vinyl contains `Streets of New York (City Life)` and its instrumental.[173]
Sample credits
`Karma` contains excerpts from Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 by Johannes Brahms.
`You Don`t Know My Name` contains excerpts and a sample from `Let Me Prove My Love to You` by The Main Ingredient.
`If I Was Your Woman`/`Walk on By` is a cover of `If I Were Your Woman` by Gladys Knight & the Pips, and contains excerpts from `Walk On By` by Isaac Hayes.
`Streets of New York (City Life)` contains a sample from `N.Y. State of Mind` by Nas.
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the liner notes of The Diary of Alicia Keys.[24]

Sanford Allen – concertmaster (tracks 5 and 9), violin (tracks 5 and 9)
Alli – art direction, design
Ayako – makeup
Burt Bacharach – songwriting[h] (track 4)
J. R. Bailey – songwriting[h] (track 5)
Elijah Baker – bass (track 7)
Julien Barber – viola (track 9)
Katreese Barnes – background vocals (tracks 6 and 9)
Pablo Batista – percussion (tracks 14 and 15)
Tony Black – engineering (all tracks), mixing (tracks 1, 10, 12, and 15)
Richard Brice – viola (tracks 5 and 9)
Kurt Briggs – violin (track 5)
Kerry Brothers Jr. – digital programming (tracks 1, 2, 6–9, 11, and 12), drums (track 14), engineering (tracks 8 and 12), instrumentation (track 2), production (tracks 1, 2, and 8), songwriting (tracks 2, 7, 9, and 11)
Avril Brown – violin (tracks 5 and 9)
Stockley Carmichael – background vocals (track 7)
Fred Cash, Jr. – bass (tracks 6 and 14)
Robert Chausow – viola (track 5)
Ray Chew – string arrangement (tracks 5 and 9), string conducting (tracks 5 and 9)
Hal David – songwriting[h] (track 4)
Dre & Vidal – instrumentation (track 10), production (track 10), songwriting (track 10)
Ronnie Drayton – guitar (track 8)
Vincent DiLorenzo – additional engineering (track 10)
Darryl Dixon – horns (track 6)
Jimmy Douglass – mixing (track 3)
Peter Edge – executive production
Russell Elevado – mixing (track 9)
Marisol Espada – cello (track 9)
Michael Evans – production coordination (track 3)
Barry Finclair – viola (tracks 5 and 9)
Easy Mo Bee – digital programming (track 4), production (track 4)
Eileen Folson – cello (track 5)
Alan Ford – mixing assistance (track 12)
Dan Gautreau – engineering assistance (tracks 3 and 11)
Onree Gill – Hammond B3 (track 8), Rhodes (tracks 14 and 15)
L. Green – background vocals (tracks 6, 14, and 15), songwriting (track 13)
Sharief Hobley – guitar (track 5)
Andricka Hall – background vocals (track 9)
Stanley Hunte – violin (tracks 5 and 9)
Paul John – drums (track 15)
Gloria Jones – songwriting[i] (track 4)
Steve Jordan – drums (track 6)
Mel Kent – songwriting[h] (track 5)
Alicia Keys – background vocals (1–10, 12, 14, and 15), clavinet (track 1), executive production, instrumentation (tracks 8 and 9), keyboards (tracks 9 and 11), piano (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 11, and 13–15), piano synthesizers (track 8), production (tracks 1 and 3–15), Rhodes (tracks 1, 9, and 12), songwriting (tracks 1–3 and 5–15), string arrangement (track 9), synthesizers (tracks 11–13), vocals (all tracks)
Kumasi – additional synthesizers (track 13), digital programming (track 13), production (track 13)
Gwendolyn Laster – violin (track 9)
Chris LeBeau – art department production
John Legend – background vocals (track 5)
Harold Lilly – background vocals (track 5), songwriting (tracks 5 and 10)
Manny Marroquin – mixing (tracks 2, 5–8, 11, 13, and 14)
Hugh McCracken – guitar (track 6)
Clarence McMurray – songwriting[i] (track 4)
Melissa Meell – cello (track 9)
Lori Miller – violin (track 5)
Walter Millsap III – engineering (track 3), songwriting (track 3)
Ann Mincieli – additional engineering (tracks 5, 7–11, 13, and 14)
Cindy Mizelle – background vocals (tracks 6 and 9)
Candice Nelson – songwriting (track 3)
Caryl Paisner – cello (track 5)
Jermaine Paul – background vocals (track 7)
William E. Pettaway, Jr. – production coordination (track 3)
Marion Pinheiro – violin (tracks 5 and 9)
Herb Powers, Jr. – mastering
Ricky Quinones – guitar (tracks 14 and 15)
Artie Reynolds – bass (track 5)
Maxine Roach – viola (tracks 5 and 9)
Jeff Robinson – executive production, management
Steve `Styles` Rodriguez – bass (tracks 11, 14, and 15)
Joe Romano – horns (tracks 2 and 6)
Erika Rose – background vocals (tracks 3, 14, and 15), songwriting (tracks 3, 13, and 14)
Tim Christian Riley – piano (track 7)
Warwick Saint – photography
Pam Sawyer – songwriting[i] (track 4)
Al Schoonmaker – copying (tracks 5 and 9)
John `Jubu` Smith – guitar (track 7)
Taneisha Smith – background vocals (track 15), songwriting (tracks 2 and 15)
George Spivey – turntables
Denise Stoudmire – background vocals (track 3)
Dale Stuckenbruck – violin (tracks 5 and 9)
Timbaland – production (track 3), songwriting (track 3)
Nicole Tucker – hair
Rabeka Tuinei – mixing assistance (track 14)
Peter VanDerwater – viola (track 9)
Pat Viala – mixing (track 4)
Wouri Vice – styling assistance
Arcell Vickers – organ (tracks 6, 14, and 15)
Alexander Vselensky – violin (tracks 5 and 9)
David Watson – flute (track 15), horns (tracks 2 and 6), saxophone (track 15)
Willie Weeks – bass (track 9)
Kanye West – production (track 5), songwriting (track 5)
Carl `Rev` Wheeler – organ (track 7), Wurlitzer (track 7)
Artie White – guitar (tracks 11 and 13)
D`wayne Wiggins – bass (track 4), guitar (track 7), production (track 4), sitar (track 4)
Ken Williams – songwriting[h] (track 5)
Jessica Wilson – background vocals (track 3)
Patti Wilson – styling
Xin Zhao – violin (track 5)