VH1 Storytellers [Blu-Ray]

Alicia Keys

Overview

Alicia Keys performs an intimate set, rendering past hits and showcasing selections from the 2012 album "Girl on Fire."

Product Details

Release Date:	06/25/2013
UPC:	0888837263399
Original Release:	2013
Source:	Rca
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:01:-00
Sales rank:	31,357

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Alicia Keys	Primary Artist
Alicia Keys	Performer
Tony Hauser	Staging
Jermaine Parrish	Band
Alex Coletti	Director
Hanan Rubinstein	Band
Miles Robertson	Band
Alfred Carly	Band
Raphael Smith	Band
Whitney Keaton	Band

Technical Credits

Lee Rolontz	Executive Producer
Alicia Keys	Composer
Sylvia Robinson	Composer
Billy Squier	Composer
Bill Flanagan	Executive Producer
Patrizia DiMaria	Producer
Lee Rolontz	Executive Producer
Rick Krim	Executive Producer
Salaam Remi	Composer
Kanye West	Composer
Jeff Bhasker	Composer
Kasseem Dean	Composer
J.R. Bailey	Composer
Ann Mincieli	Mixing
Angela Hunte	Composer
Dr. Dre	Composer
Tom Kenny	Lighting Design
Alex Coletti	Producer
Bert Keyes	Composer
Kerry Brothers	Composer
Harold Lilly	Composer
Aubrey Graham	Composer
Noah Shebib	Composer
David Kutch	Mastering
Erwin Gorostiza	Creative Director
Bill Flanagan	Executive Producer
Shawn Carter	Composer
Allen Kelman	Producer
Ken Williams	Composer
Melvin Kent	Composer
Derek Ambrosi	Editing
Michelle Mancini	Mastering Assistant
Frank Micelotta	Cover Photo
Janet Sewell-Ulepic	Composer
Alice Butts	Package Design
Patrick "Plain Pat" Reynolds	Composer
Andre Brissett	Composer
Rick Krim	Executive Producer
Ramon Rivas	Mixing Assistant
Emeli Sande	Composer
Alexander Shuckburgh	Composer
George M. Harry	Composer
Trevor Lawrence Jr.	Composer
Amber Streeter	Composer
Kristin Lum	Art Direction
Kevin Largent	Production Design
David Engstroem	Technical Manager
Chris Convy	Coordinating Producer
Matt Trumble	Associate Producer
Lara Fried	Supervising Producer
Stefani Cohen	Associate Producer
T.J. Morehouse	Production Manager

Editorial Reviews

First aired ten days prior to the release of Girl on Fire, Alicia Keys' VH1 Storytellers program featured six songs. While this set expands the set to 11 songs, it does not present the full performance. Heavy editing was involved; certain portions of Keys' dialogue re hacked up, crowd noise is unnaturally lowered and raised in volume, and there is little evident effort to make the songs flow. Keys' first words here, the lead-in to "No One," are "We were at the end of the album, and it was finished, andâ?¦" -- so it provokes the feeling of walking into the venue as the gig is in progress. Furthermore, much of her intro to the following "Brand New Me" was cut. For all its choppiness, VH1 Storytellers is enjoyably off-the-cuff, with Keys' anecdotes (including an extended tale about the making of "You Don't Know My Name") and remarks ("I love an acoustic guitar!") often delivered as she and her band are playing. The five songs that didn't air are relevant, including a hot "Fallin'" that could have easily been overcooked, and an "Un-thinkable (I'm Ready)" that packs a heavier rhythmic punch than the studio version. Ironically, this is less showy than 2005's Unplugged, and it's better for it. [A Blu-Ray version was also released.] ~ Andy Kellman