The Diary of Alicia Keys

by Alicia Keys

Overview

Notes From Your Bookseller

On this follow-up to her celebrated debut album, Songs in A Minor, Alicia Key’s maturity and growth shine on The Diary of Alicia Keys, where she blends hip-hop with her classical training and love for ‘70s soul music. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, Diary not only won Keys critical praise but also three coveted GRAMMY Awards.

Alicia's Diary, the sophomore follow-up to her red hot Songs in A Minor, features 16 stunningly crafted neo-soul numbers: Diary
* Dragon Days
* Feeling U, Feeling Me (Interlude)
* Harlem's Nocturne
* Heartburn
* If I Ain't Got You
* If I Were Your Woman/Walk on By
* Karma
* Nobody Not Really
* Samsonite Man
* Slow Down
* So Simple
* Wake Up
* When You Really Love Someone
* You Don't Know My Name.

Product Details

Release Date:	12/02/2003
Label:	Sony Bmg
UPC:	0888430772625
Rank:	13775

Tracks

1. Harlem's Nocturne
2. Karma
3. Heartburn
4. If I Was Your Woman/Walk on By; If I Was Your Woman\Walk on By
5. You Don't Know My Name
6. If I Ain't Got You
7. Diary
8. Dragon Days
9. Wake Up
10. So Simple
11. When You Really Love Someone
12. Feeling U, Feeling Me (Interlude)
13. Slow Down
14. Samsonite Man
15. Nobody Not Really (Interlude)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Alicia Keys   Primary Artist,Piano,Clavinet,Keyboards,Clavichord,Lead Vocals,Synthesizer,Fender Rhodes,Multi Instruments,Synthesizer Piano,Vocals (Background)
Rakim   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Nas   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Arturo Sandoval   Primary Artist,Saxophone
Tony! Toni! Tone!   Guest Artist,Featured Artist,Vocals
Kurt Briggs   Violin
Taneisha Smith   Vocals (Background)
Paul Alexandre John   Drums
Dre & Vidal   Multi Instruments
Steve Jordan   Drums
L.C. Green   Vocals (Background)
Chops Horns   Horn
Paul L. Green   Vocals (Background)
Artie "Blues Boy" White   Guitar
Jerimiah "Jermaine" Paul   Vocals (Background)
David Watson   Horn,Horn,Flute,Saxophone
Jermaine Paul   Vocals,Featured Artist
John "Jubu" Smith   Guitar
Lellow   Vocals,Featured Artist
Ricky Quinones   Guitar
Stokely Carmichael   Vocals (Background)
Dwayne Wiggins   Bass,Sitar,Guitar,Guitar (Bass)
Erika Rose   Vocals (Background)
John Legend   Vocals (Background)
Pablo Batista   Percussion
Maxine Roach   Viola
Julien Barber   Viola
Kerry Brothers   Drums,Co-Producer,Multi Instruments
Harold Lilly   Vocals (Background)
Willie Weeks   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Kumasi   Synthesizer
Ronald Drayton   Guitar
Melissa Meell   Cello
Timothy Christian Riley   Piano
Elijah Baker   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Gwendolyn Laster   Violin
Artie Reynolds   Bass
Jessica Wilson   Vocals (Background)
Marisol Espada   Cello
Robert Chausow   Viola
Sanford Allen   Violin
Peter Vanderwater   Viola
Stanley Hunte   Violin
Alexander Vselensky   Violin
Darryl Dixon   Horn
Lori Miller   Violin
Marion Pinheiro   Violin
Xin Zhao   Violin
Arcel Vickers   Organ
Rev. Carl L. Jr. Wheeler   Wurlitzer
Dale Stuckenbruck   Violin
Hugh McKracken   Guitar
Avril Brown   Violin
Denise Stoudmire   Vocals (Background)
Usher   Lead Vocals,Featured Artist
Katreese Barnes   Vocals (Background)
Fred Cash   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Paul John   Drums
Rich Harrison   Multi Instruments
Ray Chew   Conductor,String Conductor
Sharief Hobley   Guitar
Onree Gill   Organ,Piano,Fender Rhodes,Organ (Hammond)
Barry Finclair   Viola
Andricka Hall   Vocals (Background)
Joe Romano   Horn
Cindy Mizelle   Vocals (Background)
Freddy Cash Jr.   Bass
Carl Wheeler   Organ,Piano
Richard Brice   Viola
Eileen Folson   Cello
Vidal Davis   Multi Instruments
Caryl Paisner   Cello
Steve Rodriguez   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Dave Watson   Horn,Flute,Saxophone
Andre Harris   Multi Instruments

Technical Credits

Peter Edge   Executive Producer
Taneisha Smith   Composer,Lyricist
DJ Min One   Remixing
Dre & Vidal   Producer
Eric Barrier   Composer,Lyricist
Patti Wilson   Stylist
L.C. Green   Composer
Chris Martin   Composer,Lyricist,Composer
Pat Viala   Mixing,Engineer,Mixing Engineer
Nasir Jones   Composer,Lyricist
Clarence McMurray   Composer,Lyricist
Paul L. Green   Composer,Lyricist
Walter Millsap III   Composer,Engineer,Lyricist,Recording
Hal David   Lyricist,Composer
Gloria Jones   Composer,Lyricist
Dwayne Wiggins   Producer
Erika Rose   Composer,Lyricist
Jimmy Douglass   Mixing Engineer
Candice Nelson   Composer,Lyricist
Kerry Brothers   Composer,Engineer,Lyricist,Producer,Recording,Digital Programming
Harold Lilly   Composer,Lyricist
Herb Powers   Mastering
Hidecki   Assistant Engineer
Kumasi   Producer,Digital Programming
Mel Kent   Composer,Lyricist
Wouri Vice   Assistant Hair Stylist
Al Schoonmaker   Copyist
William E. Pettaway Jr.   Production Coordination
Chris LeBeau   Artwork
Dan Gautreau   Assistant,Assistant Engineer,Recording Assistant
Ken Williams   Composer,Lyricist
Rabeka Tuinei   Assistant,Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Melvin Kent   Composer
Tony Black   Mixing Engineer,Mixing,Engineer
Sam Hopkins   Composer
Rich Harrison   Composer,Producer
Ray Chew   Arranger,String Arrangements
Kanye West   Composer,Lyricist,Producer,Remixing
J.R. Bailey   Composer,Lyricist
Timothy Mosley   Composer,Lyricist
Timbaland   Producer
Gregory Isaacs   Composer
Easy Mo Bee   Producer,Digital Programming
Russell Elevado   Mixing,Mixing Engineer
Vidal Davis   Composer,Lyricist,Producer
Alan Ford   Assistant,Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Vincent Dilorenzo   Engineer,Recording
Burt Bacharach   Composer,Lyricist
Manny Marroquin   Mixing,Mixing Engineer
Ann Mincieli   Engineer,Recording
William Griffin   Composer,Lyricist
Pam Sawyer   Composer,Lyricist
Patrick Viala   Mixing
Alicia Keys   Arranger,Composer,Lyricist,Producer,String Arrangements
Tony Maserati   Mixing
Andre Harris   Composer,Lyricist,Producer