It just had a whole other thing to it," Alicia says in Song Exploder. "Then, he started singing, and it sounded so good. They quickly bonded, and though it wasn't originally planned, Sampha ended up adding his vocals to the track. The Diary of Alicia Keys is the second studio album by American singer Alicia Keys.It was released on Decemby J Records.The album was recorded at several recording studios, and production was handled primarily by Keys with contributions from Kanye West and Kerry Brothers Jr., who described it as 'an R&B album'. Alicia and Sampha had never met before, but she thought they were kindred musical spirits. Keys makes her boldest move ever on the flirty, feel-good You.
As she explains on Song Exploder, her youngest son was still a baby when she travelled across the pond to record this song with British artists Jimmy Napes and Sampha. Its this mostly mellow vibe (with flecks of funk) that makes the album such an indulgent listen. 3 Hour DriveĪlicia didn't have to drive three hours to create this hit, but she did fly about 10 hours from Los Angeles to London. She started to slack off with The Element of Freedom, and its been downhill from there. Her first three albums (Songs in A Minor, Diary of Alicia Keys, As I Am) are classics. Alicia Keys ha anunciado este martes la publicacin el prximo 10 de diciembre de su nuevo trabajo de estudio, 'Keys', que llegar en formato de doble lbum con una coleccin de temas. Here's everything you need to know about that bop, as well as Alicia's 24 other greatest hits: 1. What ruined Alicias career was the decline of her music. The legendary songstress has a whole arsenal of hits to unpack, but for the docuseries' premiere, she and collaborators Jimmy Napes and Sampha broke down their process for writing and recording "3 Hour Drive," one of Alicia Key's best songs. Tracklist A1 Harlems Nocturne 1:43 Producer - Alicia Keys, Kerry Brothers A2 Karma 4:16 Producer - Kerry Brothers A3 Heartburn 3:28 Producer - Alicia Keys, Timbaland A4 If I Was Your Woman / Walk On By 3:06 Producer - Alicia Keys, Dwayne Wiggins, Easy Mo Bee B1 You Dont Know My Name 6:06 Producer - Alicia Keys, Kanye West B2 If I Aint Got You 3:48 Producer - Alicia Keys B3 Diary 4:44.
And, like the podcast, the TV show version interviews musicians-including Alicia, Lin Manuel Miranda, and R.E.M., just to name a few-to delve into the process of making a particular song.
ICYDK, Song Exploder originally began as a podcast hosted by Hrishikesh Hirway, who also helms the Netflix series. ".And then there’s another chance this might be the day that you write that thing that you never knew you had in you." That day has come remarkably often for the R&B singer-songwriter, who, as the Netflix doc makes sure to note, has sold more than 40 million albums and won 15 Grammys. "I love the fact that you never know how a song is gonna come together," Alicia Keys says in the first episode of Netflix's new music docuseries, Song Exploder.