Songs in A Minor - Definition and Overview

Songs In A Minor, released August 19, 2001, is the debut album from nu soul singer Alicia Keys. All of its songs are written in a minor. Its tracklisting is as follows:

1. Piano & I (Intro)
2. Girlfriend
3. How Come You Don't Call Me
4. Fallin'
5. Troubles
6. Rock Wit U
7. A Woman's Worth
8. Jane Doe
9. Goodbye
10. The Life
11. Mr. Man (Duet with Jimmy Cozier)
12. Never Felt This Way (Interlude)
13. Butterflyz
14. Why Do I Feel So Sad
15. Caged Bird

Limited Edition

A limited edition version of the album, released in 2002, also included the following "bonus" tracks, in addition to the ones listed above:

1. Fallin' (Remix featuring Busta Rhymes & Rampage)
2. A Woman's Worth (Remix)
3. Lovin' U (Hidden Track)

Singles Chronology

1. "Fallin'"
2. "A Woman's Worth"
3. "How Come You Don't Call Me"
4. "Girlfriend"

• "How Come You Don't Call Me", the album's third single, was a cover of the Prince song of the same name.
• The final single, "Girlfriend", was released only in Europe and Canada, but not in the United States.
• "Butterflyz" was not a single, but is notable as being the first song Keys ever wrote, at age 14.
• The album's second single, "A Woman's Worth", and the massive debut single, "Fallin'", are the album's songs that are most remembered by the general public.

Personnel

Alicia Keys (lead and background vocalist, piano & keyboards, executive producer, rhythm arrangements, vocal arrangements, digital programming)
Arden Altino (co-producer, additional keyboards)
Brandon Barnes (songwriter)
Miri Ben-Ari (co-producer, violin, keyboards, string arrangement)
Tony Black (mixing) *
Kerry Brothers Jr (producer, songwriter, drum programming, digital programming)
Gerry Brown (mixing)
Kandi Burruss (songwriter, vocals)
Warryn Campbell (songwriter)
Cato (guitar concept)
Brian Cox (keyboards)
Jimmy Cozier (vocalist, songwriter)
Clive Davis (executive producer)
Alberto DeAlmar (guitar) *
Jermaine Dupri (producer, songwriter)
Tony Duran (photographer)
Peter Edge (executive producer)
Russ Elevado (mixing)
Paul Falcone (drum programming)
Gerald "G" Flowers (guitar)
Reggie Flowers (additional fills)
Vic Flowers (bass)
Richie Good (upright bass)
Paul L. Green (background vocals)
Andricka Hall (background vocals)
Isaac Hayes (string and flute arrangements, Rhodes piano)
Norman Hedman (percussion)
Rufus Jackson (bass)
Manny Marroquin (mixinf)
Tony Maserati (mixing)
Brian McKnight (songwriter, instruments)
Cindy Mizelle (background vocals)
Anthony Nance (drum programming)
Prince (songwriter)
Rampage (rap) *
Busta Rhymes (rap) *
Jeff Robinson (executive producer, manager)
Erika Rose (songwriter, backing vocals *)
Tammy Saunders (background vocals)
Tim Shider (bass)
Tenisha Smith (songwriter)
Mary Ann Souza (assisting)
Phil Tan (mixing)
Sid V. (additional programming)
Dionne Webb (hairdresser)
Arty White (guitar)
Patty Wilson (stylist)
Kela Wong (makeup)

([*] on special edition only)