The Diary of Alicia Keys

The Diary of Alicia Keys
The Diary of Alicia Keys
	Standard and limited editions cover
Studio album by Alicia Keys
Released	December 2, 2003
Recorded	Late 2002 – August 2003
Studio	Kampo; KrucialKeys; Quad; The Hit Factory (New York City); Hit Factory Criteria (Miami); Plus XXX (Paris); Sarm West (London); Soundwise (Amsterdam);
Genre	R&B; soul; neo soul;
Length	57:45
Label	J
Producer	Alicia Keys; Kerry Brothers, Jr.; Kanye West; Timbaland; Dre & Vidal; Easy Mo Bee; D'wayne Wiggins; Kumasi;
Alicia Keys chronology
Singles from The Diary of Alicia Keys
	"You Don't Know My Name"; Released: November 10, 2003; "If I Ain't Got You"; Released: February 23, 2004; "Diary"; Released: May 24, 2004; "Karma"; Released: November 1, 2004;

The Diary of Alicia Keys is the second studio album by American singer Alicia Keys. It was released on December 2, 2003, by 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".^[3]

Upon its release, The Diary of Alicia Keys received generally positive reviews from music critics. The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 618,000 copies in its first week. It became Keys's second consecutive number-one debut in the United States and spawned three top-ten singles. The Diary of Alicia Keys earned Keys three Grammy Awards at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards. The album has sold over five million units in the United States and over eight million copies worldwide.

In 2023 the album was reissued for its 20th anniversary under the title The Diary Of Alicia Keys 20, with nine additional tracks. At the 66th Annual Grammy Awards the album won for Best Immersive Audio Album.

^ "Diary of Alicia Keys". United States (import): Amazon Music. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (August 30, 2004). "The Diary of Alicia Keys [Japan Bonus CD] – Alicia Keys". AllMusic. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
^ Augustin, Camille (December 4, 2018). "15 Years Later: The Oral History Of Alicia Keys' 'Diary of Alicia Keys' Album". Vibe. Retrieved January 2, 2019.

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[1] "Diary of Alicia Keys". United States (import): Amazon Music. Retrieved September 13, 2021.

[2] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (August 30, 2004). "The Diary of Alicia Keys [Japan Bonus CD] – Alicia Keys". AllMusic. Retrieved September 13, 2021.

[vibe2018-4] Augustin, Camille (December 4, 2018). "15 Years Later: The Oral History Of Alicia Keys' 'Diary of Alicia Keys' Album". Vibe. Retrieved January 2, 2019.

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