The Diary of Alicia Keys: Alicia Keys, The Hit Factory, Sarm West Studios, Contemporary R - Softcover

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Diary of Alicia Keys is the second studio album by American R&B and soul musician Alicia Keys, released December 1, 2003 on J Records. Recording sessions for the album took place during 2002 to 2003 at various recording studios, and production was handled primarily by Keys with contributions from Kerry Brothers, Jr., Timbaland, Dwayne Wiggins, Dre & Vidal, Easy Mo Bee, and Kanye West. The album debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling 618,000 copies in its first week. It became Keys'' second consecutive number-one debut in the United States and spawned three top-ten singles. Upon its release, The Diary of Alicia Keys received generally positive reviews from most music critics and earned Keys three Grammy Awards at the 47th Grammy Awards. With domestic sales of four million copies and worldwide sales of eight million copies, The Diary of Alicia Keys is the thirty-first best-selling album of the 2000s decade.