The One That Really Hit Home
Serious Reviewer | USA | 03/14/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is truly superb. I love "Songs In A Minor" & "The Diary Of Alicia Keys", but this is the one that really stuck. From the outset, "Superwoman" (which may be her best song) indicates early on this is going to be something special. "No One" is simply a breathtaking, Legendary performance demonstrating the awesome power of Love. Alica really has reached a sort of peak with this music & lyrics. "I Need You" never gets old and "Teenage Love Affair" touches something young within me (something I only feel when I think of Highschool) and is catchy to no end. (I mean that in the most complimentary way) "Tell You Something" (Nana's Reprise)is achingly beautiful and compelling.
So far as the extra songs go, "Doncha Know" (Sky Is Blue) is an excellent musical composition featuring Alicia sort of stretching out and experimenting with her vocals. It's really good."