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Tracklisting & More Information
Written and produced largely by Keys, the album also features songwriting and production contributions from Swizz Beatz, Ryan Tedder, Johnny McDaid, Ed Sheeran, and The-Dream, among others. Keys collaborated with more artists on the recording than in her previous albums, enlisting vocalists such as Sampha, Tierra Whack, Diamond Platnumz, Snoh Aalegra, and Jill Scott for certain tracks.
Alicia's mostly low-tempo and melodically subtle music reconciles the experimental direction of Here with her earlier work's bass drum-driven R&B and piano-based balladry. Throughout, individual songs incorporate sounds from a wide range of other genres, including orchestral pop, progressive soul, funk, ambient, country, and Caribbean music. Thematically, they explore identity as a multifaceted concept, sociopolitical concerns, and forms of love within the framework of impressionistic lyrics, personal narratives, and self-knowledge. Keys has described the album as therapeutic and reflective of greater introspection in herself, expressing ideas and feelings of hope, frustration, despair, ambivalence, and equanimity shared in her memoir More Myself (2020), which was written during Alicia's recording.
Side One
1 Truth Without Love
2 Time Machine
3 Authors Of Forever
4 Wasted Energy
Side Two
1 Underdog
2 3 Hour Drive
3 Me X 7
4 Show Me Love
Side Three
1 So Done
2 Gramercy Park
3 Love Looks Better
4 You Save Me
Side Four
1 Jill Scott
2 Perfect Way To Die
3 Good Job
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DOUBLE LP
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