Unplugged (Alicia Keys album)

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Unplugged
Live album by Alicia Keys
Released	October 7, 2005 (2005-10-07) (see release history)
Recorded	July 4, 2005 at Brooklyn Academy of Music (Brooklyn, New York City, New York)
Genre	R&B, soul, jazz
Length	72:22 76:04 (with bonus tracks)
Label	J
Producer	Alicia Keys, Alex Coletti, Peter Edge, Jeff Robinson
Professional reviews
Allmusic link BBC link Blender link CANOE Jam! link Entertainment Weekly (B+) link Okayplayer link PopMatters link Rolling Stone link Slant Magazine link The Independent link
Alicia Keys chronology
The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003) Unplugged (2005) As I Am (2007)
Singles from Unplugged
"Unbreakable" Released: October 11, 2005 "Every Little Bit Hurts" Released: 2005

Unplugged is the first live album (third overall) by American R&B/soul singer and pianist Alicia Keys. It was recorded as part of the television program MTV Unplugged on July 4, 2005 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, in Brooklyn, New York City, and released on October 11, 2005 in the United States (see 2005 in music). It debuted on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart at number one, selling 196,000 in the U.S.^[1] and over 245,000 copies worldwide in its first week—the highest debut for an MTV Unplugged album since Nirvana's 1994 MTV Unplugged in New York and the first Unplugged by a female artist to debut at number one. It was nominated for three Grammy Awards in 2006, including Best R&B Album.

The first single released from the album was "Unbreakable," which peaked on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 at number thirty-four, and number four on the U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. The second single, "Every Little Bit Hurts," was released in January 2006. The video premiered on January 17 on BET's 106 & Park.

This album has been released with the Copy Control protection system in some regions.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Bonus DVD 2 Charts 3 Certifications 4 Release history 5 References

[edit] Track listing

1. "Intro Alicia's Prayer" (Acappella) (traditional) – 1:11
2. "Karma" (Kerry Brothers, Jr., Taneisha Smith, Alicia Keys) – 2:10
3. "Heartburn" (Keys, Tim Mosley, Walter Millsap III, Candice Nelson, Erika Rose) – 3:03
4. "A Woman's Worth" (Live) ¹ (Keys, Rose, Ernest Isley, Christopher Jasper, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley, Marvin Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Jr.) – 3:30
5. "Unbreakable" ² (Keys, Kanye West, Harold Lilly, Garry Glenn) – 4:34
6. "How Come You Don't Call Me" (Prince) – 5:23
7. "If I Was Your Woman" ³ (Gloria Jones, Clarence McMurray, Pam Sawyer) – 4:04
8. "If I Ain't Got You" (Keys) – 4:06
9. "Every Little Bit Hurts" (Ed Cobb) – 4:01
10. "Streets of New York (City Life)" ⁴ (Alicia Keys, Taneisha Smith, Eric Barrier, Nasir Jones, Chris Martin, William Griffin) – 7:35
11. "Wild Horses" (featuring Adam Levine) (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 6:04
12. "Diary" (Keys, Brothers) – 5:53
13. "You Don't Know My Name" ⁵ (Keys, West, Lilly, James Ralph Bailey, Mel Kent, Ken Williams) – 3:35
14. "Stolen Moments" (Keys, Brothers, L. Green, Wah-Wah Watson) – 5:14
15. "Fallin'" (Keys) – 5:10
16. "Love It or Leave It Alone" ⁶ (featuring Mos Def and Common)/"Welcome to Jamrock" (featuring Damian Marley, Mos Def, Common and friends) ("Love It or Leave It Alone": Lorenzo DeChalus, Derek Murphy, Charles Davis, Kirk Khaleel, Joseph Williams / "Welcome to Jamrock": Damian Marley, Stephen Marley, Ini Kamoze) – 9:20

¹ Contains a sample of The Isley Brothers' "Footsteps in the Dark" written by Ernest Isley, Christopher Jasper, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley, Marvin Isley, and O'Kelly Isley, Jr.
² Contains a sample of Eddie Kendricks' "Intimate Friends" written by Garry Glenn.
³ Contains a sample of Gladys Knight & the Pips' "If I Were Your Woman" written by Gloria Jones, Clarence McMurray, and Pam Sawyer.
⁴ Contains a sample of Nas' "N.Y. State of Mind" written by Eric Barrier, Nasir Jones, Chris Martin, and William Griffin.
⁵ Contains a sample of The Main Ingredient's "Let Me Prove My Love to You" written by James Ralph Bailey, Mel Kent, and Ken Williams.
⁶ Contains a sample of Brand Nubian's "Love Me or Leave Me Alone" written by Lorenzo DeChalus, Derek Murphy, and Charles Davis; and Just-Ice's "Latoya" written by Kirk Khaleel and Joseph Williams.

[edit] Bonus DVD

Released October 11, 2005

1. "Goodbye"
2. "Butterflyz"

[edit] Charts

Chart (2005)[2][3][4] Peak position Australian ARIA Albums Chart 33 Austrian Albums Chart 22 Belgian Ultratop 50 Albums (Flanders) 14 Belgian Ultratop 50 Albums (Wallonia)[5] 12 Brazilian Albums Chart 22 Canadian Albums Chart 8 Dutch Albums Chart 2 European Top 100 Albums[6] 17 Finnish Albums Chart 35 French Albums Chart 20 German Albums Chart 25

Chart (2005) Peak position Irish Albums Chart 49 Italian Albums Chart 21 New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart 28 Portuguese Albums Chart 16 Swiss Albums Chart 7 UK Albums Chart 52 United World Chart 3 U.S. Billboard 200 1 U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 1 U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums 1 U.S. Billboard Comprehensive Albums[7] 1

[edit] Certifications

Platinum RIAA: 1,000,000[8]

Gold NVPI: 30,000[9] CRIA: 50,000[10]

[edit] Release history

Country	Date	Label
Germany	October 7, 2005	J
United Kingdom	October 10, 2005	J
France		J
United States	October 11, 2005	J
Canada		Sony Music Canada
Australia	October 17, 2005	Sony BMG
Japan	October 26, 2005	BMG Japan

[edit] References

Preceded by All the Right Reasons by Nickelback

U.S. Billboard 200 number-one album October 29, 2005

Succeeded by I Am Me by Ashlee Simpson

v • d • e Alicia Keys Albums Songs in A Minor · The Diary of Alicia Keys · As I Am Other albums Unplugged Singles "Fallin'" · "A Woman's Worth" · "How Come You Don't Call Me" · "Girlfriend" · "You Don't Know My Name" · "If I Ain't Got You" · "Diary" · "Karma" · "Unbreakable" · "Every Little Bit Hurts" · "No One" · "Like You'll Never See Me Again" · "Teenage Love Affair" Other singles "Gangsta Lovin'" · "My Boo" · "Ghetto Story Chapter 2" Filmography Smokin' Aces · The Nanny Diaries Related articles Discography · Awards and nominations