The fourth studio album by Alicia Keys entitled "The Element of Freedom" is to me her best one yet. With collaborations with singer Beyonce and rapper Drake, already without even listening to the album you can tell it's going to be great. Released on December 15, 2009 in the United States it debuted on the charts at number 2 selling 417,000 copies in its 1st week and it debuted at number 1 in the United Kingdom. With the major success of "Empire State of Mind", Alicia's song with rapper Jay-Z there was a lot of buzz about what her upcoming album was going to bring. The album has 14 tracks with nearly all of them being excellent.
1. "Element of Freedom (Intro)"
2. "Love Is Blind"
3. "Doesn't Mean Anything"
4. "Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart"
5. "Wait Til You See My Smile"
6. "That's How Strong My Love Is"
7. "Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)"
8. "Love Is My Disease"
9. "Like the Sea"
10. "Put It in a Love Song" (featuring Beyoncé)
11. "This Bed"
12. "Distance and Time"
13. "How It Feels to Fly"
14. "Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down"
Tracks I Love
Love is Blind, Doesn't Mean Anything, Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart, Wait Til You See My Smile, That's How Strong My Love Is, Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready), Like The Sea, This Bed, Distance and Time, How It Feels to Fly, and Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down.
Tracks I Don't Love but Don't Necessarily Hate
Track 8: Love Is My Disease - I feel she's yelling to much on this song. The lyrics are amazing and paint a cool picture about love playing it off about being like a sickness but she's yelling to much. She sounds like she's trying to create to much emotion that is not needed.
Track 10: Put it in a Love Song - This song features Beyonce and I feel that with 2 people that are such megastars in the music business they could have done something much better. The lyrics are cheesy and the sound of the song makes it sound like it should be on a Beyonce album.
Overall Review
I think "The Element of Freedom" is a great album. It shows that Alicia Keys has grown in so many ways since her first album in 2001. She's taking more risks but still producing quality work. She's sticking to her piano roots and heartfelt lyrics and I love that.
I rate the album: 4 1/2 stars out of 5.
Top 3 songs I recommend: Wait Til You See My Smile, This Bed, and How It Feels to Fly
Alicia Marie is an assistant to the director of a program for students with financial difficulties. In her spare time she loves to watch movies, draw, go to concerts and museums and listen to music forever
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