Throughout her career, Keys has won numerous awards including 14 Grammy awards and has sold over 75 million records worldwide. Billboard magazine named her the top R&B artist of the 2000β2009 decade, establishing herself as one of the best-selling artists of her time. In 2010, VH1 included Keys on its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
Keys released her first studio album, Songs in A Minor, in June 2001. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and sold 236,000 copies in its first week. The album sold over 6.2 million copies in the United States, where it was certified six times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It went on to sell over 13 million copies worldwide, establishing Keys' popularity both inside and outside the United States, where she became the best-selling new artist and best-selling R&B artist of 2001. The album's lead single, Fallin', spent six weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The album's second single, A Woman's Worth, peaked at number three on the same chart. The following year, the album was reissued as Remixed & Unplugged in A Minor, which included eight remixes and seven unplugged versions of the songs from the original.
Songs in A Minor led Keys to win five awards at the 2002 Grammy Awards: Song of the Year, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, and Best R&B Song for Fallin', Best New Artist, and Best R&B Album; Fallin' was also nominated for Record of the Year. Keys became the second female solo artist to win five Grammy Awards in a single night, following Lauryn Hill at the 41st Grammy Awards. That same year, she collaborated with Christina Aguilera for the latter's upcoming album Stripped on a song entitled Impossible, which Keys wrote, co-produced, and provided with background vocals. During the early 2000s, Keys also made small cameos in television series Charmed and American Dreams.
Keys followed up her debut with The Diary of Alicia Keys, which was released in December 2003. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling over 618,000 copies its first week of release, becoming the largest first-week sales for a female artist in 2003. It sold 4.4 million copies in the United States and was certified four times Platinum by the RIAA. It sold nine million copies worldwide, becoming the sixth biggest-selling album by a female artist and the second biggest-selling album by a female R&B artist. The singles You Don't Know My Name and If I Ain't Got You both reached the top five of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and the third single, Diary, entered the top ten. The fourth single, Karma, was less successful on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 20. If I Ain't Got You became the first single by a female artist to remain on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for over a year.
Keys won Best R&B Video for If I Ain't Got You at the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards; she performed the song and Higher Ground with Lenny Kravitz and Stevie Wonder. Later that year, Keys released her novel Tears for Water: Songbook of Poems and Lyrics, a collection of unreleased poems from her journals and lyrics. The title derived from one of her poems, "Love and Chains" from the line: "I don't mind drinking my tears for water." She said the title is the foundation of her writing because "everything I have ever written has stemmed from my tears of joy, of pain, of sorrow, of depression, even of question". The book sold over US$500,000 and Keys made The New York Times bestseller list in 2005. The following year, she won a second consecutive award for Best R&B Video at the MTV Video Music Awards for the video Karma. Keys performed If I Ain't Got You and then joined Jamie Foxx and Quincy Jones in a rendition of Georgia on My Mind, the Hoagy Carmichael song made famous by Ray Charles in 1960 at the 2005 Grammy Awards. That evening, she won four Grammy Awards: Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for If I Ain't Got You, Best R&B Song for You Don't Know My Name, Best R&B Album for The Diary of Alicia Keys, and Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals" for My Boo with Usher.
Keys performed and taped her installment of the MTV Unplugged series in July 2005 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. During this session, Keys added new arrangements to her original songs and performed a few choice covers. The session was released on CD and DVD in October 2005. Simply titled Unplugged, the album debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart with 196,000 units sold in its first week of release. The album sold one million copies in the United States, where it was certified Platinum by the RIAA, and two million copies worldwide. The debut of Keys' Unplugged was the highest 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. The album's first single, Unbreakable, peaked at number 34 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number four on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. It remained at number one on the Billboard Hot Adult R&B Airplay for 11 weeks.
Keys opened a recording studio in Long Island, New York, called The Oven Studios, which she co-owns with her production and songwriting partner Kerry "Krucial" Brothers. The studio was designed by renowned studio architect John Storyk of WSDG, designer of Jimi Hendrix' Electric Lady Studios. Keys and Brothers are the co-founders of KrucialKeys Enterprises, a production and songwriting team who assisted Keys in creating her albums as well as create music for other artists.
In 2006, Keys won three NAACP Image Awards, including Outstanding Female Artist and Outstanding Song for Unbreakable. She also received the Starlight Award by the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In October 2006, she played the voice of Mommy Martian in the "Mission to Mars" episode of the children's television series The Backyardigans, in which she sang an original song, Almost Everything Is Boinga Here. That same year, Keys nearly suffered a mental breakdown. Her grandmother had died and her family was heavily dependent on her. She felt she needed to "escape" and went to Egypt for three weeks. She explained: "That trip was definitely the most crucial thing I've ever done for myself in my life to date. It was a very difficult time that I was dealing with, and it just came to the point where I really needed toβbasically, I just needed to run away, honestly. And I needed to get as far away as possible."
Keys released her third studio album, As I Am, in November 2007; it debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 742,000 copies in its first week. It gained Keys her largest first week sales of her career and became her fourth consecutive number one album, tying her with Britney Spears for the most consecutive number-one debuts on the Billboard 200 by a female artist. The week became the second largest sales week of 2007 and the largest sales week for a female solo artist since singer Norah Jones' album Feels like Home in 2004. The album has sold nearly four million copies in the United States and has been certified three times Platinum by the RIAA. It has sold nearly six million copies worldwide. Keys received five nominations for As I Am at the 2008 American Music Award and ultimately won two. The album's lead single, No One, peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, becoming Keys' third and fifth number-one single on each chart, respectively. The album's second single, Like You'll Never See Me Again, was released in late 2007 and peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. The album's third single, Teenage Love Affair, peaked at number three on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. She released the fourth single, Superwoman, which peaked at number 82 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 12 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
No One earned Keys the awards for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Song at the 2008 Grammy Awards. Keys opened the ceremony singing Frank Sinatra's 1950s song Learnin' the Blues as a "duet" with archival footage of Sinatra in video and No One with John Mayer later in the show. Keys also won Best Female R&B Artist during the show. Keys, along with The White Stripes' guitarist and lead vocalist Jack White, recorded the theme song to Quantum of Solace, the first duet in Bond soundtrack history. In 2008, Keys was ranked in at number 80 the Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists. She also received three nominations at the 2009 Grammy Awards and won Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for Superwoman.
In an interview with Blender magazine, Keys allegedly said "'Gangsta rap' was a ploy to convince black people to kill each other, 'gangsta rap' didn't exist" and went on to say that it was created by "the government". The magazine also claimed she said that Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G. were "essentially assassinated, their beefs stoked by the government and the media, to stop another great black leader from existing". Keys later wrote a statement clarifying the issues and saying her words were misinterpreted. Later that year, Keys was criticized by anti-smoking campaigners after billboard posters for her forthcoming concerts in Indonesia featured a logo for the A Mild cigarette brand sponsored by tobacco firm Philip Morris. She apologized after discovering that the concert was sponsored by the firm and asked for "corrective actions". In response, the company withdrew its sponsorship.
Keys collaborated with record producer Swizz Beatz to write and produce Million Dollar Bill for Whitney Houston's seventh studio album, I Look to You. Keys had approached Clive Davis for permission to submit a song for the album. Keys also collaborated with recording artist Jay-Z on the song Empire State of Mind from his 2009 album, The Blueprint 3. The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 and became her fourth number-one single on that chart.
The following month, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers honored Keys with the Golden Note Award, an award given to artists "who have achieved extraordinary career milestones". She collaborated with Spanish recording artist Alejandro Sanz for Looking for Paradise, which topped the Hot Latin Songs chart. Keys released her fourth studio album, The Element of Freedom, in December 2009. It debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, selling 417,000 copies in its first week. As part of the promotional drive for the album, she performed at the Cayman Island Jazz Festival on December 5, the final night of the three day festival which will be broadcast on Black Entertainment Television (BET). The album's lead single, Doesn't Mean Anything, has peaked at number 60 on the Billboard Hot 100. Keys was ranked as the top R&B recording artist of the 2000β2009 decade by Billboard magazine and ranked at number five as artist of the decade, while her song, No One, was ranked at number six on the magazine's songs of the decade. In the United Kingdom, The Element of Freedom became Keys' first album to top the UK Albums Chart.
According to Songfacts, Keys said regarding the title of her fifth studio album, Girl On Fire. "Before making this record, in some ways I felt like a lion locked in a cage. I felt like a girl misunderstood that no one really knew, I felt like it was time to stop making excuses for any part of my life that I wanted to change. Once I made that choice I became a Girl on Fire, the lion broke free!!" The title track will be made available on iTunes and radio on September 4, 2012.
In May 2009, Swizz Beatz announced that he and Keys were romantically involved, and in May 2010, a representative for Keys and Swizz Beatz confirmed that they were engaged and expecting a child together. During the time of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the couple took part of a union and had the unborn child blessed in a Zulu ceremony, which took place in the Illovo suburb of South Africa. Keys and Swizz Beatz were married on the French island of Corsica on July 31, 2010. On October 14, 2010, Keys gave birth to a son, Egypt Daoud Ibarr Dean, in New York City.
1997
Santa Baby
Alicia Keys Lyrics
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Is this really you?
Uh, well I know that you're not supposed to do this
But I do have a little list
And I've been such a good girl
I know I deserve it
You wanna hear it?
Been an awful good girl
Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight
Santa baby, just a simple project, one for fun
I'll wait up for you, dear
Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight
Think of all the fun I've missed
Think of all the fella's that I haven't kissed
Next year I could be just as good
If you check off my Christmas list
Santa baby, I want a yacht and really that's not a lot
Been an angel all year
Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight, mm
Santa cutie, and fill my stocking with the duplex and checks
Sign your 'X' on the line
Santa cutie, and hurry down the chimney tonight, ooh
Won't you come and come and come
Come and trim my Christmas tree
With some decorations bought at Tiffanys
I really do believe in you
Let's see if you believe in me
Santa baby, forgot to mention one little thing
A ring
I don't mean on the phone
Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight
Hurry down the chimney tonight
Santa, baby, won't you hurry, come and see me
Hurry down the chimney tonight
Hurry down the chimney tonight
In Alicia Keys's "Santa Baby," the lyrics depict a playful and lighthearted conversation between the singer and Santa Claus. The song begins with Alicia addressing Santa and acknowledging that she knows it's unusual to ask him for things directly. However, since she has been a good girl, she feels she deserves to share her Christmas list with him.
The first verse, where she sings "Santa baby, just slip a Sable under the tree for me," implies that she wants him to leave a luxurious fur coat, specifically a sable, as a gift. Alicia emphasizes that she has been good and obedient, reinforcing her request for Santa to fulfill her wish.
In the next verse, Alicia asks for a "simple project, one for fun." This line suggests that she wants a creative endeavor or a fun activity to occupy herself. She eagerly awaits Santa's arrival and asks him to hurry down the chimney so they can enjoy this project together.
The following stanza suggests that Alicia regrets missing out on some fun experiences throughout the year. She mentions the fellows she hasn't kissed, implying a desire for new romantic encounters. Alicia then promises to be just as good next year if Santa grants her wishes from her Christmas list.
In the chorus, Alicia reveals her desire for a yacht, but she notes that it's not asking for much. She highlights her angelic behavior throughout the year to further persuade Santa to fulfill this extravagant request.
The next verse brings a change in perspective as Alicia refers to Santa as "Santa cutie" rather than "Santa baby." She asks him to fill her stocking with a duplex (a type of house) and checks, symbolizing financial security and stability. By asking Santa to sign his "X" on the line, she playfully suggests that she wants his commitment.
Alicia then switches gears and invites Santa to come and decorate her Christmas tree with some decorations purchased from Tiffany & Co., a renowned jewelry store. She expresses her belief in him and proposes a test: to see if Santa also believes in her. This playful and flirtatious request further engages Santa's attention.
Finally, in the last verse, Alicia remembers to ask for something she initially forgot, which is a ring. She clarifies that she doesn't mean a phone call but instead a tangible ring, possibly suggesting her desire for a romantic commitment or marriage. Alicia urges Santa to hurry down the chimney to grant her this final wish.
The song concludes with repetitions of the request for Santa to hurry down the chimney, underscoring Alicia's eagerness and excitement to receive these gifts and spend time with him. Overall, "Santa Baby" showcases Alicia Keys's playful and flirtatious side as she humorously engages with Santa Claus and reveals her wishes and desires for the holiday season.
Line by Line Meaning
Hello, Santa
Greetings, Santa Claus
Is this really you?
Are you truly who I think you are?
Uh, well I know that you're not supposed to do this
I'm aware that this is against the usual rules
But I do have a little list
However, I have a small list of requests
And I've been such a good girl
I have behaved impeccably
I know I deserve it
I believe I deserve what I desire
You wanna hear it?
Are you interested in listening to it?
Santa baby, just slip a Sable under the tree for me
Santa, kindly place a luxurious fur coat under the Christmas tree for my enjoyment
Been an awful good girl
I have been exceptionally well-behaved
Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight
Santa, please expedite your arrival through the chimney tonight
Santa baby, just a simple project, one for fun
Santa, could you bring me a small endeavor, something for entertainment purposes
I'll wait up for you, dear
I will remain awake until you arrive, my dear Santa
Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight
Santa, please make haste and descend down the chimney this very night
Think of all the fun I've missed
Consider all the enjoyable experiences I have not had
Think of all the fella's that I haven't kissed
Reflect upon all the gentlemen I have not yet shared a kiss with
Next year I could be just as good
In the upcoming year, I have the potential to continue being virtuous
If you check off my Christmas list
This will be possible if you fulfill the items on my Christmas list
Santa baby, I want a yacht and really that's not a lot
Santa, I desire a yacht, but in reality, it is not an excessive request
Been an angel all year
I have behaved impeccably throughout the entire year
Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight, mm
Santa, please hasten your descent down the chimney this very night, mm
Santa cutie, and fill my stocking with the duplex and checks
Charming Santa, please fill my stocking with real estate deeds and monetary checks
Sign your 'X' on the line
Affix your signature, in the form of an 'X', upon the specified line
Santa cutie, and hurry down the chimney tonight, ooh
Adorable Santa, please hurry and descend down the chimney tonight, ooh
Won't you come and come and come
Would you not come repeatedly and actively
Come and trim my Christmas tree
Join me to decorate the Christmas tree
With some decorations bought at Tiffanys
Using adornments purchased from the prestigious brand Tiffany & Co.
I really do believe in you
I genuinely have faith in your existence and abilities
Let's see if you believe in me
Let us ascertain if you have faith in me as well
Santa baby, forgot to mention one little thing
Santa, I unintentionally omitted one small detail
A ring
I desire a ring as a gift
I don't mean on the phone
I am not referring to a telephone call
Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight
Santa, please expedite your arrival through the chimney this very night
Hurry down the chimney tonight
Make haste and descend down the chimney tonight
Santa, baby, won't you hurry, come and see me
Santa, darling, could you please rush and come visit me
Hurry down the chimney tonight
Make haste and descend down the chimney tonight
Lyrics Β© BMG Rights Management, TAMIR MUSIC, Qanawat, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Joan Ellen Javits, Philip Springer, Tony Springer
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@sidseverino
LYRICS:
Hello, Santa
Is this really you?
Well, I know that you're not supposed to do this
But I do have a little list
And I've been such a good girl
I know I deserve it
You wanna hear it?
Santa baby, just slip a Sable under the tree for me
Been an awful good girl
Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight
Santa baby, just a simple project, one for fun
I'll wait up for you, dear
Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight
Think of all the fun I've missed
Think of all the fellas that I haven't kissed
Next year I could be just as good
If you check off my Christmas list
Santa baby, I want a yacht and really that's not a lot
Been an angel all year
Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight
Santa cutie, and fill my stocking with the duplex and checks
Sign your X on the line
Santa cutie, and hurry down the chimney tonight
Won't you come here, come here, come?
Come and trim my Christmas tree
With some decorations bought at Tiffany's
I really do believe in you
Let's see if you believe in me
Santa baby, forgot to mention one little thing
A ring, I don't mean on the phone
Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight
Hurry down the chimney tonight
Santa baby, won't you hurry, come and see me?
Hurry down the chimney tonight
Hurry down the chimney tonight
Listen to my song "Divine Roses"
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@jiztel
Hello, Santa
Is this really you?
Uh, well I know that you're not supposed to do this
But I do have a little list
And I've been such a good girl
I know I deserve it
You wanna hear it?
Santa baby, just slip a Sable under the tree for me
Been an awful good girl
Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight
Santa baby, just a simple project, one for fun
I'll wait up for you, dear
Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight
Think of all the fun I've missed
Think of all the fella's that I haven't kissed
Next year I could be just as good
If you check off my Christmas list
Santa baby, I want a yacht and really that's not a lot
Been an angel all year
Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight, mm
Santa cutie, and fill my stocking with the duplex and checks
Sign your 'X' on the line
Santa cutie, and hurry down the chimney tonight, ooh
Won't you come and come and come
Come and trim my Christmas tree
With some decorations bought at Tiffanys
I really do believe in you
Let's see if you believe in me
Santa baby, forgot to mention one little thing
A ring
I don't mean on the phone
Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight
Hurry down the chimney tonight
Santa, baby, won't you hurry, come and see me
Hurry down the chimney tonight
Hurry down the chimney tonight
@franciscopontesvelasco4315
No matter what she does, shes always amazing
@AthiniK
It's got that old school charm. Love Alicia π
@henriquesilva3782
Parece trilha sonora de filmes clΓ‘ssicos. πβ€
@reginavictor7379
Beautiful classic.Keys does not disappoint she is creative with her music and beats.Love the background sounds as wellπ
@jiztel
First track on the album! Beautiful opening, beautiful rendition, itβs sexy and elegant! Happy Holidays!! Alicia does it best!
@henriquesilva3782
MΓΊsica bem agradΓ‘vel de ouvir
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@LeslieKampila
Hi henrique
@LeslieKampila
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@andreatorres7217
QUEEN πΈ ALWAYS KILLIN IT ! π
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