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The Element of Freedom | 
| Artist: Alicia Keys
Label: J-Records
Category: Music
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Rating:  111 reviews
Sales Rank: 27
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.7 x 0.4
MPN: 746571
UPC: 886974657125
EAN: 0886974657125
ASIN: B002R0F3Q2
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Element Of Freedom (Intro) | | • | 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 | | • | Unthinkable (I'm Ready) | | • | Love Is My Disease | | • | Like The Sea | | • | Put It In A Love Song (featuring Beyoncé) | | • | This Bed | | • | Distance And Time | | • | How It Feels To Fly | | • | Empire State Of Mind (Part II) |
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Album Description
12 time Grammy Award winner Alicia Keys returns with her 4th studio album The Element Of Freedom on December 15. Alicia has sold over 26 million albums worldwide and over 6.7 million digital tracks in the US. Featuring the hits "Doesn't Mean Anything" and "Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart", The Element Of Freedom promises to be one of Alicia Keys biggest releases to date.
Album Description
2009 release, the fourth album from the 12-time Grammy Award winning Pop/R&B diva. The album was produced by Alicia, Kerry Krucial Brothers and Jeff Bhasker and includes the singles 'Doesn't Mean Anything' and 'Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart'. Alicia has sold over 25 million albums worldwide and over 6.7 million digital tracks in the U.S. alone. Elements Of Freedom is yet another big step forward for Alicia. With each album, she has grown as an artist and performer and has achieved commercial success that has lifted her to 'Superstar' status.
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 The Element Of Freedom....Indeed December 17, 2009
Jason A. Clark (York PA)
22 out of 24 found this review helpful
I was a bit apprehensive with the new album when I heard and saw the video for the first single "Doesn't Mean Anything". It just seemed like it went on and on, and it got boring afterwhile. Then my interest was peaked a bit when the second single "Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart" was released; I didn't care for the video all too much but it was different than her other singles. So when the day came that it finally came out, I figure why not get it (or someone get it for me).
Alicia Keys has never let me down with previous albums, despite the inconsistencies on each album. I put the album in and I haven't stop playing it since.
For starters, she actually put an intro, and it makes sense and its pretty deep given its short.
Then it continues into "Love Is blind" which I really really love because it's not her usual sound and register, I almost thought it was somebody else. The lyrics are 'take 'em or leave 'em' but the music and the production is so addictive, you're jamming anyway.
By the time "Doesn't Mean Anything" came around, it made sense where it was and it was less obnoxious after hearing "Love Is Blind".
Although, I cringe when artists put all there singles in chronological order on the album, it didn't bother me much when the song was followed by the 2nd single "Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart".
There are slight weak moments: "Wait Til You See Smile" is one of those light, fluffy records on the album that teeter between fluff and filler. But I will give Alicia credit for putting those light, airy songs between heavy hitting moments on the album.
My two all-time favorites on the album, three if you include "Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart", are That's How Strong My Love Is" & "Un-thinkable (I'm Ready)".
The lyrics of "That's How Strong My Love Is" are reminscient of the flow of "If I Ain't Got You" & "This Woman's Worth". Her phrasing in the song gives me chills and the haunting chords in the background just knock me out. The chorus is one of her strongest choruses and is a testament of how deep she is as an artist.
I really love "Un-thinkable (I'm Ready)" because it has a nice groove but it also makes you think of those intimate occasions with a special someone. That also gives me chills.
"Love Is My Disease" reminds me of the song featuring John Mayer from her last album, her voice is a bit hoarse which works for the urgency of the song. This girl shows vulnerability like no other female artist, outside of Beyonce.
"Like the Sea" is another light song but its more about her piano skills than it is about the material. so that's about a 3/5
"Put It In A Love Song", O.M.G. I was a little curious how it was going to work with Beyonce & Alicia. Both are strong women but their styles are different but very much high grade. I could've did without the simple beat but they both brought their A-game to this song.
"This Bed" another light song but the beat is a bit addictive
I guess Alicia had to add some more depth and eclectism to her album, "Distance & Time" and "How It Feels To Fly" are what that's for.
"Empire State Of Mind (Part II)" is almost a better version than the original. She kept the chorus, which made sense, but she added her own words. I love it...
all and all, this is one of her more impressive and fun records and it sounded like she was more free on this record...
Alicia Keys put her foot in this one! January 8, 2010
Quincy L. Armour
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Let me 1st say that its a matter of opinion true, but I see some less then 4 star ratings here. Im not sure what those listeners were lookin' for or what they heard in this album, but I have to respectfully disagree. This is the best thing I have heard in a long time. It deserves to be bought and not pirated. Its the 1st album I have heard since I was a kid that I listened to every song and liked all of them. As the title of this review says she put her foot in this. This is in heavy rotation on the iPhone. So for all you real Alicia Keys fans out there. This is well worth it. From the rooter to the tooter, Start to finish, this is a true 5 star album. And I cant remember the last time I gave a 5 star rating on a CD. Some of todays music is such garbage, I don't see how people can make a living off what is put out these days. But this one deserves every dollar it nets. R.I.P Michael Jackson (The true king of Pop).
Alicia Keys evolves.... January 7, 2010
Laquanda Parris (New York, NY)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
First off let me say that I really respect and appreciate Alicia Keys as an artist and I have been a true fan from the beginning. I love that all her albums reflect real life and touch your inner most emotions with such a soulful voice. The album Element of Freedom is no different. Her 1st non musical Intro is so short but yet so powerful! Some tracks have a different sound, like "Love is Blind" and "This Bed" and it's obvious that she is evolving as a woman and an artist. My favorites are "Put it in a Love Song", "Un-thinkable(I'm Ready)", "Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart", "Empire State of Mind II", "Wait Til You See My Smile", "Like the Sea", "Distance and Time", "How it Feels to Fly"...Ok, wow let me stop cuz that's most of the album! Anyway, I do love this album and haven't put it down yet. And no, it's not my favorite album from her (cuz that would be "Diary"), but I still love it anyway cuz it's Alicia Keys expressing her personal trials and tribulations while growing into her own skin. Not everyone can express their life's ups and downs through songs, but Alicia always sings straight from the heart and you can't help but to respect that.
 LACKS THE SPARK...... December 27, 2009
M. Western
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
All pretty enough songs that ultimatley run together and fade into vanilla boringness. Absolutely nothing in this album stood out and it all sounded the same. The sounds weren't even that catchy let alone original. Seriously, when you have to write a song about texting, you know you have hit a creative low! Our culture really is devolving if this is all our best musicians can come up with. Don't get me wrong. I think, or thought, Alicia Keys is brilliant and I was stunned by some of her previous work. I also thought she was a little less commercial. I guess one can't be expected to kick out perfection in every work, but this album was really about satisfying the record company and putting out music for the sake of production. Maybe nextime!
"IF YOU HAVE TO WALK A MILLION MILES, I'LL WAIT A MILLION DAYS TO SEE YOU SMILE" December 23, 2009
D THRILL (PG County, MD)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
For me its hard to pick a favorite Alicia Keys album. Not because each album is great but because all of them are different. "Songs In A Minor" was an introduction to who she is. "Diary of Alicia Keys" gave us more of her personal side. "As I Am" was a statement album. With her latest "The Element of Freedom", Ms. Keys continues her climb to superstardom.
The joy of this album occurs in the first 6 songs. Alicia Keys opens with "Love Is Blind" which has a very seductive beat. She follows that up with her first single "Dosent Mean Anything"."Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart" is a good mid-tempo track. This is followed by two ballads "Wait Til' You See My Smile" & "That's How Strong My Love Is". After that the album loses some of its flavor with "Un-Thinkable, Love Is My Disease & Like The Sea". It drops even lower by time you get to "This Bed". And it hits rock bottom by the time you get to the highly anticipated Beyonce duet,"Put It In A Love Song". Even through all the ups and downs, the saving grace of this album is "Empire State Of Mind (Part II)". With just her and a piano for most of the song, she took one hot hook and made it a whole song.
Alicia Keys is a major player in the R & B game. She went from being that piano playing, light-skinned girl with the braids to one of the most successful artist of this generation. She brings something new everytime she drops an album. Her talent is so different from Beyonce & Keyshia Cole. This dosent make her better than them just on another playing field. And now "Element of Freedom" is Alicia's most musical album to date. She experiments with so many different sounds we are not use to hearing. Her voice is as powerful as ever, choosing to rely more on vocals than instruments to carry the album. This is not a perfect album, but it is another good listen by a person who was born to make music.
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