When it was finally released, Keys' debut album, Songs in A Minor (2001), went platinum five times over.Ĭritics roundly praised the album not only for its musical polish, but also for its lyric maturity. At J Records, Keys found the freedom to complete her debut effort, which included material she had started work on years prior.ĭavis carefully orchestrated a media blitz before the release of the album, including an appearance on Oprah the day before the album hit shelves. Unlike many of her pop-music contemporaries, the precocious Keys not only sings, but writes and produces her own music. Keys decided to follow Davis, who had engineered the careers of soul luminaries such as Aretha Franklin, to his new label.
In 1999, Clive Davis-head of Arista Records-left the prominent record company where he worked to start J Records.
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