Song is beautiful. I hear the Prince influence in it as well. I will be getting the album on the 13th!

the songs ok
its good that shes trying somting different shes growing as an artist

#1, yes, most definitely. I think that’s why I’m so into it. I can’t stop listening to it.

Love her, love the song !

THIS JOINT IS FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

I heard it earlier today and I’ve played it non-stop. I’ll be @ BESTBUY when they open on November 13.

******Claps for Ms. Keys********

Nice!

I wonder what Prince is thinking with all these people biting his sound. Is he flattered or annoyed? I just wonder.

I was hoping that those first two singles by Alicia were simply the bottom of the barrel and that they made mistakes with those selections, but this is no better. Her voice sounds so hurt. What happened? I could totally have kicked this joint during mellow times but her voice seriously wrecks it. Takes away any feeling of relaxation because it sounds so grating.

I don’t think the music is all that great (it’s rather simplistic and sounds a little cluttered), but a smoother, mellower voice could have turned the track around. Janet can’t sing, but she can whisper the hell out of a song — maybe she shoulda done this one, LOL!

Sounds good to me.I still don’t like No One though, now that I’m hearing new material I think I will be getting it.

Love it and yes very Prince-ish!!!

Feeling it! Love the beat and the message. Now this is an artist who deserves their own post!

Wait nevermind this was the song I was hearing yesterday I was wondering who it was lol.

It does sound like a slow down 80s joint.

i think this one will have to grow on me,

Eh..it’s ok.. There’s a different version of No One that plays on the Top 40 station, that sounds like a more finished and “lighter” Alicia.. I like that one, but not the one where she sounds hoarse…

I need more before I buy..

Trying something different???

“No One” sounds like something she would’ve scrapped from her first album.

Strike 4 Brian!!!!!

This song is hot though, its WAAYYY better than “No One”

Its produced by Timbaland so that’s why it has that heavy Prince influence.

Its offical Alicia is R&B…..she doin for R&B kind of what Kanye does for hip hop which is reinvent theirselves they try new things instead of havin the same sound as thier previous works or what other artist put out at the time

yes, i was goin to say Prince too! It sounds like “Diamonds & Pearls”….i knew it was some Prince song! And i like Alicia’s song too!

I dunno, I have to get used to this “New Alicia”.

@15

WHAT???? Alicia’s makes good music (on her last two albums) but her music is not reinventing R&B!

Kelis, Beyonce, Janelle Monae and Amerie are reinventing r&b, doing different things. Not Alicia who uses the same piano melody on each song NO NO!

I like it and I am sooooo excited about this album. I appreciate how ALICIA tries to grow as an ARTIST and not play it safe. That is what being a TRUE ARTIST is all about. She doesn’t just play it safe, stuck to what worked for her when she first got into the game. I have seen ALICIA play the piano, then change it up to a GUITAR… then just rock it SOLO. All of this while writting her own SONGS. I don’t care what anyone say’s, this girl is the TRUTH. She is not afraid of change. Sometimes people won’t like it… sometimes they’ll LOVE it…. but atleast she tries new things. I’ve seen people say that her voice is straining or that she is looking too SEXY these day’s (whatever that may mean, LOL) but all I see is ALICIA growing as an ARTIST. She’s EVOLVING that’s all. And it will pay off for her HIGHLY in the end.

okay now that i gave it a listen, it s more like Purple Rain with the pianos towards the end, thats the same piano in the beginning of Alicia’s song….luvin it!

The reason why it sounds like Prince is because there is a Purple Rain sample in there….

I absolutely love this song. As soon as i heard it I emailed CL and was like I really love this song please post it lol. I dont know if they did it or not for me but lol ill try to believe they did. But yea I am really anticipating the new album I really like the direction she is going with. And I agree with you! #1 I definately here Prince

@18
reinventing theirselves not R&B she kind of brings it back 2 me like im not a R&B head but to me dis would be the most diff thing on da radio

I LOVE “TANK”!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OMG. Alicia officially rox my sox.
I love that she is trying somethin new…it works!

What a beautiful song.

I like it alot better than “No One”. I feel like No one was something she really didn’t put time and effort into, but just tried to have something out there for the sake of having an introductory single. Even though alot fo A.Key fans won’t admit to it, i will…but the vocals on that song are horrible, and I was really let down with her comeback with that. This song however, should have been the first single, and I definitley hear prince in the background. I appreciate it more because she put some effort into it…Im tired of artist just throwing fans slop just because they know we’ll buy it cuz its them. Im ready to get what I pay for..maybe one day guys.

I only give people props for doing “different” things if they do it WELL. Not everything different is good. This is a bad…very bad…Prince impersonation and doesn’t have even a fraction of Prince’s musicianship. If Timbaland did indeed produce this then this must have been a Timberlake reject — his production on that album is head and shoulders above this song.

This is better than “No One” but like #7 the voice is killin it for me. It’s like she pissed off the protools guy or sumthin. Or started smokin, not aces. Anyway, I wanna know what Prince songs yall are hearing when u listen to her cuz I dont hear any Prince influence. Maybe cuz I like nasty Prince…

Alicia Keys is singing like she’s in love……I wonder who the woman is.

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@23

I understand what you mean but her NEW music is not different or reinventing the genre at all.

Artists like Kelis, Janelle Monae and Amerie (with her new CD) are trying different things by being daring in the genre not doing the same thing (Example: “Kiss Kiss” by Chris Brown sounds like the same shit we’ve heard before, yet people still LOVE it and go out and by it cause it sounds the same) but people will say that their music is bad or their album is bad because it doesn’t sound like the same ol, same ol type r&b…..its called CONTEMPORARY R&B we need to learn more about its uprising in modern times.

And FYI her voice on “No One” is just fine to me, shes singing from the heart…I just am not feeling the song’s subject matter, too bland.

not feeling this song it just sounds like she is trying to sing like prince. sorry

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS SONG, I HEARD IT ON 92Q YESTERDAY AND FELL IN LOVE!!!!!!!!!!! This one track has pursuaded me into buying the whole album when it comes out. Keep doin’ ya thang Alicia!!!
~Ms.Sweets~

Oh yeah, this is officially my new myspace song LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!

LOVE IT!

#18 said:

“Kelis, Beyonce, Janelle Monae and Amerie are reinventing r&b, doing different things. Not Alicia who uses the same piano melody on each song NO NO”!

^^ ROFLMAO…..*DEAD*…… Kelis…… Amerie…. BEYONCE!!!…. reinventing R&B? I have heard it all. I hope you’re not grown saying all that. I like KELIS and her style and some of her songs, but I wouldn’t go that far. Amerie, that doesn’t even deserve a comment.. she’s pretty though, LOL! And Beyonce is cool, but i’m sorry she does the same stuff over and over. I always know what to expect, a bunch of hair flinging, hard dancing and a glitter dress. When she first came out solo, I thought “Beyonce better work!!”, I liked the sound and she performs her butt off for people!! But now, it’s old and as a supposed “artist” I wish she would grow. Pretty soon people are going to get tired of her music, because while her beats are catchy…. her lyrics aren’t about nothing. I hope her next album is better then this last one, because the last one really had to grow on me. If trying to reinvent TINA TURNER or DIANA ROSS is what you call “reinventing R&B” then that is unfortounate. LOL!! I’m not sure if Alicia is “reinventing R&B” but I do appreciate her GROWTH as an ARTIST.

play “Purple Rain” (mine is 8:40) and put it right at 7 minutes and u’ll hear the piano influence, atleast to me it is

play “Purple Rain” (mine is 8:40) and put it right at 7 minutes and u’ll hear the piano influence, atleast to me it is

this song is dope. the truest words anyone ever said: you can’t please everybody.

OKAY THIS SONG IS BETTER THAN NO ONE BUT I’M NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY ALICIA ‘S VOICE SOUNDS SO HARSH LATELY. DID SHE STRAIN HER VOCAL CORDS WHAT?! I COULD GET WITH THIS SONG IF I COULD GET PASS HER VOICE.

@34

Uhh, and who asked for your comment. No one was addressing you…

All of Kelis’ albums are critically acclaimed

I’m not a fan of Amerie but her album “Because I Love It” is good and is also a critically acclaimed album…and when I was talking about the naysayers who think that it’s bad because it doesn’t sound like you’re favorite boring, same r&b, I was addressing dummies like yourself. And yes she can sing (not as good as many of the females) but the girl knows how to harmonize with her songs, a talent that artists like Ciara and Cassie lack.

As far as Beyonce is concerned…let me retract my statement with that and move on…….

This song is the Bizzzznessss… Beautiful…Can’t wait to cop that album on Nov 13th

I am so glad you won the American idol contest

the song is dope, and she said herself she was influenced by purple rain with this one. and btw, timbaland DIDN’T produce this song, Alicia and Kerry “Krucial” Brothers wrote and produced this track together.

Oh and #34

Kiss the fattest part of my ass, you dumb reject! Writing fucking essay just to down Beyonce and Amerie????? Get a life THEN go play in traffic!

Once again, NOT A FAN of Amerie or Beyonce

Yes I am a fan of Alicia’s on the other hand but I do have problems with the subject matter of her latest songs….too bland and repetitive.

wow is all I can say she is an artist that speaks to regular people about the subject that conects us all and that is love. No one had to grow on me but that is good because I appreciate it now. Can’t wait for her CD!!!

i love her slow jams…..her voice sounds so passionate with that old school flare. i love this….i’m getting that album on the 13th!!!

I was really amped about her coming out with new material and this song is ok, but I hear “take my breathe away” and Prince all thorugh this song and so far it hasn’t struck a cord with me. I’m going to fall back on coping the album until my friends get and I her it yes I that cheap dont want to waste 12 buck…now if she come out with a video that’s hot my mind might change but as for now I dont think I will like this new album..Oh by the way Jagged Edge new album “baby making project” is fire seriously. I downloaded it off of mininova but I will buy it as gifts for x-mas.

i hear “the beautiful ones” and “scandalous” in it. if i had to guess whether prince was flattered or pissed, i’d choose the former not the latter.

LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!

P.S. #29….you aint slick.

@39

Okay it’s official… you’re not GROWN. LOL! You can’t even respond in a mature manner, how sad. This is a blogsite, so there for people will comment on different posts…get it? The same way you felt the need commented towards someone else on this topic saying Alicia isn’t reinventing R&B. If you feel that Amerie and Kelis are “reinventing R&B” then please continue right ahead and stop being angry with people for not beleiving so. I find it funny that you named KELIS and AMERIE (who are more POP artist)…. but left out artist like MARY J. or Jill Scott. You know…. TRUE R&B artist. At least you would have had an argument with them. And now you kick Beyonce out the convo, she’s not “reinventing R&B” anymore to you now? LOL! As far as you calling me a “dummy” for laughing at your comment…. i’ll leave it a lone, because i’m above it… I don’t do Internet B*TCH FIGHTS over trivial things such as this. Your comment was entertaining none the less…. but do yourself a favor and go look up R&B in the dictionary, before you go preaching about what is R&B and what’s not. God Bless and Kick Rocks

Once again, Lellow did it on this one.

Some artists just sing this kind of song with no feeling, but Alicia.. she ALWAYS knows how to get into the MEANING of what she’s trying to say.

I’ve already said I’m getting the album ONCE I heard she was making another album… even if I have to ride my bike to WalMart to go get it, I don’t care lol

And you guys, if you didn’t hear, on this album she says she’s going for a more raspery tone & definitely something you haven’t heard from her before. I mean like they say about Beyonce, you can almost guess that every song she makes has somehow the same “meaning” towards them.

Beyonce is kinda staying neutral for me, but Alicia is indeed “evolving”

Love it or Leave it Alone.

PEACE !! lol

AS I AM !! NOVEMBER 13TH !! GO COP DAT !! haha

you know you want to …. lol

@49

No you’re still a dummy, writing a damn novel just to try and prove a point. Shows that you really don’t have a life since you’re writing all that and it has no MEANING!

Mary J. is the queen, but she already has reinvented r&b back in the early 90s…they don’t call her the queen of Hip-Hop/Soul for nothing.

Oh & Timbaland did NOT produce this.

Oh & Timbaland DID NOT produce this song.

The song is okay. People kill me with the comparisons though. Alicia has her lane that she’s trying to follow, so does every other artist. I don’t understand why people argue about who is better than who. pointless. It would be great if this topic could stay on Alicia and this song.

I thought I wouldn’t like this song at first, but when I really got into the song and listened to the lyrics I really started to feel it. I think it has an old school feeling and I do get a sense of some prince influenced into this song. Can’t quite put my finger on which song it reminds me of though. I really hope her album is as good as her others. Alicia please save this R&B for the females, because slowly but surely the men are doing okay in there area of R&B.

I’m lovin this song!!! I can’t wait for her album to drop!!!

it’s alright, nothin groundbreaking about it. plus biting off prince’s sound , is NOT “reinventing R&B”. Alicia keys sounds very strained and rough on her new songs,because she keeps trying to sing out of her limited range(she’s an alto). she’s a not a vocal powerhouse

Oh and #34
@43

“Kiss the fattest part of my ass, you dumb reject! Writing fucking essay just to down Beyonce and Amerie????? Get a life THEN go play in traffic!

Once again, NOT A FAN of Amerie or Beyonce

Yes I am a fan of Alicia’s on the other hand but I do have problems with the subject matter of her latest songs….too bland and repetitive”.

^^ Since when is a paragraph an ESSAY? Apparently, you might want to go back to school as well and learn the difference. LMAO! You have typed more then everyone combined on this post. And where was I “downing” anyone…. I gave everyone compliments (quit trying to sick the “BEY STANS” on me) ROTFL…. are you sure you are not a fan of either, because you sure are doing a lot. I could care less if your a fan of Alicia’s or not…. I just thought it was funny, you preaching about whose “reinventing R&B”, the people you named gave me a chuckle that’s all. Calm down before you have a stroke…. you getting mad at this stupid mess, commenting towards everyone on this page and i’m the one who needs to get a life… *double dead*…… I give your whole post a big fat “B*TCH PLEASE”!! LMAO!! Now please go somewhere and take some MEDICATION before you pass out.

The lyrics and the production = great. Alicia’s vocals…not so much. Same with No One, in my opinion.

i absolutely love this song, from first listen. yes she probably was inspired by Prince just as Prince has been inspired by someone else. Every artist that comes out has been inspired by someone, its not that big of a deal. I understand why someone would make a comment about her reinventing r&b or at least refreshing it with some true singing and some love ballads instead of all this bubble gum pop ish…

I like the song…I guess. I know for a fact I like it more than NO ONE which I really just don’t care for, but seriously what’s been going on with her voice? I keep hearing people saying it’s all that emotion she’s singing with but let’s be real people…you know it just sounds like she’s strained her voice or something.

@58

Negro PLEASE!

I go to Howard University and I don’t even waste my time typing up a fucking long drawn out paragraph for a website.

GO OUTSIDE AND GET A LIFE!

GO FIND A MAN OR WOMAN! Cause you sound like you need some pussy/or d!ck in your life. Try Match.com since I’m assuming your one ugly mofo!

It will be nice to buy a CD. Good ones come few and far between.

beautiful absolutly beautiful my eyes welled up at the end… good honest music, i think days people try an define things to much , when did it get so polictical, music is expression of emotions and alicia is one of the best at that …. the album is gone be tight! cc

ALICIA DID IT AGAIN. THIS SONG IS IT!! LILI IS IN A CLASS OF HER OWN FOLKS–TRUE STAYING POWA OVA HEYA!
YES, I’LL BE STANDIN IN LINE FOR THIS ONE.

This song is beautiful. I swear some of y’all don’t even listen to the lyrics of songs anymore. This is real R&B people. Why does it seem like, for a slow song to be considered good, it has to have simple and “dumb-downed” lyrics for people to feel it? Like someone else has said, Alicia Keys is “evolving” and I’m glad there is a singer out there who is doing something different and really going deep into her soul to put out something beautiful and thought-provoking. Good job Alicia, cuz I am impressed… Oh and one more thing the production on this track is amazing…

@ #62

Do you realize how many post you have? You’ve been wasting your time, what are you talking about?! LOL! If you ad up all your posts, it really does equal an entire ESSAY. If you attend school (which I highly doubt since you can’t tell the difference between an ESSAY and a PARAGRAPH) then go R*E*A*D*A*B*O*O*K!! I’ll let you say whatever you want to make yourself feel better about you’re situation in life (i.e saying “your ugly, go get a man or woman”) because i’m sure your speaking from experience. That type of thing doesn’t bother me, you folks throw stupid things out because you don’t have anything else to say. You people coming on these sites to argue with people and taking this blogging thing so seriously gets old. If you mad about my JOKE then you need THEREPY. There’s no way around it. Good bye now, go take a NAP. Anyother post from you will be IGNORED…. **leaving the post praying to JESUS to cure all the CRAZIES”.

i Love this song! it’s one of those songs you listen to late at night, to mellow you out.

another thing, why cant people just talk about THIS SONG and THIS ARTIST, without comparing her to others? Beyonce, Amerie, Kelis, and other the other people mentioned, are NOT in this post! Save your haterism for them for another day, cuz all that isnt even necessary.

I love dis song!!!!! its better than no one

i can really get into it its kinda borin me ….. i guess it gotta grow on me

I hate all this “it will have to grow on me ” stuff. you either like that damn song or you dont! and Brian, your taste in music is kind of sucks. No one was a good song!

I am loving this one. DAMN she killed it, now this is music. This is beauty!

after reading this post, some of you need to learn the difference between people giving constructive critisim and hating. you people wear that word ‘hating’ out. I don’t even want to hear it in my everyday life, because I read it on this site so much. I don’t think I see anyone on here hating on Alicia, kelis or beyonce, a lot of people are just giving constructive critisim on all of the artist because as usual they were brought up. Not everything people say is hating, please learn the diffence. I’m sorry I have to say that because people throwing that word around for no reason gets annoying to look at after a while. people dont realize it takes one to know one. anyways, this song is nice its real smooth. alicia is something like a pimp. lol! I am a fan of alicia and will be getting this album when it comes out. she is talented, can’t anyone take that away from her.

As much as I dig her music, the straining of her voice ruins this song.
I understand she may be trying to convey yearning, but it doesn’t work with her tone and the mellow mood of this song.
It would be perfect for someone else.

& yes.. I definitely hear “Purple Rain” in there.
Nice touch.

Absolutely stunning!

The song is very unoriginal not as bad as whats out here….but I’ve already heard it so why do I need her version?

That track was fire! It does have a heavy Prince influence but Alicia is doing it way big and I’m LOVIN IT!

I will definitly cop this album

Love it!!

nice and mellow

Since everyone is always saying alicia keys is gay I wonder why concrete loop hasnt posted a pic of her and her boyfriend kerry “krucial” theyve been going out for years………….

I like the song it’s very pretty.

i like it.

No damn it, Alicia, girl this aint it either. I cant stand “No One” and I dont like this one. I know she trying to go for a new sound and all but Im sorry, this isnt it. Her last two albums had my ass shook. Homegirl killed it on the last two but this album right here, I dont even know. It hurts to say this because in a mist of all these fake ass artists, Alicia Keys was there to keep me balanced and sane. Yall dont know, Im a big fan of Alicia but this is disappointing. Now, its like ” If aint broke, why you trying to fix it”. Like I said, Im sorry but she got to come harder or better yet, start the way she first started when she first came out.

Damn, dats a cool song! Its a song dat u just vibe to when u wit dat special person! I cant wait fo da album! I gotta support ma WIFE!

I’m feeling it, i don’t really check for Alicia like that but this song got me in the first 10 seconds. No she doesn’t have the greatest voice but she can sing and i respect her is her artistry, she is one of the few female R&B singers i see growth from on EVERY album, plus she is humble and works hard.

finally, something worth buying

Am i the only one that hears rhythmic similarities to “I’m Goin Down” by Mary…?

It’s okay.

87.

PRINCE
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Am i the only one that hears rhythmic similarities to “I’m Goin Down” by Mary…?

You too, I thought I was the only one.

#87

I thought I was the only one too…It’s only when the verse starts though, but I hear it too

I love this song though

I totally love this song! Timbaland did NOT produce this song Alicia and her partner Krucial did. Any way this song is amazzzzing! I have been hearing it on the radio the past two days and it totally outshines the other 10 songs that are on heavy rotation. I mean what do you people want? If you can’t appreciate this I don’t think Alicia would be fazed. You can’t really ask more of an artist than growth, good lyrics, good production. I mean damn homegirl got all the above going on. Speaking of the Prince influence if Alicia sung this song like say If I Ain’t Got You or even A Woman’s Worth, would it really fit this stellar track? Come on everything fits. The way she sings it I can FEEL the MESSAGE she is giving us. Imagine that a MESSAGE in a song! Alicia lost a loved one in the past year so I’m sure she was thinking about that, so this lyric is really real to her. As I Am is going to be a ground breaking CD like Songs in A Minor. I think people are too comfortable and ok with singers regurgitating the same material over a different beat. I mean really what is the difference between Let It Go and Should’ve Let You Go and really what is the difference between Check up On It and Get Me Bodied? (I’m not trying to compare anybody cause I appreciate those songs and singers for what they are) I’m just grateful that we can have a handful of artists who are not afraid to try new things and actually pull it off. Cause if you don’t like No One you are in the minority the song is #1 R&B and like # 4 Hot 100. I am loving it and can’t wait to hear what else Miss. Keys has in store for the world come 11/13!

I love A and I have waited for this CD like crazy but I’m going to say it since everyone else is scared. This shit sucks big time. I heard a couple of tracks and none of them move me. I’m not going to buy this, sorry but she needs to go back to the studio. Still got love for you but I’m have to catch the bootleg version you can’t have my money this time.

I LOVE it!! Gonna be addictive.

This is a nice song; I love the lyrics. BUT i’m not feelin’ her singing and the song sounds exactly like diamond and pearls.

Oooh.. I like this song alot!!! I definitly hear the prince influence (they don’t call him an icon for nothing) and I think that’s what’s drawing me to it. I like that Alicia is trying new things, but her vocals are just not my cup of tea. If I had one request it would be that someone with a more soft/melodic voice did a remake of this - I could see Mariah killing this song. However, this is a definite upgrade from No One. I don’t care how much radio shooves that song down my throat, it is still an off key “where is the love” remix.

Uh Alicia said in an interview that she is using a raspier sound in her voice.

lmao @ 95

Can’t wait for the cd.

Well, Alicia said early on that some people probably wouldn’t like her new material. I think a lot of the reactions are expected.

LOVED IT! OMG! I can’t wail till Nov 13th. OMG! Alicia is my girl!

#99 Exactly, people don’t know what the hell Raspy is she said she was trying something different and using a raspier voice. If you don’t know what it means look it up in the dictionary. This song is FIRRE. NO ONE is the #1 R&B song in the Country and the #4 song overall in the country congrats Alicia.

Love the song and don’t have to write a speech about why.

#92 if I don’t like someone music I don’t want to hear it bootleg or bought from the store. You kinda contridicting ya self buddy.

all i can hope is that a lot of the people leaving messages in here are under the age of 25. i guess people forgot about all the great vocalists from the 70s and 80 that would tear alicia apart! patti, stephanie mills, angela winbush, whitney. this music is garbage and there is no reinvention. anyone who respects and loves prince that shes paying homage to him. thats it. its nothing new. alicia sounds like she’s a chain smoker….just like mary (who probably can thank her voice for all those drugs she did in the 90s)

all i can say is, there was far better music, but not anymore. the radio is damn near dead to me

#92 if I really didn’t like something i wouldn’t even be getting the bootleg which I’m sure is gonna cost you $3-$5, matter of fact I wouldn’t even waist a CD-R downloading it, if I REALLY didn’t like it. You have to make up your mind. 11/13 go to your local mom and pop, best buy, target, or whatever and show the world that R&B is still selling.

Absolutely love this song. Now they can stop playing “No One” which I can’t stand.

loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee the song it’s beautiful

LOL @ Monica, she DOES sound like a chain smoker. I like this song, but I don’t love it. Alicia has such a strong voice that when she tries the whisper thing, it’s not 100% On some parts of the song, it sounds like she’s struggling to hit the right notes. Ciara would sound good on this track because she has that whisper singing shit on smash, lol.

I think that the song has a power message but it’s not as good as “no one”.however the song is different and i like that. Alicia should keep doing her thing, cant wait 4 the albumon the 13th!

I heard this song yesterday and automatically fell in love with it. Her sound is changing which is great, the words are beautiful! I honestly woke up in the middle of the night singing the song. I cannot wait for nov 13th. She is what R&B has been waiting for a long time now.

She is truely talented.

I love it. Can’t wait for her album!

I feel like the only person in the world that really and truly understands what she is trying to do! The song is good, it is a weed smoker song in my opinion. The problem with music now is that people will not let there drive for making money and getting 2 dollars for a shitty album rest! Mariah Carey in my opinion has lost her touch, but I can recognize that she is older and your voice will not always be the same! In Alicia’s case she wants to shock and change directions in her career not please the fuck out of us fan, but make music that means more to her than we could ever understand! You have to let the music love your soul! No matter what song it is!

This song is hot. I guess people have different opinions, but I’m happy to finally be hearing some real music and not all that Soldier Boy crap.

@ #7

Janet record this song? Are you crazy? LOL

Wow!
She was soooo channeling Prince on this one.
Lovely song. So….classic. Timeless. This woman really knows what she is doing. DIVERSITY! I love when artists think outside the box, when they aren’t afraid to try new things. Find that uniqueness about you and embrace it. This girl had got it all. By the sounds of it, As I Am will be some of her best work. I am very eager to hear it all.
Loves it!

really liked it, No One had to grow on me though, now im likin both

totally in love with this one

GO BACK TO THE STUDIO,

YOU ARE AN IDIOT.. HOW ARE YOU GOING TO TELL PEOPLE WHAT THEY LIKE JUST BECAUSE YOU DON’T LIKE IT. HOW MANY FOLKS IN THIS WORLD DON’T CARE FOR YOU. I AM ONE OF THEM SEE HOW SIMPLE THAT LESSON WAS. SOME FOLKS LIKE THE SONG AND SOME DON’T. IT’S THAT SIMPLE. ALMOST AS SIMPLE AS YOU

Prince loves Alicia, when she redid “How Come You Don’t Call Me Anymore” he spoke very highly of her and how respected real artists as herself………….

hands down i love it

I agree with #112 and #117!

I must be the minority here b/c I love No One. Maybe b/c it hits close to home. Alicia Keys is definitly an innovator when it comes to r&b ans soul music. She has that Jill Scott, India Arie, Lauren Hill type vibe but yet she has that X-factor that appeals to mainstream. The girl is definitly talented and one of the best out here so far. She consistent (unlike some of ur fav powerhouse singers who’d rather make an album and then chill for like 5 years) and her not only are her lyrics her own but there mature and have meaning (unlike the claimed singer/songwriters who’s lyrics sound like nursery ryhmes) and she’s beautiful with a great voice (unlike a certain media hog). There’s a reason why she’s been blogged about almost everyday. She’s hot!!

~She could just breathe on an album and I’d still cop!!!!

I really like the song. I agree, Brian, this album is uncharted territory for Alicia. She’s never done anything like this new material and there is nothing like it on the airwaves. I am looking forward to the album, for this song alone.

GO ON MS. KEYS THIS SONG IS HOT I CAN’T WAIT FOR THE ALBUM

I really like this song. Ya’ll know Alicia Keys is not one to disappoint. When Ciara came out with Promise everybody loved it couldnt get enough of it. That song sounded a lot like Prince.
LMAO @ Clemmy
~she could breath on an album and I’d still cop

I 2nd that

just a beautiful love song, love it…i can’t take it off repeat, it such a great song!!!

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I’m loving this song, actually more than No One. Now this makes me look foward to the album even more.

Beautiful song. Alicia is simply divine. I will cop her album. I’m already addicted to this song. Simplicity is always best sometimes. Alicia does a great job of bringing that old era of music where fans can really just listen to the words and feel what they hear. This is a good song for the upcoming holidays..Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Wow! This is really hot! This song brought tears to my eyes… Why Alicia! Why does evry song of yours has to hit so close to home? This is unbelievable! I really do love this girl.

This song will be another #1 single for Alicia. I’m very proud of this young lady

the songs grown on me but why does her voice sound so strained nowadays. i’d expect these vocals from amerie, kelis or solange, but not alicia

when i saw her performance of Noone on MTV music awards I was like WTF!
She sounded like she was trying to be a whitney/mariah vocalist but it isnt quite working. shes a really good singer but shes no powerhouse singer. she should stick to her vocal range

im definitely feeling this. i guess everybody tryna do da prince thing but only a few can do so well….

A lot of people bring up back in the day’s powerhouse vocalists, as if being a vocalist means being a powerhouse. Nina Simone was one of the greatests vocalists of “back in the day” and is one of the best of all times. India Arie is a vocalist, Amel Larrieux is a vocalist, Angie Stone is a vocalist, Sade is a vocalist, Erykah Badu too, Lauryn Hill too, and NONE OF THEM top Whitney as far as power is concerned. Prince may be of “back in the day”, but he’s NOWHERE NEAR Wanya of Boyz II Men for example as far as voice control is concerned. Some people with powerful voices can’t sing for shit, some people with light voices are vocalists, vocalists have control of their voices and therefore use them as an instrument. A pianist plays the piano, a vocalist “plays the voice”. Alicia is very much a vocalist. People are complaining that she’s whispering, if she sang the same way all the time people would still complain and say she takes no risks, it’s like we’re so used to computerized-zero-emotion-having music these days that if it doesn’t sound “Auto-Tune perfect” [*] it’s not good. The more emotional you get singing a song, the more unusual you’ll sound. The loud raspiness in “No One” gave the song a reggae vibe and truly expressed how deep her love was. The whispering in this song makes her sound addicted to a love that makes her high, like she’s borderline crying. This is what putting emotions is all about. Everyone isn’t supposed to like it though, I just broke down what “vocalist” meant, and what Alicia is trying to do.

[*] Auto-Tune is a software used for studio singers (”singers” who can’t sing) to make them sound perfect and on key.

I absolutely love it. I can’t wait for November 13th. GO Keys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sounds good. “No One” is my jam right now so I am sold on buying the cd anyway!

This song sounds very good. Her voice sounds good also. It is not a scream that she is doing but a mellow sound that vibes in the car or at night on the way to bed. I can dig it and the subtle Prince sound - sounds very good.

Go Alicia!

ALICIA KEYS YOU ARE TRUE TALENT.

1.YOU WRITE YOUR OWN MUSIC (DON’T STEAL)
2. YOU PLAY AN INSTRUMENT (ANOTHER TRUE TALENT)
3. YOU TAKE TIME OFF TO HELP OTHER PEOPLE IN NEED (A GIVING GIFT)
4. AND YOUR MUSIC COMES FROM THE HEART (SOUL)

ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL SONG. CAN’T WAIT TO GET YOUR CD.

YOU ARE THE BEST ROLE MODEL IN R&B.

YOU ARE WOMAN OF THE YEAR IN MY BOOK!!!!!!!!!

I love No One and I love this too. I can’t wait for her album. Alicia follows no rules and I respect that. No she is not the best singer, but you feel what she is singing and that makes up what she lacks in technique. Bravo Ms Keys. Keep making your fans proud!

love this song, it’s hot. it’s got that diamonds and pearls instrumental in there

There she is, the baddest chic in the game.
A natural beauty with a natural talent. She does everything, she sings (very well with her heart), she composes, she plays an instrument.
The only thinl that concerns me is that i think she is trying too hard to become a SEXY girl with allt hat wig and everything, she was so unique with her braids!!! but at least she is still doing good music so no big deal lol

THANK YOU LORD!! Real R&B is making a comeback. Alicia is an ARTIST…something we rarely see these days. Anyone can sing over a watered down sample in the studio. But get out there and rock an instrument while blowing some strong vocals….then you can call yourself an artist.

Im a Prince lover and I would be glad when people stop jacking his swager. Im not feeling this song . I don’t see what’s so “hot” about Alica . She can’t sing all that great. Nexxt!

strongly prince influenced….sounds like a b side to under the cherry moon.

i truly respect alicia as a artist…she not afraid to experiment, but still put out something with substance and quality.

the instrumental sounds very familiar to the ending of let’s go crazy and scandalous.

I, actually, think that this new song is heading Alicia in the right direction. The song is very sensual, heartfelt, sincere, and sweet, so I think that it should do well.

As for “No One”, I’m still not a fan of the song. To me, the vocals and the production do not compliment one another well enough; still the song is doing very well, so, in that respect, good for her.

Nonetheless, I don’t think that Alicia has anything to worry about. She has a load of fans and she’s off to a good start. And at this point, there could be no way for her to not sell big with this album; because not only are people starting to buy albums more, in general, these days, but every album that Alicia has released has debuted at # 1—and her single is currently #1 on the R&B charts.

So, while some find her music to be unimpressive, there are a whole lot of other people who seriously backs this girl up.

No disrespect to Alicia…I think “No One” is a delightful pop tune.

However, I’d rather listen to fucking Prince than something so obviously derivative of him.

Her voice is too powerful for this track, and it ain’t makin’ it.

“No One” does not sound anything like Prince, Cyndi Lauper maybe.

co- sign with #19 no matter what u fink of alicia u can’t deny that shes the truth and she always does her no mata what. beyonce can learn a thing or 2 from her im feeling this track and i know i’ll grow 2 love it defintley coppin da album!!!

i love this song i here the prince sound this joint cnt wait for cd to hit stores im glad going down different road good alica keys

Man o man I love this song and I can definitely see the Prince influence in the song as far as the vocals and the beat. Alicia Keys has a unique style that stands out from most R&B singers just like Brandy it’s hot and fresh and not duplicating what someone else has already done which makes it so special. I love you Alicia Keys keep doing it mommy I’mma cop that album as I did the first two albums keep giving it to us.

Alicia must be doing something right because her single “No One” debuts at #1 on the charts. That says a lot.

But as an artist you can’t please everybody, not even your fans. But I do know I will definitely be buying her album.

alicia be killin it.

Alicia did the damn thing on this song. This is my new song that I will be obsessing over. Thanks Brian for that post!

I love this new material! Her first single “No One” had to grow on me but I was in love with this single as soon I hit play and have been hitting play over and over again! I will definitely be copping the album on the first day. Thanks Brian for the post

@15 I AGREE WITH YOUR COMMENTS WHOLE-HEARTEDLY

I’M LOVING ALICIA KEYES AND HER RECENT TRANSFORMATION

JUST LIKE WITH ANY OTHER ARTIST EITHER YOU ARE A FAN OF THEIR VOICE OR NOT-AND ALICIA KEYES HAS A HUGE FOLLOWING

HER SONG “NO ONE” HAD TO GROW ON ME BUT I SOON GREW ACCUSTOMED TO HER VOICE AND REALLY LOVED THE SONG

JUST LIKE “FALLIN” SO MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINED THAT SHE WAS SCREAMING ON THAT SONG ALSO BUT IT WAS A HIT AS WELL

RATHER YOU CONSIDER IT SCREAMING OR JUST HER SIGNATURE SOUND EITHER WAY THE GIRL HAS A HUGE FAN BASE WHO LIKES HER VOICE JUST THE WAY IT IS….

OH YEAH THE PIC IS BEAUTIFUL

ALICIA KEYES IS A QUIET STORM

I LIKE THE WAY SHE RESURFACED IN THE MIDST OF THESE “OTHER” R&B SINGERS-ALICIA HAS A STYLE OF HER OWN THAT SURPASSES GIMMICKS OTHER ENTERTAINERS HAVE TO RELY ON TO GARNER ATTENTION

I absolutely love this song! Alicia Keys has been a favorite of mine since she stepped on the scene, and I’m so happy to see her growing and maturing as an artist. A lot of times people find a niche that works for them and their to scared to think or do things outside of that box. I know a few of my friends were kind of on the fence when they first heard No One, but I liked it, and I think the video is hot. I can’t wait for her video for this one, and yes I will be copping her album the first day like I did Kanye’s . LOL

Just listened to a few clips from her upcoming album. If you wanna hear it: http://www.sonymusicbox.c...dispatcher/browse?f=12356

I like some of what I heard…..hope she has good reception for this album.

I love Alicia’s sound. But I’m not sure about buying her CD, I have to hear more snippets for this album. I can tell, she’s trying different arrangements with her music. I like her variety. Keep up the good work and - DO YOU Alicia.

I am loving this song. I don’t care for “NO ONE”….

Alicia Keys can be a great singer, but she will need a vocal coarch to teach her how to make great use of her voice…. Vocally, she is very lacking. She is always all over the place. She would be a great rock singer, but for R&B, she needs a vocal coach.

LOVE her…this song is beautiful and I will definately be updating my ipod real soon

This is a gorgeous song…. Her CD will most def. be a hit.
DAMN I WISH I COULD PUT THIS ON THE BLACKBERRY!

Nice.

#154 Thanx so much…I’m most definitely getting this album after hearing those snippets

I really love “No One” and I also like this song too!
I can’t wait til her album drops. I will be copping it.

I definetly hear the Prince sound in this song..with the vocal arrangement..lol..I like this better than “No one” Alicia doing way big!!!!

ummm, why was the song removed?

What happened to da song?

ppl crack me up by giving billboard data as a sign that a song is good. hello ppl! where have u been the past couple of yrs? crappy music has been in the top ten for a long time now. our public eats up anything given to them so who cares if “no one” is at #4. that doesn’t make it a good song. that just means ppl are buying the single.

idk her voice is sounds bad on this song to me. she sounds like she can’t sing. i love raspy voices but she just doesn’t pull it off

the lyrics are better than her usual songs though

Alicia, what a pretty song, what talent, what grace.

Love the song….love Alicia. She’s definitely the Hotness!!!

When it comes to R n B, Alicia really sets the standard. I love all her songs, and her voice is so melodious and simply angelic. She is class and talent defined. I hope her album is beyond successful. She deserves full recognition.

Why did ya,ll remove the song???? Damn! I woke up this mornig with the urge to listen to it… Where can I find the song? PLEASE TELL ME!

@ morena

you can find it here

click at website

I mean click at my name ;D;D

Cant say I loved No one, but I am intrigued to hear the rest of the album. I heard she’s wrorked with Linda Perry who has produced hit records for Pink on Missunderstood, and Beautiful by christina aguilera, so I think this will be a new era for her music, although I think there will be some people who wont appeciate her change in musical direction!

Preview 11 songs from the album here…..alicia-keys.net

I just uploaded the HQ version of the song: http://www.zshare.net/audio/4489560c279054/

IT ACTUALLY SOUNDS EVEN BETTER.

ALICIA KEYS GOT MAJORITY OF YOU GUYS IN SOME KIND OF TRANS OF SOMETHING CAUSE HER LASTEST AINT THAT GOOD PEOPLE WAKE UP !!!!!!!!!!

SHE ALWAYS SOUNDS THE SAME … AND THESE SONGS ARE EXPECTED NOTHING DIFFERENT .. SHE IS JUST BORING AS HELL !!!!!!!!!!

NOW IM NOT HATING ITS MY OPINON ..IM NOT SAYING SHE THE WORST BUT SHE NEED TO STEP OUTSIDE THE BOX EVEN MORE !!!!!!!!!!

#175 How does “No One” sound like this song and all her other ones????? Completley different voice and lyrics.

I find it funny that #175 is talking about Alicia’s music, yet whenever people say anything about Beyonce she is on here stanning everyone to death. You Beyonce stans kill me. If Alicia supposidly sounds the same on every song then so does your girl Beyonce. If anyone needs to reinvent themselves its her. smh

Can none of you hear that she has sampled Purple Rain on this cut.
Not a Prince influnce a Prince rip off

Whats with all this talk of reinvention talk, What reinvention? This whole year has been nothing but songs that sound 80’s! Everyone has done it but Beyonce and Christina Aguilera. Everyone, Ne-Yo, Ashanti, Maroon 5, Timbaland, Justin, Nelly Furtado, Diddy, Keyshia Cole, Britney, Mary J., T-Pain, Chris Brown, Kanye West and now Alicia Keys. Its not “re-invention” Its riding the wave of whats hot right now. How is Alicia Keys reinventing herself, she still looks the same and sounds the same, and NO I’m not hating, I love Alicia Keys, but I’m just bringing it to ppl’s attention, that she too is just riding the wave of what is the catchy hot sound with this song.

I dont necessarily care about whatever she is trying to do (ie reinvent, rip off, stay the same ect…) i just know that i love this song, and “No One”, so whatever she IS doing, she should continue to keep doing it.

Ya’ll some hating ass mother lovers! I love this song and I know that she will sell millions as always. She will possibly win many more grammies. She alrady has 9 grammies under her belt with 2 studios albums only. Y’all better get ready for this chick!

Not buying this album. Someone pass her some hot tea

@174 yea it’s much much better than the one i heard. i guess the one i heard wasn’t clear enough b/c she sounded horrible there but sounds good in your link. i still hate the song though. too much of a prince rip-off. i just think she’s highly overrated

the song is the hottest out rite now.love this song

@#178

Rip off? LOL…Sampling is hardly ripping off…Sampling is so common these days it’s not even funny…Ever wonder why your mom, dad or even grandparents get down with some of these “NEW” Rap/R&B songs?…Majority of the songs you listen to on the radio today have sampled something your parents and even grandparents use to rock to when they were growing up…There is nothing wrong with putting a new twist on something old.

Alicia did this song justice. Hate it or love it.

@#178

Rip off? LOL…Sampling is hardly ripping off…Sampling is so common these days it’s not even funny…Ever wonder why your mom, dad or even grandparents get down with some of these “NEW” Rap/R&B songs?…Majority of the songs you listen to on the radio today have sampled something your parents and even grandparents use to rock to when they were growing up…There is nothing wrong with putting a new twist on something old.

the song is beautiful but please please please give some credit to gloria estafan

I think the song epitomizes GREAT music, meaningful lyrics, and incredible production. It is so amusing to me how so many people love to mention Beyonce, Ciara or any other hot artist out right now when new music arrives. It is quite disturbing that we are always comparing. Honestly, I love music, and there are multiple artist out who have amazing voices (Monica, Jill Scott, Keyhia Cole, Mary, X-tina Aguilera etc…) However, there is a difference between creating music and singing songs. Alicia keys is incomparable because she sings, writes, arranges, produces, plays classical piano, guitar, and she also creates songs for OTHER artist, check out “Impossible” on X-Tina’s stripped album, or “Warrior song” on Nas’s God’s Son album. That is why after 2 studio albums she has 9 Grammys already. She can be mentioned in the same breath as Stevie, Marvin, Donny Hathaway, Aretha, Roberta, Lauryn Hill, ETC. Not to mention she is classy and very articulate. Think about it. As a young black woman I relate to her, and I am proud that she represents freedom, and non haterism, so stop hating. Please. She will be a musical legend, guaranteed… And with her voice, she is singing in falsetto, it is an airy sound. Not my favorite, but I can tell she is singing from her heart and not letting any criticism get in the way. So I applaud her…And she is one of the best writers out right now, along with Jill Scott.

I think the song epitomizes GREAT music, meaningful lyrics, and incredible production. It is so amusing to me how so many people love to mention Beyonce, Ciara or any other hot artist out right now when new music arrives. It is quite disturbing that we are always comparing. Honestly, I love music, and there are multiple artist out who have amazing voices (Monica, Jill Scott, Keyhia Cole, Mary, X-tina Aguilera etc…) However, there is a difference between creating music and singing songs. Alicia keys is incomparable because she sings, writes, arranges, produces, plays classical piano, guitar, and she also creates songs for OTHER artist, check out “Impossible” on X-Tina’s stripped album, or “Warrior song” on Nas’s God’s Son album. That is why after 2 studio albums she has 9 Grammys already. She can be mentioned in the same breath as Stevie, Marvin, Donny Hathaway, Aretha, Roberta, Lauryn Hill, ETC. Not to mention she is classy and very articulate. Think about it. As a young black woman I relate to her, and I am proud that she represents freedom, and non haterism, so stop hating. Please. She will be a musical legend, guaranteed… She is one of the best writers out right now, along with Jill Scott. And as far as her voice, she is singing in falsetto, which is an airy style. It is not my favorite, however, she is singing from her hurt and not letting any criticism stop her. I applaud her.

Is is just me, or has anyone else actually listened to Alicia Keys vocal abilities - It is so weak! She sounds like a hoarsed boy! RIDICULOUS! No wonder Jive Records begged Angie Stone to mentor her! If Whitney Houston would have stepped to the mic sounding like her - she never would have gotten a record deal! Apparently, they just handing the record deals out these days like water - It’s pathetic! And the performance on the AMA’s - she brought all of those people out as a distraction, and even tried to dance to avoid singing- Seriously, they need to stop playin’ that junk on the radio and tv, when she CAN’T SING!!!!!! Moving on…I won’t be WASTING MY MONEY TO HEAR HER STRAINING AND FIGHTING TO HOLD A NOTE!!!

She is pretty. I got a brother who said he saw you on a celebrity dating site

called WEALTHYLOVES.c o m. Is that you?

Prince is one of my all time favorite artists. Alicia is one of my new favorite artists. The fact that there are Prince influences in her songs is a beautiful thing. I feel good for Prince too because at this stage of his career many artists are paying homage to his legendary musical genius. It is the ultimate compliment for any musician. Alicia keys is extremely talented and I hope she continues to draw inspiration from other music legends.