<I>Songs in A Minor</I>
date: label: Date
content: 2001
name: label: Recorded by
content: Alicia Keys, American, born 1981
label: Published by
content: RCA Records, founded 1901
label: Produced by
content: Clive Davis, American, born 1932
label: Produced by
content: Peter Edge, English
label: Produced by
content: Jeff Robinson
label: Produced by
content: Alicia Keys, American, born 1981
notes: label: Description
content: A double disc copy of Songs in A Minor (2001) by Alicia Keys including two long-playing vinyl discs (a, b), a cardboard jacket (c), and two cardboard sleeves for the discs (d, e).
label: Description
content: The first vinyl disc (a) contains Side A ("Piano & I," "Girlfriend," "How Come You Don't Call Me," "Fallin'," "Troubles") and Side B ("Rock Wit U," "A Woman's Worth," "Jane Doe"). A label is adhered to the center of the disc on both sides listing the album name and the songs on that side. Side A features a sepia toned photograph of Keys, the same as the color image featured on the jacket (c). The B side has a sepia toned photograph of keys looking at the camera with her head tilted and wearing large sunglasses and her hair in braids with beads at the ends.
label: Description
content: The second vinyl disc (b) contains Side C ("Goodbye," "The Life," "Mr. Man (duet with Jimmy Cozier") and Side D ("Never Felt This Way (Interlude)," "Butterflyz," "Why Do I Fell So Sad," "Caged Bird," "Lovin U"). A label is adhered to the center of the disc on both sides listing the album name and the songs on that side. Sid C features a sepia tone photograph of Keys leaning against a wall wearing a button down shirt, black tie, and furry vest, looking at the camera with her head tilted. The D side has a sepia toned photograph of Keys lying on a sofa on her stomach with her head turned backward toward the camera.
label: Description
content: The cardboard jacket (c) has a color photograph of Keys standing on the proper right side of the front. She wears a green and black striped crop top under a black leather jacket, dark denim jeans, and the green hat 2015.118.1.1. Her name and the album name are printed at the left center, extending somewhat onto her body. The back side of the jacket has a color photograph of Keys leaning over a white piano with her head resting above the keys. She wears a tie-dyed blue and white jacket and pants. The album information and credits are printed in black, green, and blue text along the upper left corner.
label: Description
content: Each vinyl disc is stored inside a cardboard sleeve. The sleeve (d) contains the disc (a). The front side has a black-and-white photograph of Keys wearing a floral blouse with a ruffled collar and holding her left arm up with her elbow parallel to the ground and her fingers covering her mouth. Script text is printed over her arm in black and white with lyrics and song titles. The back of the sleeve has complete credit information for each song printed in black on a white ground.
label: Description
content: The sleeve (e) contains the disc (b). The front side has a black-and-white photograph of Keys leaning against a window sill and wearing the same blouse as the photograph on sleeve (d), with her head turned toward the camera. Script text is printed below her face in black and white with lyrics and song titles. The back of the sleeve has a thank you letter written by Keys printed in black on a white ground.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Classical (Music)
label: Topic
content: Composers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Hip-hop (Music)
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Neo-Soul (Music)
label: Topic
content: Popular music
label: Topic
content: Rhythm and blues (Music)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Record Albums
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.118.1.2a-e
objectType: label: Type
content: record covers
label: Type
content: long-playing records
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © 2001
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: a, b: vinyl, ink on paper;
label: Medium
content: c, d, e: ink on cardboard
label: Dimensions
content: Diameter (a): 11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Diameter (b): 11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (c): 12 5/16 × 12 3/8 in. (31.3 × 31.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (d): 12 × 12 3/16 in. (30.5 × 31 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (e): 12 × 12 3/16 in. (30.5 × 31 cm)