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Win a 10th Anniversary special edition of Alicia Keys 'Songs In A Minor'

It's the 10th anniversary of the 11 million selling groundbreaking debut from Alicia Keys, 'songs in A Minor'. To celebrate that fact, on June 27 this classic album will be re-released in Deluxe and Collector's 10th Anniversary Edition's...

To elaborate further and please stay with me, it'll be worth it I promise! ...The two disc DELUXE EDITION will include the original 'songs in A Minor' in its entirety. Second disc features two unreleased recordings: the original funky blues demo for 'If I Was Your Woman' and an early version of 'Typewriter,' recorded in Alicia's Harlem apartment in 1997.  The second disc also features hard-to-find rarities from the era including 'A Woman's Worth' (Remix) featuring Nas, 'Juiciest' (Mixtape version), 'Fallin'' ('Ali' Soundtrack Version) and 'Butterflyz' (The Drumline Mix). The enhanced second CD in the Deluxe 10th Anniversary Edition of 'Songs In A Minor' includes; 'A Harlem Love Story,' the story behind the inspiration for the 'Fallin'/'A Woman's Worth' videos, featuring new narration by Alicia Keys. ('A Harlem Love Story' may also be found on the Collector's Edition DVD.)

Are you still with me? ...Good... The three disc 10th ANNIVERSARY COLLECTOR'S EDITION of 'songs in A Minor' contains the complete original album and a second CD featuring previously unreleased tracks 'Ghetto Man' (featuring Poet muMs da Schemer), 'I Won't (Crazy World)' (an original song from Alicia's first demo) and 'Girlfriend' (KrucialKeys Sista Girl Mix – The UK Video Remix Edit).

THE COLLECTOR'S EDITION of 'songs in A Minor' also includes an exclusive bonus DVD premiering a revelatory songs in 'A Minor' documentary offering an up-close account behind the making of the album.  The film combines archival footage from the road, television appearances, music videos from 'Songs In A Minor', rare photographs and more to reveal the intimate and compelling story behind a legendary album.  ...Included in the Collector's Edition of songs in A minor are a track-by-track commentary by Alicia Keys, an essay by Quincy Jones, rare period photos and more.

A limited run 10th Anniversary 2-disc 180g Vinyl Edition of songs in A minor, with original cover art, will also be available, making the first time the album has ever been struck in vinyl.

So it is with great pleasure that we can announce a competition to win a copy (one of five) of the latter mentioned - the 'Collector’s 10th Anniversary Edition' (with DVD footage). By just answering an artist related question...

What year was 'songs in A Minor' released? Was it...

A) 1066
B) 2001
C) 2012

ANSWERS & ADDRESSES ALONG WITH PHONE NUMBERS PLEASE TO: competitions@bluesandsoul.com AND don't forget 'ALICIA KEYS in the subject box.

FULL ALBUM DETAILS:

Alicia Keys 'songs in A minor' - 10th Anniversary (Deluxe Edition)

Disc 1 – original album
1 Piano & I
2 Girlfriend
3 How Come You Don't Call Me
4 Fallin'
5 Troubles
6 Rock Wit U
7 A Woman's Worth
8 Jane Doe
9 Goodbye ∙
10 The Life
11 Mr. Man (duet with Jimmy Cozier)
12 Never Felt This Way (interlude)
13 Butterflyz
14 Why Do I Feel So Sad
15 Caged Bird
16 Lovin U
 
Disc 2
1. Woman's Worth - featuring NAS (Remix)
2. Juiciest (Mixtape Version)
3. If I Were Your Woman (Funky Blues Demo) - previously unreleased
4. Fallin' (The Ali Soundtrack Version)
5. Typewriter (From the Songs In A Minor vault) - previously unreleased
6. Butterflyz (The Drumline Mix)

Enhanced CD features "A Harlem Love Story" (“Fallin’”/“A Woman’s Worth”): the story behind the inspiration for these two videos, featuring new narration by Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys - songs in A minor - 10th Anniversary (Deluxe Edition):

Disc 1 - original album
1 Piano & I
2 Girlfriend
3 How Come You Don't Call Me
4 Fallin'
5 Troubles
6 Rock Wit U
7 A Woman's Worth
8 Jane Doe
9 Goodbye ∙
10 The Life
11 Mr. Man (duet with Jimmy Cozier)
12 Never Felt This Way (interlude)
13 Butterflyz
14 Why Do I Feel So Sad
15 Caged Bird
16 Lovin U

Disc 2
1 A Woman's Worth - featuring NAS (Remix)
2 Juiciest (Mixtape Version)
3 If I Were Your Woman (Funky Blues Demo)*
4 Ghetto Man Featuring Poet muMs da Schemer*
5 Fallin' (The Ali Soundtrack Version)
6 Typewriter (From the Songs In A Minor vault)*
7 Butterflyz (The Drumline Mix)
8 I Won't Crazy World (From the Songs In A Minor vault)
9 Girlfriend (KrucialKeys Sista Girl Mix – The UK Video Remix Edit
10 I Got A Little Something (Live In Seattle)*
11 Piano Mashup (Live In Seattle)*
12 Light My Fire (Live In Seattle)*
* previously unreleased

Disc 3 - Bonus DVD
songs in A minor documentary
"A Harlem Love Story" video
"Girlfriend" promotional video
"How Come You Don't Call Me" promotional video
Words B&S