Tears for Water: Songbook of Poems and Lyrics
The long-awaited songbook of poems and lyrics, penned by one of the most acclaimed music artists of her time, Alicia Keys, is finally here for her throngs of fans. When she burst onto the scene, Alicia's years of intensive classical piano study and musical schooling paid off with over 12 million copies of her two albums sold, a huge international fan base, and an arena tour with female musical contemporaries, Beyoncé and Missy Elliot. Her talent has been rewarded with nine Grammy Awards...
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Never-before-published poems and lyrics from Alicia Keys' journal and lyrics form her multiplatinum Grammy Award-winning albums, Songs in A Minor and The Diary of Alicia Keys. "When Keys' debut album (Songs in A Minor) arrived in 2001, it was clear that this New Yorker was in immense talent; a singer-songwriter with an artistry and taste far beyond the reach of all her young female pop and R&B rivals." - Los Angeles Times Her two albums, Songs in A Minor and The Diary of Alicia Keys, have earned countless awards, sold nearly 14 million copies to date, and brought Alicia Keys recognition as one of the most talented and unique artists in today's music. She is that special musician - a singer, a songwriter, and extraordinary pianist, and a producer - who has a genius for mixing styles from jazz to hip-hop to classic seventies soul, to create a contemporary sound and mood that is completely her own. But it's the wisdom and emotional power of her poems and lyrics that reveal the warmth and dignity of her compositions. In her music and writing, she reaches for new and fresh ways to express what she believes is real in a world that often isn't so real - the assurance that loyalty, honesty, and love are the things that last. Tears for Water is an intimate look at a remarkable young woman - self-confident, sensuous, searching, and inspiring.Publishers WeeklyNo doubt Keys has a fascinating story to tell-raised by a single mother, she's a classically trained, New York born-and-bred neo-soulster with two multiplatinum albums and five Grammys to her name-but she merely hints at it in this gathering of poems and lyrics. With their themes of loneliness, confusion, wonder and desire, most of Keys's free-verse poems could be the cris de coeur of any American 20-something: "Sometimes I feel/ like I don't belong anywhere/ And it's going to take so long/ for me to get somewhere/ Sometimes I feel so heavy-hearted/ but I can't explain/ cause I'm so guarded." But other poems hint at her world travels, her budding sense of social justice and her concerns about stardom ("When gone is the glory/ When gone is the shine/ Is gone the whole/ Of your fortune and pride?"). Nearly half of the book consists of lyrics from her two albums, Songs in A Minor and The Diary of Alicia Keys; while they make a nice complement to the poems, the words feel a bit flat without the blaxploitation beat of "Heartburn," say, or the impassioned vocal delivery of "Fallin.' " For the Keys completist, however, this will be a compelling book of rock ephemera. Agent, David Vigliano. (Nov.) FYI: Putnam plans to release another volume of Keys's writings in fall 2005. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
Golden child7P.O.W.116:33 a.m15Gold of Johannesburg17Lilly of the valley21Beckoning green25Damn you!29Mind sex31Love in chains33Unfulfilled keys35Bus ride through a periwinkle sky39The shore (you sure?)43Constant evolution of going nowhere47Love with a shot of distance51Cosmopolitan woman53Still water57Is it insane?59In my search for heaven63Mr. jealousy67Angel71No room for religion75Such a strong word79Everywhere is nowhere83Lady Malasuerte87Stolen moments914 letter word95When gone is the glory97Girlfriend101Fallin'103Troubles105Rock with you107A woman's worth109Jane Doe113Goodbye117The life121Mister man123Butterflyz125Why do I feel so sad?127Caged bird129Lovin' you131Karma135Heartburn139You don't know my name143If I ain't got you147Diary149Dragon days151Wake up153So simple155When you really love someone159Slow down163Samsonite man165Nobody, not really169
\ Publishers WeeklyNo doubt Keys has a fascinating story to tell-raised by a single mother, she's a classically trained, New York born-and-bred neo-soulster with two multiplatinum albums and five Grammys to her name-but she merely hints at it in this gathering of poems and lyrics. With their themes of loneliness, confusion, wonder and desire, most of Keys's free-verse poems could be the cris de coeur of any American 20-something: "Sometimes I feel/ like I don't belong anywhere/ And it's going to take so long/ for me to get somewhere/ Sometimes I feel so heavy-hearted/ but I can't explain/ cause I'm so guarded." But other poems hint at her world travels, her budding sense of social justice and her concerns about stardom ("When gone is the glory/ When gone is the shine/ Is gone the whole/ Of your fortune and pride?"). Nearly half of the book consists of lyrics from her two albums, Songs in A Minor and The Diary of Alicia Keys; while they make a nice complement to the poems, the words feel a bit flat without the blaxploitation beat of "Heartburn," say, or the impassioned vocal delivery of "Fallin.' " For the Keys completist, however, this will be a compelling book of rock ephemera. Agent, David Vigliano. (Nov.) FYI: Putnam plans to release another volume of Keys's writings in fall 2005. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.\ \ \ \ \ Library JournalMultiple-award-winning songstress Keys shares her most intimate thoughts in this first collection, drawn from her journal and CDs. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.\ \ \ School Library JournalAdult/High School-Keys has sold millions of copies of her CDs and has won multiple Grammy Awards. Here, she shares the lyrics from these discs, as well as a collection of poems from her journals and notebooks. After several of the poems, she offers readers glimpses of her mindset and inspiration for her writings. Sadly, these poems read like what they are-journal entries from a young woman-and they don't have great insight or clever wordplay. (There's no "moon/June" here, but there is "cry/die" and "cry/goodbye" and "cry/fly.") Even her song lyrics, so powerful when accompanied with lush piano arrangements, come across as banal when unadorned with instrumentation. However, both their creator and their subject matter will give these simple selections immense appeal with a teen audience. The writer talks about insecurities, personal growth, loneliness, and love-good, bad, long-distance, and unrequited. These topics are the stuff of creative writing projects. Like Ashanti's Foolish/Unfoolish (Hyperion, 2002), Keys's poems will attract her fans and perhaps encourage them to explore poetry.-Jamie Watson, Harford County Public Library, MD Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.\ \
