Guide Note

As I Am is R&B; singer Alicia Keys's third studio album. It was released to mixed reviews, but due to Keys's growing popularity at the time, the album sold a record 742,000 copies its debut week.

Fast Facts

1. Genre: R&B;/Soul
2. Release Date: November 9, 2007
3. Labels: J Records
4. Producers: Alicia Keys, Kerry Brothers
5. Peak Chart Position: #1 Billboard 200, Billboard Top R&B;/Hip-Hop Albums
6. Singles: "No One," "Like You'll Never See Me Again," "Teenage Love Affair"

• "As I Am (Intro)"
• "Go Ahead"
• "Superwoman"
• "No One"
• "Like You'll Never See Me Again"
• "Lesson Learned" (feat. John Mayer)
• "Wreckless Love"
• "The Thing About Love"
• "Teenage Love Affair"
• "I Need You"
• "Where Do We Go from Here"
• "Prelude to a Kiss"
• "Tell You Something (Nana's Reprise)"
• "Sure Looks Good to Me"

• "Waiting for Your Love"
• "Hurt So Bad"

• "[E]ven though 'As I Am' is a flawed work -- a little too poppy, a little too clichéd -- it is also indicative of what Keys can and will do..." - Allmusic

• "In the year Ciara grew up, Rihanna left the islands and Jill Scott explored the joy of sex, [Keys's] third studio album envisions a hip-hop generation ready for its own Roberta Flack." - Rolling Stone

• "[Keys's] gifts shine with a ripening maturity and depth on her third studio outing. " - Billboard