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(More customer reviews)The Element of Freedom is a great album. In fact, next to Songs in A Minor, it could be the best work she's created to-date.It takes several listens before you can fully appreciate it. There is a wide variety of styles and tempos that will appeal to a broader audience. I expect "Distance and Time" as well as "Empire State of Mind Part II" to become the next singles off the album.
Previous reviewers have done an excellent job describing each tracks etc.
My review is mainly on this one point. Why 4 different versions??
Version 1: Standard 14 tracks.
Version 2: The Deluxe Edition 16 tracks including the bonus "Through It All" and the heart warming, "Pray for Forgiveness"
Also included is a second DVD disc that features 4 live acoustic tracks and the video for Doesn't Mean Anything.
Listening to these tracks makes me wish I could have them as audio ones as well. Alicia does a completely
different take on them.
Version 3: Standard 14 tracks plus "Stolen Moment's" and "Heaven's door" You can ONLY buy this version at Target or as an
expensive Japanese import.
Version 4: EMPIRE EDITION - Available only to U.S. customers (so as a Canadian fan I have no chance of ever buying it)
via Alicia's website. It has 2 cds. The first is the standard 14 tracks. The second is a 7 song ep with "Lover
Man" ( a fantastic song that is a good as any of her hit singles)and "Almost there" along with 5 other live
songs like "No One"and "Karma"
I love Alicia, I don't want to illegally rip these tracks from the net. Why can't SONY and other record companies listen to true fans and create a better product? Sad thing is that I've even emailed Sony records to no avail. If only I could write to Alicia herself?!!
This cd would have hit number 1 on Billboard if it included all these bonus tracks on the second cd along with the live dvd performances. In this day of sagging cd sales, and consumers having to be more careful how they spend their hard earned money, why not make a product that has songs, videos, exclusives all in one?
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2009 deluxe CD/DVD (NTSC/Region 0) release from the R&B/Pop diva. The audio disc features two bonus tracks; Through It all and Pray For Forgiveness. The bonus DVD features intimate Studio performances of: Doesn't Mean Anything, Empire State of Mind (Part II), Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart and No One along with the music video to Doesn't Mean Anything. As I Am is Alicia's most innovative album to date, a collection of music with no boundaries. Influenced by everything from Hip Hop to Soul to Rock to Classical music, As I Am is every bit a sense of rebellion and empowerment. Features collaborations with some of the biggest hit makers in music (Linda Perry, Jack Splash, Mark Batson, Swizz Beats and Kerry Brothers) and includes the first single 'No One.' Sony. 2009.
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