After the multi-platinum winner “As I Am”, released in 2007, Alicia Keys is back with a brand new album “The Element of Freedom”. The work will be released on the 11th December in two different versions, a standard one and the deluxe edition containing CD with DVD.
The latest work from the talented New York artist sees some big names of the industry involved. The album is produced by Kerry “Krucial” Brothers, Jeff Bhasker and Swizz Beatz among others and contains two very interesting features by Beyoncè and rapper Drake.
So far, the first single “Doesn’t Mean Anything” was released in November giving a preview of the upcoming album. “Put it in a Love Song”, in particular, is an upbeat duet with Alicia and Beyoncè. Other songs which deserve particular attention and are, in our opinion, the gems of the overall work are “Love is Blind”, an interesting and hypnotic experiment, and the deep and melodic “Try sleeping with a Broken Heart”. The reason for the title, said the singer, is that every song contains a particular element of freedom, which is vital for anyone to become one’s true self.
Here is the full 14 track list:
1.“Element of Freedom (Intro)”
2.“Love is Blind”
3.“Doesn’t Mean Anything”
4.“Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart”
5.“Wait til You See My Smile”
6.“That’s How Strong My Love Is”
7.“Un-thinkable (I’m Ready)” (featuring Drake)
8.“Love Is My Disease
9.“Like the Sea”
10.“”Put It in a Love Song” (featuring Beyoncè)
11.“This Bed”
12.“Distance and Time”
13.“How it Feels to Fly”
14.“Empire State Of Mind (part II) Broken Down”
