Keys (album)

Keys
Studio album by Alicia Keys
Released	December 10, 2021
Studio	Los Angeles, California (Conton House, Conway, Perfect Sound) Nassau, Bahamas (Sanctuary) New York City, New York (Jungle City, Kampo) North Hollywood, California (Larrabee)
Genre	R&B
Length	93:24
Label	RCA
Producer	AraabMuzik Fred Ball BJ Burton Alicia Keys Carter Lang Mike WiLL Made It Jay Mooncie Suzy Shinn Swizz Beatz VRon
Alicia Keys chronology
ALICIA: The Selects (2021) Keys (2021) Santa Baby (2022)
Singles from Keys
"Lala" Released: September 9, 2021 "Best of Me" Released: October 28, 2021 "Trillions" Released: August 23, 2022 "Come for Me" Released: February 24, 2023

Keys is the eighth studio album by American singer and songwriter Alicia Keys, released through RCA Records on December 10, 2021; her last album released under the label as they parted ways in the summer of 2022.^[1][2] It was primarily produced by Keys. It was preceded by the release of two singles: "Lala" featuring Swae Lee and "Best of Me". The album was announced on October 27 and includes two discs (original and unlocked), with two versions of 10 tracks, along with six other tracks.

Keys is a double album. The first part features the more traditional and melodic original songs. The second half of the album features the unlocked versions of the same tracks, where Mike WiLL Made-It sampled the original tracks and gave them stronger beats and several effects and transformations. Some songs exist only either in their original or unlocked version. In the United States, the album debuted at number 41 on the Billboard 200, becoming Keys' first studio album to miss the top five in that country. It received mostly positive reviews, with critics highlighting Keys' production approach in particular, although some were critical of the quality behind the song composition. To support the album, Keys embarked on the Alicia + Keys World Tour.