![]() ![]() The album has since sold over 6.2 million copies in the United States and 12 million copies worldwide. Songs in A Minor debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, selling 236,000 copies in its first week. Despite the album's title, "Jane Doe" is the only song on the album actually in the key of A minor. Lyrically, the songs explore the complexities and various stages of personal relationships. It is a neo soul album with elements of R&B, soul, jazz, hip hop, blues, classical, and gospel music. ![]() An accomplished, classically trained pianist, Keys wrote, arranged and produced the majority of the album herself. Keys began writing songs for the album in 1995 at age 14 and recording the album in 1998 for Columbia Records, but after they rejected it, she signed a recording contract with Clive Davis's Arista Records and eventually J Records. Songs in A Minor is the debut studio album by American singer and songwriter Alicia Keys.
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