The Platinum Collection (Alicia Keys album)

The Platinum Collection

Box set by Alicia Keys

Released

May 4, 2010

Recorded

1999–2007

Genre

R&B
soul

Length

1:03:04 (Songs in A Minor)
57:45 (The Diary of Alicia Keys)
55:58 (As I Am)
2:56:46 (Complete Box Set)

Label

J
JIVE

Producer

Alicia Keys chronology

The Element of Freedom
(2009)

The Platinum Collection
(2010)

Girl on Fire
(2012)

The Platinum Collection is a box set by American recording artist Alicia Keys. It contained Keys' first three studio albums, Songs in A Minor (2001), The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003) and As I Am (2007). The box set was released on May 10, 2010 in United States through J Records.^[1]^[2]^[3] It peaked at number twenty on UK Albums Chart, also peaking on charts in Ireland, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland. It was certified Silver by British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for selling over 60,000 copies in United Kingdom.

Commercial performance

The Platinum Collection was first released on May 4, 2010 in Europe through Sony Music. It only peaked on charts in European countries: in United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, Portugal and Switzerland. It was also certified Silver by British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for selling over 60,000 copies in United Kingdom. It was released in United States on May 10, 2010 through J Records and failed to chart in that territory.

Content

Track listing

The Platinum Collection – Disc one (Songs in A Minor)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Piano & I"	Alicia Keys	1:52
2.	"Girlfriend"	Keys Jermaine Dupri Joshua Thompson	3:34
3.	"How Come You Don't Call Me"	Prince	3:57
4.	"Fallin'"	Keys	3:29
5.	"Troubles"	Keys Kerry Brothers, Jr.	4:28
6.	"Rock wit U"	Keys Taneisha Smith Brothers	5:36
7.	"A Woman's Worth"	Keys Erika Rose	5:02
8.	"Jane Doe"	Keys Kandi Burruss	3:48
9.	"Goodbye"	Keys	4:20
10.	"The Life"	Keys Smith Brothers	5:25
11.	"Mr. Man" (featuring Jimmy Cozier)	Keys Cozier	4:09
12.	"Never Felt This Way" (Interlude)	Brian McKnight	2:01
13.	"Butterflyz"	Keys	4:08
14.	"Why Do I Feel So Sad"	Keys Warryn Campbell	4:25
15.	"Caged Bird"	Keys	3:02
16.	"Lovin' U" (hidden track)	Keys	3:49
Total length:			63:04

The Platinum Collection – Disc two (The Diary of Alicia Keys)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Harlem's Nocturne"		Alicia Keys	1:43
2.	"Karma"	Tenisha Smith Kerry Brothers Jr.	Kerry Brothers, Jr.	4:16
3.	"Heartburn"	Tim Mosley Erika Rose Walter Millsap III Candice Nelson	Timbaland Keys	3:28
4.	"If I Was Your Woman" / "Walk on By"	Burt Bacharach Hal David Gloria Jones Pam Sawyer Clarence McMurray	Easy Mo Bee Keys D'wayne Wiggins	3:06
5.	"You Don't Know My Name"	Harold Lilly Kanye West Ken Williams Mel Kent J. R. Bailey	West Keys	6:08
6.	"If I Ain't Got You"		Keys	3:48
7.	"Diary" (featuring Tony! Toni! Toné!)	Brothers Jr.	Keys	4:45
8.	"Dragon Days"		Keys	4:36
9.	"Wake Up"	Brothers Jr.	Keys	4:27
10.	"So Simple" (featuring Lellow*)	Lilly Andre Harris Vidal Davis	Dre & Vidal	3:49
11.	"When You Really Love Someone"	Brothers Jr.	Keys	4:09
12.	"Feeling U, Feeling Me" (Interlude)		Keys	2:07
13.	"Slow Down"	Rose Lamont Green	Keys Kumasi	4:18
14.	"Samsonite Man"	Rose	Keys Kerry "Krucial" Brothers	4:12
15.	"Nobody Not Really"	Smith	Keys	2:56
Total length:				57:45

The Platinum Collection – Disc three (As I Am)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"As I Am" (Intro)		Kerry "Krucial" Brothers	1:52
2.	"Go Ahead"	Mark Batson Marsha Ambrosius Brothers Jr.	Batson	4:35
3.	"Superwoman"	Linda Perry Steve Mostyn	Kerry "Krucial" Brothers	4:34
4.	"No One"	Brothers Jr. George D. Harry	Kerry "Krucial" Brothers	4:13
5.	"Like You'll Never See Me Again"	Brothers Jr.	Kerry "Krucial" Brothers	5:15
6.	"Lesson Learned" (featuring John Mayer)	John Mayer	John Mayer	4:13
7.	"Wreckless Love"	Harold Lilly Jack Splash Matthew Kahane	Jack Splash	3:52
8.	"The Thing About Love"	Perry	Linda Perry	3:49
9.	"Teenage Love Affair"	Lilly Tom Nixon Carl Hampton Splash Josephine Bridges Kahane	Jack Splash	3:10
10.	"I Need You"	Batson Lilly Paul L. Green	Batson	5:09
11.	"Where Do We Go from Here"	Lilly Brothers Jr. Mary Frierson Johnnie Frierson	Kerry "Krucial" Brothers	4:10
12.	"Prelude to a Kiss"			2:07
13.	"Tell You Something (Nana's Reprise)"	Brothers Jr. Steve Mostyn Green Novel Stevenson Ron Haney	Kerry "Krucial" Brothers	4:28
14.	"Sure Looks Good to Me"	Perry	Linda Perry	4:31
Total length:				55:58

Notes

Lellow is Keys' alias used on track "So Simple".

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
	Irish Albums (IRMA)^[4]	51
	Portuguese Albums (AFP)^[5]	18
	Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)^[6]	95
	Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[7]	82
	UK Albums (OCC)^[8]	20

Sales and certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[9]	Silver	60,000^{^}
^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label(s)	Catalog	Ref.
Europe	May 4, 2010	3× CD	JIVE Sony Music	88697701872	^[10]
United States	May 10, 2010	3× CD	J	N/A	^[11]

References

↑ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Platinum-Collection-Alicia-Keys/dp/B003E6FW5K
↑ http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/14364639/The-Platinum-Collection/Product.html
↑ http://www.sonycmg.com/releases/alicia_keys/platinum_collection/
↑ "Irish-charts.com – Alicia Keys – The Platinum Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
↑ "Portuguesecharts.com – Alicia Keys – The Platinum Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Alicia Keys – The Platinum Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
↑ "Swisscharts.com – Alicia Keys – The Platinum Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
↑ "Chart Stats – Alicia Keys – The Platinum Collection". UK Albums Chart. Chart Stats. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
↑ "British album certifications – Alicia Keys – The Platinum Collection". British Phonographic Industry. June 5, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2015. Enter The Platinum Collection in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search
↑ "The Platinum Collection - Alicia Keys". AllMusic. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
↑ "Alicia Keys - The Platinum Collection (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved June 11, 2016.

External links

Official website

Alicia Keys

Discography Videography Awards and nominations Tours Songs written

Studio albums	Songs in A Minor The Diary of Alicia Keys As I Am The Element of Freedom Girl on Fire Here

Live albums	Unplugged VH1 Storytellers

Compilation albums	The Platinum Collection

Remix albums	Remixed

Films	Smokin' Aces The Nanny Diaries The Secret Life of Bees

Television	Empire season 2 The Voice season 11

Concerts and tours	Songs in A Minor Tour Verizon Ladies First Tour Diary Tour As I Am Tour Freedom Tour Piano & I: An Intimate Evening with Alicia Keys and Her Piano Set the World on Fire Tour

Books	Tears for Water: Songbook of Poems and Lyrics

Related topics	Swizz Beatz Kerry Brothers, Jr. Keep a Child Alive Oven Studios

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