“Everything means nothing, if I ain’t got you…”  The refrain was inescapable in 2003, when Alicia Keys’ instant classic “If I Ain’t Got You” dominated the radio and reached a cross-section of audiences that had rarely been seen before.

The track is a highlight among many on her second album, The Diary of Alicia Keys.  The chart-topping, Grammy-winning album defied the concept of the sophomore slump.  It stayed on the Billboard Albums listing for 88 weeks and has been certified 5x-Platinum by the RIAA.  Upon its release, it was instantly recognized as a career highpoint and a timeless R&B classic.

Now, after 17 years unavailable on vinyl, Legacy Recordings and the subscription service Vinyl Me, Please will remaster and reissue the landmark 2-LP set on oak-and-ivory-hued vinyl.  The set is due to ship in January 2021.  It’s available to any fan, although VMP members will receive a discount off this pressing, which is sure to be coveted by vinyl aficionados and R&B fans everywhere.  Better yet, $2 of every purchase will be donated to Keep a Child Alive, a cause co-founded by Alicia Keys that provides support to HIV/AIDS-impacted communities across India and Africa.

You can purchase your copy of the newly remastered, “oak and ivory” 2-LP set from Vinyl Me, Please, and peruse the track listing below!

Alicia Keys, The Diary of Alicia Keys (originally J Records ‎LP 82876-55712-1, 2003) (Vinyl Me, Please)

Side 1:

1. Harlem’s Nocturne
2. Karma
3. Heartburn
4. If I Was Your Woman / Walk On By

Side 2:

1. You Don’t Know My Name
2. If I Ain’t Got You
3. Diary

Side 3:

1. Dragon Days
2. Wake Up
3. So Simple

Side 4:

1. When You Really Love Someone
2. Feeling U, Feeling Me (Interlude)
3. Slow Down
4. Samsonite Man
5. Nobody Not Really