more on Alicia Keys cover of Prince's "how come you don't call me anymore"

From EUR:
(Apr. 11, 2001) *Eddie P, New York, NY: Last week at the Bottom Line in NYC, I had the pleasure of witnessing a revelation in the form of new artist, Alicia Keys. She's the ghetto fab vixen on Clive Davis' new label, J records.

Davis who discovered Toni Braxton, Whitney Houston and Deborah Cox has done it again. Alicia Keys had a commanding stage presence. She was born to perform ... gracefully and effortlessly engaging the crowd and satisfying ear-drums. She may be marketed as the next Brandy, Monica or Mya but she really delivers.

What makes Keys so special is that she's a true pianist, performing on stage with her own keyboard and 4 piece band. As she performed, you could see her passion. You could see that she's probably been at this since 5 years old -- practicing in front of mirrors and singing to relatives at the family reunion.

She performed her first single -- 'Fallin' but amazed us with her deft knowledge of Hip Hop and true R&B. She floated through a brief medley of 'Real Love' and 'Killing Me Softly' but really floored me with Prince's 'How Come You Don't Call Me Anymore?' and Donny Hathaway's 'Someday We'll All be Free.' When she sings, you can faintly hear a little Michael Jackson circa 1975. Sadly, her voice lacks power but maintains it's prestige. She can't huff and puff and blow your house down but she will huff and puff.

Like Mary J. Blige, it may be a few albums before she finds her voice. She may have been discovered too early. But then again, how many singers out there are selling records with no voice?

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