The Vault Playlist, Vol. 1 Explained

Vault Playlist Vol. 1
Type:EP
Artist:Alicia Keys
Cover:Alicia Keys - The Vault Playlist, Vol. 1.jpg
Released:April 7, 2017
Label:RCA
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Prev Year:2016

Vault Playlist Vol. 1 is an extended play by American recording artist Alicia Keys released on 7 April 2017 on RCA Records.[1] The extended play contains an acoustic version of "No One" (2007) from her third studio album As I Am (2007), a previously unreleased song "A Place to Call My Own", piano version of "If I Ain't Got You" (2004) from her second studio album The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003) and "Stolen Moments", which was previously released as a live version on Unplugged (2005) and as a bonus track on Japanese edition of her fourth studio album The Element of Freedom (2009).[2] [3] [4]

"Place to Call My Own" was premiered at the 2011 IHeartRadio Music Festival, with Keys saying "I've been in the studio working on some new music, and I thought tonight would be the perfect night to play something new for you".[5] James Dinh from MTV News described the song as "an uplifting, piano-driven tune about building up the courage to overcome struggles and find happiness" while Rolling Stone called it "stark, soulful ballad" and "urgent, piano-pounding number".[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alicia Keys – Vault Playlist Vol. 1 . . 2019-04-08.
  2. Web site: The Element Of Freedom: Alicia Keys . . 2018-10-09.
  3. Cinquemani . Sal . Alicia Keys: Unplugged . . 2005-10-13 . 2018-10-09.
  4. Web site: Alicia Keys Quietly Releases New EP, 'Vault Playlist Vol. 1' . Hidden Jams . 2018-10-09 . 2017-04-08.
  5. Web site: Dinh, James . Alicia Keys Debuts New Song at IheartRadio Festival . https://web.archive.org/web/20181009211228/http://www.mtv.com/news/1671482/alicia-keys-place-of-my-own-i-heart-radio-festival/ . dead . October 9, 2018 . . . 2011-09-26. 2018-10-09.
  6. Alicia Keys Debuts new song 'A Place of My Own' . . 2018-10-09 . 2011-09-26.