record_label a woman's worth
" If I Ain ' t Got You " is a song recorded , written , and produced by American singer Alicia Keys for her second ___MASK88___ , " ___MASK90___ of Alicia Keys ". Inspired by the 2001 death of fellow R & B singer Aaliyah , the terrorist September 11 attacks in New York City , and other different events in the world and in Keys ' life at that time , it is about " how material things don ' t feed the soul ." Musically , the slow bluesy piano ballad features musicians Hugh McCracken on guitar and Steve Jordan on drums . A diary is a ___MASK11___ ( originally in handwritten format ) with discrete entries arranged by date reporting on what has happened over the course of a day or other period . A personal diary may include a person ' s experiences , and / or thoughts or feelings , including comments on current events outside the writer ' s direct experience . Someone who keeps a diary is known as a diarist . Diaries undertaken for institutional purposes play a role in many aspects of human civilization , including government records ( e . g . " Hansard "), business ledgers and military records . In British ___MASK78___ , the word may also denote a preprinted journal format . Alicia Augello Cook ( born January 25 , 1981 ), known by her stage name Alicia Keys , is an American singer , songwriter , pianist and actress . Keys released her debut ___MASK37___ with ___MASK3___ , having had previous record deals first with Columbia and then Arista Records . Keys ' debut ___MASK37___ , " Songs in A Minor " was released in 2001 , producing her first " Billboard " Hot 100 number - one single " Fallin '", and selling over 12 million copies worldwide . The ___MASK37___ earned Keys five Grammy Awards in 2002 . Her sophomore ___MASK37___ , " The Diary of Alicia Keys ", was released in 2003 , spawning successful singles " You Don ' t Know My Name ", " If I Ain ' t Got You " and " Diary ", and selling eight million copies worldwide . The duet song " My Boo " with Usher , scored her a second number - one single in 2004 . The ___MASK37___ garnered her an additional four Grammy Awards in 2005 . Later that year , she released her first live ___MASK37___ , " Unplugged ", becoming the first woman to have an " MTV Unplugged " ___MASK37___ debut at number one . `` A Woman ' s Worth '' is a song by American singer -- songwriter Alicia Keys . A piano - driven soul ballad , it was written by herself and musician Erika Rose and produced by Keys for her debut ___MASK37___ , Songs in A Minor ( 2001 ) . The track was released as the ___MASK37___ ' s second single in February 2002 following the worldwide success of her debut single the previous year , and became another top ten success for Keys in New Zealand and the United States , where it also reached number three on the U . S . Billboard Hot R & B / Hip - Hop Songs chart . The accompanying music video , directed by Chris Robinson , is a continuation of the `` Fallin ' '' video and explored what happens when Keys ' onscreen love interest gets released from prison and he tries to acclimate to society . The clip was nominated for both Best R & B Video and Best Cinematography at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards , while the song won an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Song in the same year . ___MASK90___ of Alicia Keys is the second ___MASK88___ by American recording artist Alicia Keys . It was released in the United States on December 2 , 2003 by ___MASK3___ . Recording sessions for the album took place at various recording studios , and production was handled primarily by Keys with contributions from Kerry Brothers , Jr ., Timbaland , Dwayne Wiggins , Dre & Vidal , Easy Mo Bee and Kanye West . ___MASK18___ ( also known simply as Columbia ) is an American ___MASK11___ ___MASK91___ owned by ___MASK100___ ( SME ), a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America , Inc ., the United States division of Sony Corporation . It was founded in 1887 , evolving from an earlier enterprise named the American Graphophone Company , the successor to the Volta Graphophone Company . Columbia is the oldest surviving brand name in the recorded sound business , being the second major ___MASK11___ company to produce recorded records . ___MASK18___ went on to release records by an array of notable singers , instrumentalists , and bands . From 1961 to 1990 , its recordings were released outside the U . S . and Canada by the CBS Records ___MASK91___ ( which was named after the Columbia Broadcasting System ) to avoid confusion with the EMI ___MASK91___ of the same name , before adopting the Columbia name internationally in 1990 . It is one of Sony Music ' s three flagship ___MASK11___ labels alongside RCA Records and Epic Records . " You Don ' t Know My Name " is a song by American recording artist Alicia Keys from her second ___MASK88___ , " ___MASK90___ of Alicia Keys ". Written by Keys , Kanye West and Harold Lilly , and produced by Keys and West , the track was released as the ___MASK37___ ' s lead single in November 2003 , and contains a sample from the 1975 song " Let Me Prove My Love to You ", written by J . R . Bailey , Mel Kent , and Ken Williams and performed by The Main Ingredient . A pianist is an individual musician who plays the piano . Most forms of Western music can make use of the piano . Consequently , pianists have a wide variety of repertoire and styles to choose from , including traditionally classical music , Jazz , blues and all sorts of popular music , including ___MASK36___ . Most pianists can , to a certain extent , play other keyboard - related instruments such as the synthesizer , harpsichord , celesta and the organ and keyboard . Perhaps the greatest pianist of all time was Franz Liszt , whose piano mastery was described by Anton Rubinstein : " In comparison with Liszt , all other pianists are children ". A Grammy Award ( originally called Gramophone Award ), or Grammy , is an honor awarded by The Recording Academy to recognize outstanding achievement in the mainly ___MASK78___ - language music industry . The annual presentation ceremony features performances by prominent artists , and the presentation of those awards that have a more popular interest . It shares recognition of the music industry as that of the other performance awards such as the Emmy Awards ( television ), the Tony Awards ( stage performance ), and the Academy Awards ( motion pictures ). ___MASK5___ , Inc . was a major American record ___MASK91___ . It was a wholly owned unit of ___MASK100___ and was previously handled by Bertelsmann Music Group . The company operated under the RCA Music Group until 2011 . The ___MASK91___ was founded in 1974 by Clive Davis , who formerly worked for ___MASK70___ ( which would become ___MASK100___ ). Until its demise in 2011 , it was a major distributor and promoter of albums throughout the United States and United Kingdom . Songs in A Minor is the debut ___MASK88___ by American recording artist Alicia Keys . It was released in the United States on June 5 , 2001 by ___MASK3___ . After graduating from high school , Keys signed with Columbia Records to begin her music career . She recorded an album in 1998 under the label , which they rejected . Her contract subsequently ended with Columbia after a dispute with the label , and Keys later signed with Clive Davis . An accomplished , classically trained pianist , Keys wrote , arranged and produced a majority of the album , including " Jane Doe ", which was the only song in the key of A minor . Clive Jay Davis ( born April 4 , 1932 ) is an American ___MASK11___ producer , A & R executive and music industry executive . He has won five Grammy Awards and is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a non - performer . ___MASK3___ was an American major record label owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment , and was distributed through the RCA Music Group . The label was founded in 2000 and was dissolved into RCA Records in 2011 .