The Platinum Collection (Alicia Keys album)

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.

The Platinum Collection
Box set by Alicia Keys
Released	May 4, 2010
Genre	R&B soul
Length	2:56:46
Label	J JIVE
Producer	Keys Clive Davis Peter Edge Jeff Robinson Kerry Brothers Jr. Jermaine Dupri Brian McKnight Kandi Burruss Jimmy Cozier Miri Ben-Ari Arden Altino Timbaland Kanye West D'wayne Wiggins Kumasi Dre & Vidal Easy Mo Bee Mark Batson Dirty Harry Linda Perry John Mayer Jack Splash
Alicia Keys chronology
The Element of Freedom (2009) The Platinum Collection (2010) Girl on Fire (2012)

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

• Songs in A Minor (2001)
• The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003)
• As I Am (2007)

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

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Portugal (AFP)[9]	3× Platinum	60,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[10]	Silver	60,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ 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	[11]
United States	May 10, 2010		J	—	[12]