Who released a 2009 album entitled ‘The Element of Freedom’?
The Element of Freedom The Element of Freedom The Element of Freedom is the fourth studio album by American singer and songwriter Alicia Keys, released on December 11, 2009, by J Records. Recording sessions for the album took place during May to September 2009 at The Oven Studios in Long Island, New York. Production was primarily handled by Keys, Kerry Brothers, Jr., and Jeff Bhasker. Departing from the classicist soul music of Keys' previous albums, "The Element of Freedom" has a mid-tempo, low-key sound and features mostly ballads. The album debuted at number two on the US "Billboard" 200 chart, selling 417,000 copies in
The Element of Freedom all the limitations, so that you can feel your freedom and express your freedom in every way you possibly can". "The Element of Freedom" was scheduled to be released on December 1, 2009, to correspond with World AIDS Day, but was pushed back to December 15 for additional recording. According to the senior vice president of urban marketing for J Records, Keys "had a couple of more things in the oven and she wants this to be right [...] So we gave her the additional time she needed." Keys pointed out that she felt the album was being rushed for