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Though producer Jeff Bhasker brings out a strong, confident vocal from the singer, Keys can't help but write tepid variations of the song's theme all over the place "looks like a girl but she's a flame," "hottest of the hottest girls. But with help from Maxwell's falsetto-drenched guest verse, "Fire We Make" is worthy of its likely place on many bedroom playlists next to another recent duet partner, Miguel.

An emotional highlight. His presence seems to bring out a different kind of confidence in Keys, who delivers one of her most powerful vocals on this heartfelt track. Keys assures the listener that her musical inferno is still burning even after the album ends.

Search term. Billboard Pro Subscribe Sign In. Top Artists. Top Charts. Hot Songs. Billboard Top Videos. Top Articles. By Billboard Staff. But on this album she has dug deep, become more confessional and personal versus talking in gen- eralities. It's a very big step in a new direction. Then she would bounce ideas off longtime collaborator and friend Kerry "Krucial" Brothers.

That was the mandate. As part of that mandate, Keys sought out people she hadn't worked with before. I call her 'Sunny Vibrations. But writing with her was so easy. We were on the same page in terms of words and melody. She writes from the heart.

Mixing live and programmed elements, the resulting album is both organic and contemporary, accented by heavy drums with electronic and reggae infusions. Leading the charge is the title track. Co-written and co-produced by Keys, Jeff Bhasker and Remi, the single was recorded as a three-track suite: a main version plus two remixes, Inferno and Bluelight.

With support from not one but two advertising synchs, "Girl on Fire" debuted at No. It's No. Keys shifts from fiery inspiration to scorching intimacy on "Fire We Make," a duet with Maxwell capped by a remarkable guitar solo from acclaimed Warner Bros. The Keys that early fans fell in love with has come a long way from the Hell's Kitchen native and corn-row-rocking ingenue whom Clive Davis introduced in as his latest J Records music phenomenon.

Spurred by the No. Since then she has released three more top-selling al- bums see box, opposite page as well as the set MTV Unplugged. Along the way, she has logged 14 top 10 singles and eight No. Search term.