2. Front Cover Analysis Diaries are associated with writing your emotions and in-depth feelings of a subject matter. The reader is drawn to the album as they are given the idea that the album is going to be something from the heart, something meaningful and therefore appeals to a wider audience. The piano has some old and worn out keys and this relates to a diary, denoting something old, aged and deep-rooted. This is supported by the use of wood, the piano is wooden and so is the background. Also her make up is very light so her light toned face blends in well with the use of brown and surrounding objects. The album cover is very basic, it’s a mix of a piano and her. The album is called ‘diary of Alicia keys’. The piano is slightly slanted as if to open like a diary, completing the full view of her face and allowing her to voice her feelings .
3. Back Cover Analysis The piano cover is open so this again denotes a book and the track list below being the words in her diary, so her deep thoughts are in the album in her track list. There is no real change in background except for what is being displayed, the colours used are still very mild. They aren’t modern backgrounds, still very old and damaged. Track list, there is the consistent contrast of white and brown/gold, the track number is in brown/gold and the track name is in white. There is also a Bonus, so again we see an album which presents the consumer with a ‘treat’, something extra which the consumer will enjoy. The album name is printed on either side and there is the name of the record label. As well as this it provides information on how and on what this CD can be played on, so this appeals to wider audiences and gives them examples of better more efficient ways to listen to the music The back cover also has information in German, so this encourages a wider audience, also it mentions who the producers are and has websites which fans can log onto and therefore widen the artists publicity.
4. Background Artist Information Alicia Keys is an American R&B artist who was born in Manhattan, her main attribute that she brings to the genre and imposes in her music is her piano skills. She is very talented in playing the piano and she inputs this is usually every single music song she makes and her videos. If she uses a symbolic item of who she in her music videos and performances then possibly we could incorporate our motif the way that she uses her piano to exhibit her individuality and what she stands for. This appeals to a wider audience enhancing her fan base.
