"Every Little Bit Hurts," Alicia Keys

[tozion]

Billboard review:

Every Little Bit Hurts
ALICIA KEYS
Producer(s): John Harris
Genre: R & B
Label: J Records (CD promo

Alicia Keys' previous single "Unbreakable" was a rewarding tour de force, that rare chart and artistic success that scores despite it being a live performance. (Nothing personal.) Follow-up "Every Little Bit Hurts" is assured to maintain the momentum of Keys' "Unplugged" disc. The magic here is the track's sensitive simplicity: primarily the singer, a piano, subtle strings and a gospel choir. Keys utilizes her voice in a novel, less polished manner than usual, and the raspiness and ache make this a soulful number. Perhaps not a catalog classic, but another convincing testament to one of the superb singers of the day. —Chuck Taylor

[ckh333]

so artists usually have more than one single from an unplugged album?

[ffej]

Is this not a single

[tozion]

It's a video-only single.

[ffej]

Oh. Thanks.

[Jay!Koolie]

Does anyone know who originally sang this song? I thought it was Peggy Scott (Adams), since I have her version on a 60s soul compilation, but I wanted to double check....Thanks in advance.

[tozion]

I was always under the impression that Brenda Holloway was the original. I know the Peggy Scott version came out in the late 60's and Brenda's version preceded it by almost ten years.

[Jay!Koolie]

tozion said:

I was always under the impression that Brenda Holloway was the original. I know the Peggy Scott version came out in the late 60's and Brenda's version preceded it by almost ten years.

Dude, your the best! Thank u...

I'm so crazy that I didn't even realize that I had the Holloway version in my library already, lol!

[anitabakerfan]

Bilboard reports this as the offical next release from "Unplugged".....So shouldn't this be moved to the Urban Section???

[tozion]

Billboard has reported plenty of times that a song is the next single just because it has a video or is getting some adds or whatever. They have their favorites and sometimes do random reviews. Not that I'm saying it can't be true, but I wouldn't be surprised if this is just a video single.

[TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur]

EW's review of the video:

ALICIA KEYS ''Every Little Bit Hurts''
Keys meets Good Night, and Good Luck in an elegant black-and-white performance-driven clip that honors the retro vibe of her churchy ballad by transporting the singer and her band to the set of a 1950s television studio. B–

[AFRO SAMURAI]

Am I the only one who is underwhelmed by this whole Unplugged project?

[TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur]

cuidado said:

Am I the only one who is underwhelmed by this whole Unplugged project?

I don't know about underwhelmed... I'm just completely uninterested. Hopefully Alicia goes away for awhile now so my being tired of her phase can pass before her next studio album.