Alicia is a rare talent. She is a skilled musician and songwriter. She is a capable singer, philanthropist and a beautiful woman inside and out. Her first album was released 15 years ago and this album was her first release in four years. People really do have short attention spans. Four years is a long time to wait in between releases in today's social media climate, where it's on to the next one in the blink of an eye. Alicia also stays pretty lowkey during her off times, so there's no controversy to sell. It's been years since the Swizz/Mashonda thing happened, so people really can't harp on that anymore. Long gone are the days where African American artists could wait years between releases (i.e. Michael, Janet, Anita Baker, Sade, Etc.) and be welcomed back with open arms. Even Maxwell's latest CD kind of came and went earlier this year, and he was an artist who could wait years in between releases in the past and come back with fire sales. Here is a solid CD, so I hope buyers will discover it and change its sales fate. Maybe Alicia needs to call James Cordon for Carpool Karoke. It seemed to work for Gaga.