Won't You Call Me Sometime, Papa?

Well, now that I've gotten the new blog up and running, there I go and take an unannounced five-day break to begin the year! Well, I'm back, and for real, so never fear...there's lots more to come. To start with, how about some old-school Alicia Keys in a song that relates to how you might have been feeling the past few days?

How Come You Don't Call Me (Al...

"How Come You Don't Call Me"

Alicia Keys

Songs in A Minor 

J Records, 2001

Trivia: This song originally began as "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?" written and performed by Prince and appearing as the B-side to the far more famous "1999." Keys' version was released as the third U.S. single from her much lauded debut album Songs in A Minor, although it topped out at #59 on the Billboard Hot 100 just before Keys appeared on Eve's single "Gangsta Lovin'," which later joined the #2 Club of songs that peaked at the penultimate slot on the singles chart.



Get Alicia Keys' fantastic debut album, still (in my humble opinion) the best of her career.