Un-thinkable (I'm Ready)
Alicia Keys | Artist Essentials
First released: 2009 (year verified)
Original 2009 album production, not the 2010 guest remix
MusicAtlas editorial note: The original album production keeps the lead close to a soft, suspended rhythm.
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First released: 2009 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 2009 release history of The Element of Freedom. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 2009 album production, not the 2010 guest remix
Credit: Alicia Keys
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: The Element of Freedom
The Element of Freedom - original studio program
The original 2009 program identifies Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart and the original Un-thinkable production. Its solo Empire State of Mind Part 2 is separately titled and is not the selected Jay-Z guest recording. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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The selected recording has release evidence, but its version has not been matched to the retained annual entry. It is omitted from Beyond the yearly lists until this match is resolved.
The original 2009 album production and the separately named 2010 Drake guest remix are distinct. The actual 2010 annual entry leaves its edition unspecified, so its link to the original album production remains provisional.
The Element of Freedom - original studio program
The original 2009 program identifies Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart and the original Un-thinkable production. Its solo Empire State of Mind Part 2 is separately titled and is not the selected Jay-Z guest recording. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
Un-thinkable - separately credited Drake remix
The original J Records May 2010 one-track remix explicitly features Drake. It is a separately named guest remix of the selected 2009 album production, and the actual annual row does not identify an edition. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
About Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys is an American singer, songwriter, pianist and producer whose musical training connected classical repertoire with jazz. She began playing piano at seven and released Songs in A Minor in 2001. The Diary of Alicia Keys and As I Am continued her recording career, with songs such as Fallin', If I Ain't Got You and No One becoming central to her repertoire. Her work also extends into acting, screen and stage production, and the memoir More Myself: A Journey.
Artist background sources
Sony Music Japan: Alicia Keys profile
Japanese label profile supports piano training, classical/jazz study, American singer-songwriter identity and named early albums; dated promotional totals and local release dates omitted. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Alicia Keys: official music and biography
Supports producer/acting/stage roles, named song repertoire and More Myself: A Journey; all sales totals excluded. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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