Acoustic Soul

India.Arie
Label: Motown
Number of Discs: 1
Format: Audio CD
Release date:27th March 2001

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Track Listing

1. Intro :50 Lyrics
2. Video 4:09 Lyrics
3. Promises 4:37 Lyrics
4. Brown skin 4:56 Lyrics
5. Strength, courage, & wisdom 4:57 Lyrics
6. Nature 4:24 Lyrics
7. Back to the middle 5:11 Lyrics
8. Ready for love 4:28 Lyrics
9. Interlude 1:24 Lyrics
10. Always in my head 4:40 Lyrics
11. I see God in you 3:17 Lyrics
12. Simple 3:26 Lyrics
13. Part of my life 4:03 Lyrics
14. Beautiful 4:06 Lyrics
15. Outro 1:17 Lyrics
16. Wonderful (Steve Wonder dedication) 5:30 * Lyrics

Product Description

Excellent Condition

Amazon.com

India Arie's Acoustic Soul is just as advertised: grooving soul music with an acoustic bent. Arie herself plays guitar, supplemented by strings (instead of synthesizers) and drums (instead of drum machines). The first single, "Video," is a calm, confident ode to self-love, comparing the dreadlocked, petite Arie to the average girl in a video. Arie is indeed anything but average: her debut marks the auspicious return of the black female singer-songwriter, in the vein of Me'Shell Ndegeocello, Tracy Chapman, and Dionne Farris. If you like their music, with thoughtful lyrics and layers of instrumentation, you'll love this album. "Video" is fabulous, but other high points include "Ready for Love," a lament that smolders before slowly building to a crescendo, with tinkling piano, guitar, and cello swelling beneath the vocal. "Strength, Courage, and Wisdom" is an optimistic anthem that'll have you clapping your hands and swaying from side to side, and the best track on the album, "Simple," is a straightforward love song with a pulsating beat. Acoustic Soul may not be full of radio-friendly tracks, but every track is strong, and the disc improves each time you press play. --Courtney Kemp

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