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2001 studio album by India Arie
Acoustic Soul Released March 27, 2001 (2001-03-27 ) Recorded 2000–2001 Studio
Electric Lady , New York City[a]
Sound Kitchen, Franklin, Tennessee [b]
Music Mill, Nashville, Tennessee [c]
Access, Atlanta[d]
Blues House[e]
New Reflections, Nashville, Tennessee[f]
The Studio, Philadelphia[g]
Worldbeat[h]
Battery, New York City[h]
Genre R&B Length 61 :18 Label Motown Producer
"Video " Released: February 6, 2001
"Brown Skin " Released: 2001
"Strength, Courage & Wisdom" Released: 2001
"Ready for Love" Released: 2002
Acoustic Soul is the debut studio album by American singer India Arie . It was released on March 27, 2001, by Motown . The album received seven nominations at the 44th Grammy Awards , including Album of the Year and Best R&B Album . Acoustic Soul was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on December 17, 2003, denoting shipments in excess of two million copies in the United States.[12]
Track listing [ ]
1. "Intro" India Arie 0:50 2. "Video " Arie Shannon Sanders Carlos Broady Carlos "6 July" Broady Arie 4:09 3. "Promises" 4:37 4. "Brown Skin " 4:56 5. "Strength, Courage & Wisdom" Arie 4:57 6. "Nature" 4:24 7. "Back to the Middle" 5:11 8. "Ready for Love" 4:28 9. "Interlude" Arie 1:24 10. "Always in My Head" 4:40 11. "I See God in You" Arie 3:17 12. "Simple" 3:26 13. "Part of My Life" Tony Harrington 4:03 14. "Beautiful" 4:05 15. "Outro" Arie 1:20 16. "Wonderful (Stevie Wonder Dedication)" (bonus track) Arie Cornelius Barnes Batson 5:31
17. "Strength, Courage & Wisdom" (live) 5:57 18. "Brown Skin" (Bedroom Rockers Remix) 3:36
1. "Video" (DJ Dodge Remix) 2. "Video" (Urban Wolves/Dream Team Remix (featuring Super Cat)) 3. "Brown Skin" (Bedroom Rockers Radio Remix) 4. "Brown Skin" (E-London Club Remix) 5. "Brown Skin" (Mind Trap Mix) 6. "Strength, Courage & Wisdom" (Remix) 7. "Strength, Courage & Wisdom" (live from Paradiso)
Sample credits
Personnel [ ]
Musicians [ ]
India Arie – vocals, acoustic guitar
Mark Batson – organ , synthesizer , bass , percussion , drums , keyboards , programming , Mellotron , Fender Rhodes
Carlos "6 July" Broady – programming
John Catchings – cello
Larry Goldings – organ, Wurlitzer , string contractor
Steve Grossman – percussion, drums
Tony Harrell – keyboards
Kerisha Hicks – background vocals
Judeth Insel – viola
Avery Johnson – bass
Bashiri Johnson – percussion
Doug Kahan – bass
Terry MacMillan – percussion
Blue Miller – acoustic guitar, guitar , electric guitar , programming, vocals, background vocals
Bob Power – bass, guitar, conductor , programming
Marlene Rice – violin
Ralph Rolle – drums
Joyce Simpson – background vocals
David Spak – percussion
Laurneá Wilkerson – background vocals
Nioka Workman – cello
Technical [ ]
Producers : India Arie, Mark Batson , Carlos "6 July" Broady, Blue Miller, Bob Power
Executive producer : Kedar Massenburg
Engineers: Kevin Haywood, Avery Johnson, Jim Lightman, Blue Miller, Mark Niemiec, Bob Power, Lovis Scalise, Mike Tocci
Mixing : Kevin Haywood, George Karras, Jim Lightman, Chris Mazer, Blue Miller, Bob Power, Mike Shipley , Alvin Speights, Dave Way
Mastering : Chris Athens
Programming: Mark Batson
Assistant producer: Jason Breckling
String arrangements: Mark Batson
String engineer: Jon Smeltz
Creative director : Sandy Brummels
Product manager : Liz Loblack
Art direction : Annalee Valencia
Design: Annalee Valencia
Photography: Kwaku Alston , Michael Benabib
Charts [ ]
Weekly charts [ ]
Year-end charts [ ]
Certifications [ ]
Release history [ ]
Notes [ ]
^ Tracks 1, 5, 9 and 15
^ Track 2
^ Tracks 3 and 7
^ Tracks 4–6, 12, 13 and 16
^ Tracks 7, 8 and 14; vocals on track 11
^ Tracks 8 and 11
^ Strings on track 10
^ Jump up to: a b Track 10
References [ ]
^ Duffy, John. "Acoustic Soul – India.Arie" . AllMusic . Retrieved on August 12, 2009.
^ Hall, Rashaun. "India.Arie: Acoustic Soul ". Billboard : 19. March 31, 2001.
^ "Acoustic Soul Review" . Entertainment Weekly . March 30, 2001. Retrieved on August 12, 2009.
^ [1] [dead link ]
^ "India.Arie: Acoustic Soul". Mixmag : 179. June 2001.
^ Jump up to: a b "India Arie – Acoustic Soul CD Album" . CD Universe . Retrieved July 28, 2013 .
^ Evans, Diana (2001-04-05). "Album Reviews – India.Arie : Acoustic Soul" . NME . Retrieved on August 12, 2009.
^ Bottomley, Maurice (2001-03-26). "India.Arie: Acoustic Soul" . PopMatters . Retrieved on August 12, 2009.
^ Masuo, Sandy (June 5, 2001). "India.Arie: Acoustic Soul : Music Reviews" . Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved July 28, 2013 .
^ "Old 97's No. 5; generic Sasha; 'Acoustic' India ". USA Today : D.10. March 27, 2001.
^ Green, Tony (2001-07-03). "Who Isn't Jill Scott?" . The Village Voice . Retrieved on August 12, 2009.
^ Jump up to: a b "American album certifications – India.Arie – Acoustic Soul" . Recording Industry Association of America . December 17, 2003.
^ "Australiancharts.com – India.Arie – Acoustic Soul" . Hung Medien. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
^ "ARIA Urban Chart – Week Commencing 4th March 2002" (PDF) . The ARIA Report (627): 19. March 4, 2002. Retrieved January 24, 2020 – via National Library of Australia .
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – India.Arie – Acoustic Soul" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – India.Arie – Acoustic Soul" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved May 1, 2019.
^ "Charts.nz – India.Arie – Acoustic Soul" . Hung Medien. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – India.Arie – Acoustic Soul" . Hung Medien. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
^ "Swisscharts.com – India.Arie – Acoustic Soul" . Hung Medien. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved May 1, 2019.
^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved May 1, 2019.
^ "India.Arie Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved May 1, 2019.
^ "India.Arie Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved May 1, 2019.
^ "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2001" . Billboard . Retrieved May 1, 2019 .
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2001" . Billboard . Retrieved May 1, 2019 .
^ "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Urban Albums 2002" . Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2019 .
^ "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2002" . Billboard . Retrieved September 1, 2020 .
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2002" . Billboard . Retrieved September 1, 2020 .
^ "Mi2N: Music Divas & Rock Bands Top South African Certifications" . Music Industry News Network . May 2, 2002. Archived from the original on May 31, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2019 .
^ "Best of Next" . Vibe . Vol. 11 no. 9. September 2003. p. 168. ISSN 1070-4701 – via Google Books .
Further reading [ ]
Nathan Brackett, Christian Hoard (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide . Completely Revised and Updated 4th Edition. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8 .
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