Acoustic Soul

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Acoustic Soul
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Studio album by India.Arie
Released March 27, 2001 (2001-03-27)
(See release history)
Recorded 2000–01
Genre
Length 61:18
Label Motown
Producer
India.Arie chronology
Acoustic Soul
(2001)
Voyage to India
(2002)Voyage to India2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars[1]
Billboard favorable[2]
Entertainment Weekly A[3]
The Independent favorable[4]
Mixmag 4/5 stars[5]
Muzik 5/5 stars[6]
NME (9/10)[7]
PopMatters favorable[8]
Q 3/5 stars[6]
Rolling Stone 3.5/5 stars[9]
USA Today 3/4 stars[10]
Village Voice mixed[11]

Acoustic Soul is the debut album by American soul/R&B singer India.Arie, released in 2001 (see 2001 in music). It was nominated for seven Grammy Awards in 2002, including "Album of the Year" and "Best R&B Album". Acoustic Soul was certified 2x Platinum by the RIAA for shipments of two million copies in the United States.[12]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Intro"   0:50
2. "Video"   4:14
3. "Promises"   4:47
4. "Brown Skin"   4:56
5. "Strength, Courage & Wisdom"   4:57
6. "Nature"   4:24
7. "Back to the Middle" (featuring Blue Miller) 5:11
8. "Ready for Love"   4:28
9. "Interlude"   1:24
10. "Always in My Head"   4:40
11. "I See God in You"   3:17
12. "Simple"   3:26
13. "Part of My Life"   4:03
14. "Beautiful"   4:05
15. "Outro"   1:20
16. "Wonderful (Stevie Wonder Dedication)"   5:31

Personnel

Chart history

Release history

Region Date Format
United States March 27, 2001 Compact disc
United Kingdom October 22, 2001
Japan December 11, 2001
United States July 17, 2007 Special edition CD

Notes

  1. Duffy, John. "Acoustic Soul - India.Arie". Allmusic. Retrieved on 2009-08-12.
  2. Hall, Rashaun. "India.Arie: Acoustic Soul". Billboard: 19. March 31, 2001.
  3. "Acoustic Soul Review". Entertainment Weekly. March 30, 2001. Retrieved on 2009-08-12.
  4. [1][dead link]
  5. "India.Arie: Acoustic Soul". Mixmag: 179. June 2001.
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  7. Evans, Diana (2001-04-05). "Album Reviews - India.Arie : Acoustic Soul". NME. Retrieved on 2009-08-12.
  8. Bottomley, Maurice (2001-03-26). "India.Arie: Acoustic Soul". PopMatters. Retrieved on 2009-08-12.
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  10. "Old 97's No. 5; generic Sasha; 'Acoustic' India". USA Today: D.10. March 27, 2001.
  11. Green, Tony (2001-07-03). "Who Isn't Jill Scott?". The Village Voice. Retrieved on 2009-08-12.
  12. http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database

References

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