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As one of the most promising neo-soul artists yet to emerge in the past few years, India.Arie casts her lot with the best artists of her label's storied history, playing deeply introspective songs laced with glistening acoustic guitar, churchy organ, and smooth, supple beats. When she name-checks those artists no longer with us that she claims as influences (Ma Rainey, Miles Davis, Karen Carpenter, Charley Patton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Donny Hathaway, etc.) in three separate interludes, you have no doubt she is looking back as well as forward, even going so far as to invoke Sam Cooke's "A Change Is Gonna Come." But Acoustic Soul is at its best when the arrangements are deliberately modern. And despite the uniqueness of being a guitar-based R&B album, it is Arie's thick, sandy voice that shares star billing with her exceptional lyrics. Betraying youthful vulnerability while at the same time projecting strength, confidence, and uncanny insight for a 25-year-old singer/songwriter, Arie wraps herself effortlessly around the deep, funky sensuality of "Brown Skin," and stands tall in defiance of pop-fashion expectations on the irresistibly catchy "Video." The uplifting "Faith, Courage, Wisdom" rides along on a euphoric chorus, and the plainly autobiographical "Back to the Middle" recounts an emotional and spiritual coming of age. Without the many concrete references to the great R&B music of the past, Acoustic Soul would be a purely modern gem, but as Arie is determined to pay her debts up front, it's much more, and that is admirable.
© John Duffy /TiVo
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India.Arie, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - George Karras, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Tocci, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Carlos Broady, Producer, ComposerLyricist - India.Arie, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Shannon Sanders, ComposerLyricist - India Arie Simpson, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Shorten, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - MIKE SHIPLEY, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Pascal Danae, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dodge, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Haywood, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John "JT" Thompson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2000 Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings Inc
India.Arie, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - India Arie Simpson, ComposerLyricist - Jim Lightman, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Blue Miller, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Kedar Massenburg, Producer, Executive Producer - Paige Lackey, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mark Batson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - India.Arie, Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Shannon Sanders, ComposerLyricist - India Arie Simpson, ComposerLyricist - Avery Johnson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alvin Speights, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
India.Arie, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - India Arie Simpson, ComposerLyricist - Jim Lightman, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Blue Miller, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kedar Massenburg, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2001 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mark Batson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - India.Arie, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - India Arie Simpson, ComposerLyricist - Avery Johnson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Karras, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Mazer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joyce Simpson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
India.Arie, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - India Arie Simpson, ComposerLyricist - Jim Lightman, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Blue Miller, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Kedar Massenburg, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2000 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
India.Arie, Producer, MainArtist - India Arie Simpson, ComposerLyricist - William Miller, ComposerLyricist - Jim Lightman, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Blue Miller, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kedar Massenburg, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2001 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
India.Arie, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - India Arie Simpson, ComposerLyricist - George Karras, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Tocci, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
India.Arie, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - India Arie Simpson, ComposerLyricist - Bob Power, Producer - Blue Miller, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Carlos Broady, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - India.Arie, Producer, MainArtist - India Arie Simpson, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Haywood, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Kedar Massenburg, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2001 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mark Batson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - India.Arie, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - India Arie Simpson, ComposerLyricist - Avery Johnson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Duane Covert, ComposerLyricist - George Karras, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Mazer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Unit, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mark Batson, Producer - India.Arie, Producer, MainArtist - Avery Johnson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Karras, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Mazer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - T. Harrington, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
India.Arie, Producer, MainArtist - India Arie Simpson, ComposerLyricist - Blue Miller, Producer, ComposerLyricist - George Karras, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Karesha Hicks, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
India.Arie, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - India Arie Simpson, ComposerLyricist - George Karras, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Tocci, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mark Batson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - India.Arie, Producer, MainArtist - India Arie Simpson, ComposerLyricist - Avery Johnson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Karras, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Mazer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Cornelius Barnes, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
DISC 2
Carlos Broady, ComposerLyricist - India.Arie, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Shannon Sanders, ComposerLyricist - India Arie Simpson, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Shorten, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Pascal Danae, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dodge, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Soul Inside, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - John "JT" Thompson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Inside Sound, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Carlos Broady, ComposerLyricist - India.Arie, MainArtist - Shannon Sanders, ComposerLyricist - India Arie Simpson, ComposerLyricist - Supercat, FeaturedArtist
℗ 2001 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mark Batson, ComposerLyricist - India.Arie, MainArtist - Shannon Sanders, ComposerLyricist - India Arie Simpson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mark Batson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - India.Arie, MainArtist - Shannon Sanders, ComposerLyricist - India Arie Simpson, ComposerLyricist - Avery Johnson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alvin Speights, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Anthony Acid, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Paul Cent, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - E-London, Remix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mark Batson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - India.Arie, Producer, MainArtist - Shannon Sanders, ComposerLyricist - India Arie Simpson, ComposerLyricist - Avery Johnson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mind Trap, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Motomo 315, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Ojeda, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Magic, Mixer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
India.Arie, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Shannon Sanders, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - India Arie Simpson, ComposerLyricist - Jim Lightman, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Blue Miller, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nona Hendryx, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kedar Massenburg, Producer, Executive Producer - Mike T., Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sun White, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2000 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
India.Arie, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - India Arie Simpson, ComposerLyricist - Guido Aalbers, Producer - 3FM, Producer
℗ 2001 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
As one of the most promising neo-soul artists yet to emerge in the past few years, India.Arie casts her lot with the best artists of her label's storied history, playing deeply introspective songs laced with glistening acoustic guitar, churchy organ, and smooth, supple beats. When she name-checks those artists no longer with us that she claims as influences (Ma Rainey, Miles Davis, Karen Carpenter, Charley Patton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Donny Hathaway, etc.) in three separate interludes, you have no doubt she is looking back as well as forward, even going so far as to invoke Sam Cooke's "A Change Is Gonna Come." But Acoustic Soul is at its best when the arrangements are deliberately modern. And despite the uniqueness of being a guitar-based R&B album, it is Arie's thick, sandy voice that shares star billing with her exceptional lyrics. Betraying youthful vulnerability while at the same time projecting strength, confidence, and uncanny insight for a 25-year-old singer/songwriter, Arie wraps herself effortlessly around the deep, funky sensuality of "Brown Skin," and stands tall in defiance of pop-fashion expectations on the irresistibly catchy "Video." The uplifting "Faith, Courage, Wisdom" rides along on a euphoric chorus, and the plainly autobiographical "Back to the Middle" recounts an emotional and spiritual coming of age. Without the many concrete references to the great R&B music of the past, Acoustic Soul would be a purely modern gem, but as Arie is determined to pay her debts up front, it's much more, and that is admirable.
© John Duffy /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 23 track(s)
- Total length: 01:36:25
- Main artists: India.Arie
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Motown
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 2007 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2007 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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