Acoustic Soul

Acoustic Soul
Studio album by India.Arie
Released	March 27, 2001 (See release history)
Recorded	2000–01
Genre	R&B neo soul
Length	61:18
Label	Motown
Producer	Mark Batson Carlos "6 July" Broady Blue Miller Bob Power
India.Arie chronology
Acoustic Soul (2001) Voyage to India (2002)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Billboard	favorable[2]
Entertainment Weekly	A[3]
The Independent	favorable[4]
Mixmag	[5]
Muzik	[6]
NME	(9/10)[7]
PopMatters	favorable[8]
Q	[6]
Rolling Stone	[9]
USA Today	[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"	4:09
3.	"Promises"	4:37
4.	"Brown Skin"	4:56
5.	"Strength, Courage & Wisdom"	4:57
6.	"Nature"	4:24
7.	"Back to the Middle"	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

Japanese Bonus Track
No.	Title	Length
17.	"Butterfly"	4:07

UK Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Length
17.	"Strength, Courage & Wisdom" (Live)	5:57
18.	"Brown Skin" (Bedroom Rockers Remix)	3:36

Special Edition Bonus Disc
No.	Title	Length
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)

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 Laurnea Wilkerson – background vocals Nioka Workman – cello

Production Producers: 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 Stylist: Joyce Simpson Make-up: Roxanna Floy

Chart history

Album Chart (2001) Peak position Australian ARIA Albums Chart 36 Canadian Albums Chart 21 Dutch Albums Chart 69 German Albums Chart 50 New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart 19 Swedish Albums Chart 43 Swiss Albums Chart 85 UK Albums Chart 55 U.S. Billboard 200 10 U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 3 U.S. Billboard Internet Albums 6

Singles Information "Video" Released: 2001 Writers: India.Arie, Carlos "6 July" Broady, Shannon Sanders Producer: Carlos "6 July" Broady Director: Terry Heller Chart positions: #47 U.S., #14 U.S. R&B, #32 UK "Brown Skin" Released: 2001 Writers: India.Arie, Mark Batson, Shannon Sanders Producer: India.Arie, Mark Batson Director: Tim Story Chart positions: #39 U.S. R&B, #29 UK, #95 AUS "Strength, Courage & Wisdom" Released: 2001 Writer: India.Arie Producers: India.Arie, Mark Batson Director: Chart positions: #76 U.S. R&B "Ready for Love" Released: 2001 Writers: India.Arie, Blue Miller Producer: Blue Miller Director: Sanaa Hamri Chart positions: —

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.
5. "India.Arie: Acoustic Soul". Mixmag: 179. June 2001.
6. "India Arie – Acoustic Soul CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
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.
9. Masuo, Sandy (2001-06-05). "India.Arie: Acoustic Soul : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-10-01. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
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. "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 2016-07-30.

References

• 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.

External links

• Acoustic Soul at Discogs
• Album Review at BBC Online
• Album Review at Entertainment.ie
• Album Review at Los Angeles Times