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Acoustic Soul

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[1]
BillboardFavorable[2]
Entertainment WeeklyA[3]
The IndependentFavorable[4]
Mixmag4/5 stars[5]
Muzik5/5 stars[6]
NME9/10[7]
PopMattersFavorable[8]
Q3/5 stars[6]
Rolling Stone3.5/5 stars[9]
USA Today3/4 stars[10]
The Village VoiceMixed[11]

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

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"India Arie 0:50
2."Video"
  • Carlos "6 July" Broady
  • Arie
4:09
3."Promises"
  • Arie
  • Blue Miller
  • Miller
  • Arie
4:37
4."Brown Skin"
  • Batson
  • Arie
4:56
5."Strength, Courage & Wisdom"Arie
  • Batson
  • Arie
4:57
6."Nature"
  • Arie
  • Batson
  • Batson
  • Arie
4:24
7."Back to the Middle"
  • Arie
  • Miller
  • Miller
  • Arie
5:11
8."Ready for Love"
  • Arie
  • Miller
  • Miller
  • Arie
4:28
9."Interlude"Arie 1:24
10."Always in My Head"
  • Arie
  • Miller
  • Bob Power
  • Arie
4:40
11."I See God in You"Arie
  • Broady
  • Arie
3:17
12."Simple"
  • Arie
  • The Unit
  • Batson
  • Batson
  • Arie
3:26
13."Part of My Life"Tony Harrington
  • Batson
  • Arie
4:03
14."Beautiful"
  • Arie
  • Kerisha Hicks
  • Miller
  • Miller
  • Arie
4:05
15."Outro"Arie 1:20
16."Wonderful (Stevie Wonder Dedication)" (bonus track)
  • Arie
  • Cornelius Barnes
  • Batson
  • Batson
  • Arie
5:31
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
17."Butterfly"4:07
UK edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
17."Strength, Courage & Wisdom" (live)5:57
18."Brown Skin" (Bedroom Rockers Remix)3:36
Special edition bonus disc
No.TitleLength
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

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
South Africa (RiSA)[29] Gold 25,000*
United States (RIAA)[12] 2× Platinum 1,860,000[30]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format
United States March 27, 2001 CD
United Kingdom October 22, 2001
Japan December 11, 2001
United States July 17, 2007 CD (special edition)

Notes

  1. ^ Tracks 1, 5, 9 and 15
  2. ^ Track 2
  3. ^ Tracks 3 and 7
  4. ^ Tracks 4–6, 12, 13 and 16
  5. ^ Tracks 7, 8 and 14; vocals on track 11
  6. ^ Tracks 8 and 11
  7. ^ Strings on track 10
  8. ^ a b Track 10

References

  1. ^ Duffy, John. "Acoustic Soul – India.Arie". AllMusic. Retrieved on August 12, 2009.
  2. ^ Hall, Rashaun. "India.Arie: Acoustic Soul". Billboard: 19. March 31, 2001.
  3. ^ "Acoustic Soul Review". Entertainment Weekly. March 30, 2001. Retrieved on August 12, 2009.
  4. ^ [1]
  5. ^ "India.Arie: Acoustic Soul". Mixmag: 179. June 2001.
  6. ^ a b "India Arie – Acoustic Soul CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  7. ^ Evans, Diana (2001-04-05). "Album Reviews – India.Arie : Acoustic Soul". NME. Retrieved on August 12, 2009.
  8. ^ Bottomley, Maurice (2001-03-26). "India.Arie: Acoustic Soul". PopMatters. Retrieved on August 12, 2009.
  9. ^ 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.
  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 August 12, 2009.
  12. ^ a b "American album certifications – India.Arie – Acoustic Soul". Recording Industry Association of America. December 17, 2003. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.
  13. ^ "Australiancharts.com – India.Arie – Acoustic Soul". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – India.Arie – Acoustic Soul" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  16. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – India.Arie – Acoustic Soul" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  17. ^ "Charts.nz – India.Arie – Acoustic Soul". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  18. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – India.Arie – Acoustic Soul". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  19. ^ "Swisscharts.com – India.Arie – Acoustic Soul". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  20. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  21. ^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  22. ^ "India.Arie Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  23. ^ "India.Arie Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  24. ^ "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  25. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  26. ^ "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.
  27. ^ "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  28. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  29. ^ "Mi2N: Music Divas & Rock Bands Top South African Certifications". Music Industry News Network. May 2, 2002. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  30. ^ "Best of Next". Vibe. Vol. 11 no. 9. September 2003. p. 168. ISSN 1070-4701 – via Google Books.

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