Voyage to India

Voyage to India
Studio album by India.Arie
Released	September 24, 2002 (U.S.) September 30, 2002 (UK)
Recorded	2001–2002
Genre	Soul, R&B
Label	Motown
Producer	India.Arie (also executive), Blue Miller, Paul Morton, Jr., Drew and Shannon
India.Arie chronology
Acoustic Soul (2001) Voyage to India (2002) Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship (2006)
Alternative cover
International cover
Singles from Voyage to India
"Little Things" Released: 2002 "Can I Walk with You" Released: 2003 "The Truth" Released: 2003 "Get It Together" Released: 2003

Voyage to India is the second studio album by American soul/R&B singer India.Arie, released in 2002 (see 2002 in music). It debuted at number six on the Billboard 200 with first week sales of 109,000 copies. And topped the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, going Platinum by the RIAA. At the 2003 Grammy Awards, it won "Best R&B Album", and the single "Little Things" won "Best Urban/Alternative Performance". The song "Get It Together" was featured on many film soundtracks including "Brown Sugar" (2002) and Shark Tale (2004).

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Growth"	India Simpson (India.Arie)	India.Arie	1:04
2.	"Little Things" (Contains an interpolation of "Hollywood" by Rufus (David James Wolinski, Andre Fischer))	David James Wolinski, Andre Fischer, I. Simpson, Shannon Sanders, Anthony Roberson	India.Arie, S. Sanders	3:28
3.	"Talk To Her"	I. Simpson, S. Sanders, A. Roberson, Andrew Ramsey, Algebra Blessett	S. Sanders, A. Ramsey	5:10
4.	"Slow Down"	I. Simpson, S. Sanders, A. Roberson, Ricky Quinones	India.Arie, S. Sanders, A. Ramsey	3:57
5.	"The Truth"	I. Simpson, S. Sanders, A. Roberson, A. Ramsey	India.Arie, S. Sanders, A. Ramsey	3:26
6.	"Beautiful Surprise"	I. Simpson	India.Arie	2:28
7.	"Healing"	I. Simpson	India.Arie	0:55
8.	"Get It Together"	I. Simpson, S. Sanders, A. Roberson, A. Ramsey	India.Arie, S. Sanders, A. Ramsey	4:54
9.	"Headed In The Right Direction"	I. Simpson, Blue Miller	India.Arie, B. Miller	3:29
10.	"Can I Walk With You"	I. Simpson, B. Miller	India.Arie, B. Miller	3:50
11.	"The One"	I. Simpson, S. Sanders, A. Roberson, R. Quinones	India.Arie, S. Sanders	3:21
12.	"Complicated Melody"	I. Simpson	India.Arie	3:12
13.	"Gratitude"	I. Simpson	India.Arie	1:05
14.	"Good Man"	I. Simpson, S. Sanders, A. Ramsey, Will Baker	S. Sanders, A. Ramsey	3:32
15.	"God Is Real"	I. Simpson, S. Sanders, A. Roberson, A. Ramsey	India.Arie, S. Sanders, A. Ramsey	4:18

Bonus Track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
16.	"Interested" (Included on all pressings with the exception of the standard Australian and European releases. Appears as the first track on the second disc of the 2CD Special Edition)	I. Simpson, Paul Morton Jr.	P. Morton	4:06

UK Limited Edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
17.	"Brown Skin (Live)"	I. Arie, Shannon Sanders, Mark Batson	M. Batson	4:30

Target Limited Edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
17.	"Butterfly"	I. Simpson	India.Arie, M. Batson	4:11
18.	"Christmas Song (Chestnuts On An Open Fire) (featuring Stevie Wonder)"	Mel Tormé, Bob Wells	Stevie Wonder, Terry Lewis	2:45

2CD Special Edition (Disc 2)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
2.	"Little Things (Bedroom Rockers Remix)" (Contains an interpolation of "Hollywood" by Rufus (David James Wolinski, Andre Fischer))	David James Wolinski, Andre Fischer, I. Simpson, Shannon Sanders, Anthony Roberson	India.Arie, S. Sanders, Bedroom Rockers	3:32
3.	"Little Things (Corporate's Pop Remix)" (Contains an interpolation of "Hollywood" by Rufus (David James Wolinski, Andre Fischer))	David James Wolinski, Andre Fischer, I. Simpson, Shannon Sanders, Anthony Roberson	India.Arie, S. Sanders, Brian Ressler	3:43
4.	"Butterfly (Remix)"	I. Simpson	India.Arie, M. Batson	4:10
5.	"When Love Came In (Lathun Grady featuring India.Arie)"	Lathun Grady, M. Batson	M. Batson	3:59
6.	"Eyes Of The Heart (Radio's Song) [Radio Edit]"	James Horner, I. Simpson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, "Big Jim" Wright	Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, "Big Jim" Wright	4:45
7.	"Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) (featuring Stevie Wonder)"	Mel Tormé, Bob Wells	Stevie Wonder, Terry Lewis	2:45

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Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Entertainment Weekly	(B)
PopMatters	(positive)

Prior to Voyage To India's release many were dubious the album as a sophomore effort would reach the critical success of Arie's previous release Acoustic Soul on account of a notable trend of this occurring amongst other neo soul artists such as D'Angelo, Erykah Badu and Macy Gray. Despite this uncertainty Voyage To India garnered generally favourable reviews from critics with John Bush of AllMusic writing that this "is exactly what makes Voyage to India such a beautiful surprise; it's a record that easily equals her debut, boasting better vocal performances but also better songwriting and accompanying production." A review from Bill Campbell of Ink19 echoes John Bush's sentiment stating that "This disc is much more solid than Acoustic Soul."

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Canadian Albums Chart	12
Dutch Albums Chart	47
French Albums Chart	123
German Albums Chart	90
Italian Albums Chart	47
Swedish Albums Chart	37
Swiss Albums Chart	53
UK Albums Chart	82
U.S. Billboard 200	6
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	1
U.S. Billboard Internet Albums	6

Sales and certifications

Territory	Certifier	Certification	Sales
Canada	CRIA	Gold	50,000
United States	RIAA	Platinum	1,000,000