Acoustic Soul

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^{[citation needed]}
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

^ Duffy, John. "Acoustic Soul – India.Arie". Allmusic. Retrieved on 2009-08-12.
^ Hall, Rashaun. "India.Arie: Acoustic Soul". Billboard: 19. March 31, 2001.
^ "Acoustic Soul Review". Entertainment Weekly. March 30, 2001. Retrieved on 2009-08-12.
^ [1]^{[dead link]}
^ "India.Arie: Acoustic Soul". Mixmag: 179. June 2001.
^ ^a ^b "India Arie – Acoustic Soul CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
^ Evans, Diana (2001-04-05). "Album Reviews – India.Arie : Acoustic Soul". NME. Retrieved on 2009-08-12.
^ Bottomley, Maurice (2001-03-26). "India.Arie: Acoustic Soul". PopMatters. Retrieved on 2009-08-12.
^ 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. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Old 97's No. 5; generic Sasha; 'Acoustic' India". USA Today: D.10. March 27, 2001.
^ Green, Tony (2001-07-03). "Who Isn't Jill Scott?". The Village Voice. Retrieved on 2009-08-12.
^ "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

[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.

[cduniverse-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. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[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.

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v t e India Arie
Discography
Albums	Acoustic Soul (2001) Voyage to India (2002) Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship (2006) Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics (2009) Songversation (2013) Christmas with Friends (2015)
Singles	"Video" "Peaceful World" "Brown Skin" "Little Things" "I Am Not My Hair" "The Heart of the Matter" "Words" "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"