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Songversation is the fifth studio album by American R&B and neo soul singer-songwriter India.Arie.[2][3] The album was released on June 25, 2013, by Soulbird Music and Motown Records.[4]

It includes the singles "6th Avenue" (released in 2012), "Cocoa Butter" and "Just Do You" (both released in 2013). It also features "I Am Light" which was featured in the 2014 film Beyond the Lights. A music video for the album track "Break the Shell" was released as well.

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number seven on the Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 31,000 copies in the United States.[5] The album has sold 113,000 copies in the US as of September 2015.[6]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."SoulBird Intro"0:35
2."Just Do You"3:12
3."This Love"3:53
4."Nothing That I Love More"2:52
5."Flowers"3:53
6."Cocoa Butter"3:55
7."SoulBird Interlude: Trombone"0:36
8."Moved By You"4:48
9."Life I Know"3:23
10."Break The Shell"4:09
11."SoulBird Rise"4:10
12."Thy Will Be Done" (featuring Gramps Morgan)4:33
13."Brothers' Keeper"3:40
14."One"5:25
15."SoulBird Outro: Clarinet"0:36
16."I Am Light"3:52
Total length:53:41
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
17."SoulBird Reprise: Ney"0:35
18."Thank You"3:42
19."6th Avenue"2:54
20."Strange Fruit"5:26
Target Deluxe Edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
21."Life Is Good"2:55
22."Chicken Soup In A Song"2:59

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[7] 7
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8] 4
US Digital Albums (Billboard)[9] 12
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[10] 21

References

  1. ^ Andy Kellman (2013-06-25). "SongVersation – India.Arie | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
  2. ^ "Songversation [6/25] - CD - India.Arie". Bestbuy.com. Retrieved 2013-06-12.
  3. ^ "Songversation [Deluxe Edition] [6/25] - CD - India.Arie". Bestbuy.com. Retrieved 2013-06-12.
  4. ^ "Songversation: India.Arie: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2013-06-12.
  5. ^ "Wale Scores First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
  6. ^ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on September 17, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |website= (help)
  7. ^ "India.Arie Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
  8. ^ "India.Arie Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
  9. ^ "India.Arie Chart History (Digital Albums)".[dead link‍] Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
  10. ^ "India.Arie Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
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