| Acoustic Soul |  | Artist: India.arie
Label: Umvd Labels
Category: Music
List Price: $12.98
Buy New: $11.49
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Rating:  397 reviews
Sales Rank: 883603
Media: Audio Cassette
Discs: 1
UPC: 044001377044
EAN: 0044001377044
ASIN: B00005ABND
Release Date: March 27, 2001
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: BRAND NEW - FACTORY SEALED
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| Tracks:
| • | Intro | | • | Video | | • | Promises | | • | Brown Skin | | • | Strength, Courage, & Wisdom | | • | Nature | | • | Back to the Middle | | • | Ready for Love | | • | Interlude | | • | Always in My Head | | • | I See God in You | | • | Simple | | • | Part of My Life - India.Arie, Harrington, T. | | • | Beautiful | | • | Outro | | • | Wonderful (Stevie Wonder Dedication) |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
India Arie's Acoustic Soul is just as advertised: grooving soul music with an acoustic bent. Arie herself plays guitar, supplemented by strings (instead of synthesizers) and drums (instead of drum machines). The first single, "Video," is a calm, confident ode to self-love, comparing the dreadlocked, petite Arie to the average girl in a video. Arie is indeed anything but average: her debut marks the auspicious return of the black female singer-songwriter, in the vein of Me'Shell Ndegeocello, Tracy Chapman, and Dionne Farris. If you like their music, with thoughtful lyrics and layers of instrumentation, you'll love this album. "Video" is fabulous, but other high points include "Ready for Love," a lament that smolders before slowly building to a crescendo, with tinkling piano, guitar, and cello swelling beneath the vocal. "Strength, Courage, and Wisdom" is an optimistic anthem that'll have you clapping your hands and swaying from side to side, and the best track on the album, "Simple," is a straightforward love song with a pulsating beat. Acoustic Soul may not be full of radio-friendly tracks, but every track is strong, and the disc improves each time you press play. --Courtney Kemp
Album Description
This Japanese pressing features the earliest release. Motown. 2005.
Album Details
Best-of Collection from the R&B Singer/Songwriter, Includes Acoustic Versions of her Past Hits. Will also Include Brand New Tracks. Earlier Release Date Set for Japan.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 392 more reviews...
 all time favorite artist July 15, 2008
i heard snippets of this album on the bamboozeld soundtrack and couldn't wait to buy it when it came out. listened to it everyday and love every track on it.
 Magical and engulfing. Take us there, India.Arie. November 13, 2007
Soulful. Gritty. Humble. Longing. Energy. Faith. Spirit. Likes. Music. Blessings. Wisdom. Confusion. Hurt. Love. Dislikes. Honest. Heart-warming. Acceptance. Growth. Stubbornness. God. Stars. World. In-perfections. Stripped. Jewel. Flavor. Blues. Night. Day. Wondering. Searching. Prayer. Writing. Exploring. Giving. Receiving. Light. Dark. Night. Day. Frenzy. Irrelevance. Acoustic. Soul. Brown. Skin. Classic.
I think I summed the album up pretty well with my numerous one-word descriptions (LOL!).
Standouts are:
Video
Brown Skin
Nature
Strength, Courage & Wisdom
Ready for Love
Back to the Middle
4.4375= 4.44
4.44 stars.
Our generation's Nina Simone. July 11, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm a big fan of Nina Simone's but didn't really make an effort to seek out Arie's music until I heard a clip of "I am ready for love". I was instantly sold and knew that I had to have the cd and boy, does she deliver! It's soulful, intelligent, and just plain groovy. This is a musical artist who will always deliver whether or not the results are 'pop' catchy. Enjoy!
 A good start.....ok cd..... June 16, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
...you can tell that she is a good artist in the making from this cd, and unlike some, she proves it.. in her albums after this one.
Sorry, this cd has some good songs.. but it is not her best.
If You like India check out Raul Mildon's State Of Mind...He is very good also with the same positive lyrics...I gess If you know India you know of Donnie, if not check him out also....album, The Colored Section.
Great CD June 12, 2007
You gotta love India Arie. She has such a smooth and beautiful voice. This cd is soothing and pleasant. Would definitely recommend.
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