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Acoustic Soul

India.Arie Format: Audio CD
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Track Listings

1 Intro
2 Video
3 Promises
4 BrownSkin
5 Strength, Courage & Wisdom
6 Nature
7 Back To The Middle
8 Ready For Love
9 Interlude
10 Always In My Head
11 I See God In You
12 Simple
13 Part Of My Life
14 Beautiful
15 Outro
16 Wonderful (Stevie Wonder Dedication)

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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

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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.88 x 5.59 x 0.47 inches; 3.6 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Motown
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 2002715
  • Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2001
  • SPARS Code ‏ : ‎ DDD
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ January 21, 2007
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Motown
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00005A1PR
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
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  • bethtexas
    5.0 out of 5 stars Wonder what life would be like without this album
    Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2004
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    Is it possible to NEVER get sick of an album? I don't know how many times I've listened to this since the day I bought it -- how long ago? But it never wears out.
    Actually, I love it more now than I did the first day.
    I bought it, of course, for the song "Video" -- I mean, what woman can resist a song that says, "My mama says a lady ain't what she wears, but what she knows. Keep your silicone, I prefer my own, what God gave me is just fine." How can you resist that? So of course I had to buy it.
    It took me a few days to get excited about the rest of the album. It has a "midnight smooth" feel - ultra polished - which isn't my usual thing. But the songs grew on me one at a time.
    After Video, the next song that got me was the one about how everything in life makes music, including "a tin can rolls across the gravel like a tambourine". Very meaningful song to those of us who are deeply drawn to sound.
    Then I went crazy over the song that proclaims love of a man by stating, "I see God in you". What a great way to put it!
    Next, I got taken in by the gentle, understated tribute to deceased artists and ... by now, I'm pretty much wild for every song on there, and I never get tired of listening.
    Let it grow on you if it's not your usual thing. There's lots of instrumentation and it's very traditonally polished -- not the kind of sound we usually associate with great lyrics. But this one has them.
    If smooth, soulful, polished music is already your favorite kind -- then no sweat! You'll love this album from the get-go.
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  • Tony Moor
    5.0 out of 5 stars Always in my head: I see a musical goddess in you
    Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2002
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    The incredibly beautiful and indisputably talented India.Arie deserved 2002 Grammy recognition beyond her seven nominations.

    Unfortunately, she was shut out while Grammy voters were trippin' and droolin' and "fallin'" all over Alicia Keys.

    But that in no way diminishes the caliber of this impressive debut.

    The neo-classic soul songstress, writer, producer and acoustic guitarist treats us to some honest, rich and at times sultry vocals, along with some compelling musical and vocal arrangements. She also exhibits a lyrical and musical strength, courage and wisdom that belie her youth.

    Through songs such as "Brown Skin" and the infectious "Video," the dignified, culturally aware and gracious Arie reveals her appreciation of reality in this image-conscious, still color-struck new and "enlightened" millennium.

    Throughout the more than hour-long CD, Arie shows off extraordinary musical and storytelling prowess.

    She offers us a taste of her instructive insight through songs such as "Video," "Back to the Middle" and "Strength, Courage and Wisdom."

    She shows us just how ready for love she is through "I See God in You," "Simple," "Part of my Life" and "Brown Skin" (which takes the concept of food as aphrodisiac to new heights). "Always in my Head," "Nature" and "Ready for Love" are standouts, boasting some incredibly seductive vocals.

    The "Intro" and "Outro" and a third interlude titled "Interlude" -- it would be fatal to mistake these as filler -- offer up some heartfelt tributes to the famous (John Coltrane, Minnie Ripperton et al.) and not-so-famous (Grandma Louise, Papa Joe and others). And, as one writer points out, Arie is probably the first artist in history to roll-call blues guitarist Robert Johnson and pop superstar Karen Carpenter in the same song.

    Two bonuses come in the form of the absolutely beautiful "Beautiful" -- an expression of spiritual awakening -- and Arie's long-form tribute to Stevie Wonder titled "Wonderful."
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  • L. Ajaye
    5.0 out of 5 stars Just gets better with time...
    Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2003
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    Granted, while Acoustic Soul may be India Arie's most commercially successful album, to date. There's definitely more to this artist than meets the ...ear!
    I've listened to this compilation over and over again. And I have to admit that, at first, I was smitten with the catchy phrasing and pop freshness of the song "Video." But with time I've grown to appreciate this artist and her soulful incantations in songs like, "Brown Skin" not to mention "Strength, Courage, & Wisedom", "Nature", "Back to the Middle" and "Always in My Head."
    So if you're looking for an artist that you can come back to, in time, and discover a whole different perspective of her rainbow. Then I invite you to indulge yourself with this album and do as I did. Listen to it... put it down. Forget about it... and then (some time later) pick it up again, because you identified the artist's voice on a track playing in some obscure place and start the cycle all over again. But this time, you'll listen a little bit harder, a little bit longer, and a little less effortlessly... because you're finally where you need to be to truly begin hearing what this artist is putting forth. Her truly unique and "Acoustic Soul".
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  • Chris Miller
    5.0 out of 5 stars Smooth and hypnotic
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 19, 2023
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    I had only heard one track prior to ordering. I got lost in the quality of the voice, the rhythm, the words. Incredible how good this album was. My thanks to the vendor for prompt delivery.
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  • Rene Theberge
    5.0 out of 5 stars Neosoul
    Reviewed in Canada on January 19, 2021
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    I love it
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  • Ravi
    5.0 out of 5 stars Klasse Songs
    Reviewed in Germany on September 18, 2022
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    Super Album mit tollen Songs, natürlich nicht allen, und sehr guter Klangqualität, hab es lange im Schrank und jetzt wieder entdeckt und es macht Laune
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  • 蓮っ葉な増女
    5.0 out of 5 stars 癒しR&B（╹◡╹）〝地味〟は誉め言葉
    Reviewed in Japan on February 20, 2018
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    インディア・アリーを知ったのは『ライトニング・イン・ア・ボトル LIVE‘03』DVD。情念が籠もった「奇妙な果実」を歌い上げていて…心体に電撃が走りましたw「す、凄い…」
    デビューアルバム『アコースティック・ソウル』2001年（25歳） Title通り 力強いヴォーカルを持ったソウル・シンガーであり 自らギターを弾く表現の多才ぶり。ジュエリーデザインを学んでいたセンスもアートワークやアイデンティティに活かされている。ヒップホップ ジャズ フォークetc.を混ぜながら 飾らないシンプルなsoundはいつの時代も廃れない。そしてウィットが効いた詩的な歌詞が魅力だ。

    1. Intro ［Sam Cooke,Marvin Gaye,Donny Hathaway がいたから…先人へのrespect］
    2. Video 〝私〟宣言 「スネ毛剃る剃らないは自分次第…」今作の顔 印象的loop sound
    3. Promises スモーキーでブルージーなヴォーカルを披露 ボサノバpercussion
    4. Brown Skin 艶っぽい歌詞 ボトムの効いたgroove 浮遊感もあり心地イイ
    5. Strength, Courage & Wisdom クローズド リムショットが沸々と たぎる
    6. Nature 逆らうのを止め 身を委せる アコギアルペジオ 力強いヴォーカル
    7. Back To The Middle 間に立ってみるのよ エモーショナルなメロディー
    8. Ready For Love 恋をする覚悟は出来てる 焦がれる想い 以下Interludeを挟み物語性も有る
    9. Interlude［John Coltrane,Miles,Dizzy Gillespie,Jimi Hendrix,Stevie Ray Vaughan…］
    10. Always In My Head あなたはいつも頭の中に ギターリフ 客作Bob Power
    11. I See God In You あなたがどんなに大きな存在か 募る想い 味のあるVo.
    12. Simple あなたを愛してる 低音beatが鼓動♡ 甘美なchorus echoが幸福感
    13. Part Of My Life 私の人生の一部になれる？ keyboardがまるでスティービーワンダー
    14. Beautiful 美しい場所へと ほぼアコギとBassだけの癒し スピリチュアルな歌声
    15. Outro ［家族に捧ぐ］
    16. Wonderful (Stevie Wonder Dedication)とにかく素敵です…と。Upで愉しい
    17. Butterfly 打ち込みとアコギメロが気持ちイイ

    （Motown）Excective Producer : Keder Massenberg キダー・マッセンバーグ（ex.エリカバドゥ）のネオソウル仕掛けもある。全米アルバム・チャート10位 グラミー賞7部門ノミネートをもたらした傑作。
    ソングライター強化の2作目や LIVE IN BRAZIL’05年DVDも気になる〜ヾ(๑╹◡╹)ﾉ"
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  • Giovanni portarapillo
    5.0 out of 5 stars bel prodotto
    Reviewed in Italy on April 29, 2014
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    tutto perfetto, stato dell'oggetto, spedizione e puntualità. cd rilassante si ascolta piacevolmente in auto ottimo x le serate relax con amici
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