India Arie

Advantages Voice, Lyrics
Disadvantages A bit inconcistant aftet the interlude

......Introduction... I first heard of India Arie when I saw her on Later With Jools Holland when she released this album in 2001. She was born India Arie Simpson on October 3, 1975 in Denver Colorado, her father Ralph Simpson was an NBA Player and her mother Joyce was a former singer herself. India started having an interest in music at an early age and she pretty soon started learning to play various instruments. Though She is most well known for playing the guitar. She was discovered by a motown executive in 1999 and two years later released her debut album Acoustic Soul. ...India's voice... She has a great voice that has a substantial range allowing her to sing some great tender moments and then errupt in a fantastic almost gospel like chant. One of the best singers in her genre and similar to Lauryn Hill's more tender... Read review

Advantages Uplifting and easy to listen to
Disadvantages none

...I felt compelled to write a review for this - since there is not yet a review and also since this is one of my all time favourite albums! I first heard this at university when someone living on my corridor used to play it at all hours of the day. Rather than being irritated by this the music really began to grow on me until I got to the point where I really had to go and find out what it was and buy my own copy! This is in my opinion her best album. The music is really uplifting. India Arie uses a musical style that is probably best described as neo soul with elements of R&B. The album also has quite a folk feel to some of the tracks - for example "Beautiful". The most recogniseable track is "Video" which is about the appreciation of beauty other than that which is skin deep. My personal favourite track for both lyrics... Read review

Advantages Cool laid back tunes
Disadvantages some tracks are a bit similar

... I bought this album because I heard one of the tracks on a film called Brown Sugar, I wasn't sure if i would like any of the other tracks but i've rarely had it out of my cd player since, this is the first album i've had that you can listen to all the way through since Jagged Little Pill (Alanis Morrissette). Most of the tracks are really laid back soul tunes, but there are a couple of upbeat tracks on there, and on the bonus album there's a coulple of live tracks thrown in including brown skin. Shot to your heart is a really nice track to listen to and the whole album is really good to lay back and listen to in the bath. I would reccomend this cd to all girls and R&B lovers ... Read review