India.Arie – Acoustic Soul / Motown Audio CD 2001 / 013 770-2

UPC 044001377020

Acoustic Soul is the debut studio album by American singer India Arie. It was released on March 27, 2001, by Motown. The album received seven nominations at the 44th Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year and Best R&B Album. Acoustic Soul was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on December 17, 2003, denoting shipments in excess of two million copies in the United States.

Label:	Motown – 013 770-2
Format:	CD, Album
Country:	Europe
Released:	2001
Genre:	Hip Hop, Funk / Soul
Style:	RnB/Swing, Soul, Neo Soul

Tracklist:

Intro

Guitar – India.Arie

Keyboards – Mark Batson

Mixed By – George Karas

Recorded By – Mike Tocci

Written-By – I.Arie

0:50
2		Video Mixed By – Mike Shipley Recorded By – Kevin Haywood Written-By – C. Broady, I.Arie, S. Sanders Written-By [Interpolation Of "Fun"] – Reginald Harris

4:09
3		Promises Acoustic Guitar – Blue Miller, India.Arie Bass – Doug Kahan Drums – Steve Grossman (4) Electric Guitar – Blue Miller Keyboards – Tony Harrell Mixed By – Blue Miller, Jim Light Man Percussion – Dave Spak, Terry Macmillan Recorded By – Jim Lightman Recorded By [Assistant] – Jason Breckling Written-By – I.Arie, P. Lackee

4:37
4		Brown Skin Electric Piano [Rhodes], Organ, Drums, Percussion – Mark Batson Guitar – India.Arie Mixed By – Alvin Speights Recorded By – Avery Johnson Written-By – I.Arie, M. Batson, S. Saunders

4:56
5		Strength, Courage & Wisdom Backing Vocals – Kerisha Hicks, Tony Harrington Bass, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Mellotron – Mark Batson Drums – Abe Fogle Guitar – India.Arie Mixed By – George Karas Mixed By [Assistant] – Chris Mazer Recorded By – Avery Johnson, Mike Tocci Written-By – I.Arie

4:57
6		Nature Arranged By [String Arrangement] – Mark Batson Bass – Avery Johnson Cello – Nioka Workman Guitar – India.Arie Mixed By – George Karas Mixed By [Assistant] – Chris Mazer Programmed By, Keyboards – Mark Batson Recorded By – Avery Johnson Viola – Judith Insel - Stack Violin – Kelly Hall-Tompkins, Marlene Rice Written-By – I.Arie, M. Batson Written-By [Interpolation Of "Quiet Storm"] – A. Johnson, K. Muchita, M. Glover, S. Robinson

4:24
7		Back To The Middle Acoustic Guitar – Blue Miller, India.Arie Backing Vocals [Additional] – Blue Miller Bass – Doug Kahan Keyboards – Tony Harrell Mixed By – Jim Light Man Percussion – Steve Grossman (4) Programmed By – Blue Miller Recorded By [Blues House Studio] – Blue Miller Recorded By [Music Mill Studios] – Jim Lightman Written-By – B. Miller, I.Arie

5:11
8		Ready For Love Cello – John Catchings Guitar – Blue Miller, India.Arie Keyboards – Tony Harrell Mixed By – Dave Way Recorded By [Blues House Studio] – Blue Miller Recorded By [New Reflections Studio] – Jim Lightman Written-By – B. Miller, I.Arie

4:28
9		Interlude Guitar – India.Arie Keyboards – Mark Batson Mixed By – George Karas Recorded By – Mike Tocci Written-By – I.Arie

1:24
10		Always In My Head Bass, Guitar – Bob Power, India.Arie Conductor [Strings] – Bob Power Contractor [Strings] – Larry Gold Drums – Ralph Rolle Engineer [Additional Engineering] – Larry Philabaum, Louis Scalise Mixed By – Bob Power Organ, Electric Piano [Wurlitzer] – Larry Goldings Percussion – Bashiri Johnson Programmed By – Bob Power Recorded By – Bob Power Recorded By [Strings] – Jon Smeltz Written-By – B. Miller, I.Arie

4:40
11		I See God In You Backing Vocals – Blue Miller, India.Arie Electric Guitar – Blue Miller Mixed By – Carlos Broady, Kevin Haywood Programmed By – Carlos Broady Recorded By – Mark Niemiec Recorded By [Vocals] – Blue Miller Written-By – I.Arie

3:17
12		Simple Arranged By [Vocal Arrangement] – India.Arie, Tony Harrington Backing Vocals – Tony Harrington Guitar – India.Arie Mixed By – George Karas Mixed By [Assistant] – Chris Mazer Programmed By, Keyboards – Mark Batson Recorded By – Avery Johnson Written-By – I.Arie, M. Batson, The Unit (2)

3:26
13		Part Of My Life Backing Vocals – Kerisha Hicks, Tony Harrington Guitar – India.Arie, Tony Harrington Keyboards, Programmed By – Mark Batson Mixed By – George Karas Mixed By [Assistant] – Chris Mazer Recorded By – Avery Johnson Written-By – T. Harrington

4:03
14		Beautiful Arranged By – India.Arie Electric Piano [Rhodes], Celesta [Celeste], Bass – Mark Batson Guitar – Blue Miller, India.Arie Mixed By – George Karas, Mark Batson Mixed By [Assistant] – Chris Mazer Recorded By – Blue Miller Written-By – B. Miller, I.Arie, K. Hicks

4:06
15		Outro Guitar – India.Arie Keyboards – Mark Batson Mixed By – George Karas Recorded By – Mike Tocci Written-By – I.Arie

1:17
		Bonus Track
16		Wonderful (Stevie Wonder Dedication) Arranged By – India.Arie Backing Vocals – Duane Covert, Joyce Simpson, Kerisha Hicks, Laurnea Wilker-Hymen, Tony Harrington Drums – Abe Fogle Guitar, Percussion – India.Arie Keyboards, Programmed By – Mark Batson Mixed By – George Karas Recorded By – Avery Johnson Written-By – C. Barnes, I.Arie, M. Batson

5:30

Administrator [A&R Administration] – Nina Freeman
Art Direction, Design – Annalee Valencia
Coordinator [A&R Coordination] – Robert "Georgia Boy" Watson
Creative Director – Sandra Brummels
Executive-Producer – Kedar Massenburg
Management – Akino Childrey, CazzyDog Management, Jack, Neva Ponti, Nikki Ponti
Mastered By – Chris "The Master" Athens
Other [Hair] – Frederick Parnell
Other [Make Up] – Roxanna Floyd
Other [Styling] – Joyce Simpson
Photography By – Kwaku Alston, Michael Benabib
Producer – Blue Miller (tracks: 3, 7, 8, 14), Bob Power (tracks: 10), Carlos "Six July" Broady (tracks: 2, 11), India.Arie (tracks: 2 to 8, 10 to 14, 16), Mark Batson (tracks: 4 to 6, 12, 13, 16)
Product Manager – Liz Loblack