Voyage to India

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Voyage to India
India.Arie - Voyage To India album cover.jpg
Studio album by India.Arie
Released September 24, 2002 (U.S.)
September 30, 2002 (UK)
Recorded 2001–2002
Genre
Label Motown
Producer
India.Arie chronology
Acoustic Soul
(2001)Acoustic Soul2001		 Voyage to India
(2002)		 Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship
(2006)Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship2006
Alternative cover
International cover
International cover
Singles from Voyage to India
  1. "Little Things"
    Released: 2002
  2. "Can I Walk with You"
    Released: 2003
  3. "The Truth"
    Released: 2003
  4. "Get It Together"
    Released: 2003

Voyage to India is the second studio album by American soul/R&B singer India.Arie, released in 2002 (see 2002 in music).[1] The album's title comes from a track by Arie's idol Stevie Wonder from his 1979 album Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants.[2]

It debuted at number six on the Billboard 200 with first week sales of 109,000 copies.[3] And topped the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums,[3] going Platinum by the RIAA.[4] At the 2003 Grammy Awards, it won "Best R&B Album", and the single "Little Things" won "Best Urban/Alternative Performance".[5] The song "Get It Together" was featured on many film soundtracks including "Brown Sugar" (2002) and Shark Tale (2004).[6][7]

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Growth"   India Simpson (India.Arie) India.Arie 1:04
2. "Little Things" (Contains an interpolation of "Hollywood" by Rufus (David James Wolinski, Andre Fischer)) David James Wolinski, Andre Fischer, I. Simpson, Shannon Sanders, Anthony Roberson India.Arie, S. Sanders 3:28
3. "Talk To Her"   I. Simpson, S. Sanders, A. Roberson, Andrew Ramsey, Algebra Blessett S. Sanders, A. Ramsey 5:10
4. "Slow Down"   I. Simpson, S. Sanders, A. Roberson, Ricky Quinones India.Arie, S. Sanders, A. Ramsey 3:57
5. "The Truth"   I. Simpson, S. Sanders, A. Roberson, A. Ramsey India.Arie, S. Sanders, A. Ramsey 3:26
6. "Beautiful Surprise"   I. Simpson India.Arie 2:28
7. "Healing"   I. Simpson India.Arie 0:55
8. "Get It Together"   I. Simpson, S. Sanders, A. Roberson, A. Ramsey India.Arie, S. Sanders, A. Ramsey 4:54
9. "Headed In The Right Direction"   I. Simpson, Blue Miller India.Arie, B. Miller 3:29
10. "Can I Walk With You"   I. Simpson, B. Miller India.Arie, B. Miller 3:50
11. "The One"   I. Simpson, S. Sanders, A. Roberson, R. Quinones India.Arie, S. Sanders 3:21
12. "Complicated Melody"   I. Simpson India.Arie 3:12
13. "Gratitude"   I. Simpson India.Arie 1:05
14. "Good Man"   I. Simpson, S. Sanders, A. Ramsey, Will Baker S. Sanders, A. Ramsey 3:32
15. "God Is Real"   I. Simpson, S. Sanders, A. Roberson, A. Ramsey India.Arie, S. Sanders, A. Ramsey 4:18

Source: [1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic (65/100) [8]
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars [9]
Billboard (positive) [10]
Blender 3/5 stars [8]
E! Online B+ [8]
Entertainment Weekly B [11]
Mojo 4/5 stars [8]
PopMatters 8/10 stars [8][12]
Q 2/5 stars [8]
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars [13]
Spin (6/10) [8]
Uncut 1/5 stars [8]

Prior to Voyage To India's release many were dubious the album as a sophomore effort would reach the critical success of Arie's previous release Acoustic Soul on account of a notable trend of this occurring amongst other neo soul artists such as D'Angelo, Erykah Badu and Macy Gray.[9] Despite this uncertainty Voyage To India gained a score of 65 out of 100 from Metacritic based on "generally favorable reviews".[8] John Bush of Allmusic wrote that this "is exactly what makes Voyage to India such a beautiful surprise; it's a record that easily equals her debut, boasting better vocal performances but also better songwriting and accompanying production."[9] A favorable review from Bill Campbell of Ink 19 echoes John Bush's sentiment stating that "This disc is much more solid than Acoustic Soul."[14]

Charts

Chart (2002) Peak
position
Canadian Albums Chart 12
Dutch Albums Chart 47
French Albums Chart 123
German Albums Chart 90
Italian Albums Chart 47
Swedish Albums Chart 37
Swiss Albums Chart 53
UK Albums Chart 82
U.S. Billboard 200 6
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 1
U.S. Billboard Internet Albums 6

Sales and certifications

Territory Certifier Certification Sales
Canada CRIA Gold 50,000
United States RIAA Platinum 1,000,000

References

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  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Bush, John. Voyage to India at AllMusic
  10. ↑ Billboard review at the Wayback Machine (archived October 1, 2002)
  11. ↑ Entertainment Weekly review
  12. ↑ PopMatters review
  13. ↑ Rolling Stone review at the Wayback Machine (archived November 17, 2002)
  14. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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