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
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 |
16. |
"Interested" (Included on all pressings with the exception of the standard Australian and European releases. Appears as the first track on the second disc of the 2CD Special Edition) |
I. Simpson, Paul Morton Jr. |
P. Morton |
4:06 |
17. |
"Brown Skin (Live)" |
I. Arie, Shannon Sanders, Mark Batson |
M. Batson |
4:30 |
2. |
"Little Things (Bedroom Rockers Remix)" (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, Bedroom Rockers |
3:32 |
3. |
"Little Things (Corporate's Pop Remix)" (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, Brian Ressler |
3:43 |
4. |
"Butterfly (Remix)" |
I. Simpson |
India.Arie, M. Batson |
4:10 |
5. |
"When Love Came In (Lathun Grady featuring India.Arie)" |
Lathun Grady, M. Batson |
M. Batson |
3:59 |
6. |
"Eyes Of The Heart (Radio's Song) [Radio Edit]" |
James Horner, I. Simpson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, "Big Jim" Wright |
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, "Big Jim" Wright |
4:45 |
7. |
"Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) (featuring Stevie Wonder)" |
Mel Tormé, Bob Wells |
Stevie Wonder, Terry Lewis |
2:45 |
Source: [1]
Critical reception
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
Sales and certifications
Territory |
Certifier |
Certification |
Sales |
Canada |
CRIA |
Gold |
50,000 |
United States |
RIAA |
Platinum |
1,000,000 |
References