Acoustic Soul

R&B / Soul · 2001 · 16 tracks

Acoustic Soul

Acoustic guitar-driven soul that prioritizes radical self-love and spiritual clarity over radio polish. Intimate, earthy, and deeply restorative.

March 27, 2001 · BMG Music Taiwan Inc. (2)

A grounded, radiant sense of self-assurance that feels both ancient and modern.

Tracklist · 16 Tracks

01

Intro

0:50

02

Video

4:10

03

Promises

4:38

04

Brown Skin

4:56

05

Strength, Courage, & Wisdom

4:58

06

Nature

4:25

07

Back to the Middle

5:11

08

Ready for Love

4:29

09

Interlude

1:25

10

Always in My Head

4:41

11

I See God in You

3:17

12

Simple

3:26

13

Part of My Life

4:04

14

Beautiful

4:06

15

Outro

1:20

16

Wonderful (Stevie Wonder Dedication)

5:32

Moments Worth Listening For

The rhythmic, percussive tapping on the guitar body during Video that serves as the track's heartbeat.

The hushed, prayer-like delivery of the opening lines in Ready for Love before the piano swells.

The spoken-word roll call of musical ancestors in the Interlude that connects the album to a century of Black music history.

Reviews

BBC Music

AllMusic

Where This Album Departs

How does Acoustic Soul sound next to the rest of India.Arie's catalogue?

Empowering+0.9σ

Empowering saturates this record a touch more than the artist's norm.

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