Songversation

Songversation
Studio album by India.Arie
Released June 25, 2013
Recorded 2010-2013
Genre R&B, neo soul
Length 53:41
Label Soulbird Music, Motown Records
India.Arie chronology

Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics
(2009)		 Songversation
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

Songversation is the fifth studio album by American R&B and neo soul singer-songwriter India.Arie.[2][3] The album was released on June 25, 2013, by Soulbird Music and Motown Records.[4]

It includes the singles "6th Avenue" (released in 2012), "Cocoa Butter" and "Just Do You" (both released in 2013). It also features "I Am Light" which was featured in the 2014 film Beyond the Lights. A music video for the album track "Break the Shell" was released as well.

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number seven on the Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 31,000 copies in the United States.[5]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "SoulBird Intro"   0:35
2. "Just Do You"   3:12
3. "This Love"   3:53
4. "Nothing That I Love More"   2:52
5. "Flowers"   3:53
6. "Cocoa Butter"   3:55
7. "SoulBird Interlude: Trombone"   0:36
8. "Moved By You"   4:48
9. "Life I Know"   3:23
10. "Break The Shell"   4:09
11. "SoulBird Rise"   4:10
12. "Thy Will Be Done" (featuring Gramps Morgan) 4:33
13. "Brothers' Keeper"   3:40
14. "One"   5:25
15. "SoulBird Outro: Clarinet"   0:36
16. "I Am Light"   3:52
Total length:
 53:41

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[6] 7
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] 4
US Digital Albums (Billboard)[8] 12
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[9] 21

References

  1. ↑ Andy Kellman (2013-06-25). "SongVersation - India.Arie | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
  2. ↑ "Songversation [6/25] - CD - India.Arie". Bestbuy.com. Retrieved 2013-06-12.
  3. ↑ "Songversation [Deluxe Edition] [6/25] - CD - India.Arie". Bestbuy.com. Retrieved 2013-06-12.
  4. ↑ "Songversation: India.Arie: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2013-06-12.
  5. ↑ "Wale Scores First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
  6. ↑ "India.Arie Album & Song Chart History" Billboard 200 for India.Arie. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
  7. ↑ "India.Arie Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for India.Arie. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Digital Albums for India.Arie. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
  9. ↑ "India.Arie Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Top Tastemaker Albums for India.Arie. Retrieved December 27, 2013.