Voyage to India
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| Studio album by India.Arie | ||||
| Released | September 24, 2002 (U.S.) September 30, 2002 (UK) |
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| Recorded | 2001–2002 | |||
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| Label | Motown | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (65/100) |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |
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| Billboard | (positive) |
| Blender |
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| E! Online | B+ |
| Entertainment Weekly | B |
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| Spin | (6/10) |
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Voyage to India is the second studio album by American soul/R&B singer India.Arie, released in 2002 (see 2002 in music). 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.
It debuted at number six on the Billboard 200 with first week sales of 109,000 copies. And topped the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, going Platinum by the RIAA. At the 2003 Grammy Awards, it won "Best R&B Album", and the single "Little Things" won "Best Urban/Alternative Performance". The song "Get It Together" was featured on many film soundtracks including "Brown Sugar" (2002) and Shark Tale (2004).
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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. Despite this uncertainty Voyage To India gained a score of 65 out of 100 from Metacritic based on "generally favorable reviews". 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." 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."
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