India.Arie
India.Arie, born India Arie Simpson on October 3, 1975, in Denver, Colorado… Read Full Bio ↴India.Arie, born India Arie Simpson on October 3, 1975, in Denver, Colorado.
She absorbed musical skill early in life, encouraged by both parents: her mother, Joyce, herself a former singer, and now India Arie's stylist; and her father, former ABA and NBA basketball player Ralph Simpson (not former NBA star player Ralph Sampson, as has been mistakenly reported in some media). She had taken up a succession of musical instruments throughout her schooling in Denver, Colorado, but her interest in the guitar while attending the Savannah College of Art and Design led to a personal revelation about songwriting and performing. "When I started tapping into my own sensitivity, I started to understand people better. It was a direct result of writing songs," she said at the press release of her debut album, Acoustic Soul.
Co-founding the Atlanta-based independent music collective GroovmentEarthseed (Groovement was the collective artists' name and Earthshare was their independent label name), her one-song turn on a locally released compilation led to a second-stage gig at the Lilith Fair. Their Universal Records/Motown music scout spotted her and made an introduction to Motown CEO Kedar Massenburg. Sidestepping all the devices of flavor-of-the-month record-making, Acoustic Soul acquainted listeners with a brave and eloquent new voice, drawing an uncommonly broad swath of listeners from hip-hop, the so called neo-soul, blues, folk, and classic troubadour-style singer/songwriting, all at once. The album, released in 2001, debuted at number ten on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart and number three on the R&B album chart. Within months, without the concentrated radio play that typically powers pop and rap albums, Acoustic Soul was certified double-platinum.
India.Arie also features on Stevie Wonder's album A Time To Love which was released on October 18, 2005. India.Arie and Stevie Wonder duet on the title track "A Time To Love" that India wrote, which was nominated in the 2006 forty-eighth Grammy Awards, for Best Pop Vocal Collaboration with Vocals.
On the September 2005 premiere of The Tyra Banks Show, Arie performed "Just 4 2day". She wrote this song especially for Tyra's show. Arie also wrote "What About the Child", a song that did not air but was made available as a $1 internet download to support child victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Voyage to India
India.Arie followed the success of her debut in 2002 with the release of Voyage to India. Debuting at number six on the Billboard 200 and number one on the R&B chart, the album eventually earned a 2003 Grammy for Best R&B Album. The single "Little Things" also won a 2003 Grammy for Best Urban/Alternative Performance. Soon after its release, Voyage to India was certified gold; and it was certified platinum on Friday 4 August 2006.
Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship
India.Arie's third studio album, Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship, was released on June 27, 2006. Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship gave India.Arie her first number-one on the Billboard 200 and was her second chart-topper on the U.S. R&B album chart. This album was also the first #1 album for the Motown record label in 33 years since Diana Ross's #1 Lady Sings the Blues Its first week sales of 161,000 copies is Arie's best sales week to date and was certified gold on Friday, August 4, 2006.
Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics was released on Tuesday, February 10, 2009.
Songversation (2013)
Christmas with Friends (2015)
Worthy (2019)
She absorbed musical skill early in life, encouraged by both parents: her mother, Joyce, herself a former singer, and now India Arie's stylist; and her father, former ABA and NBA basketball player Ralph Simpson (not former NBA star player Ralph Sampson, as has been mistakenly reported in some media). She had taken up a succession of musical instruments throughout her schooling in Denver, Colorado, but her interest in the guitar while attending the Savannah College of Art and Design led to a personal revelation about songwriting and performing. "When I started tapping into my own sensitivity, I started to understand people better. It was a direct result of writing songs," she said at the press release of her debut album, Acoustic Soul.
Co-founding the Atlanta-based independent music collective GroovmentEarthseed (Groovement was the collective artists' name and Earthshare was their independent label name), her one-song turn on a locally released compilation led to a second-stage gig at the Lilith Fair. Their Universal Records/Motown music scout spotted her and made an introduction to Motown CEO Kedar Massenburg. Sidestepping all the devices of flavor-of-the-month record-making, Acoustic Soul acquainted listeners with a brave and eloquent new voice, drawing an uncommonly broad swath of listeners from hip-hop, the so called neo-soul, blues, folk, and classic troubadour-style singer/songwriting, all at once. The album, released in 2001, debuted at number ten on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart and number three on the R&B album chart. Within months, without the concentrated radio play that typically powers pop and rap albums, Acoustic Soul was certified double-platinum.
India.Arie also features on Stevie Wonder's album A Time To Love which was released on October 18, 2005. India.Arie and Stevie Wonder duet on the title track "A Time To Love" that India wrote, which was nominated in the 2006 forty-eighth Grammy Awards, for Best Pop Vocal Collaboration with Vocals.
On the September 2005 premiere of The Tyra Banks Show, Arie performed "Just 4 2day". She wrote this song especially for Tyra's show. Arie also wrote "What About the Child", a song that did not air but was made available as a $1 internet download to support child victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Voyage to India
India.Arie followed the success of her debut in 2002 with the release of Voyage to India. Debuting at number six on the Billboard 200 and number one on the R&B chart, the album eventually earned a 2003 Grammy for Best R&B Album. The single "Little Things" also won a 2003 Grammy for Best Urban/Alternative Performance. Soon after its release, Voyage to India was certified gold; and it was certified platinum on Friday 4 August 2006.
Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship
India.Arie's third studio album, Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship, was released on June 27, 2006. Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship gave India.Arie her first number-one on the Billboard 200 and was her second chart-topper on the U.S. R&B album chart. This album was also the first #1 album for the Motown record label in 33 years since Diana Ross's #1 Lady Sings the Blues Its first week sales of 161,000 copies is Arie's best sales week to date and was certified gold on Friday, August 4, 2006.
Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics was released on Tuesday, February 10, 2009.
Songversation (2013)
Christmas with Friends (2015)
Worthy (2019)
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India.Arie Lyrics
11. I Am Not My Hair See, I can kinda recall a lil' ways back Small, tryin'…
6th Avenue Queens, Long Island, and Brooklyn too From the Rockefeller …
A Beautiful Day Life is a journey, Not a destination, There are no mistakes,…
Always in My Head You're like a cool breeze, on a summer's day You are…
Always In My Mind You're like a cool breeze, on a summer's day You are…
Back To The Middle She is, twenty five, spent over half of her life So…
Beautiful The time is right I'm gonna pack my bags And take that…
Beautiful Flower Oh, mmm (Mmm) this is a song for every girl who's Ever…
Beautiful Surprise It's like yesterday I didn't even know your name Now today Y…
Better People (Yeah, yeah) I wish there was a video game To teach you…
Better Way Let my people go Let my people go In the swamps of…
Bonus Track Life is a journey, Not a destination, There are no mistakes,…
Break the Shell I met a prophet dark as the night She could see…
Brothers' Keeper Brothers and sisters! Hey! Will I walk what I talk Will I…
Brown Skin Brown skin, you know I love your brown skin I can't…
Butterfly Constantly creepin' caterpillar, Still a swoon in a cocoon. …
Can I Walk With You I woke up this morning you were the first thing…
Chocolate High Yeah yeah yeah yeah Ooh ooh If we make each other happy,…
Christmas Song चमका है आसमान में एक नया सितारा जन्मा है धरती पर यीशु राजा…
Cocoa Butter Your love is like cocoa butter on my heart Your touch…
Come Ye Come ye ye who would have peace Hear me what I…
Complicated Melody If he were a color He'd be a deep dark forest…
Coulda Shoulda Woulda I woke up this morning, turned the TV on And everything…
Crazy Sometimes, you make me so crazy But I am still your…
Eyes Of The Heart Close your eyes The physical Can be so blind In my eyes The …
Flowers Oh, mmm (Mmm) this is a song for every girl who's Ever…
Follow the Sun Shooting star, what is your hurry? So fast, so far, are…
Georgia On My Mind Georgia, Georgia, The whole day through Just an old sweet so…
Get It Together One shot to your heart without breaking your skin No one…
Ghetto There are places in Havannah, That remind me of Savannah. …
God in You Every day that you pass my way, I wonder, I…
God Is Real Sweetest honey to the brightest flower the largest plant Int…
Good Man La-la-la La-la-la, la La-la-la La-la-la, ooh I remember the…
Good Man -21st I remember the first day I met you We were…
Good Morning Good morning silence Good morning to myself Good morning to …
Good Mourning Good mourning silence Good mourning to myself Good mourning …
Gratitude Thankful for relaxation, complication, Hivination and irrita…
Great Grandmother Better People (Great Grandmother song) Yeah Yeah! Yeah …
Growth The only thing constant in the world is change That's why…
He Heals Me I told him my biggest secret And he told me four He…
Headed In The Right Direction Headed in the right direction I can see the light of…
Healing I release all these disappointment From my mental physical s…
heart of the matter I got the call today I didn't wanna hear But I…
Hour of Love If you wanna know real feeling Take the time for healing A…
I Am Light See, I can kinda recall a lil' ways back Small, tryin'…
I Am Not My Hair (feat. Akon) [Talking:] Is that India.Arie? What happened to her hair? Ha…
I Am Not My Hair (Wigged Out vocal) (feat. Akon) [Verse 1: Akon] Konvict Konvict Music uh huh …
I Am Not Your Hair See, I can kinda recall a lil' ways back Small, tryin'…
I am Ready for Love I am ready for love Why are you hiding from me I'd…
I Choose Because you never know where life is gonna take you And…
I See God In You Every day that you pass my way, I wonder, I…
I'm not Your Average Girl Sometimes I shave my legs and sometimes I don't Sometimes I…
I'm Ready For Love I am ready for love Why are you hiding from me? I'd…
In Good Trouble It was a one-in-a-million chance, the way that we met Now…
In My Head You're like a cool breeze, on a summer?s day You are…
India Arie- I See God in You Every day that you pass my way, I wonder, I…
India' Song Too much hypocrisy in this old southern town for me Way…
Interested Your favorite food What you like to do Your favorite color O…
Interlude John Coltrane and Miles Davis Dizzy Gillespie This is a song…
Interlude: Grains I am grateful that you never cease to amaze me…
Interlude: Living In the face of the unexpected (yeah, yeah) You never know…
Intro This is in remembrance of our ancestors Sam Cooke and Marvin…
Intro: Grains I'm grateful that you created me from the same grains…
Intro: Loving Oh God grant me the serenity to accept the things…
Just Do You I heard a voice that told me I'm essential How all…
Just For Today Just for today, I will not worry what tomorrow will…
Life I Know I have kept this secret From myself for far too long The…
Little Things Been around the whole world, still ain't seen Nothin' like m…
Long Goodbye I say I love you You say that's kind You don't wanna…
Moved By You La, La, La La, La, La La, La, La Oh, Oh La, La,…
Nature I know Oh, Oh Yeah Hey baby Why you rushing Let's sit back …
Nothing That I Love More I love piano, As if I were a string. I love Seattle, As…
One See, I can kinda recall a lil' ways back Small, tryin'…
Outro Grandma Lousie Uncle Joe Aunt Joanne Uncle para And to all o…
Outro: Grains I'm grateful that now I can see That I am a…
Outro: Learning The highest expression of love is to give without expecting,…
Part Of My Life Can you be a part of my life? Can you be…
Pearls There is a woman in Somalia Scraping for pearls by the…
Prayer for Humanity If we can learn what it means to really love…
Private Party [Chorus:] I'm having a private party Ain't nobody here but m…
Promises When I think about the turn my life has taken I…
Psalms 23 I've seen: money come between my best friend and me I've…
Purify Me It's like your baptizing me with you love Easy like Sunday…
Radio Close your eyes The physical Can be so blind In my eyes The …
Ready For Love I am ready for love Why are you hiding from me? I'd…
River Rise There was always A power I could feel It was guidance to…
Rollercoaster This just in, another talented young Black man Thrown in jai…
Sacred Space Ooh You are where I go to hide When the wind starts…
Simple Now that you're right here, Let me whisper in your ear Now…
Slow Down So far from where I started out. So far from where…
SoulBird Rise I believe in open doors I've taken off the screen I'm ready…
Steady Love Ooh, steady love Ooh, steady love Ooh, steady love Ooh, stea…
Strange Fruit Southern trees bare a strange fruit Blood on the leaves and…
Strenght Courage Wisdom Inside my head there lives a dream that I want…
Summer Oh, oh, oh, oh, hey Oh, oh, oh Goodbye, Summer, hate to…
Talk To Her When you talk to her, talk to her Like you want…
Talk to Her -21st [Chorus] When you talk to her, talk to her Like you want…
Thank You Somewhere there's a mother Crying in her hands Praying for t…
That Magic He's got that magic The way he touches me is so…
The Cure There's a girl who was raised to believe that love…
The Heart Of The Matter I got the call today I didn't wanna hear But I…
The One See, I can kinda recall a lil' ways back Small, tryin'…
The Truth Let me tell you why I love him 'Cause he is…
Therapy Oh oh oh Yeah yeah yeah yeah hey Oh oh oh oh…
Therapy Ft. Gramps Morgan yeah yeah yeah Yeah hey. Yeah yeah yeah [Chorus] (I-I-I…
There's Hope Back when I had a little I thought that I…
There’s Hope Back when I had a little I thought that I…
These Eyes These eyes never saw you leavin' This heart is in need…
The_Truth Let me tell you why I love him Cause he is…
This Love This love has been tested Has been tried Has been questioned…
This Too Shall Pass I've achieved so much in life, But I'm an amateur in…
Thy Will Be Done Oooo, ohhh Thy will be done, On earth as it is in…
Video Hm, mm, mm, mm Ooh Yeah, yeah, yeah Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh…
We Are We are the love of strangers that say a silent…
What If (Oh) (Oh) What if Martin didn't stand up? What if Rosa didn…
Wings Of Forgiveness I just want you to know after everything that we've…
Wonderful You are the sunshine of my life another Shakespeare of…
Wonderful (Stevie Wonder dedication) [Verse 1] You are the sunshine of my life, another Shakespea…
Worthy Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da I know exactly what you're thinkin'…
Yellow Every time I hear you say hello All I see is…
You're always in my head You're like a cool breeze, on a summer's day You are…