India.Arie, Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship - 1h 3m 48s

Tracks & Durations

1. Loving (Intro)	1:30
2. These Eyes	4:31
3. Heart of the Matter	5:15
4. Good Mourning	5:27
5. Private Party	3:52
6. There's Hope	3:56
7. Living (Interlude)	1:23
8. India's Song	5:26
9. Wings of Forgiveness	4:59
10. Summer - India.Arie, , , Victor Wooten	3:14
11. I Am Not My Hair	3:49
12. Great Grandmother	0:34
13. Better People	3:43
14. Learning (Outro)	1:32
15. I Choose	3:45
16. Data track	4:48
17. Data track	5:53

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Review

Log onto an India.Arie lyrics page and you won't come away expecting an easy-breezy listen--here's an artist, remember, who made a name for herself by declaring her disdain for silicone and Cristal on her 2001 debut. What's consistently a revelation for new recruits to the Arie camp, then, is how good the music makes you feel. No matter how heavy the subject matter (and it still gets heavy--God surfaces in the first verse of "Intro," the prayerful opening song), she delivers it in such a way that it ends up feeling like homespun wisdom--accessible, cloudless, and heartening. Testimony, no minor R&B/soul achievement, is full of such earth-mother moments: "The Heart of the Matter," a cover of the Don Henley song, is what a hug might sound like if it were music; "There's Hope" reminds tunefully that you don't have to pay to smile ("You better thank God for that"); "Private Party" points up the benefits of getting naked before a mirror and liking what you see (impossible as that sounds, it'll seem less so after listening); and "I Am Not My Hair," a sexy thumper featuring Akon, celebrates not the hair, not the skin, but "the soul that lives within." Musically, "Testament" is a testament to the benefits of branching out; in addition to gospel and hip-hop, you'll also find country and pure pop forays here. All of it works, and works wondrously. Arie may be the Oprah of the music world: she's spiritual, she's got her head screwed on straight, and whatever she touches turns to gold. Or at least it ought to. --Tammy La Gorce

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