Songversation
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{{Infobox album
| name = Songversation
| type = studio
| artist = India.Arie
| cover = India Arie Songversation.jpg
| border = yes
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2013|6|25}}
| recorded = 2010–2013
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|R&B}}
| length = 53:41
| label = {{hlist|Soulbird Music|Motown Records}}
| producer =
| prev_title = Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title = Christmas With Friends
| next_year = 2015
}}
Songversation is the fifth studio album by American singer India.Arie. The album was released on June 25, 2013, by Soulbird Music and Motown Records.{{cite web|url=http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Songversation---CD/9408203.p?id=2711269&skuId=9408203 |title=Songversation [6/25] - CD - India.Arie |publisher=Bestbuy.com |date= |accessdate=2013-06-12}}{{cite web|url=http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Songversation+%5BDeluxe+Edition%5D+%5B6/25%5D+-+CD/9408115.p?skuId=9408115&id=2711331 |title=Songversation [Deluxe Edition] [6/25] - CD - India.Arie |publisher=Bestbuy.com |date= |accessdate=2013-06-12}}{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Songversation-India-Arie/dp/B00CVB6THE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1371046863&sr=8-1&keywords=india+arie+songversation |title=Songversation: India.Arie: Music |publisher=Amazon.com |date= |accessdate=2013-06-12}} It includes the singles "6th Avenue" (released in 2012), "Cocoa Butter" and "Just Do You" (both released in 2013). It also includes "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.
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
|MC = 64/100{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/songversation/indiaarie |title=Reviews for Songversation by India.Arie |work=Metacritic |accessdate=4 December 2017}}
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|author=Andy Kellman |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/songversation-mw0002519717 |title=SongVersation – India.Arie | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |website=AllMusic |date=2013-06-25 |accessdate=2014-02-18}}
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Review aggregator Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has a weighted average score of 64 based on four reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
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.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1568843/wale-scores-first-no-1-album-on-billboard-200-chart |title=Wale Scores First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=2013-07-03}} The album has sold 113,000 copies in the US as of September 2015.{{cite magazine|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150917090733/http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases |archivedate= September 17, 2015 |url=http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases |title=Upcoming Releases |magazine=Hits Daily Double |publisher=HITS Digital Ventures }}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| total_length = 53:41
| title1 = SoulBird Intro
| note1 =
| length1 = 0:35
| title2 = Just Do You
| note2 =
| length2 = 3:12
| title3 = This Love
| note3 =
| length3 = 3:53
| title4 = Nothing That I Love More
| note4 =
| length4 = 2:52
| title5 = Flowers
| note5 =
| length5 = 3:53
| title6 = Cocoa Butter
| note6 =
| length6 = 3:55
| title7 = SoulBird Interlude: Trombone
| note7 =
| length7 = 0:36
| title8 = Moved By You
| note8 =
| length8 = 4:48
| title9 = Life I Know
| note9 =
| length9 = 3:23
| title10 = Break The Shell
| note10 =
| length10 = 4:09
| title11 = SoulBird Rise
| note11 =
| length11 = 4:10
| title12 = Thy Will Be Done
| note12 = featuring Gramps Morgan
| length12 = 4:33
| title13 = Brothers' Keeper
| note13 =
| length13 = 3:40
| title14 = One
| note14 =
| length14 = 5:25
| title15 = SoulBird Outro: Clarinet
| note15 =
| length15 = 0:36
| title16 = I Am Light
| note16 =
| length16 = 3:52
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Deluxe edition bonus tracks
| title17 = SoulBird Reprise: Ney
| note17 =
| length17 = 0:35
| title18 = Thank You
| note18 =
| length18 = 3:42
| title19 = 6th Avenue
| note19 =
| length19 = 2:54
| title20 = Strange Fruit
| note20 =
| length20 = 5:26
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Target Deluxe Edition bonus tracks
| title21 = Life Is Good
| note21 =
| length21 = 2:55
| title22 = Chicken Soup In A Song
| note22 =
| length22 = 2:59
}}
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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| Chart (2013)
!Peak |
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| {{Album chart|Billboard200|7|artist=India.Arie|accessdate=September 19, 2013}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|4|artist=India.Arie|accessdate=September 19, 2013}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardDigital|12|artist=India.Arie|accessdate=September 19, 2013}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardTastemaker|21|artist=India.Arie|accessdate=September 19, 2013}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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| Chart (2013)
!Position |
|---|
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2013|work=Billboard|accessdate=July 24, 2020}}
|style="text-align:center"|61 |
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