Testimony: Vol. 1 Life & Relationship by India.arie - DeepRiffs

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India.Arie's third album would've sounded much different if it had been recorded and released shortly after 2002's Voyage to India. It would've either been made just before or immediately after a major breakup, one that informs much of Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship. This isn't a bitter breakup album; instead, it's largely a breakup album that instead involves forgiveness, closure, and -- of course -- the kind of soul searching that Arie's fans have come to expect. Arie's relationship was apparently very serious, as demonstrated in "These Eyes," where she demands respect and wonders what her and his children would've been like. Though songs like "Good Mourning" deal with the immediate aftermath ("Good morning silence, good morning to myself/Good morning to the pain in the center of my chest"), they also seem to revel in it as just another part of being alive ("Good morning acceptance, good morning inner strength/I'm loving every moment, even the inner strain"). The album is a major production. Many of its songs involve well over a dozen musicians, some of which -- Rachelle Ferrell, Keb' Mo', Victor Wooten, Rascal Flatts, Acoustic Soul accomplice Mark Batson -- are bound to make some listeners freak. It's clear that Arie has been listening to a lot of country music; while these songs are completely hers (with the exception of Don Henley's "Heart of the Matter," a song that easily fits into the scheme of the album), it wouldn't be surprising to hear a handful of them covered by contemporary country artists. Since a significant portion of the album is centered around heartbreak and moving on, some of Arie's fans might not ever connect fully connect with it, but it will certainly be of great assistance to any of her fans who find themselves coping with something similar.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo

1. Intro: Loving

Primary Artist: India.arie; Main Performer
Performer: India.arie; Performer
Piano: India.arie; Performer
Vocals: India.arie; Performer
Composer: India.arie
Shannon Sanders; Composer
Producer: India.arie
Shannon Sanders; Production
Recording: Paul Pilsneniks; Production
Recording Assistant: Anthony Payn; Production
Studio Personnel: Paul Pilsneniks
Anthony Payn; Production
Composer Lyricist: India.arie
Shannon Sanders; Other

2. These Eyes

Primary Artist: India.arie; Main Performer
Background Vocals: India.arie
Matthew Johnson
Rachell Ferrell
Kreisha Hicks; Performer
Bass Guitar: Mark Batson
David Piltch; Performer
Drum Programming: Mark Batson
Che Pope; Performer
Drums: Abe Laboriel Jr.; Performer
Guitar: Blue Miller
Ricky Quinones; Performer
Keyboard: Mark Batson; Performer
Percussion: Bryan Brock; Performer
Performer: Mark Batson
David Piltch
India.arie
Matthew Johnson
Blue Miller
Abe Laboriel Jr.
Che Pope
Ricky Quinones
Bryan Brock
Rachell Ferrell
Kreisha Hicks; Performer
Piano: Mark Batson; Performer
Recording: Mark Batson
Aaron Fessel
Greg Fuqua; Production
Studio Personnel: Mark Batson
F. Reid Shippen
Aaron Fessel
Greg Fuqua
Anthony Payn; Production
Composer Lyricist: Mark Batson
India.arie
Joyce Simpson; Other
Trumpet: India.arie; Performer
Additional Producer: Shannon Sanders; Other
Mixing: F. Reid Shippen; Production
Recording Assistant: Anthony Payn; Production
Composer: India.arie
Joyce Simpson
Mark Batson; Composer
Producer: Mark Batson
India.arie
Shannon Sanders; Production

3. The Heart Of The Matter

Primary Artist: India.arie; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Laurie Ann Fessler
Deronda Lewis; Performer
Bass Guitar: Michael Rhodes
Frank Macek; Performer
Cello: John Catchings; Performer
Drums: Frank Macek; Performer
Guitar: Jimmy J-rok English; Performer
Keyboard: Frank Macek; Performer
Performer: Michael Rhodes
John Catchings
Frank Macek
Laurie Ann Fessler
Jimmy J-rok English
Deronda Lewis; Performer
Composer: Don Henley
Jd Souther
Michael W Campbell; Composer
Engineer: Dru Castro; Production
Mixing: Frank Macek; Production
Producer: India.arie
Frank Macek; Production
Programming: Frank Macek; Production
Recording: Frank Macek; Production
Studio Personnel: Dru Castro
Frank Macek; Production
Composer Lyricist: J.d. Souther
Don Henley
Michael W Campbell; Other

4. Good Mourning

Primary Artist: India.arie; Main Performer
Cello: John Catchings
Alisha Bauer
Adrienne Woods; Performer
Double Bass: Steve Mackey; Performer
Guitar: Drew Ramsey; Performer
Keyboard: Shannon Sanders; Performer
Percussion: Javier Solis
Courtney Branch
Trevor Lawrence
Darin James
Lamar Carter
Doctah B; Performer
Performer: Javier Solis
Shannon Sanders
Courtney Branch
Drew Ramsey
David Davidson
John Catchings
Trevor Lawrence
Marisa Kuney
Steve Mackey
Alisha Bauer
Adrienne Woods
Darin James
Lamar Carter
Doctah B; Performer
Violin: David Davidson
Marisa Kuney; Performer
Mixing: F. Reid Shippen; Production
Mixing Assistant: Natthaphol Abhigantaphand
Steve Lotz; Production
Producer: India.arie
Shannon Sanders
Drew Ramsey; Production
Recording: Courtney Branch
Neal Cappellino
Michael Parnin
Aaron Fessel
Greg Fuqua; Production
Recording Assistant: Joe Martino
Phillip Ramos
Erik Jahner; Production
Composer Lyricist: India.arie
Shannon Sanders
Drew Ramsey; Other
Unknown Contributor Role: Courtney Branch
Abraham Libbos
Double G; Other
Composer: Drew Ramsey
India.arie
Shannon Sanders; Composer
Studio Personnel: Courtney Branch
F. Reid Shippen
Natthaphol Abhigantaphand
Joe Martino
Steve Lotz
Neal Cappellino
Michael Parnin
Aaron Fessel
Greg Fuqua
Phillip Ramos
Erik Jahner; Production

5. Private Party

Primary Artist: India.arie; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Lamarquis Jefferson; Performer
Guitar: Branden Burch; Performer
Keyboard: Branden Burch; Performer
Percussion: William Harriet; Performer
Performer: Lamarquis Jefferson
Branden Burch
John Howard Iii
Richard Johnson
William Harriet
Erik Rostad; Performer
Strings: Erik Rostad; Performer
Composer: Branden Burch
India.arie
John Howard Iii
Richard Johnson; Composer
Mixing: Phil Tan
Branden Burch; Production
Producer: India.arie
Branden Burch
John Howard Iii
Richard Johnson
Richard Johnson, Jr.; Production
Programming: Branden Burch
John Howard Iii
Richard Johnson; Production
Recording: Dru Castro
Branden Burch; Production
Studio Personnel: Phil Tan
Dru Castro
Branden Burch; Production
Composer Lyricist: India.arie
Richard Johnson
Branden Burch
John Howard Iii; Other
Jr.: Richard Johnson; Other

6. There's Hope

Primary Artist: India.arie; Main Performer
Composer Lyricist: India.arie
Branden Burch
Tony Harrington; Other
Background Vocals: Mimi
Cekoya Tolbert; Performer
Bass Guitar: Simon "woodchuck" Durham; Performer
Drum Programming: Chris Johnson
Branden Burch; Performer
Guitar: Moses Staimez; Performer
Keyboard: Branden Burch; Performer
Performer: Chris Johnson
Mimi
Branden Burch
Ametria Dock
Erik Rostad
Simon "woodchuck" Durham
Moses Staimez
Cekoya Tolbert; Performer
Trumpet: Chris Johnson; Performer
Violin: Erik Rostad; Performer
Mixing: Branden Burch; Production
Mixing Assistant: Rob Skipworth; Production
Recording: Dru Castro
Andre Burch; Production
Studio Personnel: Dru Castro
Branden Burch
Rob Skipworth
Andre Burch; Production
Composer: Branden Burch
India.arie
Tony Harrington; Composer
Producer: India.arie
Branden Burch
Tony Harrington; Production
Vocal Arrangement: Ametria Dock; Composer
Unknown Contributor Role: Rob Wanda; Other

7. Interlude: Living

Primary Artist: India.arie; Main Performer
Performer: India.arie; Performer
Piano: India.arie; Performer
Vocals: India.arie; Performer
Composer: India.arie
Shannon Sanders; Composer
Producer: India.arie
Shannon Sanders; Production
Recording: Paul Pilsneniks; Production
Recording Assistant: Anthony Payn; Production
Studio Personnel: Paul Pilsneniks
Anthony Payn; Production
Composer Lyricist: India.arie
Shannon Sanders; Other

8. India'Song

Primary Artist: India.arie; Main Performer
Acoustic Guitar: India.arie
Keb' Mo'; Performer
Rhythm Arranger: India.arie
Courtney Branch; Other
Harp: Destiny Muhammad; Performer
Performer: India.arie
Courtney Branch
Trevor Lawrence
Cornelius Mims
Marisa Kuney
Kenneth Crouch
Keb' Mo'
Double G
Doctah B
Herban Shamen
Destiny Muhammad
Tarika Lewis
Alma Cielo; Performer
Composer Lyricist: India.arie; Other
Mixing: Dave Pensado; Production
Bass Guitar: Double G; Performer
Mixing Assistant: Jaycen Joshua; Production
Drums: Trevor Lawrence; Performer
Electric Bass: Cornelius Mims; Performer
Percussion: Doctah B
Herban Shamen; Performer
Piano: Kenneth Crouch; Performer
Recording: Courtney Branch
Unknown
Michael Parnin
Tracy Kendrick; Production
Electric Guitar: Tarika Lewis; Performer
Violin: Marisa Kuney
Alma Cielo; Performer
Studio Personnel: Courtney Branch
Unknown
Jaycen Joshua
Dave Pensado
Michael Parnin
Tracy Kendrick; Production
Unknown Contributor Role: Ricky Lawson
Abraham Libbos; Other
Composer: India.arie; Composer
Producer: India.arie
Doctah B; Production

9. Wings Of Forgiveness

Primary Artist: India.arie; Main Performer
Background Vocals: India.arie; Performer
Bass Guitar: Michael Rhodes
Frank Macek; Performer
Drums: Frank Macek; Performer
Guitar: Eric Jackson
Jimmy J-rok English; Performer
Keyboard: Frank Macek; Performer
Performer: Eric Jackson
India.arie
Michael Rhodes
Frank Macek
Jimmy J-rok English
Erik Rostad; Performer
Engineer: Branden Burch; Production
Mixing: Frank Macek; Production
Producer: India.arie
Frank Macek; Production
Programming: Frank Macek; Production
Recording: Frank Macek; Production
Composer Lyricist: Phillip White
India.arie
Jared Gosselin
Frank Macek; Other
Unknown Contributor Role: Frank Macek; Other
Strings: Erik Rostad; Performer
Composer: Frank Macek
India.arie
Jared Gosselin
Phillip White; Composer
Studio Personnel: Branden Burch
Frank Macek; Production

10. Summer

Featured Artist: Victor Wooten
Rascal Flatts; Main Performer
Primary Artist: India.arie; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Rascal Flatts; Performer
Double Bass: Victor Wooten; Performer
Drums: J.d. Blair; Performer
Fiddle: Tammy Rogers King; Performer
Guitar: Drew Ramsey; Performer
Performer: Drew Ramsey
Victor Wooten
Rascal Flatts
J.d. Blair
Tammy Rogers King; Performer
Composer: Cindy Morgan
Drew Ramsey; Composer
Mixing: F. Reid Shippen; Production
Producer: India.arie
Shannon Sanders
Drew Ramsey; Production
Recording: Danny Duncan
Neal Cappellino
Robert Battagila; Production
Recording Assistant: Natthaphol Abhigantaphand
Joe Martino
Steve Lotz
Jon Graves
Erik Jahner; Production
Studio Personnel: F. Reid Shippen
Natthaphol Abhigantaphand
Danny Duncan
Joe Martino
Steve Lotz
Neal Cappellino
Jon Graves
Erik Jahner
Robert Battagila; Production
Composer Lyricist: Cindy Morgan
Drew Ramsey; Other

11. I Am Not My Hair

Featured Artist: Akon; Main Performer
Primary Artist: India.arie; Main Performer
Composer: Drew Ramsey
India.arie
Shannon Sanders; Composer
Mixing: Dave Pensado; Production
Producer: Shannon Sanders
India Arie Simpson
Andrew Ramsey; Production
Recording: India Arie Simpson
Bob Tucker
Sara Killion
Greg Fuqua; Production
Studio Personnel: India Arie Simpson
Dave Pensado
Bob Tucker
Sara Killion
Greg Fuqua; Production
Composer Lyricist: India.arie
Shannon Sanders
Drew Ramsey; Other

12. Great Grandmother

Primary Artist: India.arie; Main Performer
Composer: Spoken Word; Composer
Recording: India.arie; Production
Studio Personnel: India.arie; Production
Composer Lyricist: Spoken Word; Other

13. Better People

Primary Artist: India.arie; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Shannon Sanders
Drew Ramsey
Matthew Johnson
Tiffany
Chimere Scott
Ametria Dock; Performer
Bass Guitar: Michael Rhodes
Jimmy J-rok English; Performer
Drums: Frank Macek; Performer
Guitar: Jimmy J-rok English; Performer
Organ: Mike Lawler; Performer
Performer: Mike Lawler
Shannon Sanders
Michael Rhodes
Drew Ramsey
Matthew Johnson
Tiffany
Frank Macek
Chimere Scott
Ametria Dock
Jimmy J-rok English; Performer
Composer: Drew Ramsey
India.arie
Shannon Sanders; Composer
Engineer: Aaron Fessel
Greg Fuqua; Production
Mixing: Frank Macek; Production
Producer: India.arie
Frank Macek
Jimmy J-rok English; Production
Programming: Frank Macek
Jimmy J-rok English; Production
Recording: Shannon Sanders
Frank Macek
Jimmy J-rok English; Production
Studio Personnel: Shannon Sanders
Aaron Fessel
Greg Fuqua
Frank Macek
Jimmy J-rok English; Production
Composer Lyricist: India.arie
Shannon Sanders
Drew Ramsey; Other

14. Outro: Learning

Primary Artist: India.arie; Main Performer
Performer: India.arie; Performer
Piano: India.arie; Performer
Vocals: India.arie; Performer
Composer: India.arie
Shannon Sanders; Composer
Producer: India.arie
Shannon Sanders; Production
Recording: Paul Pilsneniks; Production
Recording Assistant: Anthony Payn; Production
Studio Personnel: Paul Pilsneniks
Anthony Payn; Production
Composer Lyricist: India.arie
Shannon Sanders; Other

15. I Choose

Featured Artist: Bonnie Raitt; Main Performer
Primary Artist: India.arie; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Trina Broussard
India.arie
Laurnea Wilkerson
Chenere; Performer
Bass Guitar: Dre Bowman; Performer
Hammond B3 Organ: Pierre Medor; Performer
Performer: Pierre Medor
Trina Broussard
India.arie
Dre Bowman
Laurnea Wilkerson
Chenere; Performer
Composer: Andrew Castro
India.arie; Composer
Mixing: Dave Pensado; Production
Producer: India.arie
Sam Thomas
Dru Castro
Ametria Dock; Production
Recording: Dru Castro; Production
Studio Personnel: Dave Pensado
Dru Castro; Production
Additional Producer: India.arie
Sam Thomas
Ametria Dock; Other
Composer Lyricist: India.arie
Andrew Castro; Other

16. Just For Today

Primary Artist: India.arie; Main Performer
Background Vocals: India.arie; Performer
Bass Guitar: Lamarquis Jefferson; Performer
Drum Programming: Christopher Johnson
Branden Burch; Performer
Guitar: Moses Staimez; Performer
Keyboard: Branden Burch; Performer
Performer: Lamarquis Jefferson
India.arie
Christopher Johnson
Branden Burch
Erik Rostad
Moses Staimez; Performer
Violin: Erik Rostad; Performer
Composer: Batson
India Arie Simpson; Composer
Mixing: Branden Burch; Production
Producer: Mark Batson
India.arie; Production
Recording: Branden Burch; Production
Studio Personnel: Branden Burch; Production
Composer Lyricist: India Arie Simpson
Batson; Other

17. This Too Shall Pass

Primary Artist: India.arie; Main Performer
Composer: Dru Castro
India.arie
Mark Batson; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Mark Batson
India.arie
Dru Castro; Other

18. I Am Not My Hair

Primary Artist: India.arie; Main Performer
Composer: Drew Ramsey
India.arie
Shannon Sanders; Composer
Recording: Afefe Ika; Production
Remix Engineer: Osunlade; Production
Studio Personnel: Osunlade
Afefe Ika; Production
Composer Lyricist: India.arie
Shannon Sanders
Drew Ramsey; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

18 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

1 hour, 5 minutes and 43 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1424x1424 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

13/18 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

R&B, Soul, Contemporary R&B, Neo-Soul, Singer & Songwriter, Contemporary Singer, Songwriter

Label

Universal Records

Music Distribution Service

Unknown

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Dec 31, 2005

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

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UPC

60249842171