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Testimony Vol. 2: Love & Politics

India.ArieMP3 Download
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  • Original Release Date: February 10, 2009
  • Format - Music: MP3
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Play   2. Therapy 3:56 $1.29 Buy Track  - Therapy
Play   3. Ghetto 3:11 $0.99 Buy Track  - Ghetto
Play   4. Chocolate High 4:43 $0.99 Buy Track  - Chocolate High
Play   5. He Heals Me 4:59 $0.99 Buy Track  - He Heals Me
Play   6. Interlude: Grains 0:56 $0.99 Buy Track  - Interlude: Grains
Play   7. Pearls 4:22 $0.99 Buy Track  - Pearls
Play   8. River Rise 3:55 $1.09 Buy Track  - River Rise
Play   9. Yellow 2:55 $0.99 Buy Track  - Yellow
Play 10. Better Way 3:29 $0.99 Buy Track  - Better Way
Play 11. Interlude: Grains 1:05 $0.99 Buy Track  - Interlude: Grains
Play 12. Long Goodbye 4:03 $0.99 Buy Track  - Long Goodbye
Play 13. Psalms 23 5:15 $0.99 Buy Track  - Psalms 23
Play 14. The Cure 4:39 $0.99 Buy Track  - The Cure
Play 15. Outro: Grains 0:29 $0.99 Buy Track  - Outro: Grains
Play 16. A Beautiful Day 3:51 $1.09 Buy Track  - A Beautiful Day
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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Complete perfection!!! February 11, 2009
Format:Audio CD
This album is phenomenal!!! I own all of India Arie's previous albums, and already this one is my favorite. India represents the quiet in a world of chaos. Her music has meaning, her lyrics have depth. This album will get you to look not just at yourself and your own 4 walls, but also on the world around you. India has maintained her integrity and self respect by once again refusing to give into the world's system oversexed marginal talent. The album is soulful, deep, theraputic, beautiful and sensual at the same time. It's great from beginning to end, so you can play it all the way through without skipping one song. Even the interludes she sings are hot. For those out there who have Vol. 1, Vol. 2 is much different. Vol. 1 is a great album if you've just had your heart broken or just got out of a relationship, while Vol. 2 is about real, true love. Love for yourself, and love for one another. I have to say also that India's voice has never sounded better. She hit some notes on this album that I didn't know she could hit! I can't say enough about it, except Buy It!!!! You will not be disappointed.

Although I love all the songs, my favorites are:
Therapy
Ghetto
Chocolate High
He Heals Me
Pearls
Long Goodbye
Better Way
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Not disappointed - Love it! February 12, 2009
By willow
Format:MP3 Download|Amazon Verified Purchase
I have all of India.Arie's albums, and have been looking forward to this new one, but wasn't sure what to expect...I was surprised to discover this is one of my favorites! Positive, joyful, diverse and lovely songs. India.Arie continues to be one of my favorite artists.
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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Still super optimistic February 10, 2009
Format:Audio CD
India.Arie turns in another stellar effort of her fourth CD. The follow up to "Testimony Vol. 1" which garnered her first US #1 album. Musically, she sticks to her acoustic Soul style almost Folk-like in places, with deep social conscious lyrics.

Lead-off single is the retro organ-drenched sultry "Chocolate high" with Musiq Soulchild. The Folk-y "Therapy" (featuring Gramps Morgan) is a more upbeat fast strummed number. Keeping up the tempo are the groovy Hip Hop/Jazz-tinged "Psalm 23" (with MC Lyte), the Blues/Rock "Better way" (about the issues unearthed by Hurricane Katrina and other ills), and closing bonus cut "A beautiful day".

Standouts to me are the awesome Latin-tinged "Ghetto" ("To be hungry in LA/is just like starving in Bombay" she sings, telling us poverty and hardship is shared by all humanity), her beautiful West African-tinged take on Sade's sombre lament "Pearls" (featuring Dobet Gnahore, some lovely harmonies, and including a woman in Rwanda in the lyrics), the tender acoustic ballad "He heals me" (a beautiful love song), and the retro sounding "Yellow" (featuring Terrell Carter) which sounds like some lost song from seventies Stevie Wonder.

India's lyrics, as usual, brim with over-positivity and optimism, something that oddly puts some people off. I wonder why, lyrics like this are a welcome escape from the harsh and sad realities of the world. Another solid outing from the talented Ms. Arie, a winner!
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As always she finds a way to send her message. This project does that in fine fashion
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I order this CD in July of 2009 and I recieved it in February 2010. Sad is all I can say.
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