Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel: India.Arie (background vocals); Great Grandmother (spoken vocals); Ricky Quinones, Jimmy 'J-Rok' English, Moses Staimez, Jon Cleary, Eric Jackson, Blue Miller, Bonnie Raitt (guitar); Keb' Mo' (dobro); Natalie Keith, Destiny Muhammad (harp); Marisa Kuney, Alma Cielo, David Davidson (violin); Tarika Lewis (electric violin); Tammy Rogers-King (fiddle); Thomas Lea, Jeanie Lim (viola); Alisha Bauer, John Catchings, Adrienne Woods (cello); Erik Rostad (strings); Kennth S. Crouch (piano); Pierre Medor (Hammond b-3 organ); Shannon Sanders (keyboards); David Piltch (acoustic bass); Miles Mosley (double bass); Steve Mackey, Victor Wooten (upright bass); Cornelius C. Mims (electric bass); Simon 'Woodchuck' Durham, Doctah B Serius, Dre Bowman, Mark Batson, Michael Rhodes , Drew Ramsey, Lamarquis Jefferson (bass guitar); Frank 'Blame' Macek, Trevor Larence Jr., Richard Johnson Jr., John Howard III, J.D. Blair, Abe Laboriel Jr. (drums); Charles 'Akahdahmah' Jackson (bowls); Ricky Lawson (cymbals); Darin James, Bryan Brock, Doctah B., William Herriet, Courtney Branch, Javier Solis, Lamar Carter (percussion); Chris Johnson, Che Pope, Branden Burch (drum programming); Rob Wanda (scratches); Laurie Ann Fessler, Kreisha Hicks, Deronda Lewis, Ametria Dock, Cekoya Tolbert, Typhanee Fitzgerald, Shannon Sander, Joyce Simpson, Rachelle Ferrell, Rascal Flatts, Matthew Johnson (background vocals); Nashville Strings. | | Recording information: 2006. | | India.Arie hails from Atlanta, Georgia, but her smooth neo-soul owes more to the traditions of Philly Soul and Detroit's Motown of yore than the Dirty South rap that dominated her native city in the 2000s. Still, the remarkable thing about Arie is how she deftly marries old school R&B to an urban contemporary sound (one that is greatly informed by the beats and production of hip-hop). | | 2006's TESTIMONY: VOL. 1 LIFE & RELATIONSHIPS, the singer-songwriter's third album, continues to perfect Arie's unique blend of styles. Smooth and accessible, yet marked by supremely well-crafted songs, TESTIMONY shifts gears effortlessly, moving from breezy tropical tunes ("Good Mourning") to Lauren Hill-styled hip-hop ("I Am Not My Hair"), hitting all points in between. With just the right balance of old school and new, acoustic and electric, and consciousness themes with party jams, TESTIMONY is an important notch in the rising career of this talented entertainer. |
Producer: India.Arie; Shannon Sanders; Mark Batson; Phillip White; Drew Ramsey; Frank 'Blame' Macek; Richard Johnson Jr.; Jared Gosslin; Doctah B Serious; Dru Castro; Sam Thomas; John Howard III; Branden Burch; Courtney Branch |
Engineer: Michael Parnin; Aaron Fessel; Mark Batson; Greg Fuqua; Andrew Richter; Dru Castro; Tracy Kendrick; Courtney Branch; Jaycen Joshua; Phillip Ramos |
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