Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel: India.Arie (background vocals); Great Grandmother (spoken vocals); Jimmy "J Rok" English, Moses Staimez, Jon Cleary, Eric D. Jackson, Ricky Quinones, 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 (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, background vocals); David Piltch (acoustic bass); Miles Mosley (double bass); Steve Mackey , Victor Wooten (upright bass); Cornelius Mims (electric bass); Simon "Woodchuck" Durham, Doctah B Serius, Dre Bowman, Mark Batson, Michael Rhodes , Drew Ramsey, LaMarquis Mark Jefferson (bass guitar); Frank 'Blame' Macek, Trevor Larence Jr. "Trev Beats", Richard Johnson Jr., John III Howard, J.D. Blair, Abe Laboriel, Jr. (drums); Charles "Akahdahmah" Jackson III (bowls); Ricky Lawson (cymbals); Darin James, Bryan Brock, Doctah B., William Harriet, Courtney Branch, Javier Sol¡s, Lamar Carter (percussion); Chris Johnson , Che Pope, Branden Burch (drum programming); Rob Wanda (scratches); Laurie Ann Fessler, Kerisha Hicks, Deronda Lewis, Ametria Dock, Cekoya Tolbert, Typhanee Fitzgerald, Joyce Simpson, Rachelle Ferrell, Rascal Flatts, Matthew Johnson (background vocals); Nashville Strings. | | 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 Gosselin; 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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