The album's first single, 'Video,' received strong radio and club play early in the year, and the full-length followed in March. Work on Acoustic Soul dragged out over nearly two years, but Arie's relentless pursuit of perfection and musical integrity yielded very pleasing results: as successful a graft of classic soul and modern hip-hop style productions yet attempted. A second-stage slot on the 1998 Lilith Fair tour garnered major-label interest, but Arie eventually signed with Motown after being assured of having full artistic control. Involvement in the fertile Atlanta urban music scene led to the formation of an artist's collective called Groovement and an independent label, EarthShare, which released a compilation CD featuring Arie's first songs. The family moved to Atlanta when India was 13 and after high school she began playing guitar at the encouragement of her mother. A studied songwriter and guitar player rooted in the R&B, soul, Motown, and blues of the past, but grounded in the post hip-hop urban world of today, Arie's debut, Acoustic Soul, was rich with textured songs, kooks, and impressively mature lyrics considering the artist had only been writing songs for five years.īorn in Denver, CO, to parents from Memphis and Detroit, music was always in Arie's life.

One of a handful of neo-classic soul artists to emerge following the late '90s success of artists like D'Angelo and Lauren Hill, Atlanta's India Arie stood poised at the beginning of 2001 to make a major impact.

She has won four Grammy Awards from her 21 nominations, including Best R&B Album. She has sold over 3.3 million records in the US and 10 million worldwide.

About India Arie Simpson born, October 3, 1975, best known as India.Arie (sometimes styled as india.arie) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, musician, and record producer.

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