| Artist | India.Arie |
|---|---|
| Cover | India Arie Songversation.jpg |
| Released | June 25, 2013 |
| Recorded | 2010–2013 |
| Genre | R&B |
| Length | 53:41 |
| Label | Soulbird Music · Motown Records |
| Prev year | 2009 |
| Next year | 2015 |
Songversation is the fifth studio album by American singer India.Arie. The album was released on June 25, 2013, by Soulbird Music and Motown Records.[1][2][3] It includes the singles "6th Avenue" (released in 2012), "Cocoa Butter" and "Just Do You" (both released in 2013). It also includes "I Am Light" which was featured in the 2014 film Beyond the Lights. A music video for the album track "Break the Shell" was released as well.
Critical reception
Review aggregator Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has a weighted average score of 64 based on four reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[4]
Commercial performance
The album debuted at number seven on the Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 31,000 copies in the United States.[5] The album has sold 113,000 copies in the US as of September 2015.[6]
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
|---|
Year-end charts
| Chart (2013) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] | 61 |
References
- ^ "Songversation [6/25] - CD - India.Arie". Bestbuy.com. Retrieved 2013-06-12.
- ^ "Songversation [Deluxe Edition] [6/25] - CD - India.Arie". Bestbuy.com. Retrieved 2013-06-12.
- ^ "Songversation: India.Arie: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2013-06-12.
- ^ "Reviews for Songversation by India.Arie". Metacritic. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ "Wale Scores First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
- ^ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived September 17, 2015 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2013". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2020.