# Songversation

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***Songversation*** is the fifth studio album by American singer [India.Arie](/source/India_Arie). The album was released on June 25, 2013, by Soulbird Music and [Motown Records](/source/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](/source/Beyond_the_Lights)*. A music video for the album track "Break the Shell" was released as well.

## Critical reception

Review aggregator [Metacritic](/source/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](/source/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

1. ["Songversation \[6/25\] - CD - India.Arie"](http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Songversation---CD/9408203.p?id=2711269&skuId=9408203). Bestbuy.com. Retrieved 2013-06-12.

1. ["Songversation \[Deluxe Edition\] \[6/25\] - CD - India.Arie"](http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Songversation+%5BDeluxe+Edition%5D+%5B6/25%5D+-+CD/9408115.p?skuId=9408115&id=2711331). Bestbuy.com. Retrieved 2013-06-12.

1. ["Songversation: India.Arie: Music"](https://www.amazon.com/Songversation-India-Arie/dp/B00CVB6THE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1371046863&sr=8-1&keywords=india+arie+songversation). Amazon.com. Retrieved 2013-06-12.

1. ["Reviews for Songversation by India.Arie"](http://www.metacritic.com/music/songversation/indiaarie). *[Metacritic](/source/Metacritic)*. Retrieved 4 December 2017.

1. ["Wale Scores First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart"](http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1568843/wale-scores-first-no-1-album-on-billboard-200-chart). *Billboard*. Retrieved 2013-07-03.

1. ["Upcoming Releases"](http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases). *Hits Daily Double*. HITS Digital Ventures. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20150917090733/http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases) September 17, 2015 at the Wayback Machine.

1. ["Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2013"](https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums). *Billboard*. Retrieved July 24, 2020.

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