Stephanie on July 17, 2006 at 12:23 am (2 years, 5 months ago)
When India.Arie broke up with what she thought would be her lifetime love, she was saddened, angry, confused and hurt - and spent the next four years unleashing her emotions through song.
But those who pick up her latest album, Testimony, Vol. 1: Life & Relationship, won’t hear any of the bitterness she once harboured. Instead, in what has become India.Arie’s philosophy, she manages to find the positive, even in a devastating split. Instead of songs about a no-good man or falling into despair, India sings about the power of forgiveness, the appreciation of a past relationship and even learning to love being alone.
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Stephanie on July 15, 2006 at 3:33 pm (2 years, 5 months ago)
Stephanie on July 5, 2006 at 6:10 pm (2 years, 6 months ago)
India.Arie earns her first No. 1 on The Billboard 200 with Universal Motown’s “Testimony: Vo. 1, Life & Relationship.” The set sold 161,000 copies in its first week in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan, the singer’s best sales week yet. Her last album, 2002’s “Voyage To India,” debuted at No. 6 with 109,000.
Sales may have been aided in part by the artist’s appearance at the BET Awards last Tuesday (June 27) during a tribute to Chaka Khan.
Dashboard Confessional also scores its biggest sales week as it bows at No. 2 with “Dusk and Summer.” The Vagrant release moved 134,000 units, besting the debut week of 2004’s “A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar” by 12,000 (though it also entered at No. 2).
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