Album
Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship
2006 · Funk / Soul
Rare pressing on Gatefold
Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship is a Soul & Funk album by India.Arie, originally released in 2006. On Gatefold: 18 pressings tracked.
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Tracklist
- 1Intro: Loving1:30
- 2These Eyes4:31
- 3The Heart of the Matter5:15
- 4Good Mourning5:27
- 5Private Party3:52
- 6There's Hope3:55
- 7Interlude: Living1:23
- 8India'song5:26
- 9Wings of Forgiveness4:59
- 10Summer (feat. Rascal Flatts & Victor Wooten)3:14
- 11I Am Not My Hair (feat. Akon)3:49
- 12Great Grandmother0:34
- 13Better People3:43
- 14Outro: Learning1:32
- 15I Choose (feat. Bonnie Raitt)3:45
- 16This Too Shall Pass5:54
Sound DNA
- Soul & Funk
- Neo-Soul
- velvety
- intimate
- soulful
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
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1, 7, 14: Recorded at Studio 301, Byron Bay, Australia.
2: Recorded at Westlake Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA and The Pass, Los Angeles, CA. Additional Vocals Recorded at Studio 301, Byron Bay, Australia & India'Song Studios, Atlanta, GA. Mixed for EQV media at Sound Stage, Nashville, TN.
3: Vocal Production at India'Song Studios. Recorded and Mixed at Profound Sound Recording Studios, Nashville, TN.
4: Recorded at Westlake Studios, Los Angeles, CA., Groundstar Recording Studios, Nashville, TN, India'Song Studios, Atlanta, GA and SoundStage Studios, Nashville, TN. Mixed for EQVmedia at Sound Stage Studios, Nashville, TN.
5: Recorded at XME & India'Song Studios. Mixed at Silent Sound Studio, Atlanta, GA.
6: Recorded at XME Studio A and India'Song Studios, Atlanta, GA. Mixed at Silent Sound Studios, Atlanta, GA.
8: Recorded at Westlake Studios, Los Angeles, CA, Capital Studios, Los Angeles, CA, Base Station One Studios, Los Angeles, CA. Mixed at Larrabee Studios, North Hollywood, CA.
9: Recorded and Mixed at Profound Sound Recording Studios, Nashville, TN. Strings Recorded at XME Studios, Atlanta, GA.
10: Recorded at Groundstar Studio, Platinum Lab Recording, Nashville, TN and Vix Mix, Nashville, TN. Mixed for EQVmedia at SoundStage Studios, Nashville, TN.
11: Recorded India'Song Studios, Atlanta, GA and Larrabee Studios, Los Angeles, CA. India.Arie Vocals Recorded at India'Song Studios and at SoundStage Studios, Nashville, TN. Akon's Vocals Recorded at Zac Studios, Atlanta, GA.
13: Recorded at Profound Sound Recording Studios, Nashville, TN and English Audio Recording Studio, Nashville, TN. Engineered at Profound Sound Studios, Nashville, TN and English Audio Recording Studio, Nashville, TN. Vocals Engineered at India'Songs Studios, Atlanta, GA and at Westlake Studios, Los Angeles, CA. Mixed at Profound Sound Recording studios, Nashville, TN.
15: Recorded at Larrabee Recording Studios, Universal City, CA. Mixed at Larrabee Recording Studios, Universal City, CA.
On track 4, Courtney Branch is credited as "Courtney Branch AKA Doctah B Sirius", Double G is credited as "Double G of DAKAH", and Trevor Lawrence Jr. is credited as "Trevor Larence Jr. AKA Trev Beats".
On track 8, Doctah B Sirius is credited as "Doctah B Sirius of Herban Shamen", Charles Jackson III is credited as "Charles "Akahdahmah" Jackson III of Herban Shamen", Trevor Lawrence Jr. is credited as "Trevor Larence Jr. AKA Trev Beats", and Double G is credited as "Double G of DAKAH The Hip Hop Orchestra".
Track 16 is a hidden track. It is not mentioned on any of the packaging.
Some track durations on the package are significantly different from the actual track durations. The track timings given here have been determined from CD player software displays.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Kenneth CrouchPIANO
- Mark BatsonBASS DRUM PROGRAMMING PIANO, KEYBOARDS
- Double GARRANGED BY , CONDUCTOR
- Courtney BranchPERCUSSION
- LaMarquis JeffersonBASS
- Trina BroussardBACKING VOCALS
- Trevor Lawrence Jr.DRUMS
- Shannon SandersBACKING VOCALS KEYBOARDS
- AkonDRUMS, BASS, PERCUSSION FEATURING PROGRAMMED BY
- Kerisha HicksBACKING VOCALS
- Cornelius MimsELECTRIC BASS
- Michael RhodesBASS
- John CatchingsCELLO
- David DavidsonVIOLIN
- Bonnie RaittGUITAR
- Deronda K. LewisBACKING VOCALS
- Andrew RamseyBACKING VOCALS GUITAR
- Abraham Laboriel Jr.DRUMS
Production & Engineering
- India.AriePRODUCER
- Shannon SandersPRODUCER
- Mark BatsonPRODUCER
- Frank MacekPRODUCER
- Andrew RamseyPRODUCER
- Branden BurchPRODUCER
- John Howard IIIPRODUCER
- Richard Johnson Jr.PRODUCER
- Tony HarringtonPRODUCER
- Doctah B SiriusPRODUCER
- Jared GosselinPRODUCER
- Phillip WhitePRODUCER
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