01. Let It Snow
02. Favorite Time of Year (feat. Tori Kelly)
03. Silent Night (feat. Brandy)
04. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (feat. Kem)
05. Merry Christmas Baby (feat. Michael McDonald)
06. I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm (feat. Dave Koz & Trombone Shorty)
07. The Christmas Song
08. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (feat. Khristian Dentley)
09. Mary, Did You Know? (feat. Gene Moore Jr.)
10. Auld Lang Syne (feat. Kirk Whalum)

India.Arie – Vocals
Joe Sample - Piano
Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews - Trombone
John Beasley - Piano
Chuck Berghofer - Bass
Brandy - Vocals
Teddy Campbell - Drums
David Delhomme - Keyboards
Khristian Dentley - Vocals
Nathan East - Bass, Bass (Upright)
Craig Fundyga - Vibraphone
Paul Jackson, Jr. - Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)
Tori Kelly - Vocals
Kem - Vocals
Dave Koz - Sax (Tenor)
Aaron Lindsey - Bass, Bass (Upright), Drums, Fender Rhodes, Keyboards, Piano, Synthesizer
Michael McDonald - Vocals
Gene Moore, Jr. - Vocals
Nick Sample - Bass (Upright)
Javier Solís - Percussion
Jeff "Tain" Watts - Drums
Kirk Whalum - Sax (Tenor)

While vocalist India.Arie and keyboardist Joe Sample worked on new songs that, in Arie's words, "weren't coming together as quickly as I wanted," Arie had the idea to shift direction and record a Christmas album -- something her mother had been wanting her to do. Sample's own family members had been asking the same from him, so he was happy to go along. In September 2014, while Christmas with Friends was being completed, Sample -- whose importance to jazz and R&B is difficult to overstate -- died of mesothelioma. He plays piano on four of the ten songs: the opening "Let It Snow," "Silent Night" (featuring Brandy), "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (featuring Kem), and "The Christmas Song." It's unfortunate that Sample isn't heard more frequently, but the whole album is loose and lively, supported by drop-ins from contemporary gospel, jazz, pop, R&B, and rock artists, including Michael McDonald and Trombone Shorty. The backing musicians, such producer Aaron Lindsey, Jeff "Tain" Watts, and Nathan East, are top-notch as well, and Arie ties it all together, switching between the spiritual and playful material with natural ease. ---Andy Kellman, Rovi

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1 	Soulbird Intro 	0:35
2 	Just Do You 	3:12
3 	This Love 	3:25
4 	Nothing That I Love More 	2:53
5 	Flowers 	3:55
6 	Cocoa Butter 	3:56
7 	Soulbird Interlude: Trombone 	0:36
8 	Moved By You 	4:50
9 	Life I Know 	3:22
10 	Break The Shell 	4:09
11 	Soulbird Rise 	4:10
12 	Thy Will Be Done 	4:34
13 	Brother's Keeper 	3:42
14 	One 	5:25
15 	Songbird Outro: Clarinet 	0:35
16 	I Am Light 	3:52
17 	Soulbird Reprise: Ney 	0:37
18 	Thank You 	3:44
19 	6th Avenue 	2:54
20 	Strange Fruit 	5:26

Fatih Ahiskali 	Oud
Mehmet Akatay 	Percussion
Rafet Alik 	Kanun
Ozer Arkun 	Cello
Özer Arkun 	Cello, Ney
Carrie Bailey 	Violin
Conelius "Slick" Barnes 	Vocals (Background)
Ozan Bayrasa 	String Score, Vocals
Drew Bowman 	Bass
Chris Bruce 	Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)
Chantae Cann 	Vocals (Background)
John Catchings 	Cello
Göksun Cavdar 	Bass, Clarinet, Clarinet (Bass)
Traneshia "Truth" Chiles 	Vocals (Background)
Carol Corless 	Package Production
Anthony David 	Vocals (Background)
Ametria Dock 	Vocals (Background)
Dvora Englefield 	Publishing
Nurcan Eren 	Vocals
Marcus Finney 	Drums
Joey Gonzales 	Percussion
Hasan Gözetlik 	Trombone, Trumpet
Dennis Hamm 	Keyboards
David Ryan Harris 	Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Keyboards, Producer, Programming
Sean Hurley 	Bass
India.Arie 	Guitar, Liner Notes, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals
Istanbul Strings 	Strings
Bob Lewis 	Trombone, Trumpet
Mercy Myra 	Vocals (Background)
Blue Miller 	Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic)
Joseph "Steel" Miller 	Drums
Julio Miranda 	Guitar
Gramps Morgan 	Featured Artist, Vocals (Background)
Quinn 	Drums
Drew Ramsey 	Bass (Electric), Guitar, Guitar (Electric)
Michael Ruff 	Piano, Producer
Shannon Sanders 	Bass, Keyboards, Piano, Producer, Programming, Trumpet, Vocals (Background)
Khari Simmons 	Bass
India Arie Simpson 	Composer
J'on Simpson 	Vocals (Background)
Serhan Yasdiman 	Fretless Guitar, Guitar 

Back with Motown, India.Arie is rejuvenated for her fifth album, which follows a lengthy hiatus. A series of mishaps, combined with some dissatisfaction regarding the sound of her recordings, prompted the break. She even contemplated leaving the industry. However, only the most attentive listeners will hear a considerable difference between SongVersation and the Testimony albums. Largely a low-key, gently uplifting affair with a soft, warm glow, 11 of its 16 tracks are enhanced with assistance from several Turkish musicians -- including percussionists, horn players, an oudist, and the Istanbul Strings -- who were recorded at the studio of Sezen Aksu (one of the guests on Testimony, Vol. 2). Longtime co-producer and instrumentalist Shannon Sanders remains, while new associate David Ryan Harris (Dionne Farris, John Mayer) is another major factor. The album's upbeat tone is set with the driving "Just Do You," a career highlight boasting a chorus that recalls the pre-chorus of Michael Jackson's "Rock with You." Apart from certain accents from the Turkish musicians, none of the material will surprise anybody. Sweet, sighing, relaxed numbers like "Flowers" ("You're the moral compass directing me to light") and "Cocoa Butter" ("You are like cocoa butter on my heart") are among the most India.Arie-like songs laid down. Everything -- most exemplified by "Break the Shell," inspired by an encounter with Cicely Tyson -- transmits positivity, even when she admits that, as a woman "almost four decades in" with neither a lifelong partner nor children, she's unsure of her position in life. It's evident that Arie's in a good place, both creatively and personally, yet SongVersation is not about self-satisfaction. She has no trouble bringing her listeners along. ---Andy Kellman, AllMusic Review

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