UB First Exclusive Look: Official Tracklisting to India.Arie’s “SongVersation” — Available June 25th

Multi Grammy winning, iconic singer-songwriter India.Arie has announced plans to release her long awaited, highly anticipated fifth studio album titled SongVersation on June 25th (Soulbird/ Motown Records). Produced by India.Arie & Grammy winning songwriter Shannon Sanders with additional production from singer-songwriter David Ryan Harris and songwriter Michael Ruff, the album was recorded in Atlanta and Los Angeles, and marks the songstress’ first studio release in four years. The album’s first single ‘Cocoa Butter‘is currently heating up Urban AC radio. UrbanBridgez.com has your First Exclusive Look at the albums official tracklisting below.

‘The Making of this album has been one of THE MOST important experiences of my career,’ said Arie. ‘Every time I make an album, it’s an important and tumultuous and nuanced and complex and dynamic process of going into the Woods and coming out with the Holy Grail. The Holy Grail being the internal growth that becomes fertile ground for new songs. This album was a process of many journeys all happening at once, culminating in not just a fertile ground, but a fertile ground on a different land.’

Don’t miss Oprah‘s “Super Soul Sunday” featuring India.Arie, airs Sunday, June 23 and Sunday, June 30 on OWN.

India.Arie will start her tour in August, in Brooklyn and it runs through October.

UB First Look: Official Tracklisting!
Intro
Cocoa Butter
Nothing That I Love More
Flowers
Thy Will Be Done feat. Gramps Morgan
Interlude
Life I Know
Break The Shell
Brother’s Keeper
Just Do You
Interlude
One
Soulbird Rise
I Am Light
Outro

Deluxe Edition
Thank You
6th Avenue
Life Is Good

World renowned award winning singer/songwriter India.Arie came onto the national music scene in 2001 with her Motown Records debut ‘Acoustic Soul’. She followed up in 2002 with her sophomore release ‘Voyage To India’ and then in 2006 released her third album, the more personally expressive ‘Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship’. ‘Testimony Vol. 2, Love And Politics’, her fourth studio album, released in 2009. All four releases received critical acclaim and made India a highly respected and noted artist in a very short amount of time. She has sold an impressive 10 million albums worldwide and has received numerous awards and nominations including a staggering 21 Grammy nominations, 4 Grammy Awards, 3 NAACP Image awards, as well as awards from BET, Billboard, MTV, VH1, Vogue Fashion, Essence Magazine and others. In between touring and writing music, India also finds the time to help promote causes close to her heart. She is an avid supporter of female empowerment, and is a US Ambassador for UNICEF. She has performed alongside legendary acts such as Stevie Wonder, Sting, Elton John, Adele, Herbie Hancock, Carlos Santana, Bette Midler and Michael McDonald amongst others, written with Stevie Wonder on the title track of his 2005 studio album “A Time For Love,” and has been featured on other various songs including John Mellencamp’s “Peaceful World.” She has performed on such prestigious television specials as The Kennedy Center Honors, The NAACP Awards and The Grammy Awards and has performed for President Obama, Nelson Mandela, Dalai Lama and at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony. India recently formed SoulBird, a new lifestyle company with the mission to spread love, healing, peace and joy through the power of words and music. Started simply as an avenue for India to release music, the company has quickly expanded to include other vehicles for India’s messaging including events, merchandise, apparel, music and book publishing, film and TV and other exciting endeavors.