India - The Very Best Of India - Various Artists

Advantages: Great mix of artists and well known tunes
Disadvantages: Maybe needed more female artists, popular r'n'b stars

...2 Disc Set, with 40 tracks so you can't really go wrong here. It's kind of a mix of the old and the new love songs, but still some timeless tracks from artists like Mary Mary, Aliyah, 2Pac, Anita baker, Toni Braxton and others. The kinds of songs everyone knows. Some lovers tunes and some more faster paced. With Lemar, Wayne Wonder, Akon, Ashanti, Mya, India Arie, as well known young stars of now. But it would have been nice to have seen some younger and newer R'n'B stars that are playing in the clubs at the moment and also maybe a bigger selection of female vocalists like Khelis, Brandy, Ne-Yo, Omarion and others. Still the tracks are a good mix with tunes like My Boo, Usher and Alicia Keys, Satisfaction, Eve, Cry me a River, Justin Timberlake, Sweet Love, Anita Baker, On and On Eryka Badu and lots more.... Read review

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Advantages: Voice, Lyrics
Disadvantages: A bit inconcistant aftet the interlude

......Introduction... I first heard of India Arie when I saw her on Later With Jools Holland when she released this album in 2001. She was born India Arie Simpson on October 3, 1975 in Denver Colorado, her father Ralph Simpson was an NBA Player and her mother Joyce was a former singer herself. India started having an interest in music at an early age and she pretty soon started learning to play various instruments. Though She is most well known for playing the guitar. She was discovered by a motown executive in 1999 and two years later released her debut album Acoustic Soul. ...India's voice... She has a great voice that has a substantial range allowing her to sing some great tender moments and then errupt in a fantastic almost gospel like chant. One of the best singers in her genre and similar to Lauryn Hill's more tender... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful

Advantages: has a mix of oldish and newish songs!
Disadvantages: none

...I had this album brought for me last summer and i think it is an excellent album, it has a mixture of brilliant old and new songs. there was not one song i didnt like. Its nice how it has old and new songs mixed together instead of just old or just new. whenever i hear a song from the album it reminds me of last summer as i listened to it so much!! id defently reccomend this album to anyone wanting a various artists album to listen to. The cover is also very attractive and eye catching and looks good with my collection!! I also think it is very very good value for money as look at how many different songs you get, plus theres two c.ds!! its a brilliant album! go buy it!!... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful