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Track Listing
1. Intro: Grains
2. Therapy - (featuring Gramps Morgan)
3. Ghetto
4. Chocolate High - (featuring Musiq Soulchild)
5. He Heals Me
6. Interlude: Grains
7. Pearls - (featuring Dobet Gnahore)
8. River Rise
9. Yellow - (featuring Terrell Carter)
10. Better Way - (featuring Keb' Mo')
11. Interlude: Grains
12. Long Goodbye
13. Psalms 23 - (featuring MC Lyte)
14. Cure, The - (featuring Sezen Aksu)
15. Outro: Grains
16. Beautiful Day, A
Album Notes
Audio Remasterer: Chris Gheringer.
LOVE & POLITICS bears close resemblance, both stylistically and thematically, to its illustrious predecessor. Like TESTIMONY VOL. 1, LOVE & POLITICS impresses with the professionalism of its production, with meticulously interwoven layers of backing vocals that recall the most sumptuous soul productions of the mid `70s. The productions of Stevie Wonder and Gamble & Huff are obvious touchstones for the tasteful strings and subdued Fender Rhodes work of lead single "Chocolate High," which features vocal contributions from Musiq Soulchild. Though LOVE & POLITICS doesn't represent a significant departure from the thoughtful, easygoing soul with which Arie has made her name, it includes a few nods to trends in contemporary R&B, most notably the sprightly "Therapy," which splices Arie's breezy vocals and gentle fingerpicking on to a propulsive, club-ready beat.
Industry Reviews
Although more upbeat than its predecessor, VOL. 2 requires some time spent listening. Those who do so will be richly rewarded.
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