''Songversation'' is the fifth studio album by American singer
India.Arie. The album was released on June 25, 2013, by Soulbird Music and
Motown Records
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. It includes the singles "6th Avenue" (released in 2012), "Cocoa Butter" and "Just Do You" (both released in 2013). It also includes "I Am Light" which was featured in the 2014 film ''
Beyond the Lights
''Beyond the Lights'' is a 2014 American romantic drama film written and directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood. The film stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Nate Parker, Minnie Driver, Machine Gun Kelly, and Danny Glover. The film premiered at the 2014 Toronto ...
''. A music video for the album track "Break the Shell" was released as well.
Critical reception
Review aggregator
Metacritic
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, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has a weighted average score of 64 based on four reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Commercial performance
The album debuted at number seven on the
''Billboard'' 200 chart, with first-week sales of 31,000 copies in the United States. The album has sold 113,000 copies in the US as of September 2015.
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
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2013 albums
India Arie albums