title: Voyage to India
text: Voyage to India is the second studio album by American singer India Arie, released on September 24, 2002, by Motown. The album is titled after a track by Arie's idol Stevie Wonder from his 1979 album Journey Through "The Secret Life of Plants".
  
  The album debuted at number six on the Billboard 200 and at number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, selling 109,000 copies in its first week. It was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on August 4, 2006. At the 2003 Grammy Awards, it won Best R&B Album, and the single "Little Things" won Best Urban/Alternative Performance. The song "Get It Together" was featured on many film soundtracks, including Brown Sugar (2002) and Shark Tale (2004).
  
  Critical reception
  
  Voyage to India received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 65, based on 15 reviews. John Bush of AllMusic said that Arie had "much to prove" after her successful debut, especially due to the notable trend of other neo soul artists, such as D'Angelo, Erykah Badu and Macy Gray, faltering with their second albums. Bush, however, found Voyage to India a "beautiful surprise" as it "easily equals her debut, boasting better vocal performances but also better songwriting and accompanying production."
  
  Track listing
  
  Sample credits
   "Little Things" contains an interpolation of "Hollywood" by Rufus.
  
  Personnel
   India Arie — vocals, guitar
   Brent Barrett — electric guitar
   Algebra Blesset — backing vocals
   John Catchings — cello
   David Davidson — violin
   Steve Grossman — percussion
   Tony Harrell — keyboards
   Tony Tony HarrellHarrington — backing vocals
   Kerisha Hicks — backing vocals
   Avery Johnson — bass
   Doug Kahan — bass
   Paige Martin — backing vocals
   Terry McMillan — percussion
   Blue Miller — backing vocals, acoustic guitar
   Musiq — backing vocals
   Ricky Quinones — guitar
   Andrew Ramsey — guitar
   Dave Ramsey — guitar
   Forrest Robinson — drums
   Bryant Russell — bass
   Shannon Sanders — keyboards, percussion
   Khari Simmons — bass
   Joyce Simpson — vocals
   Laurneá Wilkerson — backing vocals
   John Willis — electric guitar
   Obataiye Samuel — songwriter
  
  Charts
  
  Weekly charts
  
  Year-end charts
  
  Certifications
  
  References
  
  2002 albums
  Grammy Award for Best R&B Album
  India Arie albums
  Motown albums