Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics

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Professional ratings
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Metacritic(73/100)[1]
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Billboard(favorable)[5]
The Boston Globe(positive)[6]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[7]
New York Times(favorable)[8]
NewsdayA−[9]
PeopleStarStarStarHalf star[10]
PopMatters(7/10)[11]
Robert Christgau(1-star Honorable Mention)[12]
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Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics is the fourth studio album by American singer India.Arie, released February 10, 2009 on Universal Republic Records.[14] The album debuted as "Hot Shot" on the Billboard 200 in the week of February 28, 2009 at #3, selling in its first week around 76,000 copies, almost half less than her previous album in 2006.[15] The next week it fell to number 7, selling another 32,000 copies.[16]

Background

Speaking about the album to writer Pete Lewis of Blues & Soul in April 2009, India stated; Page Template:Blockquote/styles.css has no content.

"What this album represents is me finally being my real self. You know, there'd been things I'd always wanted to say that I'd previously shied away from because they were too political, or too whatever... And I now realised that I had to let go of all those concerns and do exactly what I WANTED to do. Which is why 'Testimony Vol 2' sounds like it's exploring new territory to anyone who's familiar with my previous albums. Whereas all I'm actually doing is being more MYSELF than people have ever heard me be before."[17]

Commercial performance

The album debuted as "Hot Shot" on the Billboard 200 in the week of February 28, 2009 at number three, selling in its first week around 76,000 copies, almost half less than her previous album in 2006.[15] The next week it fell to number 7, selling another 32,000 copies.[16] The album has sold 331,000 copies on U.S to date.[18]

The single "Chocolate High" went for adds at U.S. urban adult contemporary radio the week of November 28, 2008.[19] That single as well as its follow-up, "Therapy", were both released to iTunes in the U.S. on December 16, 2008.

Track listing

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Charts

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  1. ^ a b Critic reviews at Metacritic
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."About.com review". Archived from the original on February 21, 2009. Retrieved February 28, 2009.
  3. ^ Allmusic review
  4. ^ Baltimore Sun review
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Billboard review". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 13, 2009. Retrieved February 20, 2009.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ The Boston Globe review
  7. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."New CDs (Published 2009)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 17, 2013.
  9. ^ Newsday review[dead link]
  10. ^ People review
  11. ^ PopMatters review
  12. ^ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Vibe review". Archived from the original on March 15, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Cohen, Jonathan (December 12, 2008). "India.Arie Readies Next 'Testimony'". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2009.
  15. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Swift Back To No. 1 As Plant/Krauss, Coldplay Soar". Billboard. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
  16. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Taylor Swift Remains Atop Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved February 25, 2009.
  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Sweet Sweet Soul Music - Pete Lewis Interviews India.Aire". Blues & Soul. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
  18. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Upcoming Releases 2013". Hits Daily Double. September 6, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  19. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Urban AC – Week Of: November 24, 2008". Radio & Records. November 28, 2008. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved November 25, 2008.
  20. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  21. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved July 22, 2021.

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