Nanci Griffith, The Red, Faith Hill, Michael Card, Selah, Sawyer Brown, Alison Brown, David Phelps, Bill Miller, Gungor, Jason Mraz, David Davidson, Kathy Mattea, Michael W. Julia Fordham, Jonathan Mcreynolds, Kindred The Family Soul, Sergio Mendes, Keb' Mo', Amiel, Lathun, Rhonda Richmond, David Anthony, John Mellencamp Before it was just hard times trying to figure out someone else's vision for my life.Steve Broderick, Seth James, Aaron Neville, Blake Shelton, Brandon Desayer, Darren Hincks, James Bonamy, Miller Band, Oj Hanssen, Gibson, Ricky Lynn Gregg, Steve Green, Lynda Randle, T.D. 'I'm having hard times based off what I want to be doing. Even when it's hard, I still feel free,' Arie said. 'This is the best time of my life because I feel free. But Arie isn't concerned about how she fits on the eclectic bill. The singer will test out the new material and her renewed confidence when she plays at the Hollywood Bowl on Sunday as part of the weekend's Playboy Jazz Festival.

'I will no longer be defined by what someone else believed I am,' she sings on 'Soulbird Rise.' 'Now that I've dropped the weight/ I'm light as a feather.' And the lyrics show Arie at her most personal. It's her same guitar-steered soul, but inflected by an eclectic mix of sonic elements from her travels, especially in the Middle East. 'I had to take a deep breath and say, OK, let's just not do it.')Īrie said that because 'Open Door' 'reeked' of ill feelings toward her career, she purposefully opted to not channel hurt feelings over scrapping that album into 'Songversation.' Instead she crafted the album she'd always wanted. ('We couldn't agree on the business terms at all,' Arie offered. The recording sessions were spurred by the demise of a previous album, 'Open Door,' a passion project with Israeli singer Idan Raichel. Though Arie's hard-earned confidence makes 'Songversation' an inspirational, even iridescent listen, the album didn't come without conflict.

'It wasn't until I decided I was going to do what I wanted to do or I was going to quit that I empowered myself. 'I always felt like - I mean I was told, really - I couldn't go too far with the productions because it didn't appeal to black radio,' she explained.

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