Mahogany Soul

Mahogany Soul
Studio album by Angie Stone
Released	October 16, 2001 (2001-10-16) (see release history)
Recorded	2000–2001 Battery Studios, Chung King Studios, Circle of STHS Digital, The Hit Factory, Jammin' Studios (New York City, New York) Glowy Studios (New Jersey) Motion Sound Recording (?) Playground/MiniMansion Studios (Closter, New Jersey) Skip Saylor Recording (Northridge, Los Angeles, California) The Enterprise Recording Studio (Burbank, California) The Studio (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) The Tracken Place (Hollywood, Los Angeles, California)
Genre	R&B, soul, Neo Soul
Label	J
Producer	Angie Stone (also executive), Eran Tabib, Gerald "Da Clean Up Man" Isaac, Eddie F, Darren Lighty, Raphael Saadiq, Jake and the Phatman, Ivan Matias, Andrea Martin, Swizz Beatz, Warryn "Baby Dubb" Campbell, Carvin "Ransum" Haggins, Ivan "Orthodox" Barias, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Rufus Blaq, Aaron Burns-Lyles
Angie Stone chronology
Black Diamond (1999) Mahogany Soul (2001) Stone Love (2004)
Singles from Mahogany Soul
"Brotha Part II" "Wish I Didn't Miss You" "More Than a Woman" "Bottles & Cans"

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
BBC Music	[2]
Los Angeles Times	[3]
PopMatters	[4]
Rolling Stone	[5]

Mahogany Soul is the second studio album by American R&B-soul singer–songwriter Angie Stone, released in the United States on October 16, 2001 by J Records. The single "Wish I Didn't Miss You" peaked at number seven in Australia,^[6] Stone's only such honor in the country, due to the radio release of a dance remix of the song.

Track listing

1. "Soul Insurance" (Angie Stone, Eran Tabib) – 5:00
2. "Brotha" (Stone, Raphael Saadiq, Harold Lilly, Glenn Standridge, Robert C. Ozuna) – 4:28
3. "Pissed Off" (Stone, Tabib, Rufus Moore, Stephanie Bolton) – 4:41
4. "More Than a Woman" (with Calvin) (Eddie Ferrell, Darren Lighty, Clifton Lighty, Balewa Muhammad, Calvin Richardson) – 4:53
5. "Snowflakes" (Moore, Jason Hairston, Dino Fekaris, Nick Zesses) – 3:49
   • Contains elements of The Supremes and The Four Tops' "Let's Make Love Now" (Dino Fekaris, Nick Zesses)
6. "Wish I Didn't Miss You" (Andrea Martin, Ivan Matias, Leon Huff, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead) – 4:30
   • Contains elements of The O'Jays' "Back Stabbers" (Leon Huff, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead)
7. "Easier Said Than Done" (Stone, Lilly, Warryn Campbell, John Smith) – 3:56
8. "Bottles & Cans" (Gerald Isaac) – 3:54
9. "The Ingredients of Love" (with Musiq Soulchild) (Stone, Carvin Haggins, Ivan Barias, Taalib Johnson, Freddie Hubbard) – 3:56
   • Contains replayed elements of Freddie Hubbard's "Red Clay" (Freddie Hubbard)
10. "What U Dyin' For" (Stone, Ali Shaheed Muhammad) – 5:26
11. "Makings of You (Interlude)" (Curtis Mayfield) – 2:30
12. "Mad Issues" (Stone, Tabib, Moore) – 4:49
13. "If It Wasn't" (Stone, Aaron Burns-Lyles) – 4:22
14. "20 Dollars" (Isaac, Al Green) – 4:42
    • Contains elements of Al Green's "Simply Beautiful" (Al Green)
15. "Life Goes On" (Stone, Tabib, Petey Pablo) – 3:57
16. "The Heat (Outro)" (Stone, Tabib) – 1:54
17. "Brotha Part II" (featuring Alicia Keys and Eve) (Stone, Saadiq, Lilly, Standridge, Ozuna, Jerry Marlon Beach) – 3:47
18. "Time of the Month" (Isaac) – 4:09

Japanese edition

19. "Makin' Me Feel"

Charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200[7]	22
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[7]	4
Chart (2002)	Peak position
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[8]	15
Dutch Albums Chart[8]	15
Finnish Albums Chart[8]	5
Swedish Albums Chart[8]	23
UK Albums Chart[9]	89

Release history

Country	Date	Label
United States	October 16, 2001	J
Canada		Sony
United Kingdom	November 12, 2001	Arista
Germany	December 12, 2001	BMG
Japan
Australia	February 25, 2002	Arista

References

1. ^ Mahogany Soul at Allmusic
2. ^ BBC Music review
3. ^ Los Angeles Times review
4. ^ PopMatters review
5. ^ Rolling Stone review
6. ^ australian-charts.com – Angie Stone – Wish I Didn't Miss You
7. ^ ^{a b} "Mahogany Soul > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r556225. Retrieved 2008-06-19. 
8. ^ ^{a b c d} "Angie Stone – Mahogany Soul – swisscharts.com". swisscharts.com. http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Angie+Stone&titel=Mahogany+Soul&cat=a. Retrieved 2008-06-19. 
9. ^ "Chart Log UK: 1994–2008". Zobbel.de. http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_S.HTM. Retrieved 2008-10-29.