Mahogany Soul Angie Stone

“Accomplished neo-soul queen Angie Stone’s second solo outing, Mahogany Soul, delivers more of the organic, gritty, rootsy yet sophisticated soul which put her on the map as a solo artist. The production is great and the songs are funky, mature, and intelligent, but when she truly shines is when she actually spreads her wings and glides away from her neo-soul trappings, which she manages effortlessly.” - Jose F. Promis, AllMusic

“bathes in the hard-won glory of R&B’s past. Curtis Mayfield, Marvin Gaye, Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway are all evoked throughout, but it is not merely a hotch-potch of influences. Working with Raphael Saadiq, Musiq Soulchild, Alicia Keys and Calvin, it is Stone’s vocal arrangements and Fender Rhodes, percussion and bass contributions that give the album its slinky unity. By sounding like it could have been recorded at any point since 1971, it sounds as fresh today as it did in 2001.” - Daryl Easlea, BBC