Critical Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Entertainment Weekly | (B) |
| PopMatters | (positive) |
Prior to Voyage To India's release many were dubious the album as a sophomore effort would reach the critical success of Arie's previous release Acoustic Soul on account of a notable trend of this occurring amongst other neo soul artists such as D'Angelo, Erykah Badu and Macy Gray. Despite this uncertainty Voyage To India garnered generally favourable reviews from critics with John Bush of AllMusic writing that this "is exactly what makes Voyage to India such a beautiful surprise; it's a record that easily equals her debut, boasting better vocal performances but also better songwriting and accompanying production." A review from Bill Campbell of Ink19 echoes John Bush's sentiment stating that "This disc is much more solid than Acoustic Soul."
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