Mahogany Soul is the second studio album by American singer Angie Stone. It was first released in the US on October 16, 2001, by J Records, then in the UK on November 5. In the US, the album sold 71,000 copies in its first week of release. The album spawned five singles: "Brotha", "Brotha Part II", "Wish I Didn't Miss You", "More Than a Woman", and "Bottles & Cans". Critical reception Reviewing for PopMatters in October 2001, Mark Anthony Neal hailed Mahogany Soul as "an accomplished piece of R&B music" in a year with other impressive debut albums by singers in the genre, including Alicia Keys' Songs in A Minor, Bilal's 1st Born Second, and Res's How I Do. He highlighted Stone's detailed lyrics, casually sassy "down-home" persona, and use of sophisticated samples in the context of authentic soul music. In response to the popular reception for the lead single "Brotha", Neal said he regards it as a "passionate and thoughtful defense" of African-American men, while pointing out "brutally trenchant" perspectives of men elsewhere in the album's relationship songs. The Village Voice critic Robert Christgau was less enthusiastic, singling out "Brotha" and "Bottles and Cans" as highlights while finding the album in general to be "longer on groove than song" and "longer on song than the brothas". Writing in 2009 for BBC Online, Daryl Easlea said Mahogany Soul "remains her masterpiece" and called it "a confident musical statement of what it means to be African-American [that] came to define the neo-soul movement of the early 21st century". Track listing Notes signifies a co-producer signifies a programming producer signifies an associate producer signifies a remixer and additional producer Sample credits "Snowflakes" contains elements from "Let's Make Love Now" by The Supremes and the Four Tops. "Wish I Didn't Miss You" contains elements from "Back Stabbers" by The O'Jays. "The Ingredients of Love" contains replayed elements from "Red Clay" by Freddie Hubbard. "20 Dollars" contains elements from "Simply Beautiful" by Al Green. "Brotha Part II" contains excerpts from "I'll Play the Blues for You" by Albert King. "Time of the Month" contains replayed elements from "I Can't Say No" by Natalie Cole. Personnel Credits adapted from the liner notes of Mahogany Soul. Musicians Angie Stone – vocals ; bass, percussion ; background vocals ; Rhodes piano ; arrangement ; vocal arrangement ; Wurlitzer ; crowd participation Sherena Wynn – background vocals Tenita