The Very Best of Macy Gray

~ Release by Macy Gray (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
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1I Try
recording engineer and mixer:
Dave Way
producer:
Andrew Slater
bass:
Dave Wilder
bell and piano:
Jon Brion
drums (drum set):
Matt Chamberlain (American drummer)
guitar:
Jon Brion, Arik Marshall and Bendrix Williams
mellotron:
Patrick Warren
organ:
Jeremy Ruzumna (composer, lyricist, keyboardist)
percussion:
Lenny Castro
background vocals and lead vocals:
Macy Gray
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1999)
music videos:
I Try by Macy Gray
recording of:
I Try
lyricist:
Macy Gray
composer:
Macy Gray, Jinsoo Lim, Jeremy Ruzumna (composer, lyricist, keyboardist) and Dave Wilder
publisher:
Children of the Forest, Emerald Forest, EMI April Music Inc., Happy Mel Boopy’s Cocktail Longe And Music, Jinsoo Lim Music, Ooky Spinalton Music, Roasti Toasti and Zomba Songs Inc.
Macy Gray44:00
2Do Something
recording engineer and mixer:
Dave Way
programming:
Darryl Swann
producer:
Andrew Slater
bass:
Dion Murdock
drums (drum set):
Matt Chamberlain (American drummer)
guitar:
Jinsoo Lim and Arik Marshall
mellotron:
Jon Brion and Patrick Warren
Moog and electric piano:
Jeremy Ruzumna (composer, lyricist, keyboardist)
percussion:
Lenny Castro
turntable:
DJ Kiilu
vibraphone:
Patrick Warren
background vocals:
Dawn Beckman and Musiic Galloway
lead vocals:
Macy Gray
samples:
Funky for You by Nice & Smooth and Git Up, Git Out by OutKast
recording of:
Do Something
lyricist:
Macy Gray
composer:
Antwan André Patton, André Benjamin, Cameron Gipp, George Clinton (US funk musician), Daryl Barnes, CeeLo Green, Gregg Mays, Ray Murray (American producer, songwriter & multi-instrumentalist), Patrick Brown, Jeremy Ruzumna (composer, lyricist, keyboardist), Garry Shider, Darryl Swann, Rico Wade and Bernie Worrell (keyboardist, composer and record producer)
Macy Gray35:00
3Still
recording engineer and mixer:
Dave Way
producer:
Andrew Slater
bass:
Greg Richling
drums (drum set):
Matt Chamberlain (American drummer)
guitar:
Jay Joyce and Arik Marshall
mellotron:
Patrick Warren
percussion:
Lenny Castro
piano:
Jeremy Ruzumna (composer, lyricist, keyboardist)
vibraphone:
Jon Brion
background vocals:
Dawn Beckman, Musiic Galloway and Sy Smith (US singer and actress)
lead vocals:
Macy Gray
strings arranger:
David Campbell (US based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
recording of:
Still
lyricist:
Macy Gray
composer:
Bill Esses and Jeremy Ruzumna (composer, lyricist, keyboardist)
Macy Gray3.654:15
4Why Didn’t You Call Me
recording engineer and mixer:
Dave Way
drum machine programming:
Darryl Swann
producer:
Andrew Slater
bass:
Dave Wilder
drums (drum set):
Matt Chamberlain (American drummer)
guitar:
Jinsoo Lim and Arik Marshall
organ and piano:
Jeremy Ruzumna (composer, lyricist, keyboardist)
percussion:
Lenny Castro and Matt Chamberlain (American drummer)
background vocals:
Dawn Beckman, Musiic Galloway, Macy Gray, Jeremy Ruzumna (composer, lyricist, keyboardist) and Dave Wilder
lead vocals:
Macy Gray
recording of:
Why Didn’t You Call Me
writer:
Macy Gray and Jeremy Ruzumna (composer, lyricist, keyboardist)
Macy Gray3.453:13
5I’ve Committed Murder
recording engineer and mixer:
Dave Way
programming:
Kiilu Beckwith and Darryl Swann
producer:
Andrew Slater
bass:
Greg Richling
drums (drum set):
Matt Chamberlain (American drummer)
guitar:
Jon Brion and Arik Marshall
marimba, synthesizer and vibraphone:
Jon Brion
mellotron:
Jon Brion and Patrick Warren
organ:
Jeremy Ruzumna (composer, lyricist, keyboardist)
percussion:
Lenny Castro
solo saxophone:
Ngozi Inyama
turntable:
DJ Kiilu
background vocals:
Dawn Beckman and Musiic Galloway
lead vocals:
Macy Gray
samples:
Live Right Now by Eddie Harris (saxophone, piano, vocals) and Theme from Love Story by Francis Lai (French composer)
recording of:
I’ve Committed Murder
writer:
Kiilu Beckwith, Macy Gray, Eddie Harris (saxophone, piano, vocals), Francis Lai (French composer), Jeremy Ruzumna (composer, lyricist, keyboardist), Carl Sigman and Darryl Swann
Macy Gray35:01
6Sexual Revolution
Macy Gray34:47
7Sweet Baby
performer:
Erykah Badu
recording of:
Sweet Baby
lyricist:
Macy Gray
composer:
Joe Solo (songwriter and producer)
Macy Gray feat. Erykah Badu43:51
8Boo
Macy Gray3.354:25
9When I See You
music videos:
When I See You by Macy Gray
Macy Gray3.53:43
10It Ain’t the Money
guest background vocals:
Beck (alt rock, multi-instrumentalist Beck Hansen)
performer:
Pharoahe Monch (American rapper)
Macy Gray feat. Pharoahe Monch34:07
11She Ain’t Right for You
recording of:
She Ain’t Right for You
writer:
Macy Gray, Victor Indrizzo, Justin Mendal-Johnson and Jeremy Ruzumna (composer, lyricist, keyboardist)
Macy Gray34:12
12Love Is Gonna Get YouMacy Gray23:00
13Walk This WayMacy Gray33:31
14Demons
recording of:
Demons
writer:
Fatboy Slim, Macy Gray, Raymond Jackson (Trombonist, pianist and arranger) and Bill Withers
Macy Gray33:14
15When I See You (Bugz in the Attic remix)
Macy Gray26:35
16I’ve Committed Murder (Gang Starr main mix)Macy Gray24:39
17Sexual Revolution (Norman Cook radio mix at 128 BPM)
Macy Gray23:33