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In more ways than one, Macy Gray is a bit like the Dan Marino of neo-soul: full of promise and potential but never truly reaching her full blossom.
Having only reached the Top Ten promised land once (and Top 40 only three times) in her five-year career on the good ship Epic, it's hard to call this a "very best of" and get excited about the songs held within the packaging.
Starting off with the one-two chronological punch of "I Try" and "Do Something," the air starts to leak out of the ball ever so slowly as the compilation progresses, leaving a deflating feeling by the time the new additions are reached.
And while "Love Is Gonna Get You" is as delightful as anything she's done in the past few years (the Philly soul strings and Memphis-styled production values make it infectiously delicious), the unforgivable atrocity that is her interpretation of Aerosmith's classic "Walk This Way" cancels that feeling out rather quickly.
Nevertheless, if you wanted all of her hits together in one package, this is most definitely the place to start.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I TryMacy Gray, Jinsoo Lim, Jeremy Ruzumna, David Wilder | Macy Gray | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Do SomethingAndré Benjamin, Thomas Burton, Cameron Gipp, Macy Gray, Antwan Patton, Jeremy Ruzumna, Daryle Swann | Macy Gray | Play | 05:00 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | StillJeff Blue, Bill Esses, Macy Gray, Jeremy Ruzumna | Macy Gray | Play | 04:15 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Why Didn't You Call MeMacy Gray, Jeremy Ruzumna | Macy Gray | Play | 03:10 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Sweet BabyMacy Gray, Joe Solo | Macy Gray, Erykah Badu | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | When I See YouMacy Gray, Victor Indrizzo, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Jeremy Ruzumna | Macy Gray | Play | 03:44 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | DemonsNorman Cook, Macy Gray, Bill Withers | Macy Gray | Play | 03:14 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | When I See YouMacy Gray, Victor Indrizzo, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Jeremy Ruzumna | Macy Gray | Play | 03:44 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | I've Committed Murder (Album Version) | Macy Gray | Play | 04:59 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | When I See You (Bugz In The Attic Remix) | Macy Gray | Play | 05:37 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Boo (Album Version) | Macy Gray | Play | 04:23 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Sexual Revolution (Album Version) | Macy Gray | Play | 04:45 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | It Ain't The Money (featuring Pharoahe Monch) (Album Version) | Macy Gray | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 | She Ain't Right for You (Album Version) | Macy Gray | Play | 04:11 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 15 | Love Is Gonna Get You (Album Version) | Macy Gray | Play | 03:00 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 16 | I've Committed Murder (Gang Starr Remix - Main Street mix) | Macy Gray, Mos Def | Play | 04:38 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 17 | Sexual Revolution (Norman Cook Radio Version@ 128bpm) | Macy Gray | Play | 03:32 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 70 mins | 160 MB | |||||
| 0 mins | 0 MB | |||||
Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephanie Alexander | Vocals (Background) |
| 2 | Dallas Austin | Audio Production, Producer |
| 3 | Isaih Avila | Drums |
| 4 | Erykah Badu | Guest Artist, Main Personnel, Primary Artist, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 5 | Marina Bambino | Percussion |
| 6 | Steve Baxter | Main Personnel, Trombone, Vocals (Background) |
| 7 | Beck | Composer |
| 8 | Dawn Beckman | Vocals (Background) |
| 9 | André Benjamin | Composer |
| 10 | Jeff Blue | Composer |
| 11 | Printz Board | Horn Arrangements, Trumpet, Vocals (Background) |
| 12 | Bugz in the Attic | Remixing |
| 13 | Thomas Burton | Composer |
| 14 | Keith Ciancia | Farfisa Organ, Keyboards |
| 15 | Norman Cook | Composer, Remixing |
| 16 | Richard Dawson | Retouching |
| 17 | Daz-I-Kue | Mixing |
| 18 | James Dimmock | Photography |
| 19 | DJ Kiilu Grand | Producer |
| 20 | DJ Premier | Producer |
| 21 | Mike Elizondo | Bass, Bass Instrument, Main Personnel, Producer |
| 22 | Damon Elliott | Arranger, Producer |
| 23 | Bill Esses | Composer |
| 24 | Fatboy Slim | Producer |
| 25 | John Frusciante | Guitar, Main Personnel |
| 26 | Richard Furch | Engineer |
| 27 | Cameron Gipp | Composer |
| 28 | Macy Gray | Audio Production, Composer, Executive Producer, Main Personnel, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 29 | Guru | Producer |
| 30 | Eddie Harris | Composer, Performer |
| 31 | Lili Haydn | String Arrangements, Strings |
| 32 | Victor Indrizzo | Composer, Drums, Main Personnel |
| 33 | Darren Johnson | Fender Rhodes |
| 34 | Francis Lai | Composer |
| 35 | Tim LeBlanc | Engineer, Mixing Assistant |
| 36 | Jinsoo Lim | Composer, Guitar |
| 37 | Arik Marshall | Guitar |
| 38 | Justin Meldal-Johnsen | Composer |
| 39 | Vlado Meller | Mastering |
| 40 | Pharoahe Monch | Composer, Guest Artist, Primary Artist |
| 41 | Mos Def | Guest Artist, Main Personnel, Rap |
| 42 | Adam Olmsted | Engineer |
| 43 | Tim Izo Orindgreff | Saxophone, Vocals (Background) |
| 44 | Antwan Patton | Composer |
| 45 | Dave Pensado | Mixing |
| 46 | Joe Perry | Composer |
| 47 | Billy Preston | Main Personnel, Organ |
| 48 | Questlove | Main Personnel, Percussion |
| 49 | Josh Rabinowitz | Arranger, Producer |
| 50 | Zac Rae | Casio, Chamberlin, Composer, Fender Rhodes, Main Personnel, Piano |
| 51 | Rick Rubin | Executive Producer |
| 52 | Thom Russo | Engineer |
| 53 | Jeremy Ruzumna | Composer, Moog Synthesizer, Organ, Synthesizer |
| 54 | Eddie Sancho | Mixing |
| 55 | Carl Sigman | Composer |
| 56 | Andrew Slater | Audio Production, Producer |
| 57 | Sy Smith | Vocals (Background) |
| 58 | Joe Solo | Composer |
| 59 | Daryle Swann | Composer, Guitar (Acoustic), Producer, Programming, Vocal Arrangement |
| 60 | Simon Thornton | Engineer, Mix Down, Mixing |
| 61 | Steven Tyler | Composer |
| 62 | Charles Veal | String Arrangements |
| 63 | Lejon Walker | Vocals (Background) |
| 64 | Dave Way | Mixing, Producer |
| 65 | LaTina Webb | Vocals (Background) |
| 66 | David Wilder | Bass, Bass Instrument, Composer, Main Personnel |
| 67 | Bill Withers | Composer |
| 68 | Ericka Yancey | Vocals (Background) |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |