Macy Gray - On How Life Is

Label:

Epic

Catalog#:

EK 69490

Format:

CD, Album

Country:

USA & Canada

Released:

1999

Genre:

Hip Hop

Style:

RnB/Swing

Tracklist

1	Why Didn't You Call Me	3:14	X
	Backing Vocals - David Wilder* , Jeremy Ruzumna Bass - David Wilder* Drum Programming - Darryl Swann Guitar - Jinsoo Lim
2	Do Something	4:57	X
	Bass - Dion Derek Murdock* Electric Piano, Synthesizer [Moog] - Jeremy Ruzumna Guitar - Jinsoo Lim Music By - Andre Benjamin , Antwan Patton , Bernard Worrell* , Cameron Gipp , Darryl Barnes , Dion Derek Murdock* , Garry Shider , George Clinton Jr.* , Greg Mays , Patrick Brown , Raymon Murray* , Rico Wade , Robert Barnett , Thomas Burton Vibraphone [Vibes] - Patrick Warren
3	Caligula	4:38	X
	Backing Vocals - Darryl Swann Guitar - Darryl Swann Music By - Macy Gray Synthesizer - Jon Brion , Patrick Warren Synthesizer [Farfisa], Clavinet - Jeremy Ruzumna
4	I Try	3:59	X
	Bass - David Wilder* Guitar - Bendrix Williams Music By - David Wilder* , Jinsoo Lim , Macy Gray Piano, Bells [Orchestra] - Jon Brion
5	Sex-O-Matic Venus Freak	3:57	X
	Bass - Dion Derek Murdock* Electric Piano [Rhodes] - Jeremy Ruzumna Guitar - Blackbird McKnight* , Gabriel Moses Music By - Dion Derek Murdock* Synthesizer - Rami Jaffee
6	I Can't Wait To Meetchu	5:18	X
	Electric Piano [Rhodes] - Jeremy Ruzumna Guitar - Miles Tackett Horns - Charlie Green* , Michael Harris , Steve Baxter Music By - Miles Tackett
7	Still	4:15	X
	Arranged By [Strings] - David Campbell Guitar - Jay Joyce Music By - Bill Esses , Jeff Blue Vibraphone [Vibes] - Jon Brion
8	I've Committed Murder	4:59	X
	Marimba, Synthesizer, Vibraphone [Vibes] - Jon Brion Music By - C. Sigman* , Eddie Harris , F. Lai* , Kiilu Beckwith Programmed By - Kiilu Beckwith Saxophone [Solo] - Ngozi "Guz" Inyama
9	A Moment To Myself	4:00	X
	Electric Piano [Rhodes], Organ [Wurlitzer] - Patrick Warren Music By - Damon Yu Wimbley* , Mark Morales , Miles Tackett
10	The Letter	5:38	X
	Keyboards [Optigon], Mellotron [Chamberlain] - Jeremy Ruzumna Keyboards [Optigon], Piano - Jon Brion Keyboards [Optigon], Piano, Mellotron [Chamberlain] - Rami Jaffe* Music By - Jamie Houston , Matt Sherrod

Credits

Artwork By [Design] - Hooshik
Backing Vocals - Dawn Beckman (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 9) , Macy Gray (tracks: 1, 3 to 5, 10) , Musiic Galloway (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 10) , Sye Smith* (tracks: 3, 5, 7)
Bass - Greg Richling (tracks: 6 to 10)
Drums - Matt Chamberlain
Engineer [1st Assistant] - Howard Willing
Engineer [2nd Assistant] - Dave Reed , Jeff Walch* , Kevin Dean , Michelle Forbes
Guitar - Arrik Marshall* (tracks: 1, 7 to 10) , Jon Brion (tracks: 3 to 6, 8 to 10)
Lyrics By - Macy Gray
Mellotron [Chamberlain] - Jon Brion (tracks: 2, 3, 8, 10) , Patrick Warren (tracks: 2 to 4, 7, 8)
Mixed By - Dave Way
Music By - Darryl Swann (tracks: 2, 3, 6, 8) , Jeremy Ruzumna (tracks: 1 to 9)
Organ - Jeremy Ruzumna (tracks: 1, 4 to 6, 8)
Percussion - Lenny Castro , Matt Chamberlain (tracks: 1, 3, 9, 10)
Photography - Stephane Sednaoui
Piano - Jeremy Ruzumna (tracks: 1, 7, 10)
Producer - Andrew Slater
Programmed By - Darryl Swann (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 to 10)
Programmed By, Engineer [Additional] - Darryl "D-Style" Swann*
Recorded By - Dave Way
Turntables - DJ Kiilu (tracks: 2, 8, 9)

Notes

"Do Something" contains a sample from "Git Up Git Out" (P. Brown, R. Murray, R. Wade, C. Gipp, R. Barnett, A. Benjamin, A. Patton, T. Burton) performed by Outkast and a sample from "Funky for You" (G. Mays, D. Barnes, G. Clinton Jr., G. Shider, B. Worrell) performed by Nice & Smooth.

"I've Committed Murder" features samples from "Live Right Now" (E. Harris) performed by Eddie Harris and an interpolation of "Theme from Love Story" (F. Lai, C. Sigman).

"A Moment to Myself" contains a sample from "Human Beat Box" (M. Morales, D. Wimbley) performed by Kurtis Blow, excerpts from "Wild Style" and a sample of "Do Your Thang Baby" from the track "Entropy" as recorded by DJ Shadow & The Grooverobbers.