Macy Gray - On How Life Is
| Genre: | Hip hop, Funk / Soul |
| Singer: | Macy Gray |
| Title: | On How Life Is |
| Short-info: | Label:
Epic – ET 69490
Type: Cassette, Album Country: US Date of released: 1999 Category: Hip Hop, Funk / Soul Style: Soul, Funk |
| MP3 album size .rar: | 1292 mb |
| APE album size .rar: | 1421 mb |
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Tracklist Hide Credits
| A1 | Why Didn't You Call Me?Backing Vocals – David Wilder*, Jeremy Ruzumna |
3:14 |
| A2 | Do SomethingMusic By – Andre Benjamin, Antwan Patton, Cameron Gipp, Darryl Barnes, Greg Mays, Patrick Brown, Raymon Murray*, Rico Wade, Robert Barnett, Thomas BurtonVibraphone – Patrick Warren |
4:57 |
| A3 | CaligulaBacking Vocals, Guitar – Darryl SwannPiano [Farfisa], Clavinet – Jeremy RuzumnaSynthesizer – Patrick Warren |
4:38 |
| A4 | I TryGuitar – Bendrix WilliamsMusic By – David Wilder*, Jinsoo LimPiano, Bells [Orchestra] – Jon Brion |
3:59 |
| A5 | Sex-O-Matic Venus FreakGuitar – Blackbird McKnight*, Gabriel MosesSynthesizer – Rami Jaffee |
3:57 |
| B1 | I Can't Wait To MeetchuGuitar – Miles Tackett |
5:18 |
| B2 | StillGuitar – Jay JoyceMusic By – Bill Esses |
4:15 |
| B3 | I've Commited MurderMusic By – C. Sigman*, Eddie Harris, F. Lai*, Kiilu BeckwithProgrammed By – DJ KiiluSoloist, Saxophone – Ngosi Inyama* |
4:59 |
| B4 | A Moment To MyselfElectric Piano – Patrick WarrenMusic By – Damon Yu Wimbley*, Mark Morales |
4:00 |
| B5 | The LetterMusic By – Jamie Houston, Matt SherrodPiano [Optigon], Keyboards [Chamberlain] – Jeremy RuzumnaPiano, Piano [Optigon], Keyboards [Chamberlain] – Jon Brion, Rami Jaffe* |
5:38 |
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – Paramount Recording Studios
- Mixed At – Paramount Recording Studios
- Recorded At – Sunset Sound
- Mixed At – Sunset Sound
- Recorded At – A&M Studios
- Mixed At – A&M Studios
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
- Copyright (c) – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
- Distributed By – Sony Music
Credits
- A&R – James Dowdall, Rose Noone
- Arranged By [Vocals], Programmed By, Engineer [Additional Engineering] – Darryl "D-Style" Swann*
- Art Direction – Frank Harkins
- Art Direction, 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 – David Wilder* (tracks: 1, 4), Greg Richling (tracks: 6 to 10)
- Coordinator [Production] – Sherry Sutcliff*
- Drums – Matt Chamberlain
- Electric Piano – Jeremy Ruzumna (tracks: 2, 5, 6)
- Engineer [1st Assistant] – Howard Willing
- Engineer [2nd Assistant] – Dave Reed, Jeff Walch*, Kevin Dean, Michelle Forbes
- Guitar – Arrik Marshall* (tracks: 1, 7 to 10), Jinsoo Lim (tracks: 1, 2), Jon Brion (tracks: 3 to 6, 8 to 10)
- Keyboards [Chamberlain] – Jon Brion (tracks: 2, 3, 8), Patrick Warren (tracks: 2 to 4, 7, 8)
- Lyrics By, Arranged By [Vocals] – Macy Gray
- Music By – Darryl Swann (tracks: 2, 3, 6, 8), Jeremy Ruzumna (tracks: 1 to 9), Macy Gray (tracks: 3, 4), Miles Tackett (tracks: 6, 9)
- Music By, Bass – Dion Derek Murdock* (tracks: 2, 5)
- Organ – Jeremy Ruzumna (tracks: 1, 4 to 6, 8)
- Percussion – Lenny Castro (tracks: 1, 2, 7 to 9), Matt Chamberlain (tracks: 1, 3, 9, 10)
- Photography By – Stephane Sednaoui*
- Piano – Jeremy Ruzumna (tracks: 1, 7, 10)
- Producer – Andrew Slater
- Recorded By, Mixed By – Dave Way
- Scratches – DJ Kiilu (tracks: 2, 8, 9)
- Synthesizer – Jon Brion (tracks: 3, 8)
- Vibraphone – Jon Brion (tracks: 7, 8)
Notes
Recorded & Mixed in Hollywood, California, at Paramount Studios, Sunset Sound and A&M Studios.Track 2 contains a sample from "Git Up Git Out" (P. Brown, R. Murray, R. Wade, C. Gipp, A. Benjamin, A. Patton, T. Burton), performed by Outkast, and also contains a sample from "Funky For You" (G. Mays, D. Barnes), performed by Nice & Smooth.
Track 8 featuring samples from "Live Right Now" (E. Harris) performed by Eddie Harris, and also contains an interpolation of "Theme From Love Story" (F. Lai, C. Sigman).
Track 9 contains a sample from "Human Beat Box" (M. Morales, D. Wimbley) performed by Kurtis Blow, and also contains excerpts from "Wild Style". Contains a sample of "Do Your Thang Baby" from the Track "Entropy" as recorded by DJ Shadow & The Grooverobbers.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 074646949047
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EK 69490 | Macy Gray | On How Life Is (CD, Album) | Epic, Clean Slate | EK 69490 | US | 1999 |
| 494423 2, EPC 494423 2, 4944232000 | Macy Gray | On How Life Is (CD, Album) | Epic, Epic, Clean Slate | 494423 2, EPC 494423 2, 4944232000 | Europe | 1999 |
| EK 69490 | Macy Gray | On How Life Is (CD, Album) | Epic | EK 69490 | Thailand | 1999 |
| 494423 9 | Macy Gray | On How Life Is (CD, Album) | Epic | 494423 9 | Australia | 1999 |
| 494423 4 | Macy Gray | On How Life Is (Cass, Album) | Epic, Vitosha Entertainment | 494423 4 | Bulgaria | 1999 |











