Macy Gray – On How Life Is

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Label:	Epic – 494423 4
Format:	Cassette , Album
Country:	Malaysia
Released:	1999
Genre:	Funk / Soul
Style:	Funk

Tracklist

A1		Why Didn't You Call Me? Backing Vocals – Jeremy Ruzumna
A2		Do Something Music By – Thomas Burton Vibraphone – Patrick Warren
A3		Caligula Backing Vocals, Guitar – Darryl Swann Piano [Farfisa], Clavinet – Jeremy Ruzumna Synthesizer – Patrick Warren
A4		I Try Guitar – Bendrix Williams Music By – Jinsoo Lim Piano, Bells [Orchestra] – Jon Brion
A5		O-Matic Venus Freak Guitar – Gabriel Moses Synthesizer – Rami Jaffee
B1		I Can't Wait To Meetchu Guitar – Miles Tackett
B2		Still Guitar – Jay Joyce Music By – Bill Esses
B3		I've Commited Murder Music By – Kiilu Beckwith Programmed By – DJ Kiilu Soloist, Saxophone – Ngosi Inyama*
B4		A Moment To Myself Electric Piano – Patrick Warren Music By – Mark Morales
B5		The Letter Music By – Matt Sherrod Piano [Optigon], Chamberlin [Chamberlain] – Jeremy Ruzumna Piano, Piano [Optigon], Chamberlin [Chamberlain] – Rami Jaffe*

Companies, etc.

Record Company – Clean Slate
Record Company – Sony Music
Copyright © – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Marketed By – Sony Music Entertainment (M) Sdn. Bhd
Distributed By – Sony Music Entertainment (M) Sdn. Bhd
Printed By – Digitpress Sdn. Bhd.
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

Credits

A&R – Rose Noone
Arranged By [Vocals], Programmed By, Engineer [Additional Engineering] – Darryl "D-Style" Swann*
Art Direction – Frank Harkins
Art Direction, Design – Hooshik
Backing Vocals – Sye Smith* (tracks: A3, A5, B2)
Bass – Greg Richling (tracks: A6 to B5)
Chamberlin [Chamberlain] – Patrick Warren (tracks: A2 to A4, B2, B3)
Coordinator [Production] – Sherry Sutcliff*
Drums – Matt Chamberlain
Electric Piano – Jeremy Ruzumna (tracks: A2, A5, B1)
Engineer [1st Assistant] – Howard Willing
Engineer [2nd Assistant] – Michelle Forbes
Guitar – Jon Brion (tracks: A3 to B1, B3 to B5)
Lyrics By, Arranged By [Vocals] – Macy Gray
Music By – Miles Tackett (tracks: B1, B4)
Music By, Bass – Dion Derek Murdock* (tracks: A2, A5)
Organ – Jeremy Ruzumna (tracks: A1, A4 to B1, B3)
Percussion – Matt Chamberlain (tracks: A1, A3, B4, B5)
Photography By – Stephane Sednaoui*
Piano – Jeremy Ruzumna (tracks: A1, B2, B5)
Producer – Andrew Slater
Recorded By, Mixed By – Dave Way
Scratches – DJ Kiilu (tracks: A2, B3, B4)
Synthesizer – Jon Brion (tracks: A3, B3)
Vibraphone – Jon Brion (tracks: B2, B3)

Notes

Recorded & Mixed in Hollywood, California, at Paramount Studios, Sunset Sound and A&M Studios.

Track A2 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 B3 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 B4 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: 5 099749 443344

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	On How Life Is (CD, Album)	Clean Slate	EK 69490	US	1999
Recently Edited	On How Life Is (CD, Album)	Clean Slate	494423 2, EPC 494423 2	Europe	1999
	On How Life Is (LP, Album)	Epic	E 69490	US	1999
Recently Edited	On How Life Is (CD, Album)	Epic	494423 9	Australia	1999
Recently Edited	On How Life Is (LP, Album, Promo)	Epic	XPR 3322	UK	1999