Macy Gray – On How Life Is

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Label:	Clean Slate – EK 69490
Format:	CD , Album
Country:	Canada
Released:	1999
Genre:	Hip Hop
Style:	RnB/Swing

Tracklist

1	Why Didn't You Call Me Backing Vocals – Jeremy Ruzumna Bass – David Wilder* Drum Programming – Darryl Swann Guitar – Jinsoo Lim	3:14
2	Do Something Bass – Dion Derek Murdock* Electric Piano, Synthesizer [Moog] – Jeremy Ruzumna Guitar – Jinsoo Lim Music By – Thomas Burton Vibraphone [Vibes] – Patrick Warren Bass – Dion Derek Murdock* Electric Piano, Synthesizer [Moog] – Jeremy Ruzumna Guitar – Jinsoo Lim Music By – Thomas Burton Vibraphone [Vibes] – Patrick Warren	4:57
3	Caligula Backing Vocals – Darryl Swann Guitar – Darryl Swann Music By – Macy Gray Synthesizer – Patrick Warren Synthesizer [Farfisa], Clavinet – Jeremy Ruzumna Backing Vocals – Darryl Swann Guitar – Darryl Swann Music By – Macy Gray Synthesizer – Patrick Warren Synthesizer [Farfisa], Clavinet – Jeremy Ruzumna	4:38
4	I Try Bass – David Wilder* Guitar – Bendrix Williams Music By – Macy Gray Piano, Bells [Orchestra] – Jon Brion	3:59
5	Sex-O-Matic Venus Freak Bass – Dion Derek Murdock* Electric Piano [Rhodes] – Jeremy Ruzumna Guitar – Gabriel Moses Music By – Dion Derek Murdock* Synthesizer – Rami Jaffee Bass – Dion Derek Murdock* Electric Piano [Rhodes] – Jeremy Ruzumna Guitar – Gabriel Moses Music By – Dion Derek Murdock* Synthesizer – Rami Jaffee	3:57
6	I Can't Wait To Meetchu Electric Piano [Rhodes] – Jeremy Ruzumna Guitar – Miles Tackett Horns – Steve Baxter Music By – Miles Tackett	5:18
7	Still Arranged By [Strings] – David Campbell Guitar – Jay Joyce Music By – Jeff Blue Vibraphone [Vibes] – Jon Brion	4:15
8	I've Committed Murder Marimba, Synthesizer, Vibraphone [Vibes] – Jon Brion Music By – Kiilu Beckwith Programmed By – Kiilu Beckwith Saxophone [Solo] – Ngozi "Guz" Inyama*	4:59
9	A Moment To Myself Electric Piano [Rhodes], Organ [Wurlitzer] – Patrick Warren Music By – Miles Tackett	4:00
10	The Letter Keyboards [Optigon], Chamberlin [Chamberlain] – Jeremy Ruzumna Keyboards [Optigon], Piano – Jon Brion Keyboards [Optigon], Piano, Chamberlin [Chamberlain] – Rami Jaffe* Music By – Matt Sherrod Keyboards [Optigon], Chamberlin [Chamberlain] – Jeremy Ruzumna Keyboards [Optigon], Piano – Jon Brion Keyboards [Optigon], Piano, Chamberlin [Chamberlain] – Rami Jaffe* Music By – Matt Sherrod	5:38

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Copyright © – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Manufactured By – Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.
Distributed By – Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.

Credits

Backing Vocals – Sye Smith* (tracks: 3, 5, 7)
Bass – Greg Richling (tracks: 6 to 10)
Chamberlin [Chamberlain] – Patrick Warren (tracks: 2 to 4, 7, 8)
Design – Hooshik
Drums – Matt Chamberlain
Engineer [1st Assistant] – Howard Willing
Engineer [2nd Assistant] – Michelle Forbes
Guitar – Jon Brion (tracks: 3 to 6, 8 to 10)
Lyrics By – Macy Gray
Mixed By – Dave Way
Music By – Jeremy Ruzumna (tracks: 1 to 9)
Organ – Jeremy Ruzumna (tracks: 1, 4 to 6, 8)
Percussion – Matt Chamberlain (tracks: 1, 3, 9, 10)
Photography By – 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.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 7 7749-539817 1 02
Barcode (Scanned): 777495398171

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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