Macy Gray – On How Life Is

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Label:

 Clean Slate – EK 69490

Format:
CD , Album

Country:

 Brazil

Released:

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
4:57
3 Caligula
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
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
5:38

Companies, etc.

  • Manufactured By – Epic
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
  • Copyright © – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
  • Published By – Zomba Songs Inc.
  • Published By – Happy Mel Boopy's Cocktail Lounge And Music
  • Published By – EMI April Music Inc.
  • Published By – Ooky Spinalton Music
  • Published By – D-Style Music
  • Published By – Peanut Butter And Honey
  • Published By – Chrysalis Music
  • Published By – Gnat Booty Music
  • Published By – Goodie Mo'-B Music Inc.
  • Published By – Chrysalis Songs
  • Published By – Organized Noize Music
  • Published By – Hitco Music
  • Published By – Windswept Pacific Songs
  • Published By – Nice & Smooth Music
  • Published By – The Clyde Otis Music Group, Inc.
  • Published By – Bridgeport Music, Inc.
  • Published By – Children of the Forest
  • Published By – Jinsoo Lim Music
  • Published By – Roasti Toasti
  • Published By – Seventh House Ltd.
  • Published By – Famous Music Corporation
  • Published By – Fat Brothers Music
  • Published By – WB Music Corp.
  • Recorded At – Paramount Recording Studios
  • Recorded At – Sunset Sound
  • Recorded At – A&M Studios
  • Mixed At – Paramount Recording Studios
  • Mixed At – Sunset Sound
  • Mixed At – A&M Studios
  • Glass Mastered At – DADC – CTDP-098290
  • Mastered At – SME Brasil

Credits

  • A&R – Rose Noone
  • Art Direction – Hooshik
  • Backing Vocals – Sye Smith* (tracks: 3, 5, 7)
  • Bass – Greg Richling (tracks: 6 to 10)
  • Booking – Mitch Rose
  • Chamberlin [Chamberlain] – Patrick Warren (tracks: 2 to 4, 7, 8)
  • Coordinator [Production Coordinator] – Sherry Sutcliffe*
  • 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)
  • Legal – Jill Berliner
  • Lyrics By – Macy Gray
  • Management – Andrew Slater Management
  • 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

[Booklet]
Recorded and mixed in Hollywood, California at Paramount Studios, Sunset Sound and A&M Studios

"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 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 DJ Shadow And The Groove Robbers.

Publishing:
Track 1 - Zomba Songs Inc./Happy Mel Boopy's Cocktail Lounge and Music (BMI)/EMI April Music Inc./Ooky Spinalton Music (ASCAP)
Track 2 - Zomba Songs Inc./Happy Mel Boopy's Cocktail Lounge and Music (BMI)/EMI April Music Inc./Ooky Spinalton Music (ASCAP)/D-Style Music(ASCAP)/Peanut Butter and Honey(ASCAP)Chrysalis Music/Gnat Booty Music(ASCAP)/Goodie Mo'b Music . by Chrysalis Songs (BMI)Organized Noize Music/Hitco Music (BMI) . by Windswept Pacific Songs/Nice and Smooth Music . by The Clyde Otis Music Group Inc. (ASCAP)/Bridgeport Music, Inc. (BMI)
Track 3 - Zomba Songs Inc./Happy Mel Boopy's Cocktail Lounge and Music (BMI)/EMI April Music Inc./Ooky Spinalton Music (ASCAP)/D-Style Music (ASCAP)
Track 4 - Children of the Forest o/b/o itself and Mel-Boopie Music (BMI)/EMI April Music Inc./Ooky Spinalton Music (ASCAP)/Jinsoo Lim Music (ASCAP)/Roastitoasti (ASCAP)
Track 5 - Zomba Songs Inc./Happy Mel Boopy's Cocktail Lounge and Music (BMI)/EMI April Music Inc./Ooky Spinalton Music (ASCAP)/Peanut and Honey Music (ASCAP)
Track 6 - Zomba Songs Inc./Happy Mel Boopy's Cocktail Lounge and Music (BMI)/EMI April Music Inc./Ooky Spinalton Music (ASCAP)/D-Style Music (ASCAP)/Miles Tackett
Track 7 - Zomba Songs Inc./Happy Mel Boopy's Cocktail Lounge and Music (BMI)/EMI April Music Inc./Ooky Spinalton Music (ASCAP)/Bill Esses
Track 8 - Zomba Songs Inc./Happy Mel Boopy's Cocktail Lounge and Music (BMI)/EMI April Music Inc./Ooky Spinalton Music (ASCAP)/D-Style Music (ASCAP)/Seventh House (BMI)/Famous Music Corp. (ASCAP)/Kiilu Beckwith
Track 9 - Zomba Songs Inc./Happy Mel Boopy's Cocktail Lounge and Music (BMI)/EMI April Music Inc./Ooky Spinalton Music (ASCAP)/Miles Tackett/Windswept Pacific Songs o/b/o Fat Brothers Music (BMI)
Track 10 - Zomba Songs Inc./Happy Mel Boopy's Cocktail Lounge and Music (BMI)/Matt Sherrodd/WB Music Corp. (ASCAP)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 0 7464-69490-2 3
  • Matrix / Runout: 1-1-120129-02 1 MASTERED BY SME BRAZIL
  • Mastering SID Code: IFPI L391
  • Mould SID Code: IFPI 6613

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

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