Macy Gray - Very Best of
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Artist: Macy GrayEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2004-09-07
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
- Try Album Version
- Do Something
- Still
- Why Didn't You Call Me
- I've Committed Murder
- Sexual Revolution
- Sweet Baby- Featuring Erykah Badu
- Boo
- When I See You
- It Ain't The Money- Featuring Pharoahe Monch
- She Ain't Right For You
- Love Is Gonna Get You
- Walk This Way
- Demons- Featuring Fatboy Slim
- When I See You Bugz In The Attic Remix 6:32
- I've Committed Murder Gang Starr Remix - Featuring Mos Def
- Sexual Revolution Norman Cook Radio Version@ 128bpm
Music reviews of Very Best of
Music Review: Oddly Beautiful
Rating: 4 Stars
I became so fascinated by Macy Gray when I first heard the song "Still" back in 1999. Her voice was so alien, but strangely beautiful. Her debut album became a huge sensation, propelled by the hit single "I Try" (Billboard Hot 100 #5). The album, "On How Life Is" (Billboard Hot 200 #4) was truly a great album, and five of the album's ten song made it onto this compilation, and rightfully so. "I Try" is an extremely catchy tune, and both "Do Something" and "Why Didn't You Call Me" are low-down, funky tunes. "Still" is Macy Gray at her absolute best, and "I've Committed Murder" is oddly fascinating, like Macy herself.
Her sophomore album "The Id" followed in 2001, and it was a success peaking at number #11 on the Billboard Hot 200 album chart, and was certified Gold, selling over 500,000 in America alone. Strangely, none of its singles made the charts. Highlights were: "Sweet Baby" with Erykah Badu, and "Sexual Revolution", both included on this compilation.
Her third album "The Trouble with Being Myself" was released in 2003, to moderate success (peaking at number #44). Again, none of its singles failed to make any impact on the charts, but that's not to say that they weren't great songs. "When I See You" is very catchy, and should have been a hit. "She Ain't Right for You" is again Macy doing what she does best. That being said, the album was packed with filler, and the aforementioned songs are best taken out of context of that album - in other words: they were the only good ones.
"The Very Best of Macy Gray" is a bold title, as it suggests more than it delivers. Then again, Macy Gray have always been a singles artist, so collecting the good songs and put them together into one cohesive album, was a pretty good idea. That being said, I can't help but feel like Macy is wasting her talent and time on recording the wrong kind of music. She wasn't labelled "the Billie Holiday of her time" for nothing. I think she would excel at Jazz, and if she ever records an album of old Jazz standards, it would be phenomenal.
Description of Very Best of
Import exclusive compilation for the urban/pop diva features 17 tracks including a new track, 'Love is Gonna Get Ya' along with all her hits, 'I Try', 'Why Don't You Call Me', 'Sweet Baby' (featuring Erykah Badu), 'My Nutmeg Phantasy' (featuring Angie Stone and Mos Def' along with a few additional non-album tracks and remixes, 'Demons' (Fatboy Slim with Macy Gray), 'When I See You' (Bugz in the Attic Mix), 'I've Committed Murder' (Gang Starr Main Mix) and 'Sexual Revolution' (Norman Cook Radio Mix). Epic. 2004.Pop CDs
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