Can'tneverdidnothin'

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Can'tneverdidnothin'
Nikka Costa - can'tneverdidnothin'.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 24, 2005
RecordedStellasound
Length45:53
Label Virgin
Producer
Nikka Costa chronology
Everybody Got Their Something
(2001)
Can'tneverdidnothin'
(2005)
Pebble to a Pearl
(2008)
Singles from Hurt No More
  1. "I Don't Wanna Know"
    Released: February 17, 2004 [1]
  2. "I Don't Think We've Met"
    Released: 2005
  3. "Till I Get to You"
    Released: 2005
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 67/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Blender Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Entertainment Weekly D [5]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The Village Voice Scissors icon black.svg [8]

Can'tneverdidnothin' is the second studio album by Nikka Costa. The album was released May 24, 2005, by Virgin Records. It received generally favorable reviews from critics. [2]

Contents

Track listing

2005 retail release

#Title
1."Till I Get to You"
Writers: Nikka Costa, Justin Stanley, Craig Ross
3:17
2."Can'tneverdidnothin'"
Writers: Costa, Stanley
3:10
3."Fooled Ya Baby"
Writers: Costa, Stanley
4:33
4."I Gotta Know"
Writers: Costa, Stanley
4:46
5."Around the World"
Writers: Costa, Stanley
5:22
6."Swing It Around"
Writers: Costa, Stanley, Shawn Davis
3:15
7."Funkier Than a Mosquita's Tweeter"
Writers: Aillene Bullock
3:46
8."On & On"
Writers: Costa, Stanley, Ross
2:53
9."Happy in the Morning"
Writers: Costa, Stanley
3:33
10."Hey Love"
Writers: Costa, Stanley, R.J. Manning Jr.
4:02
11."Fatherless Child"
Writer: Costa
4:20
12."Sugar in My Bowl" (hidden track)
Writer: Nina Simone
2:11

2004 promotional release

#Title
1."I Don't Think We've Met"
Writers: Nikka Costa, Justin Stanley
3:43
2."Till I Get to You"
Writers: Costa, Stanley, Craig Ross
3:24
3."I Gotta Know"
Writers: Costa, Stanley
4:30
4."Around the World"
Writers: Costa, Stanley
5:43
5."Swing It Around"
Writers: Costa, Stanley, Shawn Davis
3:04
6."Happy in the Morning"
Writers: Costa, Stanley
3:37
7."Can'tneverdidnothin'"
Writers: Costa, Stanley
3:04
8."I'm Gonna Leave You"
Writers: Costa, Stanley
2:56
9."The Last Time"
Writers: Costa, Stanley
4:35
10."Hey Love"
Writers: Costa, Stanley, R.J. Manning Jr.
4:02
11."Fatherless Child"
Writers: Costa
4:22

Notes

Personnel

Credits for Can'tneverdidnothin' adapted from Allmusic [9]

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Can'tneverdidnothin'
Chart (2005)Peak
position
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [10] 75
US Billboard 200 [11] 157
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [12] 95

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