Pebble to a Pearl

Pebble to a Pearl
Studio album by Nikka Costa
Released	October 14, 2008
Genre	Soul funk jazz
Label	Go Funk Yourself Stax [1]
Producer	Justin Stanley, Nikka Costa
Nikka Costa chronology
Can'tneverdidnothin' (2005) Pebble to a Pearl (2008) Pro Whoa (2010)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B [3]
PopMatters	[4]
Slant Magazine	[5]
Spin	[6]

Pebble to a Pearl is the seventh studio album by American funk/soul singer Nikka Costa. Produced by Costa's husband Justin Stanley, who also worked with Jamie Lidell and Beck, it was released independently on the couple's label Go Funk Yourself Records, and distributed by the then recently re-activated Stax Records.

Track listing

#	Title
1.	"Stuck To You" Writers: Nikka Costa, Justin Stanley	3:43
2.	"Can't Please Everybody" Writers: Costa, Stanley, S. Balbi, P. Searels	5:05
3.	"Pebble to a Pearl" Writers: Costa, Stanley, K. Ciancia	4:30
4.	"Someone for everyone" Writers: Costa, Stanley	3:47
5.	"Cry Baby" Writers: Costa, L. Dozier, J. Poyser	5:08
6.	"Keep Wanting More" Writers: Costa, Stanley, J. Falkner	4:48
7.	"Keep Pushin'" Writers: Costa, Stanley	3:46
8.	"Love To Love You Less" Writers: Costa	4:26
9.	"Without Love" Writers: Costa, Stanley, "Mocky" Salole	4:24
10.	"Damn I Said It First" Writers: Costa, Stanley	6:52
11.	"Loving You" Writers: Johnny "Guitar" Watson	5:27
12.	"Bullets In The Sky" Writers: Costa, Stanley	4:37

European bonus tracks

• 13. "The Denial Twist"

LP edition bonus tracks

• 13. "Stuck To You" (Instrumental)
• 14. "Pebble to a Pearl" (Instrumental)
• 15. " !@#$%^&*, I said it first" (Instrumental)

Leftover tracks

• "Maybe Baby" - released as a digital single only. It was canceled from the album because of differences in the style
• "Negative People" - written for in 2007, but it was pulled back in the last second. Live version of the song leaked
• "The Denial Twist" - a cover of The White Stripes song, presented on Nikka's MySpace in 2007

Singles

• "Maybe Baby"
• "Stuck to You" - the first single from the album available as digital download
• "Pebble to a Pearl" - promo only ^[7]

Production

• Producer: Justin Stanley
• Co-Producer: Nikka Costa
• Executive producer: Andre Recke
• Mixing: Russell Elevado
• Mastering: Dave Collins
• Design: Hans Hettich
• Cover art concept: Nikka Costa

References

1. "New CDs: Kenny Chesney, Nikka Costa and Lucinda Williams". Los Angeles Times. 15 October 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
2. "Nikka Costa - Pebble to a Pearl". AllMusic . Retrieved 5 February 2024.
3. "Pebble to a Pearl". EW.com. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
4. "Nikka Costa: Pebble to a Pearl, PopMatters". PopMatters. 2008-10-23. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
5. "Music Archives". Slant Magazine. 2024-02-01. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
6. Walters, Barry (October 9, 2008). "Nikka Costa, 'Pebble to a Pearl' (Gofunkyourself/Stax)". Spin Magazine.
7. "GIANT STEP™ | Release - Pebble To A Pearl Album Sampler DJ Promo by Nikka Costa". 2008-10-05. Archived from the original on 2008-10-05. Retrieved 2024-02-12.

External links

• Information about the album and song previews
• Power of Soul article
• Billboard review of Pebble to a Pearl