The Trouble with Being Myself | ||||
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Released | April 28, 2003 | |||
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Length | 49:00 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Producer | Macy Gray | |||
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Singles from The Trouble with Being Myself | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 74/100 [1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The A.V. Club | Mixed [3] |
Entertainment Weekly | A− [4] |
The Guardian | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
PopMatters | Positive [6] |
Rolling Stone | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Spin | B+ [8] |
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USA Today | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Village Voice | B+ [11] |
The Trouble with Being Myself is the third studio album by American singer and songwriter Macy Gray, released on April 28, 2003, by Epic Records. The album peaked at number 44 on the Billboard 200, and by February 2007, it had sold 134,000 copies in the United States. [12] Despite not being a major commercial success, The Trouble with Being Myself received mostly positive reviews. The album spawned the single "When I See You".
All lyrics are written by Macy Gray.
No. | Title | Music | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "When I See You" |
| 3:43 | |
2. | "It Ain't the Money" (featuring Pharoahe Monch) |
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| 4:07 |
3. | "She Ain't Right for You" |
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| 4:12 |
4. | "Things That Made Me Change" |
| 4:29 | |
5. | "Come Together" |
| 4:35 | |
6. | "She Don't Write Songs About You" |
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| 4:39 |
7. | "Jesus for a Day" |
| 3:30 | |
8. | "My Fondest Childhood Memories" |
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| 3:36 |
9. | "Happiness" |
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| 4:13 |
10. | "Speechless" |
| Gray | 4:06 |
11. | "Screamin'" | Gray |
| 3:16 |
12. | "Every Now and Then" |
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| 4:34 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Lie to Me" |
| 5:34 |
14. | "It's Love" |
| 5:40 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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15. | "We Will Rock You" | Brian May | 3:03 |
Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Trouble with Being Myself. [15]
Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [16] | 23 |
Australian Urban Albums (ARIA) [17] | 5 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [18] | 27 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [19] | 12 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [20] | 22 |
Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [21] | 34 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [22] | 18 |
European Albums ( Music & Media ) [23] | 25 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [24] | 19 |
French Albums (SNEP) [25] | 61 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [26] | 46 |
Irish Albums (IRMA) [27] | 40 |
Italian Albums (FIMI) [28] | 20 |
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [29] | 53 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [30] | 41 |
Polish Albums (ZPAV) [31] | 22 |
Scottish Albums (OCC) [32] | 22 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [33] | 10 |
UK Albums (OCC) [34] | 17 |
UK R&B Albums (OCC) [35] | 5 |
US Billboard 200 [36] | 44 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [37] | 29 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [38] | Gold | 35,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [39] | Silver | 60,000^ |
United States | — | 134,000 [12] |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Edition | Label | Ref. |
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United Kingdom | April 28, 2003 | Standard | Epic | [6] |
Japan | May 2, 2003 | Sony | [13] | |
United States | July 15, 2003 | Epic | [40] | |
Japan | September 10, 2003 | Reissue | Sony | [14] |
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