The Very Best of Macy Gray

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ReleasedAugust 30, 2004 (2004-08-30)
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Genre
Length71:01
Label Epic
Producer
Macy Gray chronology
The Trouble with Being Myself
(2003)
The Very Best of Macy Gray
(2004)
Live in Las Vegas
(2005)
Singles from The Very Best of Macy Gray
  1. "Love Is Gonna Get You"
    Released: August 16, 2004
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The Very Best of Macy Gray is the first greatest hits album by American singer and songwriter Macy Gray. It was released on August 30, 2004, by Epic Records. It contains all singles from Gray's first three studio albums, as well as two previously unreleased tracks (the single "Love Is Gonna Get You" and a cover of Aerosmith's 1975 song "Walk This Way"), three album tracks, three remixes, and the 2000 single "Demons", a collaboration with Fatboy Slim. The album peaked at number 36 on the UK Albums Chart and charted moderately in other European countries.

Contents

On December 1, 2008, the album was reissued in the United Kingdom including "Winter Wonderland", which first appeared as a B-side to "Sexual Revolution" and was featured in the Marks & Spencer Christmas ads. A few weeks later, the song reached number 76 on the UK Singles Chart. [3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I Try"
  • Macy Gray
  • Jeremy Ruzumna
  • Jinsoo Lim
  • David Wilder
Andrew Slater3:59
2."Do Something"Slater4:57
3."Still"
Slater4:15
4."Why Didn't You Call Me"
  • Ruzumna
  • Gray
Slater3:14
5."I've Committed Murder"
Slater4:59
6."Sexual Revolution"
  • Gray
  • Ruzumna
  • Wilder
  • Swann
  • Swann
  • Gray
4:45
7."Sweet Baby" (featuring Erykah Badu)
  • Gray
  • Joe Solo
  • Swann
  • Gray
3:49
8."Boo"
  • Swann
  • Gray
4:25
9."When I See You"
3:43
10."It Ain't the Money" (featuring Pharoahe Monch)
  • Gray
  • Ruzumna
  • Indrizzo
  • Meldal-Johnsen
  • Beck Hansen
  • Pharoahe Monch
  • Gray
  • DJ Kiilu Grand [a]
4:07
11."She Ain't Right for You"
  • Gray
  • Ruzumna
  • Indrizzo
  • Meldal-Johnsen
  • Gray
  • Austin [a]
4:12
12."Love Is Gonna Get You" Mike Elizondo 3:00
13."Walk This Way" Damon Elliott 3:31
14."Demons" (Fatboy Slim featuring Macy Gray)
Fatboy Slim3:14
15."When I See You" (Bugz in the Attic Remix)
  • Gray
  • Ruzumna
  • Indrizzo
  • Meldal-Johnsen
6:35
16."I've Committed Murder" (Gang Starr Main Mix) (featuring Mos Def)
  • Gray
  • Swann
  • Beckwith
  • Ruzumna
  • Harris
  • Lai
  • Sigman
  • Slater
  • Gang Starr [c]
4:38
17."Sexual Revolution" (Norman Cook Radio Mix at 128BPM)
  • Gray
  • Ruzumna
  • Wilder
  • Swann
  • Swann
  • Gray
  • Cook [c]
3:32
Japanese edition [4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."We Will Rock You" Brian May  3:03
15."Demons" (Fatboy Slim featuring Macy Gray)
  • Fatboy Slim
  • Gray
  • Withers
Fatboy Slim3:14
16."When I See You" (Bugz in the Attic Remix)
  • Gray
  • Ruzumna
  • Indrizzo
  • Meldal-Johnsen
6:35
17."I've Committed Murder" (Gang Starr Main Mix) (featuring Mos Def)
  • Gray
  • Swann
  • Beckwith
  • Ruzumna
  • Harris
  • Lai
  • Sigman
  • Slater
  • Gang Starr [c]
4:38
18."Sexual Revolution" (Norman Cook Radio Mix at 128BPM)
  • Gray
  • Ruzumna
  • Wilder
  • Swann
  • Swann
  • Gray
  • Cook [c]
3:32
UK reissue bonus track [5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
18."Winter Wonderland"Slater2:53

Notes

Sample credits

Charts

Chart (2004)Peak
position
Australian Urban Albums (ARIA) [6] 18
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [7] 52
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) [8] 63
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [9] 50
Italian Albums (FIMI) [10] 58
Portuguese Albums (AFP) [11] 23
Scottish Albums (OCC) [12] 25
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [13] 84
UK Albums (OCC) [14] 36
UK R&B Albums (OCC) [15] 31

Release history

RegionDateLabelRef.
United KingdomAugust 30, 2004 Epic [16]
United StatesSeptember 7, 2004 [17]
JapanOctober 20, 2004 Sony [4]
GermanyNovember 22, 2004 [18]
United Kingdom (reissue)December 1, 2008Sony CMG [5]

Notes

  1. Tracks 1–11
  2. 1 2 3 4 Tracks 6–8
  3. 1 2 3 Tracks 9–11
  4. Track 12
  5. 1 2 3 4 Track 13
  6. Track 16
  7. Track 17

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