On How Life Is

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On How Life Is
Macy Gray - On How Life Is.png
Studio album by
Macy Gray
ReleasedJuly 1, 1999 (1999-07-01)
Studio
Genre
Length44:55
Label
Producer Andrew Slater
Macy Gray chronology
On How Life Is
(1999)		 The Id
(2001)
Singles from On How Life Is
  1. "Do Something"
    Released: June 21, 1999 [1]
  2. "I Try"
    Released: September 27, 1999 [2] [lower-alpha 1]
  3. "Still"
    Released: March 13, 2000 [4]
  4. "Why Didn't You Call Me"
    Released: July 24, 2000 [5]

On How Life Is is the debut studio album by American singer and songwriter Macy Gray. It was released on July 1, 1999, by Epic Records and Clean Slate. Produced by Andrew Slater, it became Gray's best-selling album to date, selling 3.4 million copies in the United States and seven million copies worldwide. [6] [7]

Contents

The album's second single, "I Try", became an international success, topping the charts in Australia, Ireland, and New Zealand, [8] [9] while reaching number five on the US Billboard Hot 100. [10] The song also won a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 2001. [11]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Chicago Sun-Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [13]
Robert Christgau Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [14]
Entertainment Weekly B [15]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [16]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [17]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [18]
Muzik Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [19]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [20]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [21]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [22]

On How Life Is was met with highly positive reviews from music critics upon its release, with many praising Gray's songwriting and vocal performance. Q rated the album four out of five stars, calling it a "confident, bluesy soul debut [...] with a lived-in sound – as if Rod Stewart were a girl." [20]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Macy Gray. All tracks are produced by Andrew Slater

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Why Didn't You Call Me"Jeremy Ruzumna3:14
2."Do Something"
4:57
3."Caligula"
  • Gray
  • Swann
  • Ruzumna
4:38
4."I Try"
  • Gray
  • Ruzumna
  • Jinsoo Lim
  • David Wilder
3:59
5."Sex-o-matic Venus Freak"
  • Ruzumna
  • Murdock
3:57
6."I Can't Wait to Meetchu"
5:18
7."Still"
  • Ruzumna
  • Bill Esses
4:15
8."I've Committed Murder"
4:59
9."A Moment to Myself"
4:00
10."The Letter"
5:38
Australian and Japanese edition bonus track [23] [24]
No.TitleMusicLength
11."Rather Hazy"Gray3:10

Sample credits

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of On How Life Is. [25]

Musicians

  • Macy Gray – lead vocals, vocal arrangements (all tracks); backing vocals (tracks 1, 3–5, 10)
  • Dawn Beckman – backing vocals (tracks 1–3, 5–9)
  • Musiic Galloway – backing vocals (tracks 1–3, 5–10)
  • Jeremy Ruzumna – backing vocals (track 1); organ (tracks 1, 4–6, 8); piano (tracks 1, 7, 10); electric piano, Moog (track 2); Farfisa, clavinet (track 3); Rhodes (tracks 5, 6); Optigan, Chamberlin (track 10)
  • David Wilder – backing vocals (track 1); bass (tracks 1, 4)
  • Jinsoo Lim – guitar (tracks 1, 2)
  • Arik Marshall – guitar (tracks 1, 7–10)
  • Lenny Castro – percussion (tracks 1, 2, 7–9)
  • Matt Chamberlain – percussion (tracks 1, 3, 9, 10); drums (all tracks)
  • Darryl Swann – backing vocals, guitar (track 3); programming (tracks 1–3, 5, 6, 8–10); vocal arrangements (all tracks)
  • DJ Kiilu – turntables (tracks 2, 8, 9); programming (track 8)
  • Jon Brion – Chamberlin (tracks 2, 3, 8, 10); synths (tracks 3, 8); guitar (tracks 3–6, 8–10); piano (tracks 4, 10); orchestra bells (track 4); vibes (tracks 7, 8); marimba (track 8); Optigan (track 10)
  • Patrick Warren – vibes (track 2); Chamberlin (tracks 2–4, 7, 8); synths (track 3); Rhodes, Wurlitzer (track 9)
  • Dion Derek Murdock – bass (tracks 2, 6)
  • Sy Smith – backing vocals (tracks 3, 5, 7)
  • Bendrix Williams – guitar (track 4)
  • Rami Jaffee – synths (track 5); piano, Optigan, Chamberlin (track 10)
  • Blackbyrd McKnight – guitar (track 5)
  • Gabriel Moses – guitar (track 5)
  • Steve Baxter – horn (track 6)
  • Charlie Green – horn (track 6)
  • Michael Harris – horn (track 6)
  • Miles Tackett – guitar (track 6)
  • Greg Richling – bass (tracks 6–10)
  • David Campbell – string arrangement (track 7)
  • Jay Joyce – guitar (track 7)
  • Ngozi Inyama – sax solo (track 8)

Technical

  • Andrew Slater – production
  • Dave Way – recording, mixing
  • Darryl "D-Style" Swann – additional engineering
  • Howard Willing – first assistant engineer
  • Dave Reed – second assistant engineer
  • Kevin Dean – second assistant engineer
  • Jeff Walch – second assistant engineer
  • Michelle Forbes – second assistant engineer
  • Sherry Sutcliff – production coordination

Artwork

Charts

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [70] 4× Platinum280,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria) [71] Gold25,000*
Belgium (BEA) [72] Gold25,000*
Canada (Music Canada) [73] 3× Platinum300,000^
Denmark—59,134 [74]
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [75] Gold20,496 [75]
France (SNEP) [76] Gold100,000*
Germany (BVMI) [77] Gold250,000^
Netherlands (NVPI) [78] Gold50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [79] 4× Platinum60,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway) [80] Platinum50,000*
Sweden (GLF) [81] Gold40,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [82] Platinum50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [83] 4× Platinum1,200,000^
United States (RIAA) [84] 3× Platinum3,400,000 [7]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) [85] 2× Platinum2,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateLabelRef.
JapanJuly 1, 1999 Sony [24]
United StatesJuly 27, 1999 Epic [86]

Notes

  1. ↑ In Japan, "I Try" was released as a double A-side with "Do Something" on July 23, 1999. [3]

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