The Very Best of Macy Gray

The Very Best of Macy Gray
The Very Best of Macy Gray
Greatest hits album by Macy Gray
Released	August 30, 2004
Studio	Various Paramount (Hollywood, California); Record Plant (Hollywood, California); Aragon Ballroom (Chicago, Illinois); The Studio (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Remote Recording Services (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Ameraycan (North Hollywood, California); O'Henry Sound (Burbank, California); Royaltone (North Hollywood, California); Way Station (Los Angeles, California); The Farm (Dublin, Ireland); Enterprise (Burbank, California); Capitol (Hollywood, California); Conway (Hollywood, California); D&D (New York City, New York); HMS House (Hove, England); ;
Genre	R&B; soul; neo soul;
Length	71:01
Label	Epic
Producer	Dallas Austin; Bugz in the Attic; DJ Kiilu Grand; Mike Elizondo; Damon Elliott; Fatboy Slim; Gang Starr; Macy Gray; Josh Rabinowitz; Jeremy Ruzumna; Andrew Slater; Darryl Swann; Dave Way;
Macy Gray chronology
Singles from The Very Best of Macy Gray
	"Love Is Gonna Get You"; Released: August 16, 2004;

ReleasedAugust 30, 2004

Studio

Various

- Paramount (Hollywood, California)^[a]
- Record Plant (Hollywood, California)^[b]
- Aragon Ballroom (Chicago, Illinois)^[b]
- The Studio (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)^[b]
- Remote Recording Services (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)^[b]
- Ameraycan (North Hollywood, California)^[c]
- O'Henry Sound (Burbank, California)^[c]
- Royaltone (North Hollywood, California)^[c]
- Way Station (Los Angeles, California)^[d]
- The Farm (Dublin, Ireland)^[e]
- Enterprise (Burbank, California)^[e]
- Capitol (Hollywood, California)^[e]
- Conway (Hollywood, California)^[e]
- D&D (New York City, New York)^[f]
- HMS House (Hove, England)^[g]

Genre

Length71:01

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[2]

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.

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]

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No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I Try"	Macy Gray Jeremy Ruzumna Jinsoo Lim David Wilder	Andrew Slater	3:59
2.	"Do Something"	Gray Patrick Brown Raymon Murray Rico Wade Cameron Gipp Thomas Burton André Benjamin Antwan Patton Greg Mays Darryl Barnes Ruzumna Darryl Swann Robert Barnett Dion Derek Murdock	Slater	4:57
3.	"Still"	Gray Ruzumna Bill Esses Jeff Blue	Slater	4:15
4.	"Why Didn't You Call Me"	Ruzumna Gray	Slater	3:14
5.	"I've Committed Murder"	Gray Swann Kiilu Beckwith Ruzumna Eddie Harris Francis Lai Carl Sigman	Slater	4:59
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"	Gray Swann Ruzumna Wilder Victor Indrizzo Zac Rae	Swann Gray	4:25
9.	"When I See You"	Gray Ruzumna Indrizzo Justin Meldal-Johnsen	Gray Dallas Austin^[a] Dave Way^[a] Swann^[b]	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"	Natalie McIntyre Hinds Michael A. Elizondo Jr.	Mike Elizondo	3:00
13.	"Walk This Way"	Steven Tyler Joe Perry	Damon Elliott	3:31
14.	"Demons" (Fatboy Slim featuring Macy Gray)	Fatboy Slim Gray Bill Withers	Fatboy Slim	3:14
15.	"When I See You" (Bugz in the Attic Remix)	Gray Ruzumna Indrizzo Meldal-Johnsen	Gray Austin^[a] Way^[a] Swann^[b] Bugz in the Attic^[c]	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

No.	Title	Writer(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 Slim	3:14
16.	"When I See You" (Bugz in the Attic Remix)	Gray Ruzumna Indrizzo Meldal-Johnsen	Gray Austin^[a] Way^[a] Swann^[b] Bugz in the Attic^[c]	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

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

Region	Date	Label	Ref.
United Kingdom	August 30, 2004	Epic	^[16]
United States	September 7, 2004	Epic	^[17]
Japan	October 20, 2004	Sony	^[4]
Germany	November 22, 2004	Sony	^[18]
United Kingdom (reissue)	December 1, 2008	Sony CMG	^[5]

v t e Macy Gray
Discography
Studio albums	On How Life Is The Id The Trouble with Being Myself Big The Sellout Covered Talking Book The Way Stripped Ruby
Other albums	The Very Best of Macy Gray Live in Las Vegas
Singles	"Do Something" "I Try" "Still" "Why Didn't You Call Me" "Sweet Baby" "Sexual Revolution" "When I See You" "Love Is Gonna Get You" "Finally Made Me Happy" "Shoo Be Doo" "Beauty in the World" "Kissed It" "Lately"
Featured singles	"Demons" "Geto Heaven Remix T.S.O.I. (The Sound of Illadelph)" "Request + Line" "Can't Hold Back"

The Very Best of Macy Gray

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