Macy Gray – On How Life Is

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Label:	Epic – EK 69490
Format:	CD , Album
Country:	US
Released:	1999
Genre:	Funk / Soul
Style:	Neo Soul

Tracklist

1	Why Didn't You Call Me Backing Vocals [Back-Ups] – Musiic Galloway Bass – David Wilder* Drum Programming – Darryl Swann Drums – Matt Chamberlain Guitar – Jinsoo Lim Lyrics By – Macy Gray Music By – Jeremy Ruzumna Organ, Piano – Jeremy Ruzumna Percussion – Matt Chamberlain Backing Vocals [Back-Ups] – Musiic Galloway Bass – David Wilder* Drum Programming – Darryl Swann Drums – Matt Chamberlain Guitar – Jinsoo Lim Lyrics By – Macy Gray Music By – Jeremy Ruzumna Organ, Piano – Jeremy Ruzumna Percussion – Matt Chamberlain	3:14
2	Do Something Backing Vocals [Back-Ups] – Musiic Galloway Bass – Dion Derek Murdock* Chamberlin [Chamberlain] – Patrick Warren Drums – Matt Chamberlain Electric Piano, Synthesizer [Moog] – Jeremy Ruzumna Guitar – Jinsoo Lim Lyrics By – Macy Gray Music By – Thomas Burton Percussion – Lenny Castro Programmed By [Programming] – Darryl Swann Turntables – DJ Kiilu Vibraphone [Vibes] – Patrick Warren Backing Vocals [Back-Ups] – Musiic Galloway Bass – Dion Derek Murdock* Chamberlin [Chamberlain] – Patrick Warren Drums – Matt Chamberlain Electric Piano, Synthesizer [Moog] – Jeremy Ruzumna Guitar – Jinsoo Lim Lyrics By – Macy Gray Music By – Thomas Burton Percussion – Lenny Castro Programmed By [Programming] – Darryl Swann Turntables – DJ Kiilu Vibraphone [Vibes] – Patrick Warren	4:57
3	Caligula Backing Vocals [Back-Ups] – Sye Smith* Chamberlin [Chamberlain], Synth – Patrick Warren Drums, Percussion – Matt Chamberlain Guitar – Jon Brion Lyrics By – Macy Gray Music By – Macy Gray Percussion – Lenny Castro Programmed By [Programming] – Darryl Swann Synthesizer [Farfisa], Clavinet – Jeremy Ruzumna Backing Vocals [Back-Ups] – Sye Smith* Chamberlin [Chamberlain], Synth – Patrick Warren Drums, Percussion – Matt Chamberlain Guitar – Jon Brion Lyrics By – Macy Gray Music By – Macy Gray Percussion – Lenny Castro Programmed By [Programming] – Darryl Swann Synthesizer [Farfisa], Clavinet – Jeremy Ruzumna	4:38
4	I Try Backing Vocals [Back-Ups] – Macy Gray Bass – David Wilder* Chamberlin [Chamberlain] – Patrick Warren Drums – Matt Chamberlain Guitar – Jon Brion Lyrics By – Macy Gray Music By – Macy Gray Organ – Jeremy Ruzumna Percussion – Lenny Castro Piano, Bells [Orchestra Bells] – Jon Brion Backing Vocals [Back-Ups] – Macy Gray Bass – David Wilder* Chamberlin [Chamberlain] – Patrick Warren Drums – Matt Chamberlain Guitar – Jon Brion Lyrics By – Macy Gray Music By – Macy Gray Organ – Jeremy Ruzumna Percussion – Lenny Castro Piano, Bells [Orchestra Bells] – Jon Brion	3:59
5	Sex-O-Matic Venus Freak Backing Vocals [Back-Ups] – Sye Smith* Bass – Dion Derek Murdock* Drums – Matt Chamberlain Electric Piano [Rhodes], Organ – Jeremy Ruzumna Guitar – Jon Brion Lyrics By – Macy Gray Music By – Jeremy Ruzumna Percussion – Lenny Castro Programmed By [Programming] – Darryl Swann Synth – Rami Jaffee Backing Vocals [Back-Ups] – Sye Smith* Bass – Dion Derek Murdock* Drums – Matt Chamberlain Electric Piano [Rhodes], Organ – Jeremy Ruzumna Guitar – Jon Brion Lyrics By – Macy Gray Music By – Jeremy Ruzumna Percussion – Lenny Castro Programmed By [Programming] – Darryl Swann Synth – Rami Jaffee	3:57
6	I Can't Wait To Meetchu Backing Vocals [Back-Ups] – Musiic Galloway Bass – Greg Richling Drums – Matt Chamberlain Electric Piano [Rhodes], Organ – Jeremy Ruzumna Guitar – Miles Tackett Horns – Steve Baxter Lyrics By – Macy Gray Music By – Miles Tackett Percussion – Lenny Castro Programmed By [Programming] – Darryl Swann Backing Vocals [Back-Ups] – Musiic Galloway Bass – Greg Richling Drums – Matt Chamberlain Electric Piano [Rhodes], Organ – Jeremy Ruzumna Guitar – Miles Tackett Horns – Steve Baxter Lyrics By – Macy Gray Music By – Miles Tackett Percussion – Lenny Castro Programmed By [Programming] – Darryl Swann	5:18
7	Still Arranged By [String Arrangement] – David Campbell Backing Vocals [Back-Ups] – Sye Smith* Bass – Greg Richling Chamberlin [Chamberlain] – Patrick Warren Drums – Matt Chamberlain Guitar – Jay Joyce Lyrics By – Macy Gray Music By – Jeremy Ruzumna Percussion – Lenny Castro Piano – Jeremy Ruzumna Vibraphone [Vibes] – Jon Brion Arranged By [String Arrangement] – David Campbell Backing Vocals [Back-Ups] – Sye Smith* Bass – Greg Richling Chamberlin [Chamberlain] – Patrick Warren Drums – Matt Chamberlain Guitar – Jay Joyce Lyrics By – Macy Gray Music By – Jeremy Ruzumna Percussion – Lenny Castro Piano – Jeremy Ruzumna Vibraphone [Vibes] – Jon Brion	4:15
8	I've Committed Murder Backing Vocals [Back-Ups] – Musiic Galloway Bass – Greg Richling Chamberlin [Chamberlain] – Patrick Warren Drums – Matt Chamberlain Guitar – Jon Brion Lyrics By – Macy Gray Music By – Kiilu Beckwith Organ – Jeremy Ruzumna Percussion – Lenny Castro Programmed By [Programming] – Kiilu Beckwith Soloist [Sax] – Ngozi "Guz" Inyama* Turntables – DJ Kiilu Vibraphone [Vibes], Marimba, Synth – Jon Brion Backing Vocals [Back-Ups] – Musiic Galloway Bass – Greg Richling Chamberlin [Chamberlain] – Patrick Warren Drums – Matt Chamberlain Guitar – Jon Brion Lyrics By – Macy Gray Music By – Kiilu Beckwith Organ – Jeremy Ruzumna Percussion – Lenny Castro Programmed By [Programming] – Kiilu Beckwith Soloist [Sax] – Ngozi "Guz" Inyama* Turntables – DJ Kiilu Vibraphone [Vibes], Marimba, Synth – Jon Brion	4:59
9	A Moment To Myself Backing Vocals [Back-Ups] – Musiic Galloway Bass – Greg Richling Drums – Matt Chamberlain Electric Piano [Rhodes], Organ [Wurlitzer] – Patrick Warren Guitar – Jon Brion Lyrics By – Macy Gray Music By – Miles Tackett Percussion – Matt Chamberlain Programmed By [Programming] – Darryl Swann Turntables – DJ Kiilu Backing Vocals [Back-Ups] – Musiic Galloway Bass – Greg Richling Drums – Matt Chamberlain Electric Piano [Rhodes], Organ [Wurlitzer] – Patrick Warren Guitar – Jon Brion Lyrics By – Macy Gray Music By – Miles Tackett Percussion – Matt Chamberlain Programmed By [Programming] – Darryl Swann Turntables – DJ Kiilu	4:00
10	The Letter Backing Vocals [Back-Ups] – Musiic Galloway Bass – Greg Richling Drums – Matt Chamberlain Guitar – Jon Brion Lyrics By – Macy Gray Music By – Matt Sherrod Percussion – Matt Chamberlain Piano, Organ [Optigon], Chamberlin [Chamberlain] – Rami Jaffe* Programmed By [Programming] – Darryl Swann Backing Vocals [Back-Ups] – Musiic Galloway Bass – Greg Richling Drums – Matt Chamberlain Guitar – Jon Brion Lyrics By – Macy Gray Music By – Matt Sherrod Percussion – Matt Chamberlain Piano, Organ [Optigon], Chamberlin [Chamberlain] – Rami Jaffe* Programmed By [Programming] – Darryl Swann	5:38

Companies, etc.

Manufactured By – Epic
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Copyright © – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Glass Mastered At – Sony Music, Pitman – CTDP-098290

Credits

Design – Hooshik
Engineer [1st Assistant] – Howard Willing
Engineer [2nd Assistant] – Michelle Forbes
Photography By – Stephane Sednaoui*
Producer – Andrew Slater
Programmed By [Programming], Engineer [Additional Engineering] – Darryl "D-Style" Swann*
Recorded By, Mixed By – Dave Way

Notes

"Do Something" contains a sample from "Git Up Git Out" (P. Brown, R. Murray, R. Wade, C. Gipp, R. Barnett, A. Benjamin, A. Patton, T. Burton) performed by Outkast and a sample from "Funky for You" (G. Mays, D. Barnes, G. Clinton Jr., G. Shider, B. Worrell) performed by Nice & Smooth.

"I've Committed Murder" features samples from "Live Right Now" (E. Harris) performed by Eddie Harris and an interpolation of "Theme from Love Story" (F. Lai, C. Sigman).

"A Moment to Myself" contains a sample from "Human Beat Box" (M. Morales, D. Wimbley) performed by Kurtis Blow, excerpts from "Wild Style" and a sample of "Do Your Thang Baby" from the track "Entropy" as recorded by DJ Shadow & The Grooverobbers.

This issue differs from On How Life Is in that it has the DADC Code CTDP 098290 printed on the label side of disc.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Scanned): 074646949023
Barcode (Printed): 0 7464-69490-2 3
Pressing Plant ID (Variant 2): P 97
Pressing Plant ID (Variant 5): P 105
Other (Front Cover Sticker): 69490 S1
Other (Sony Manufacturing Code): CTDP 098290
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): CTDP-098290 G3 1A 07
Matrix / Runout (Variants 2, 5, 7): IFPI L423 CTDP-098290 G3 1A 08 [barcode]
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3): CTDP-098290 G3 1A 04
Matrix / Runout (Variant 4, 6): CTDP-098290 G2 1A 09
Mastering SID Code (Variants 1, 2, 5, 7): IFPI L423
Mastering SID Code (Variant 6): IFPI L422
Mould SID Code (Variant 4): IFPI 7253
Mould SID Code (Variant 5): IFPI 7215
Mould SID Code (Varant 6): IFPI 7238
Mould SID Code (Variant 7): IFPI 7234

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	On How Life Is (CD, Album)	Clean Slate	EK 69490	US	1999
Recently Edited	On How Life Is (CD, Album)	Clean Slate	494423 2, EPC 494423 2	Europe	1999
	On How Life Is (LP, Album)	Epic	E 69490	US	1999
Recently Edited	On How Life Is (CD, Album)	Epic	494423 9	Australia	1999
Recently Edited	On How Life Is (LP, Album, Promo)	Epic	XPR 3322	UK	1999