2004 greatest hits album by Macy Gray
The Very Best of Macy Gray Released August 30, 2004 (2004-08-30 ) Studio 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 Length 71 :01 Label Epic Producer
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]
Japanese edition[ 4] Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 14. "We Will Rock You " Brian May 3:03 15. "Demons" (Fatboy Slim featuring Macy Gray) Fatboy Slim 3:14 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 4:38 18. "Sexual Revolution" (Norman Cook Radio Mix at 128BPM) 3:32
Notes
^a signifies a co-producer ^b signifies a vocal producer ^c signifies a remixer Sample credits
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