The Very Best of Macy Gray

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.

The Very Best of Macy Gray
Greatest hits album by Macy Gray
Released	August 30, 2004
Studio	Various Paramount (Hollywood, California)[lower-alpha 1] Record Plant (Hollywood, California)[lower-alpha 2] Aragon Ballroom (Chicago, Illinois)[lower-alpha 2] The Studio (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)[lower-alpha 2] Remote Recording Services (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)[lower-alpha 2] Ameraycan (North Hollywood, California)[lower-alpha 3] O'Henry Sound (Burbank, California)[lower-alpha 3] Royaltone (North Hollywood, California)[lower-alpha 3] Way Station (Los Angeles, California)[lower-alpha 4] The Farm (Dublin, Ireland)[lower-alpha 5] Enterprise (Burbank, California)[lower-alpha 5] Capitol (Hollywood, California)[lower-alpha 5] Conway (Hollywood, California)[lower-alpha 5] D&D (New York City, New York)[lower-alpha 6] HMS House (Hove, England)[lower-alpha 7]
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
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
"Love Is Gonna Get You" Released: August 16, 2004

Professional ratings

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

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.	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

Japanese edition[4]

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

UK reissue bonus track[5]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
18.	"Winter Wonderland"	Felix Bernard Dick Smith	Slater	2:53

Notes

• ^{^a} signifies a co-producer
• ^{^b} signifies a vocal producer
• ^{^c} signifies a remixer

Sample credits

• "Do Something" contains a sample of "Git Up, Git Out" by OutKast and "Funky for You" by Nice & Smooth.
• "I've Committed Murder" contains a sample of "Live Right Now" by Eddie Harris and an interpolation of "(Where Do I Begin?) Love Story" by Francis Lai & His Orchestra.
• "Demons" contains a sample of "I Can't Write Left-Handed" by Bill Withers.

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6]	52
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7]	50
Italian Albums (FIMI)[8]	58
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[9]	236
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[10]	23
Scottish Albums (OCC)[11]	25
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12]	84
UK Albums (OCC)[13]	36
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[14]	31

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Ref.
United Kingdom	August 30, 2004	Epic	[15]
United States	September 7, 2004		[16]
Japan	October 20, 2004	Sony	[4]
Germany	November 22, 2004		[17]
United Kingdom (reissue)	December 1, 2008	Sony CMG	[5]

Notes

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

References

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