The Very Best of Macy Gray 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 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
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 ^b ^c Sample credits
^ Tracks 1–11
^ a b c d Tracks 6–8
^ a b c Tracks 9–11
^ Track 12
^ a b c d Track 13
^ Track 16
^ Track 17
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