Pebble to a Pearl is the fourth album by the American funk/soul singer Nikka Costa. The album was produced by Costa's husband Justin Stanley, who also worked with Jamie Lidell and Beck. It was released independently on Costa and Stanley's label Go Funk Yourself Records, and distributed by the then recently re-activated Stax Records.
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| Released | October 14, 2008 | |||
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| Producer | Justin Stanley, Nikka Costa | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[3] |
| PopMatters |   [4] |
| Slant Magazine |  [5] |
| Spin | [6] |
Track listing
edit| # | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Stuck To You" Writers: Nikka Costa, Justin Stanley |
3:43 |
| 2. | "Can't Please Everybody" Writers: Costa, Stanley, S. Balbi, P. Searels |
5:05 |
| 3. | "Pebble to a Pearl" Writers: Costa, Stanley, K. Ciancia |
4:30 |
| 4. | "Someone for everyone" Writers: Costa, Stanley |
3:47 |
| 5. | "Cry Baby" Writers: Costa, L. Dozier, J. Poyser |
5:08 |
| 6. | "Keep Wanting More" Writers: Costa, Stanley, J. Falkner |
4:48 |
| 7. | "Keep Pushin'" Writers: Costa, Stanley |
3:46 |
| 8. | "Love To Love You Less" Writers: Costa |
4:26 |
| 9. | "Without Love" Writers: Costa, Stanley, "Mocky" Salole |
4:24 |
| 10. | "Damn I Said It First" Writers: Costa, Stanley |
6:52 |
| 11. | "Loving You" Writers: Johnny "Guitar" Watson |
5:27 |
| 12. | "Bullets In The Sky" Writers: Costa, Stanley |
4:37 |
European bonus tracks
edit- 13. "The Denial Twist"
LP edition bonus tracks
edit- 13. "Stuck To You" (Instrumental)
- 14. "Pebble to a Pearl" (Instrumental)
- 15. " !@#$%^&*, I said it first" (Instrumental)
Leftover tracks
edit- "Maybe Baby" - released as a digital single only. It was canceled from the album because of differences in the style
- "Negative People" - written for in 2007, but it was pulled back in the last second. Live version of the song leaked
- "The Denial Twist" - a cover of The White Stripes song, presented on Nikka's MySpace in 2007
Singles
edit- "Maybe Baby"
- "Stuck to You" - the first single from the album available as digital download
- "Pebble to a Pearl" - promo only[7]
Production
edit- Producer: Justin Stanley
- Co-Producer: Nikka Costa
- Executive producer: Andre Recke
- Mixing: Russell Elevado
- Mastering: Dave Collins
- Design: Hans Hettich
- Cover art concept: Nikka Costa
References
edit- ^ "New CDs: Kenny Chesney, Nikka Costa and Lucinda Williams". Los Angeles Times. 15 October 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "Nikka Costa - Pebble to a Pearl". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "Pebble to a Pearl". EW.com. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ "Nikka Costa: Pebble to a Pearl, PopMatters". PopMatters. 2008-10-23. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ "Music Archives". Slant Magazine. 2024-02-01. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ Walters, Barry (October 9, 2008). "Nikka Costa, 'Pebble to a Pearl' (Gofunkyourself/Stax)". Spin Magazine.
- ^ "GIANT STEP™ | Release - Pebble To A Pearl Album Sampler DJ Promo by Nikka Costa". 2008-10-05. Archived from the original on 2008-10-05. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
External links
edit- Information about the album and song previews
- Power of Soul article
- Billboard review of Pebble to a Pearl
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