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Macy Gray, The Id

Audio CD

Disk ID: 1699994

Disk length: 56m 45s (14 Tracks)

Original Release Date: 2001

Label: Unknown

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Tracks & Durations

1. Relating to a psychopath 4:48
2. Boo 4:25
3. Sexual revolution 4:45
4. Hey young world part 2 (featuring slick rick) 4:03
5. Sweet baby (featuring erykah badu) 3:49
6. Harry 3:10
7. Gimme all your lovin' or I will kill you 4:45
8. Don't come around (featuring sunshine anderson) 4:37
9. My nutmeg phantasy (featuring angie stone & mos def) 4:55
10. Freak like me 3:38
11. Oblivion 2:49
12. Forgiveness 5:16
13. Blowin' up your speakers 1:07
14. Shed 4:29

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Review

In 1999, Macy Gray's On How Life Is filled a void that no one knew existed. The eccentric singer's unusual voice--more sand than gravel--and her eyebrow-raising lyrics consumed a massive space that was accessible but also controversial. After all the hype surrounding her just-add-water superstardom, the daunting question her follow-up, The Id, must answer is how well she can weather the abundant exposure. Over the course of Gray's second album, the novelty of her vocal style is somewhat tempered by her limited range. That said, what she lacks in octave-conquering she and producer Rick Rubin more than make up for in creativity. The album's many eclectic singles stand strong. "Psychopath" opens the disc with a wall-of-sound block party; it's a funky, celebratory track, well endowed with twangy surf guitar, glimpses of theremin, a ragga-inspired bass line, and lots of goodies floating in the song's highest register (backing vocals, splashes of cymbals, piano). Gray's album also benefits from a host of R&B and hip-hop guests, including Slick Rick, Sunshine Anderson, Angie Stone, Mos Def, and most notably Erykah Badu, who supports Gray on "Sweet Baby," a moving uptempo ballad that easily rivals the best that '70s soul has to offer. Once again, her lyrical sensibility is gripping, vacillating from whimsical ("Oblivion") to disturbing ("Gimme All Your Lovin' or I Will Kill You"). In all, Macy Gray continues to wave her R&B freak flag while digging deep in the trenches of the vividly real. --Beth Massa

Other Versions

Albums are mined from the various public resources and can be actually the same but different in the tracks length only. We are keeping all versions now.

The Id

Tracks: 13 (-1 tracks), Disk length: 56m 51s (+0m 6s)

The Id

Tracks: 14, Disk length: 56m 32s (-1m 47s)

The Id

Tracks: 13 (-1 tracks), Disk length: 56m 32s (-1m 47s)

The Id

Tracks: 14, Disk length: 57m (+0m 15s)

The Id

Tracks: 14, Disk length: 57m 6s (+0m 21s)

The Id

Tracks: 13 (-1 tracks), Disk length: 52m 39s (-5m 54s)

The Id

Tracks: 13 (-1 tracks), Disk length: 52m 38s (-5m 53s)

The Id

Tracks: 13 (-1 tracks), Disk length: 52m 16s (-5m 31s)

The Id

Tracks: 13 (-1 tracks), Disk length: 52m 14s (-5m 29s)

The Id

Tracks: 13 (-1 tracks), Disk length: 52m 13s (-5m 28s)

The Id

Tracks: 13 (-1 tracks), Disk length: 51m 58s (-5m 13s)

The Id

Tracks: 13 (-1 tracks), Disk length: 51m 40s (-6m 55s)

The Id

Tracks: 13 (-1 tracks), Disk length: 51m 20s (-6m 35s)

The Id

Tracks: 19 (+5 tracks), Disk length: 1h 16m 39s (+19m 54s)

The Id

Tracks: 18 (+4 tracks), Disk length: 1h 18m 10s (+21m 25s)

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