{"product_id":"the-trouble-with-being-myself","title":"The Trouble With Being Myself - 1814","description":"Personnel includes: Macy Gray (vocals); Marsha \"Songstress\" Ambrosius (vocals); Pharoahe Monch (rap vocals); Lukas Haas (acoustic guitar, background vocals); Victor Indrizzo (guitar, drums); Mark Ronson, Dallas Austin (guitar, programming); Arik Marshall, Jinsoo Lim, Beck (guitar); Tracy Wannomae (bass clarinet); Printz Board (trumpet, flugelhorn); Tom Rawls (trombone); Jeremy Ruzumna (piano, Wurlitzer piano, Chamberlain, Farfisa organ, synthesizer, programming); Zach Rae, Adam McDougal (synthesizer); Justin Medal-Johnsen (bass); Scott Breadman (percussion); DJ. Kilu Grand (programming, turntables); Rick Shepherd (programming); Traci Nelson, Bobby Ross Avila, Audra Cunningham-Nishita, Fanny Franklin, Sy Smith, Chino Smith (background vocals). Producers: Macy Gray, Dallas Austin, Darryl Swan, Killu Beckwith, Dave Way. Recorded at Paramount Recording Studios, Royaltone Studios, and Ameraycan Recording Studios, Hollywood, California; O'Henry Sound Studios, Burbank, California. This is a Hyper CD, which contains regular audio tracks and also provides a link to the artist's website with the help of a web browser. With her third album THE TROUBLE WITH BEING MYSELF, Macy Gray continues down a path whose stylistic roots spring from both the Parliament-Funkadelic and Hi Records camps. As much a storyteller as she is a singer, Gray tucks into tales of unrequited love (the lush \"She Ain't Right For You\"), quests for higher fulfillment (a Gamble \u0026amp; Huff-flavored \"Jesus For a Day\"), and darkly tinged reminisces of growing up (the Farfisa-pumped \"My Fondest Childhood Memories.\") The unconventional singer also shines when she eases into a mellower groove, be it the tranquil aura of \"Happiness\" with its neat mix of acoustic guitar, children's chorus, and unobtrusive beats, or \"Speechless,\" the kind of mid-tempo soul number sure to register favor with fans of producer Willie Mitchell's work. Other songs fitting in more with the Ohio native's quirks include an off-kilter \"Every Now an\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B000089H9V\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: GGV.B000089H9V.LN\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Like New\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Gray, Macy\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Audio cd\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Recycle4","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49690742718762,"sku":"GGV.B000089H9V.LN","price":10.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0773\/0819\/9210\/files\/skuimage_cf393b7a-b3a7-4d94-815c-e6e45fb23cbf.jpg?v=1733865913","url":"https:\/\/recycle4.com\/products\/the-trouble-with-being-myself","provider":"Recycle4","version":"1.0","type":"link"}