Recorded 1999 Producer Andrew Slater Artist Macy Gray Label Epic/Sony Records | Length 44:55 On How Life Is
(1999) The Id
(2001) Release date 1 July 1999 | |
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Released July 1, 1999 (1999-07-01) Studio A&M Studios, Paramount Studios, Sunset Sound Recorders
(Hollywood, California) Genres Soul music, Contemporary R&B, Neo soul Nominations MTV Europe Music Award for Best Album Similar Macy Gray albums, Soul music albums | ||
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On How Life Is is the debut studio album by American singer and songwriter Macy Gray, released on July 1, 1999 by Epic Records. Produced by Andrew Slater, it became Gray's best-selling album to date, selling 3.2 million copies in the United States and seven million copies worldwide.
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The album's second single, "I Try", became an international hit, topping the charts in Australia, Ireland, and New Zealand, while reaching number five on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song also won a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 2001.
Critical reception
On How Life Is was met with highly positive reviews from music critics upon its release, with many praising Gray's songwriting and vocal performance. Q rated the album four out of five stars, calling it a "confident, bluesy soul debut [...] with a lived-in sound – as if Rod Stewart were a girl."
Track listing
All lyrics written by Macy Gray.
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of On How Life Is.
Songs
1Why Didn't You Call Me3:12
2Do Something5:00
3Caligula4:38