Can'tneverdidnothin'

Can'tneverdidnothin'
Studio album by Nikka Costa
Released May 24, 2005
Recorded 2004, Stellasound
Genre funk, soul
Length 45:53
Label Virgin
Producer Justin Stanley, Nikka Costa
Nikka Costa chronology
Everybody Got Their Something
(2001)		 Can'tneverdidnothin'
(2005)		 Pebble to a Pearl
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Rolling Stone [2]

Can'tneverdidnothin' is Nikka Costa's second studio album recorded for Virgin Records. The album was released on May 24, 2005. It was originally due to be released on October 5, 2004, but was delayed and the order of songs was changed.

When it was finally released, many of the tracks were changed. Some songs were taken out completely, while others were added. Noticeably missing is the Internet download single "I Don't Think We've Met", which was originally the album's opening track. (On the Japanese release, it became the closer of the album as a bonus track.) Costa chose to release the version made available to the public.

The album is also notable for being the only known album with performance recordings of both Lenny Kravitz and Prince within a single album for another (single) artist. On Costa's official message board, her good friend, actress Meredith Salenger, reported that Prince makes uncredited appearances on at least three of the albums tracks. The only instance that was confirmed was the guitar at the end of "Around the World".

Contents

Track listing

2005 retail release

# Title
1. "Till I Get to You"
Writers: Nikka Costa, Justin Stanley, Craig Ross		 3:17
2. "Can'tneverdidnothin'"
Writers: Costa, Stanley		 3:10
3. "Fooled Ya Baby"
Writers: Costa, Stanley		 4:33
4. "I Gotta Know"
Writers: Costa, Stanley		 4:46
5. "Around the World"
Writers: Costa, Stanley		 5:22
6. "Swing It Around"
Writers: Costa, Stanley, Shawn Davis		 3:15
7. "Funkier Than a Mosquita's Tweeter"
Writers: Aillene Bullock		 3:46
8. "On & On"
Writers: Costa, Stanley, Ross		 2:53
9. "Happy in the Morning"
Writers: Costa, Stanley		 3:33
10. "Hey Love"
Writers: Costa, Stanley, R.J. Manning Jr.		 4:02
11. "Fatherless Child"
Writer: Costa		 4:20
12. "Sugar in My Bowl" (hidden track)
Writer: Nina Simone		 2:11

2004 promotional release

# Title
1. "I Don't Think We've Met"
Writers: Nikka Costa, Justin Stanley		 3:43
2. "Till I Get to You"
Writers: Costa, Stanley, Craig Ross		 3:24
3. "I Gotta Know"
Writers: Costa, Stanley		 4:30
4. "Around the World"
Writers: Costa, Stanley		 5:43
5. "Swing It Around"
Writers: Costa, Stanley, Shawn Davis		 3:04
6. "Happy in the Morning"
Writers: Costa, Stanley		 3:37
7. "Can'tneverdidnothin'"
Writers: Costa, Stanley		 3:04
8. "I'm Gonna Leave You"
Writers: Costa, Stanley		 2:56
9. "The Last Time"
Writers: Costa, Stanley		 4:35
10. "Hey Love"
Writers: Costa, Stanley, R.J. Manning Jr.		 4:02
11. "Fatherless Child"
Writers: Costa		 4:22

Singles

Notes

"Till I Get to You", "Can'tneverdidnothin'", "Swing It Around", "Happy in the Morning", "I Gotta Know", and "Hey Love" are some of the tracks that were remixed and reorganized for the retail release.

References

  1. ^ Can'tneverdidnothin' at Allmusic
  2. ^ Rolling Stone review at the Wayback Machine (archived December 5, 2007)
Nikka Costa
Albums as a child
Nikka Costa (1981)  · Fairy Tales (1983)  · Here I Am (1989)
"Adult" albums
Butterfly Rocket (1996)  · Everybody Got Their Something (2001)  · Can'tneverdidnothin' (2005)  · Pebble to a Pearl (2008)
EPs
Return Of The Funky White Bitch (2001)  · PROWHOA (2011)
Singles
"Master Blaster"  · "Get Off My Sunshine"  · "Treat Her Right"  · "Like A Feather"  · "Push & Pull"  · "Everybody Got Their Something"  · "I Don't Think We've Met"  · "'Till I Get To You"  · "Maybe Baby"  · "Stuck To You"  · "Ching Ching Ching"  · "Not The Only One"  · "Nylons In A Rip"
Live Albums
Live at the Bridge (1996)  · Live in Tokyo (2001)  · Live at Roxy (2005)
Demos
Sugarbone (1994)  · Demo (2000)  · Can'tneverdidnothin' (Unreleased Version) (2004)
See also