Big (album)
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| Studio album by Macy Gray | ||||
| Released | March 21, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Genre | R&B, soul, neo soul, funk, hip hop | |||
| Length | 43:47 | |||
| Label | will.i.am, Geffen | |||
| Producer | Macy Gray, Damon Elliott, Ron Fair, Jared Gosselin, Noiztrip, Justin Timberlake, Phillip White, will.i.am | |||
| Macy Gray chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Big | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Blender | [2] |
| Digital Spy | [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B−[4] |
| The Guardian | [5] |
| Los Angeles Times | [6] |
| PopMatters | (5/10)[7] |
| Rolling Stone | [8] |
| Slant Magazine | [9] |
| Yahoo! Music | [10] |
Big is the fourth studio album by American recording artist Macy Gray, released in the United States on March 27, 2007 by Geffen Records. It is Gray's first studio album in four years.
Following its release, the album debuted and peaked at number thirty-nine on the US Billboard 200, selling about 23,000 copies in its first week.[11] Despite not bearing an actual Parental Advisory warning anywhere on the artwork or packaging, the album features several strong expletives.
Two singles were released from the album, the international first single "Finally Made Me Happy", a duet with Natalie Cole, and the North American single "Shoo Be Doo". "What I Gotta Do" was included on the Shrek the Third soundtrack. Music from this album was also featured in the I Love New York season one reunion. The album's cover art was widely illustrated on Apple iPhone's ads and featured on the first boxes of Apple's iPod Touch.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Finally Made Me Happy" (featuring Natalie Cole) | Natalie Hinds, Teedra Moses, Cassandra O'Neil, Justin Meldal-Johnson, Victor Indrizzo | Macy Gray, will.i.am, Ron Fair | 4:02 | |
| 2. | "Shoo Be Doo" | Hinds, Jared Gosselin, Phillip White, Meldal-Johnson, Printz Board, Mary Brown, Jessyca Wilson | Gosselin, White, Fair | 4:04 | |
| 3. | "What I Gotta Do" | Hinds, Caleb Speir, Jeremy Ruzumna, Josh Lopez, Jason Villaroman | Gosselin, White, Fair | 3:08 | |
| 4. | "Okay" | Hinds, Will Adams, Justin Timberlake, Speir | will.i.am, Timberlake | 4:09 | |
| 5. | "Glad You're Here" (featuring Fergie) | Hinds, Joe Solo, O'Neil, Meldal-Johnson, Trevor Lawrence | will.i.am, Fair | 2:54 | |
| 6. | "Ghetto Love" | Hinds, Adams, Moses, Mike Shapiro, James Brown, Betty Jean Newsome | will.i.am | 3:08 | |
| 7. | "One for Me" | Hinds, Meldal-Johnson, Steve Smith, Mike Farrell, Johnny Mercer | will.i.am, Fair | 4:09 | |
| 8. | "Strange Behavior" | Hinds, Farrell, Speir, Shapiro | Gray, will.i.am | 3:35 | |
| 9. | "Slowly" | Hinds, Gosselin, White, Meldal-Johnson, George Pajon Jr. | Fair | 3:54 | |
| 10. | "Get Out" (featuring. Justin Timberlake) | Hinds, Timberlake, Speir, Shapiro, Allen Toussaint | will.i.am, Timberlake | 4:01 | |
| 11. | "Treat Me Like Your Money" (featuring will.i.am) | Hinds, Meldal-Johnson, Adams, Jean Baptiste, Anthony Tidd, Melvin J. Lewis, Michael Matthews, Pete Burns, Mike Percy, Tim Lever, Steve Coy, Larry Smith, Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels | will.i.am, Noiztrip | 3:27 | |
| 12. | "Everybody" | Hinds, Printz Board, Pajon, Tim "Izo" Orindgreff | will.i.am | 3:16 |
| International bonus tracks[12][13][14][15] | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 13. | "AEIOU" | Gray, Moses, O'Neil, Meldal-Johnson | Damon Elliott | 3:15 | ||||||
| 14. | "Breakdown" (featuring Romika) (UK and Japan only) | Gray, Gosselin, White, Speir, Josh Lopez | Gosselin, White | 3:36 | ||||||
| 15. | "Me with You" (Japan only) | Gray, Meldal-Johnson, Farrell, Kiilu Beckwith | 4:01 | |||||||
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| 13. | "So Much" | 3:23 | ||||||||
- Sample credits
- "Ghetto Love" contains a sample of "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" by James Brown.
- "One for Me" contains a sample of "Dream" by Frank Sinatra.
- "Get Out" contains an interpolation of "Get Out of My Life, Woman" written by Allen Toussaint.
- "Treat Me Like Your Money" contains a sample of "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" by Dead or Alive and "It's Like That" by Run–D.M.C.
Charts
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Urban Albums Chart[17] | 15 |
| Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[18] | 63 |
| Czech Albums Chart[19] | 38 |
| Dutch Albums Chart[20] | 56 |
| Estonian Albums Chart[21] | 98 |
| European Top 100 Albums[22] | 99 |
| Finnish Albums Chart[23] | 28 |
| French Albums Chart[24] | 149 |
| Italian Albums Chart[25] | 33 |
| Japanese Albums Chart[26] | 54 |
| Swiss Albums Chart[27] | 38 |
| UK Albums Chart[28] | 62 |
| US Billboard 200[29] | 39 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[29] | 14 |
Release history
| Country | Date | Label |
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| Japan[30] | March 21, 2007 | Universal Music |
| Netherlands[31] | March 22, 2007 | |
| Italy[32] | March 23, 2007 | |
| Australia[12] | March 24, 2007 | |
| France[33] | March 26, 2007 | |
| Germany[13] | March 27, 2007 | |
| United States[34] | will.i.am Music Group, Geffen Records | |
| United Kingdom[14] | April 2, 2007 | Polydor Records |
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ Blender review
- ↑ Digital Spy review
- ↑ Entertainment Weekly review
- ↑ The Guardian review
- ↑ Los Angeles Times review
- ↑ PopMatters review
- ↑ Rolling Stone review
- ↑ Slant Magazine review
- ↑ Yahoo! Music review
- ↑ Hasty, Katie (April 4, 2007). "McGraw Leads Seven Top 10 Debuts Onto Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on 5 April 2007. Retrieved April 10, 2007.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Macy Gray Store – Big". Universal Music Australia. Getmusic. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Macy Gray – Big" (in German). Universal Music Germany. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Big: Macy Gray". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
- ↑ "Big Macy Gray [CD]". CDJapan. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
- ↑ "Big by Macy Gray". iTunes Store US. Apple Inc. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
- ↑ "ARIA Urban Album Chart – Week Commencing 2nd April 2007". Australian Recording Industry Association. Pandora Archive. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
- ↑ "Macy Gray – Big" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
- ↑ "TOP50 Prodejní – Gray Macy – Big" (in Czech). IFPI Czech Republic. Retrieved October 5, 2009.
- ↑ "Macy Gray – Big" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
- ↑ "CD top100, nädal 40 – 2007" (in Estonian). Pedrobeat. Retrieved March 17, 2008.
- ↑ "Hits of the World". Billboard (Prometheus Global Media) 119 (16). April 21, 2007. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ↑ "Macy Gray – Big" (in Dutch). IFPI Finland. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
- ↑ "Macy Gray – Big" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
- ↑ "Artisti – Classifica settimanale dal 06/04/2007 al 12/04/2007" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Retrieved March 17, 2008.
- ↑ "ビッグ/メイシー・グレイ" [Big / Macy Gray] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 5, 2009.
- ↑ "Macy Gray – Big". Media Control. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
- ↑ "Macy Gray – Big". The Official Charts Company. Chart Stats. Archived from the original on July 31, 2012. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 "Big – Macy Gray". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
- ↑ "BIG" (in Japanese). Universal Music Japan. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
- ↑ "Big, Macy Gray" (in Dutch). bol.com. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
- ↑ "Macy Gray – Big" (in Italian). Internet Bookshop Italia. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
- ↑ "Big: Macy Gray" (in French). Amazon.fr. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
- ↑ "Big: Macy Gray". Amazon.com. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
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