Macy Gray discography
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 Gray performing live in 2008 | |
| Releases | |
|---|---|
| ↙Studio albums | 7 |
| ↙Live albums | 1 |
| ↙Compilation albums | 1 |
| ↙Singles | 14 |
| ↙Guest singles | 4 |
This is a discography documenting albums and singles released by American R&B/Soul singer Macy Gray. With a career spanning nearly a decade, she has released seven studio albums, one live album, and one greatest hits album. Gray has also released 14 singles, four guest singles, and a number of music videos. She has sold over 13 million albums worldwide.
Gray is famed for her distinctive raspy voice, and a singing style heavily influenced by Billie Holiday and Betty Davis.
Gray has received five Grammy Award nominations, winning one. She has appeared in a number of films including Training Day, Spider-Man, Scary Movie 3, Lackawanna Blues, Idlewild and For Colored Girls. Gray is best known for her international hit single "I Try", taken from her multi-platinum debut album On How Life Is.
Studio Albums
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Sales and Certifications | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. | U.S. R&B | UK [1][2] |
CAN | AUS | GER | FRA | ITA | NL | BEL | AUT | SWI | NZ | |||
| 1999 | On How Life Is | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 24 | 29 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2001 | The Id | 11 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2003 | The Trouble with Being Myself | 44 | 29 | 17 | — | 23 | 46 | 61 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 27 | 10 | 41 | |
| 2007 | Big | 39 | 14 | 62 | — | — | — | 149 | 33 | 56 | — | — | 38 | — |
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| 2010 | The Sellout | 38 | — | 128 | — | — | — | 62 | — | 76 | — | 70 | 28 | — |
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| 2012 | Covered | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | 92 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Talking Book | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Compilations
| Year | Title | Chart positions | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK[1] | ITA | NL | SWI | |||||||||||
| 2004 | The Very Best of Macy Gray | 36 | 58 | 50 | 84 | |||||||||
Live albums
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2005 | Live in Las Vegas |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. | U.S. R&B | U.S. Dance | UK [1] |
CAN | AUS | GER | NL | SWI | IRE | NZ | |||
| 1999 | "Do Something" | — | 63 | — | 51 | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | 32 | On How Life Is |
| "I Try" | 5 | 121 | — | 6 | 19 | 1 | 16 | 39 | 13 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2000 | "Still" | — | — | — | 18 | — | 21 | 92 | — | — | 30 | 8 | |
| "Why Didn't You Call Me" | 107 | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | ||
| 2001 | "Sweet Baby" (featuring Erykah Badu) | — | — | — | 23 | 16 | 39 | — | 40 | 36 | — | 12 | The Id |
| "Sexual Revolution" | — | — | 4 | 45 | — | 68 | — | — | 91 | — | — | ||
| 2003 | "When I See You" | — | — | — | 26 | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | The Trouble with Being Myself |
| "She Ain't Right for You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004 | "Love Is Gonna Get You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Very Best of Macy Gray |
| 2007 | "Finally Made Me Happy" (featuring Natalie Cole) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Big |
| "Shoo Be Doo" | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "What I Gotta Do" | 113 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010 | "Beauty in the World" | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Sellout |
| "Kissed It" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Lately" | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Sellout" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011 | "Real Love" (featuring Bobby Brown) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Guest singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. | U.S. R&B | UK[1] | AUS | |||
| 2001 | "Demons" (Fatboy Slim featuring Macy Gray) | — | — | 16 | — | Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars |
| "Geto Heaven Remix T.S.O.I. (The Sound of Illadelph)" (Common featuring Macy Gray) |
— | 61 | 48 | — | Like Water for Chocolate (alternate edition) | |
| "Smile" (Ké featuring Macy Gray) |
— | — | — | — | Better Way of Living | |
| "Request + Line" (The Black Eyed Peas featuring Macy Gray) | 63 | 51 | 31 | 21 | Bridging the Gap | |
| 2009 | "Can't Hold Back" (Kaz James featuring Macy Gray) | — | — | — | 42 | If They Knew |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 235. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ↑ Zobbel.de - CHART: Chart Log UK Update 3.07.2010 (wk25)
- ↑ "RIAA – Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America. September 8, 2000. Retrieved April 18, 2008.
- ↑ "BPI Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. March 10, 2000. Retrieved October 5, 2009.
- ↑ "Gold & Platinum Certification – October 2001". Canadian Recording Industry Association. October 22, 2001. Retrieved April 18, 2008.
- ↑ "Macy Gray Perseveres Despite Shrinking Sales". Billboard. January 16, 2004. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
- ↑ "RIAA – Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. October 30, 2001. Retrieved August 31, 2008.
- ↑ "BPI Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. September 21, 2001. Retrieved October 5, 2009.
- ↑ "Gold & Platinum Certification – April 2002". Canadian Recording Industry Association. April 1, 2002. Retrieved August 31, 2008.
- ↑ "Macy Rolls With will.i.am, Justin On New CD". Billboard. February 7, 2007. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
- ↑ "BPI Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. July 22, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
- ↑ http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/sales_ur.cgi?062210
- ↑ "Macy Gray Has Metallica, Kanye 'Covered'". Billboard. February 1, 2012. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
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