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On How Life Is 1999

contemporary r&b, neo-soul, neo soul, r b 45 min 10 tracks Epic

On How Life Is is the debut studio album by American singer and songwriter Macy Gray. It was released on July 1, 1999, by Epic Records and Clean Slate. Produced by Andrew Slater, it became Gray's best-selling album to date, selling 3.4 million copies in the United States and seven million copies worldwide.

contemporary r&b neo-soul neo soul r b

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Character

Spare, character-led, contemporary and classical in form.

sparerichly built
character-ledplot-driven
contemporarynostalgic

Tracks

1Why Didn’t You Call Me3:15
2Do Something5:01
3Caligula4:35
4I Try4:02
5Sex‐O‐Matic Venus Freak3:58
6I Can’t Wait to Meetchu5:17
7Still4:15
8I’ve Committed Murder5:01
9A Moment to Myself4:01
10The Letter5:38

10 tracks, 45 minutes.

About the album

Artist: Macy Gray
Label: Epic
Released: 1999
Type: Album
Format: CD
Country: AU

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