{"product_id":"the-trouble-with-being-myself","title":"The Trouble With Being Myself |","description":"\u003cp\u003ePersonnel includes: Macy Gray (vocals); Marsha \"Songstress\" Ambrosius (vocals); Pharoahe Monch (rap vocals); Lukas Haas (acoustic guitar, background vocals); Victor Indrizzo (guitar, drums); Mark Ronson, Dallas Austin (guitar, programming); Arik Marshall, Jinsoo Lim, Beck (guitar); Tracy Wannomae (bass clarinet); Printz Board (trumpet, flugelhorn); Tom Rawls (trombone); Jeremy Ruzumna (piano, Wurlitzer piano, Chamberlain, Farfisa organ, synthesizer, programming); Zach Rae, Adam McDougal (synthesizer); Justin Medal-Johnsen (bass); Scott Breadman (percussion); DJ. Kilu Grand (programming, turntables); Rick Shepherd (programming); Traci Nelson, Bobby Ross Avila, Audra Cunningham-Nishita, Fanny Franklin, Sy Smith, Chino Smith (background vocals).\n\u003cbr\u003eProducers: Macy Gray, Dallas Austin, Darryl Swan, Killu Beckwith, Dave Way.\n\u003cbr\u003eRecorded at Paramount Recording Studios, Royaltone Studios, and Ameraycan Recording Studios, Hollywood, California; O'Henry Sound Studios, Burbank, California.\n\u003cbr\u003eThis is a Hyper CD, which contains regular audio tracks and also provides a link to the artist's website with the help of a web browser.\n\u003cbr\u003eWith her third album THE TROUBLE WITH BEING MYSELF, Macy Gray continues down a path whose stylistic roots spring from both the Parliament-Funkadelic and Hi Records camps. As much a storyteller as she is a singer, Gray tucks into tales of unrequited love (the lush \"She Ain't Right For You\"), quests for higher fulfillment (a Gamble \u0026amp; Huff-flavored \"Jesus For a Day\"), and darkly tinged reminisces of growing up (the Farfisa-pumped \"My Fondest Childhood Memories.\")\n\u003cbr\u003eThe unconventional singer also shines when she eases into a mellower groove, be it the tranquil aura of \"Happiness\" with its neat mix of acoustic guitar, children's chorus, and unobtrusive beats, or \"Speechless,\" the kind of mid-tempo soul number sure to register favor with fans of producer Willie Mitchell's work. Other songs fitting in more with the Ohio native's quirks include an off-kilter \"Every Now and Then,\" with its odd, Phish-like time changes, and the loping \"It Ain't the Money,\" featuring co-writers and guest rappers\/vocalists Pharoahe Monch and Beck.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: R\u0026amp;B\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: CD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 1980-01-01\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: CD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 1980-01-01\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Love Vinyl Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49261434634482,"sku":"BZT82A-YT6U-FL","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/7018\/9810\/files\/macy-gray-the-trouble-with-being-myself_9Z3UV.jpg?v=1779725410","url":"https:\/\/discandvinyl.com\/products\/the-trouble-with-being-myself","provider":"DiscandVinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}