The Trouble with Being Myself is the third studio album by American singer and songwriter Macy Gray, released on April 28, 2003, by Epic Records. The album peaked at number 44 on the Billboard 200, and by February 2007, it had sold 134,000 copies in the United States. Despite not being a major commercial success, The Trouble with Being Myself received mostly positive reviews. The album spawned the single "When I See You".
Track listing
Notes
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Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Trouble with Being Myself.
Musicians
Macy Gray – vocals ; backing vocals
Dallas Austin – ARP, guitar ; programming ; backing vocals
Scott Breadman – percussion
DJ Kiilu Grand – programming ; turntables
Fanny Franklin – backing vocals
Victor Indrizzo – drums ; guitar ; guitar loops
Adam MacDougall – Moog ; Hammond ; piano
Justin Meldal-Johnsen – bass ; backing vocals
Audra Cunningham Nishita – backing vocals
Mark Ronson – guitar ; programming, turntables
Jeremy Ruzumna – Wurlitzer ; synthesizer ; piano ; turntables ; programming ; Moog ; Hammond ; clavinet ; Chamberlin ; organ Sy Smith – backing vocals ; choir leader Beck – backing vocals, guitar Dawn Beckman – backing vocals ; choir leader Pharoahe Monch – backing vocals Chino Smith – backing vocals David Campbell – string arrangements Jinsoo Lim – guitar Zac Rae – Rhodes ; Chamberlin ; Farfisa ; piano ; clavinet, organ ; Wurlitzer ; tack piano ; synthesizer Rick Shepherd – programming Printz Board – flugelhorn ; trumpet Arik Marshall – guitar Tom "Tombone" Rawls – trombone Danielle Thomas – backing vocals Tracy Wannomae – bass clarinet ; saxophone Marsha Ambrosius – backing vocals ; opera vocals Steve Baxter – trombone Charles Green – saxophone Mike Harris – trumpet Natalie Stewart – backing vocals Chris Thomas – bass Darryl Swann – programming ; guitar Bobby Ross Avila – backing vocals ; piano Traci Nelson – backing vocals Dave Rolicke – saxophone, trombone Ericka Yancey – backing vocals Logan Duntzelman – kids choir Aanisah Hinds – kids choir Happy Hinds – kids choir Tahmel Hinds – kids choir Courtney Johnson – kids choir Joia Johnson – kids choir Chris Richardson – kids choir Sonny Swann – kids choir Marina Bambino – percussion ; backing vocals Herb Graham Jr. – drums Lukas Haas – acoustic guitar, backing vocals Dave Wilder – bass Rama Duke – backing vocals Mike Elizondo – bass Esthero – backing vocals Kam Talbert – backing vocals Israel Avila – programming