Stripped, by Macy Gray

Stripped

by Macy Gray

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1.	Annabelle 05:11	info
2.	Sweet Baby 05:04	info
3.	I Try 04:17	info
4.	Slowly 05:17	info
5.	She Ain’t Right For You 04:57	info
6.	First Time 04:11	info
7.	Nothing Else Matters 06:41	info
8.	Redemption Song 03:24	info
9.	The Heart 05:16	info
10.	Lucy 06:49	info

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"Macy Gray Is Back and Better Than Ever" - Elias Leight, Vogue

One of the most iconic and instantly recognizable voices in music history is back in a way you've never heard before. Macy Gray makes her Chesky Records debut with her new Jazz infused album, Stripped. Paired with an awe inspiring jazz ensemble that includes Ari Hoenig, Daryl Johns, Russell Malone, and Wallace Roney, Macy's voice is given the space and freedom to truly shine. Featuring new original songs, intriguing covers, and stunning new arrangements of her classic hits like "I Try," there's something for everyone on this timeless recording.

Macy Gray was born and raised in Ohio, and moved to California for college. She began singing in her 20s and released her multi-platinum debut album, On How Life Is, in 1999, winning a Grammy for her single, “I Try.”

Gray also enjoys acting, and has had small roles on several TV shows as well as movies, including Training Day with Denzel Washington, and Shadowboxer with Cuba Gooding Junior. Additionally she made cameo appearances as herself in films like Spider-Man (2002) and television shows like Ally McBeal. In 2012, she appeared in the film The Paperboy with Matthew McConaughey, Zac Efron, John Cusack, and Nicole Kidman. The film was released at the Cannes Film Festival. Gray was also a contestant on the ninth season of Dancing with the Stars in 2009.

Part of the Chesky Binaural + Series, all recorded with a single microphone, the band appears right before you with this spacious, lush and multi-dimensional recording. Now headphone users will hear the same three-dimensional sound and imaging as audiophiles have for the past 25 years with Chesky Recordings. Also these new Binaural+ Series albums capture even more spatial realism for the home audiophile market, bringing you one step closer to the actual event. You will hear some of the most natural and pure cool music ever recorded.

credits

released September 9, 2016

Produced by: David & Norman Chesky
Recorded, edited, and mastered by: Nicholas Prout
Second Engineer: Mor Mezrich
Assistant Engineer: Max Steen
General Assistant: Janelle Costa
A&R: Jeff Lanier
Copyist: Sophie Cash
Management: Adam Arnkoff, 10th Street Entertainment

Recorded April 7th, 8th, 2016 at The Hirsch Center, Brooklyn, New York
Equipment Used: B&K Binaural Head, MSB A/D Converter, and Crystal Microphone Cable

Front Cover Design: Laura Cella
Graphic Design: Jeff Wong
Cover Photo: Giuliano Bekor
Back Cover & Session Photos: Alan Nahigian

Macy would like to thank:
God. My family. Adam Arnkoff and everybody at 10th Street Management. The Chesky brothers. Chesky R ecords. All the writers on the songs and the awesome musicians who made this album with me—Russell Malone, Ari Hoenig, Daryl Johns, Wallace R oney.

Ari Hoenig plays Yamaha Drums, BOSPHORU S Cymbals and Vater sticks

Russell Malone appears courtesy of HighNote Records

Special thanks to Professor E dgar Choueiri of the 3D Audio and Applied Acoustics (3D3A) Lab of Princeton U niversity, for his technical assistance on the 3D audio aspects of this binaural recording.

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Macy Gray Los Angeles, California

shows

Jul 5

Hindley Street Music Hall

Adelaide, SA
Jul 6

Fortitude Music Hall

Fortitude Valley, QLD
Jul 7

Hamer Hall, Arts Centre

Melbourne, VIC
Jul 9

The Star Gold Coast

Broadbeach, QLD
Jul 12

Anita's Theatre

Thirroul, NSW
Jul 13

Enmore Theatre

Newtown, NSW

discography

Hide the Hurt

Sep 2019
Ruby

Sep 2018
Stripped

Sep 2016

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