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Macy Gray
American singer (born 1967)
Natalie Renée McIntyre, known professionally as Macy Gray, is an American R&B and soul singer. She is known for her distinctive raspy voice and a singing style heavily influenced by Billie Holiday.
Her 1999 single, "I Try", was her commercial breakthrough; the song peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100, won Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards, and preceded her debut studio album, On How Life Is (1999). Since then, she has released ten studio albums.
labels: Atlantic Records, Concord Records, Epic Records
genres: soul, rhythm and blues
plays: voice
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contemporary r&bneo soulsouladult alternative pop/rockadult contemporary r&bjazz
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Early life
Natalie McIntyre was born in Canton, Ohio, the daughter of Laura McIntyre, a math schoolteacher, and Otis Jones. Her stepfather was a steelworker, and her sister is a biology teacher. She has a younger brother, Nate, who owns a gym in West Philadelphia and was featured on the season five finale of Queer Eye. She began piano lessons at age seven. A childhood bicycle mishap resulted in her noticing a mailbox of a man named Macy Gray; she used the name in stories she wrote and later decided to use it as her stage name. She was late developing and did not learn to hold conversation until just before her tenth birthday.
While attending the University of Southern California, she agreed to write songs for a friend. A demo session was scheduled for the songs to be recorded by another singer, but the vocalist failed to appear, so Gray recorded them herself.
US American R&B, G-Funk, Jazz & Soul singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and actress, living in Los Angeles, CA.
Born September 6, 1967 in Canton, Ohio, USA.
She started her career in 1990.
Also known as: Gray, M Gray, M. Gray, Macy Grey, Marcy Gray
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Liner notes
Macy Gray, the records, oldest first
On How Life Is
1999 album
wanted
Macy Gray
2000 ep
The Id
2001 album
The Trouble With Being Myself
2003 album
Big
2007 album
The Sellout
2010 album
Talking Book
2012 album
Covered
2012 album
The Way
2014 album
Stripped
2016 album
Do Something (The Remixes)
2017 ep
Ruby
2018 album
Save Some
2021 ep
Christmas with You
2022 album
The Reset
2023 album
Records from MusicBrainz; covers from the Cover Art Archive.
"I Try" is a song co-written and performed by American musician Macy Gray. Issued as the second single from her debut album, On How Life Is (1999), the song was first released in Japan as a double A-side with "Do Something" on July 23, 1999.
Later that year, on September 27, it received its first solo release in the United Kingdom. "I Try" peaked at number six in the United Kingdom, number five in the United States, number two in Canada, and number one in Australia, Ireland, and New Zealand.
Critical reception
Daily Record called the song "soulful", noting that Macy Gray "has one of the most distinctive singing voices around."
Music video
The music video for the song, directed by American filmmaker Mark Romanek (who had previously directed the video for Gray's "Do Something"), depicts Gray waking up in a hotel room, buying flowers, and traveling through New York City, traveled through by bus and train to meet a man in a park. At the end of the video, Gray is shown to still be in her hotel room.
