| Beschreibung: | 2018 release, the 10th studio album from legendary and multi-award winning, multi-platinum selling singer, songwriter and actress Macy Gray. Ruby is the follow-up to her critically acclaimed jazz covers album Stripped which dropped in 2016 and sees Macy Gray collaborate with esteemed producers Johan Carlsson (Ariana Grande, Michael Bublé, Maroon 5), Tommy Brown (Jennifer Lopez, Fifth Harmony, Travis Scott, Ariana Grande) and Tommy Parker Lumpkins (Janet Jackson, Justin Bieber, Kelly Rowland). With a career that includes multiple Grammy, Billboard, MTV and BRIT Awards, and record sales of over 25 million worldwide, the integrity and innovation of Macy Gray's artistry has allowed her to forge her own path to success and win fans and critics from all around the world. Her music transcends genres and generations thanks to her signature storytelling, legendary voice and willingness to experiment, whether it be in soul music, RnB, pop, alternative rock, jazz, retro-disco and hip-hop., Her tenth full-length album, 'Ruby', Macy Gray, reaffirms and reasserts that rare space in the canon of modern music, which she occupies. Channeling the spirit of the «grimy» R&B and smoky jazz closest to her heart, Macy made a leap forward by looking back to formative inspirations. However, she updated those elements with enriched, entrancing, and enigmatic soundscapes brought to life by producers Johan Carlsson [Michael Buble , Maroon 5], Tommy Brown [Jennifer Lopez, Fifth Harmony, Travis Scott], and Tommy Parker Lumpkins [Janet Jackson, Justin Bieber]. Take the first single «Sugar Daddy.» Co-written with none other than pop superstar Meghan Trainor, the track swings from jazz-y piano into a cooing verse that's as sweet as it is sassy. Her voice takes hold on the hook, «Be my, be my sugar daddy and provide me with your candy.» «Meghan and I thought it be great to collaborate,» Macy recalls. «She had the concept in her head for some time, so we took a stab at it. It's really great fun and a bit cheeky. Her writing and talent is brilliant. It was the perfect song to come out with first.» Ruby canvases a wide spectrum for the songstress. Raucous horns that feel ripped from a classic seventies flick augment the grit on «Cold World» as «Jealousy» spins a covetous narrative that soars as it seduces. Gary Clark Jr. adds six-string firepower to «Buddha.» Everything culminates on the reggaeinspired «Witness,» which shuffles between mainland soul and island grooves as she croons, «I wish I was Jesus. I would make sure to fix it. Can I get a witness?» MACY GRAY - Ruby - Artistry Music, Runningtime: 00:00:00, A&R: Pete Farmer, A&R [Senior Director]: Will Wakefield, Art Direction, Design: Raj Naik, Coordinator [Production], Other [Executive Assistant To Macy Gray]: Charyn Harris, Creative Director [VP, Creative Services + Production]: Maria Ehrenreich, Design [Cover]: Aanisah Hinds, Engineer [Assistant]: Cory Bice, Engineer [Assistant]: David Avetisian, Engineer [Assistant]: Jeremy Lertola, Executive-Producer [MXM Productions]: Jeff Franklin (4), Executive-Producer [MXM Productions]: Johan Carlsson (4), Executive-Producer [Mack Avenue Music Group]: Denny Stilwell, Executive-Producer [Mack Avenue Music Group]: Gretchen Valade, Lead Vocals: Macy Gray, Management [Cover Art Entertainment]: Larry Frazin, Management [Cover Art Entertainment]: Mark Harris, Management [Director of Marketing]: Sharon Green (4), Management [Kings Of L.A. Entertainment]: Pete Farmer, Mastered By: Mike Bozzi, Mixed By: Christopher "Tito Justmusic" Trujillo, Mixed By: Marshall Bryant, Mixed By: Neal Pogue, Mixed By: Todd Bergman, Photography By: Giuliano Bekor, Recorded By: Anton Göransson, Recorded By: Christopher "Tito Justmusic" Trujillo, Recorded By: David Avetisian, Recorded By: Gabriel Santana, Recorded By: Johan Carlsson (4), Recorded By: Rich Niles, Recorded By: Rowan Smy, Recorded By: Sam Holland, Recorded By: Scott Bergstrom, Recorded By: Tommy Brown (8), Recorded By [Horns]: Johan Blomé, Recorded By [Strings & Horns]: Mattias Bylund, Backing Vocals: Andreas Carlsson, Backing Vocals: Colette Carlsson, Backing Vocals: Traci Nelson, Cello: David Bukovinszky, Featuring, Guitar, Soloist: Gary Clark Jr., Producer, Programmed By, Synth, Guitar, Piano, Organ [B3], Tambourine: Johan Carlsson (4), Strings, Arranged By [Strings]: Mattias Bylund, Violin: Mattias Johansson, Written-By: Johan Carlsson (4), Written-By: Macy Gray, Backing Vocals: Austin Brown (2), Backing Vocals: Isabella Sjostrand, Backing Vocals: Kelly Lumpkins, Backing Vocals: Viktoria Hansen, Drums: Gabriel Santana, Producer, Backing Vocals, Programmed By, Arranged By, Xylophone: Thomas Lumpkins, Saxophone, Flute: Tim "Izo" Orindgreff, Strings: Leah Zeager, Trombone: Chris Johnson (43), Trumpet: Printz Board, Written-By: Kelly Lumpkins, Written-By: Macy Gray, Written-By: Thomas Lumpkins, Xylophone: Austin Brown (2), Arranged By [Horn]: Mattias Bylund, Arranged By [Horn]: Nils-Petter Ankarblom, Backing Vocals: Thomas Lumpkins, Bass: Michael Engström (3), Producer, Backing Vocals, Programmed By, Organ [B3], Piano, Guitar, Tambourine: Johan Carlsson (4), Tenor Saxophone: Tomas Jonsson (4), Trombone: Peter Noos Johansson, Trumpet: Jan Anders Bjerger, Written-By: Johan Carlsson (4), Written-By: Macy Gray, Written-By: Thomas Lumpkins, Backing Vocals: Bianca Atterberry, Backing Vocals: Michael Foster (17), Backing Vocals: Scootie, Producer, Backing Vocals, Arranged By [Horn], Synth: Thomas Lumpkins, Producer, Programmed By: Tommy Brown (8), Programmed By, Synth: Ryan Tedder, Programmed By, Synth: Travis Sayles, Saxophone, Flute: Tim "Izo" Orindgreff, Trombone: Chris Johnson (43), Trumpet: Printz Board, Vocals, Soloist, Backing Vocals: NSTASIA, Written-By: Bianca Atterberry, Written-By: Macy Gray, Written-By: Michael Foster (17), Written-By: Ryan Tedder, Written-By: Thomas Lumpkins, Written-By: Tommy Brown (8), Written-By: Travis Sayles, Baritone Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Clarinet: Wojtek Goral, Clarinet, Violin, Soloist: Max Carling, Double Bass: Michael Engström (3), Guitar: Per Strandberg, Producer, Programmed By, Guitar: Johan Carlsson (4), Tenor Saxophone, Soloist: Wojtek Goral, Trombone: Peter Noos Johansson, Trombone, Trumpet, Soloist: Gunhild Carling, Trumpet: Jan Anders Bjerger, Written-By: Johan Carlsson (4), Written-By: Macy Gray, Written-By: Phillip White, Written-By: Rama Duke, Backing Vocals: Bianca Atterberry, Backing Vocals, Synth, Keyboards: Meghan Trainor, Producer, Backing Vocals, Synth, Keyboards: Thomas Lumpkins, Producer, Programmed By, Synth, Keyboards: Tommy Brown (8), Written-By: Bianca Atterberry, Written-By: Macy Gray, Written-By: Meghan Trainor, Written-By: Thomas Lumpkins, Written-By: Tommy Brown (8), Backing Vocals: Sonyae Elise, Backing Vocals: Traci Nelson, Bass: Alex Kyhn, Drums: Gabriel Santana, Drums, Guitar: Austin Brown (2), Producer, Backing Vocals: Macy Gray, Producer, Synth, Keyboards: Thomas Lumpkins, Programmed By, Synth, Keyboards: Britten Newbill, Programmed By, Synth, Keyboards: Scott Bruzenak, Written-By: Britten Newbill, Written-By: Macy Gray, Written-By: Scott Bruzenak, Written-By: Thomas Lumpkins, Backing Vocals: Bianca Atterberry, Co-producer: Michael Foster (17), Producer, Backing Vocals, Synth, Keyboards: Thomas Lumpkins, Producer, Programmed By, Synth, Keyboards: Tommy Brown (8), Programmed By: Michael Foster (17), Written-By: Bianca Atterberry, Written-By: Macy Gray, Written-By: Thomas Lumpkins, Written-By: Tommy Brown (8), Backing Vocals: Maiya Sykes, Backing Vocals: Mika Lett, Backing Vocals: Ross Golan, Cello: David Bukovinszky, Clarinet, Soloist, Baritone Saxophone: Wojtek Goral, Horns, Strings, Arranged By [String & Horn]: Mattias Bylund, Producer, Programmed By, Piano, Guitar [Nylon], Organ [B3], Bass Guitar: Johan Carlsson (4), Tenor Saxophone: Tomas Jonsson (4), Trombone: Peter Noos Johansson, Trombone, Trumpet, Soloist: Gunhild Carling, Trumpet: Jan Anders Bjerger, Violin: Mattias Johansson, Written-By: Johan Carlsson (4), Written-By: Macy Gray, Written-By: Ross Golan, Backing Vocals: Mika Lett, Backing Vocals: Phillip White, Backing Vocals: Rama Duke, Backing Vocals: Tahmel Hinds, Backing Vocals: Tony Fote, Bass: Alex Kyhn, Co-producer, Drums, Soloist, Percussion: Trevor Lawrence Jr., Handclaps: Austin Brown (2), Handclaps: Pete Farmer, Instruments [Bottles]: Charyn Harris, Producer, Backing Vocals: Macy Gray, Producer, Backing Vocals, Programmed By, Percussion, Keyboards, Synth, Instruments [Bottles]: Thomas Lumpkins, Written-By: Bianca Atterberry, Written-By: Macy Gray, Written-By: Tahmel Hinds, Written-By: Thomas Lumpkins, Written-By: Trevor Lawrence Jr., Backing Vocals: NSTASIA, Backing Vocals: Thomas Lumpkins, Bass: Caleb Speir, Cello: David Bukovinszky, Drums: Tamir Barzilay, Organ [B3], Keyboards: Jon Jackson (7), Piano: Billy Wesson, Producer, Programmed By, Keyboards, Synth: Johan Carlsson (4), Strings, Arranged By [String]: Mattias Bylund, Violin: Mattias Johansson, Written-By: Jonathan Jackson, Jr., Written-By: Macy Gray, Written-By: Tamir Barzilay, Backing Vocals: Isabella Sjostrand, Backing Vocals: Viktoria Hansen, Backing Vocals, Synth, Keyboards: Austin Brown (2), Co-producer, Backing Vocals, Programmed By, Arranged By [Horn], Synth, Keyboards, Guitar: Anton Göransson, Producer, Backing Vocals, Arranged By [Horn], Synth, Keyboards: Thomas Lumpkins, Producer, Programmed By: Tommy Brown (8), Saxophone, Flute: Tim "Izo" Orindgreff, Trombone: Chris Johnson (43), Trumpet: Printz Board, Trumpet: Stewart Cole, Trumpet, Soloist: Stewart Cole, Written-By: Anton Göransson, Written-By: Austin Brown (2), Written-By: Isabella Sjostrand, Written-By: Macy Gray, Written-By: Thomas Lumpkins, Written-By: Viktoria Hansen, Labelcode ARIY7062.2 (7062, 7062), Phonographic Copyright (p) Mack Avenue Records II, LLC, Copyright (c) Mack Avenue Records II, LLC, Marketed By Artistry Music, Distributed By Artistry Music, Mixed At Hot Purple Petting Zoo, Mastered At Bernie Grundman Mastering, Recorded At MXM Studios, Los Angeles, Recorded At Studio Borgen, Recorded At Revival Studio, Recorded At Vietom Studios, Recorded At Recon Studios, Tarzana, CA, Recorded At NRG Studios, Recorded At 3 Pillars Studio, Recorded At 25th Street Recording, Oakland, CA, Mixed At Vietom St"Ruby" ist das 2018 erschienene Studioalbum der gefeierten amerikanischen Soulsängerin Macy Gray und wird im CD-Format vom Label Artistry Music veröffentlicht. Diese mitreißende Sammlung präsentiert Grays charakteristische raue Stimme sowie ihre einzigartige Mischung aus Soul-, R&B-, Jazz- und Popeinflüssen. Zu den Highlights des Albums zählen Songs wie ?Sugar Daddy?, der gemeinsam mit Meghan Trainor geschrieben wurde, sowie gefühlvolle Balladen und energiegeladene Grooves ? ein Beweis für Macys Vielseitigkeit und emotionale Tiefe. Seit ihrem Durchbruch mit dem Grammy-prämierten Hit ?I Try? von ihrem Debütalbum ?On How Life Is? hat sich Macy Gray als unverwechselbare Stimme der zeitgenössischen Musik etabliert und zahlreiche Grammy-Nominierungen erhalten. Das Label Artistry Music steht für hochwertige Veröffentlichungen im Bereich Jazz und Adult Contemporary und unterstützt innovative Künstlerinnen und Künstler. |
