Can'tneverdidnothin' Explained

Can'tneverdidnothin'
Type:	studio
Artist:	Nikka Costa
Cover:	Nikka Costa - can'tneverdidnothin'.jpg
Released:	May 24, 2005
Recorded:	Stellasound
Length:	45:53
Label:	Virgin
Producer:	Justin Stanley, Nikka Costa
Prev Title:	Everybody Got Their Something
Prev Year:	2001
Next Title:	Pebble to a Pearl
Next Year:	2008

Can'tneverdidnothin' is the second studio album by Nikka Costa. The album was released May 24, 2005, by Virgin Records. It received generally favorable reviews from critics.

Track listing

2005 retail release

	Title
1.	"Till I Get to You" Writers: Nikka Costa, Justin Stanley, Craig Ross	3:17
2.	"Can'tneverdidnothin'" Writers: Costa, Stanley	3:10
3.	"Fooled Ya Baby" Writers: Costa, Stanley	4:33
4.	"I Gotta Know" Writers: Costa, Stanley	4:46
5.	"Around the World" Writers: Costa, Stanley	5:22
6.	"Swing It Around" Writers: Costa, Stanley, Shawn Davis	3:15
7.	"Funkier Than a Mosquita's Tweeter" Writers: Aillene Bullock	3:46
8.	"On & On" Writers: Costa, Stanley, Ross	2:53
9.	"Happy in the Morning" Writers: Costa, Stanley	3:33
10.	"Hey Love" Writers: Costa, Stanley, R.J. Manning Jr.	4:02
11.	"Fatherless Child" Writer: Costa	4:20
12.	"Sugar in My Bowl" (hidden track) Writer: Nina Simone	2:11

2004 promotional release

	Title
1.	"I Don't Think We've Met" Writers: Nikka Costa, Justin Stanley	3:43
2.	"Till I Get to You" Writers: Costa, Stanley, Craig Ross	3:24
3.	"I Gotta Know" Writers: Costa, Stanley	4:30
4.	"Around the World" Writers: Costa, Stanley	5:43
5.	"Swing It Around" Writers: Costa, Stanley, Shawn Davis	3:04
6.	"Happy in the Morning" Writers: Costa, Stanley	3:37
7.	"Can'tneverdidnothin'" Writers: Costa, Stanley	3:04
8.	"I'm Gonna Leave You" Writers: Costa, Stanley	2:56
9.	"The Last Time" Writers: Costa, Stanley	4:35
10.	"Hey Love" Writers: Costa, Stanley, R.J. Manning Jr.	4:02
11.	"Fatherless Child" Writers: Costa	4:22

Personnel

Credits for Can'tneverdidnothin adapted from Allmusic^[1]

• ?uestlove - drums on ("Happy in the Morning")
• Charlie Bisharat - violin
• John Blackwell - drums ("Around the World")
• Printz Board - horn on ("Can'tneverdidnothin", "Funkier Than a Mosquita's Tweaker")
• Jon Brion - organ on ("I Gotta Know"), synthesizer on ("Happy in the Morning")
• Aillene Bullock - composer ("Funkier Than a Mosquita's Tweaker")
• David Campbell - string arrangements on ("I Gotta Know", "Around the World")
• Dave Chegwidden - bongos, conga on ("Fooled Ya Baby", "Funkier Than a Mosquita's Tweaker")
• Larry Corbett - cello
• Nikka Costa - audio production, composer, Fender Rhodes, keyboard, Korg synthesizer, piano, producer, tambourine, vocals
• Shawn Davis - composer, bass, guitar (bass)
• Joel Derouin - violin
• Bruce Dukov - violin
• Berj Garabedian - violin
• Brian Gardner - mastering
• Ranjit Grewal - photography
• Chris Holmes - engineer on ("I Gotta Know", "Around the World")

• Stan "Chance" Howard - Moog bass, Moog synthesizer, organ
• Lenny Kravitz - bass, drums, bass
• Abe Laboriel, Jr. - drums
• Felix Lau - assistant engineer
• Brian LeBarton - clavinet, organ
• Tim LeBlanc - engineer
• Joshua "Trumpet Solo" Lopez - guitar, guitar (electric), shaker
• Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. - clavinet
• Manny Marroquin - mixing
• Keith Megna - guitar, guitar (acoustic), guitar (electric), sitar
• Wendy Melvoin - guitar (electric)
• Adam Moseley - engineer, mixing
• Tim Izo Orindgreff - horn, horn arrangements on ("Can'tneverdidnothin", "Funkier Than a Mosquita's Tweaker")
• Len Peltier - art direction, design
• James Poyser - Moog synthesizer
• Satnam Ramgotra - drums, turntables
• Brian Reitzell - drums
• Steven Rhodes - engineer
• Craig Ross - composer, guitar, guitar (acoustic), guitar (electric)
• Jim Scott - mixing
• Sinisha - photography
• Justin Stanley - audio production, bass, engineer, fuzz bass, guitar, guitar (bass), guitar (electric), kalimba, Mellotron, mixing, organ, percussion, producer

Singles

• "I Don't Think We've Met" (Promo only)
• "Till I Get to You" (Promo only)

Notes

"Till I Get to You", "Can'tneverdidnothin'", "Swing It Around", "Happy in the Morning", "I Gotta Know", and "Hey Love" are some of the tracks that were remixed and reorganized for the retail release.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Can'tneverdidnothin' - Nikka Costa | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic. AllMusic.