Girls and Boys (album) explained

Girls and Boys
Type:	Studio Album
Artist:	Ingrid Michaelson
Cover:	Ingridmichaelson_girlsandboyscover.jpg
Released:	May 16, 2006^[1]
Recorded:	2005–2006
Length:	45:36
Label:	Self-released
Prev Title:	Slow the Rain
Prev Year:	2005
Next Title:	Be OK
Next Year:	2008

Girls and Boys is the second studio album and major-label debut by American pop singer Ingrid Michaelson. It was self-released on May 16, 2006. Some of the album's songs have been featured in the television series Grey's Anatomy. Michaelson's record label Cabin 24 Records re-released the album on September 18, 2007 and it peaked at No. 62 on the Billboard 200.^[2]

According to Nielsen SoundScan the album has sold 278,000 copies in the United States as of August 2009.^[3]

The and other versions of the hit "The Way I Am" from the album have received over 10 million views.^[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Ingrid Michaelson.

1. "Die Alone" – 4:21
2. "Masochist" – 4:11
3. "Breakable" – 3:09
4. "The Hat" – 3:45
5. "The Way I Am" – 2:15
6. "Overboard" – 4:06
7. "Glass" – 3:04
8. "Starting Now" – 4:52
9. "Corner of Your Heart" – 3:07
10. "December Baby" – 5:53
11. "Highway" – 3:50
12. "Far Away" – 3:03 (hidden track)

Special Be OK edition

A special edition of the album was released in 2009 in Germany and Austria, additionally featuring all studio tracks from Be OK.

All songs written by Ingrid Michaelson, except where noted.

1. "Die Alone" – 4:21
2. "Masochist" – 4:11
3. "Breakable" – 3:09
4. "The Hat" – 3:45
5. "The Way I Am" – 2:15
6. "Overboard" – 4:06
7. "Glass" – 3:04
8. "Starting Now" – 4:52
9. "Corner of Your Heart" – 3:07
10. "December Baby" – 5:53
11. "Highway" – 3:50
12. "Far Away" – 3:03
13. "Keep Breathing" – 3:25
14. "Be OK" – 2:27
15. "Giving Up" – 4:09
16. "Over the Rainbow" (Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg) – 2:56
17. "Lady in Spain" – 3:11
18. "Oh What a Day" – 2:28
19. "You and I" – 2:28

Personnel

• Drew Fuccillo – organ, piano
• Lana Hagai – guitar, organ, vocals
• Elliot Jacobson – drums
• Chris Kuffner – producer, bass, guitar, vocals
• Ingrid Michaelson – guitar, piano, vocals,
• Dan Romer – mixer, glockenspiel, keyboards

Greg Samothrakis - guitar, organ, vocals

• Mark Turrigiano – producer, guitar, keyboards, percussion, programming
• Roman Zeitlin – guitar

Notes and References

1. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000GBE3SI Amazon.com: Girls & Boys: Music: Ingrid Michaelson
2. News: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=ingrid michaelson|chart=all}} Girls and Boys – Ingrid Michaelson]. 30 December 2011. Billboard. 1 March 2008.
3. http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/267661/song-debut-ingrid-michaelsons-everybody Song Debut: Ingrid Michaelson's "Everybody"
4. Web site: INGRID MICHAELSON – "The Way I Am" – (official music video). YouTube. 30 December 2011.