The Trouble with Being Myself explained

The Trouble with Being Myself
Type:	studio
Artist:	Macy Gray
Cover:	Macy Gray - The Trouble with Being Myself.png
Studio:	Paramount (Hollywood, California) Ameraycan (North Hollywood, California) O'Henry Sound (Burbank, California) Royaltone (North Hollywood, California)
Genre:	R&B soul neo soul
Length:	49:00
Label:	Epic
Producer:	Macy Gray
Prev Title:	The Id
Prev Year:	2001
Next Title:	The Very Best of Macy Gray
Next Year:	2004

The Trouble with Being Myself is the third studio album by American singer and songwriter Macy Gray, released on April 28, 2003, by Epic Records. The album peaked at number 44 on the Billboard 200, and by February 2007, it had sold 134,000 copies in the United States.^[1] Despite not being a major commercial success, The Trouble with Being Myself received mostly positive reviews. The album spawned the single "When I See You".

Track listing

Notes

• signifies a co-producer
• signifies a vocal producer

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Trouble with Being Myself.^[2]

Musicians

• Macy Gray – vocals ; backing vocals
• Dallas Austin – ARP, guitar ; programming ; backing vocals
• Scott Breadman – percussion
• DJ Kiilu Grand – programming ; turntables
• Fanny Franklin – backing vocals
• Victor Indrizzo – drums ; guitar ; guitar loops
• Adam MacDougall – Moog ; Hammond ; piano
• Justin Meldal-Johnsen – bass ; backing vocals
• Audra Cunningham Nishita – backing vocals
• Mark Ronson – guitar ; programming, turntables
• Jeremy Ruzumna – Wurlitzer ; synthesizer ; piano ; turntables ; programming ; Moog ; Hammond ; clavinet ; Chamberlin ; organ
• Sy Smith – backing vocals ; choir leader
• Beck – backing vocals, guitar
• Dawn Beckman – backing vocals ; choir leader
• Pharoahe Monch – backing vocals
• Chino Smith – backing vocals
• David Campbell – string arrangements
• Jinsoo Lim – guitar
• Zac Rae – Rhodes ; Chamberlin ; Farfisa ; piano ; clavinet, organ ; Wurlitzer ; tack piano ; synthesizer
• Rick Shepherd – programming
• Printz Board – flugelhorn ; trumpet
• Arik Marshall – guitar
• Tom "Tombone" Rawls – trombone
• Danielle Thomas – backing vocals
• Tracy Wannomae – bass clarinet ; saxophone
• Marsha Ambrosius – backing vocals ; opera vocals
• Steve Baxter – trombone
• Charles Green – saxophone
• Mike Harris – trumpet
• Natalie Stewart – backing vocals
• Chris Thomas – bass
• Darryl Swann – programming ; guitar
• Bobby Ross Avila – backing vocals ; piano
• Traci Nelson – backing vocals
• Dave Rolicke – saxophone, trombone
• Ericka Yancey – backing vocals
• Logan Duntzelman – kids choir
• Aanisah Hinds – kids choir
• Happy Hinds – kids choir
• Tahmel Hinds – kids choir
• Courtney Johnson – kids choir
• Joia Johnson – kids choir
• Chris Richardson – kids choir
• Sonny Swann – kids choir
• Marina Bambino – percussion ; backing vocals
• Herb Graham Jr. – drums
• Lukas Haas – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
• Dave Wilder – bass
• Rama Duke – backing vocals
• Mike Elizondo – bass
• Esthero – backing vocals
• Kam Talbert – backing vocals
• Israel Avila – programming

Technical

• Dallas Austin – co-production ; executive production
  • Dave Way – co-production ; recording, mixing, Pro Tools Darryl Swann – vocal production ; co-production
• Thom Russo – additional mixing ; Pro Tools
• DJ Kiilu Grand – co-production
• Chris Wonzer – additional engineering ; engineering assistance
• Macy Gray – production
• Mike Melnick – additional engineering
• Neil Ward – additional engineering
• Tim Lauber – engineering assistance
• Christine Sirois – engineering assistance
• Ted Jensen – mastering

Artwork

• Hooshik – art direction, design
• David LaChapelle – photography

Charts

Chart (2003)! scope="col"

Peak position
Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)^[3]	5
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[4]	88
European Albums (Music & Media)^[5]	25
scope=row	Irish Albums (IRMA)^[6]	40
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[7]	53

Release history

Region! scope="col"

Date	Edition	Label
United Kingdom	April 28, 2003	Standard	Epic
Japan	May 2, 2003		Sony	^[8]
United States	July 15, 2003		Epic	^[9]
Japan	September 10, 2003	Reissue	Sony	^[10]

Notes and References

1. Cohen . Jonathan . Macy Rolls With will.i.am, Justin On New CD . . February 2, 2007 . July 21, 2022.
2. The Trouble with Being Myself . liner notes . . . 2003 . EK 86535.
3. ARIA Urban Chart – Week Commencing 12th May 2003 . . 690 . 18 . May 12, 2003 . December 9, 2019 . . dead . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222434/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20030707-0000/Issue690.pdf . 22 February 2008.
4. Web site: Albums : Top 100. Jam!. August 7, 2003. April 11, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040823011330/http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicCharts/prev_080703_ALBUMS.html. August 23, 2004.
5. European Top 100 Albums . . 21 . 21 . May 17, 2003 . 9 . 29800226 . World Radio History.
6. Web site: Top 75 Artist Album, Week Ending 1 May 2003 . . 4 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180502210853/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2003&year=2003&week=18 . dead . 2 May 2018.
7. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/506016/1/ . ja:ザ・トラブル・ウィズ・ビーイング・マイセルフ/メイシー・グレイ . The Trouble With Being Myself / Macy Gray . ja . . October 5, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121018070614/http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/506016/1/ . October 18, 2012.
8. Web site: https://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/MacyGray/discography/EICP-198 . ja:ザ・トラブル・ウィズ・ビーイング・マイセルフ . The Trouble With Being Myself . ja . . July 26, 2015.
9. Web site: The Trouble With Being Myself: Macy Gray . . United States . December 8, 2018.
10. Web site: https://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/MacyGray/discography/EICP-259 . ja:ザ・トラブル・ウィズ・ビーイング・マイセルフ＋１ . The Trouble With Being Myself +1 . ja . Sony Music Entertainment Japan . July 26, 2015.