Name: Ruby
Brand: Macy Gray

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

ART7062LP

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Colour

Black

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Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2018-09-21

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Proper

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

181475706212

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Total Cap

1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

Macy Gray

Genre GB

R&B / Neo-Soul

Label GB

Artistry Music

Macy Gray is a US American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and actress. She is known for her unique blend of R&B, G-Funk, Jazz & Soul music. Currently residing in Los Angeles, CA, Macy was born on September 6, 1967 in Canton, Ohio. With a career spanning over three decades since she started in 1990, Macy Gray has established herself as an influential figure in the music industry.

For 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&amp;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 Bublé, 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 reggae-inspired 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?" In the end, Ruby represents Macy Gray at her most passionate, poetic, and powerful.

Ruby

Music GB