The Id (album)

The Id
Studio album by Macy Gray
Released	September 17, 2001
Recorded	Aragon Ballroom (Chicago, Illinois) Paramount Recording Studios, Record Plant Studios (Hollywood, California) Remote Recording Services, The Studio (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Genre	R&B soul neo soul
Length	56:25
Label	Epic
Producer	Macy Gray Kiilu Grand Raphael Saadiq Darryl Swann Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson
Macy Gray chronology
On How Life Is (1999) The Id (2001) The Trouble with Being Myself (2003)
Singles from The Id
"Sweet Baby" Released: September 3, 2001 "Sexual Revolution" Released: November 26, 2001

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	71/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The A.V. Club	favorable[3]
Entertainment Weekly	B[4]
musicOMH	mixed[5]
NME	5/10[6]
PopMatters	favorable[7]
Rolling Stone	[8]
Slant Magazine	[9]
Spin	8/10[10]
Yahoo! Music	[11]

The Id is the second studio album by American singer and songwriter Macy Gray, released on September 17, 2001 by Epic Records. The album was not as commercially successful as its predecessor, On How Life Is, in the United States, where it debuted at number eleven on the Billboard 200 with 93,000 copies sold in its first week.^[12] As of January 2004, it had sold 593,000 copies in the US.^[13] Nevertheless, The Id outpeaked On How Life Is in several European countries, reaching the top position in the United Kingdom and Denmark.

The Tom Morello mix of "My Nutmeg Phantasy" was included on the soundtrack to the 2002 film Spider-Man, and "Relating to a Psychopath" was featured in the 2002 Disney Channel Original Movie Cadet Kelly.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Relating to a Psychopath"	Macy Gray	Jeremy Ruzumna Darryl Swann Dave Wilder	Swann Gray	4:48
2.	"Boo"	Gray	Swann Ruzumna Wilder Victor Indrizzo Zac Rae	Swann Gray	4:25
3.	"Sexual Revolution"	Gray	Ruzumna Wilder Swann	Swann Gray	4:45
4.	"Hey Young World Part 2" (featuring Slick Rick)	Ricky Walters	Walters	Swann Gray Kiilu Grand^[a] Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson^[b]	4:03
5.	"Sweet Baby" (featuring Erykah Badu)	Gray	Joe Solo	Swann Gray	3:49
6.	"Harry"	Gray	Gray	Swann Gray	3:10
7.	"Gimme All Your Lovin' or I Will Kill You"	Gray	Rita Marley Arik Marshall Ruzumna Swann	Swann Gray	4:45
8.	"Don't Come Around" (featuring Sunshine Anderson)	Gray	Ruzumna	Swann Gray Raphael Saadiq^[a]	4:37
9.	"My Nutmeg Phantasy" (featuring Angie Stone and Mos Def)	Gray Lonnie Marshall	Marshall Keith Ciancia Tom Ralls Finn Hammer Swann	Swann Gray	4:55
10.	"Freak Like Me"	Gray	Eric Hord Gary Zekley Swann	Swann Gray	3:38
11.	"Oblivion"	Gray	Brian Lester	Swann Gray	2:49
12.	"Forgiveness"	Gray	Swann Hoyt Axton	Swann Gray	5:17
13.	"Blowin' Up Your Speakers"		Gray Swann	Swann Gray	1:07
14.	"Shed" (hidden track)	Gray	Gray Swann Ruzumna	Swann Gray	4:17

Notes

• ^{^a} signifies a co-producer
• ^{^b} signifies an additional producer

Sampling credits

• "Hey Young World Part 2" contains elements of "Ms. Fat Booty 2" by Mos Def featuring Ghostface Killah.
• "Gimme All Your Lovin' or I Will Kill You" contains an interpolation of "Jah Jah Don't Want" by Rita Marley.
• "Freak Like Me" embodies portions of "Tell Me Who You Love" by Chris Knight and Maureen McCormick.
• "Forgiveness" contains elements of "Never Been to Spain" by Three Dog Night.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Id.^[14]

• Macy Gray – vocals (tracks 1–12, 14); production (all tracks); backing vocals (tracks 1, 2); vocal arrangement (tracks 1–4, 6, 8–11); executive production
• Stephanie Alexander – backing vocals (tracks 1–3, 6, 8, 11)
• Sunshine Anderson – guest vocals (track 8)
• Issiah Avila – drums (track 3); additional drums (track 6)
• Erykah Badu – guest vocals, vocal arrangement (track 5)
• Marina Bambino – percussion (tracks 1, 3, 5); backing vocals (tracks 1, 8)
• Steve Baxter – backing vocals (track 3); trombone (tracks 3, 7–9)
• Dawn Beckman – backing vocals (tracks 1, 3, 6–11); skit (track 7); vocal arrangement (track 10)
• Printz Board – backing vocals (track 3); horn arrangement (tracks 3, 7–9); trumpet (tracks 3, 7–9, 12, 13)
• Dustin Boyer – guitar (track 6)
• Tim Carmon – organ (track 6)
• Ricky Chao – second engineer
• Davey Chegwidden – percussion (tracks 1, 6)
• Jeff Chestek – additional engineering
• Keefus Ciancia – Farfisa (track 5); Moog, synthesizer (track 7); whirly (tracks 7, 9); Kurzweil (track 9)
• Marc Cross – backing vocals (track 9)
• Ronesha Davis – children's choir (track 4)
• Brian J. Durack – pipe organ (track 11)
• Mike Elizondo – bass (tracks 2, 3, 8, 10–13)
• Paloma Elsesser – children's choir (track 4)
• Fannie Franklin – backing vocals (tracks 6, 7, 9, 11)
• John Frusciante – guitar (track 5)
• Phil Gitomer – additional engineering, second engineer
• Jay Goin – mix assistance, second engineer
• Jim Goodwin – additional Pro Tools
• Herb Graham, Jr. – additional drums (tracks 4, 6)
• Lili Haydn – string arrangement, strings (track 3)
• Aanisah Hinds – children's choir (track 4)
• Mel Hinds – children's choir (track 4)
• Hooshik – art direction, design
• Victor Indrizzo – drums (tracks 1, 2, 5, 9–13); additional drums (track 6)
• Shawki Jibri – children's choir (track 4)
• Darren Johnson – Rhodes (track 5)
• Kaya Tafari Joseph – children's choir (track 4)
• Steve Kadison – mastering assistance
• Kiilu Grand – co-production (track 4); turntables (tracks 4, 6, 9, 12, 13)
• Anthony Kilhoffer – mix assistance
• Gabby Lang – sitar (track 9)
• Tim LeBlanc – additional engineering, mix assistance
• Jinsoo Lim – guitar (tracks 1, 3, 4, 9, 10)
• Jane Lopez – backing vocals (track 3)
• Maconochie Photography – photography
• Arik Marshall – guitar (tracks 2, 3, 6, 7, 12); lead guitar (track 13)
• Lonnie "Meganut" Marshall – bass (track 9)
• Sean McClintock – additional engineering, second engineer
• Vlado Meller – mastering
• Mike Melnick – additional engineering
• Mos Def – guest vocals (track 9)
• Dion Murdock – additional drums (track 9)
• Darice Murphy – children's choir (track 4)
• John Myers – additional engineering
• Allissa Myhowich – mix assistance
• Helmut Newton – photography
• Audra Cunningham Nishita – backing vocals (tracks 6, 7, 9, 11); skit (track 7)
• Rose Noone – A&R
• Adam Olmstead – additional engineering
• Tim "Izo" Orindgreff – backing vocals (track 3); saxophone (tracks 3, 7, 9); clarinet (tracks 6, 9); flute (tracks 7, 8)
• Adam Owett – executive creative director
• Billy Preston – organ (tracks 5, 8, 9); claves (track 9)
• Zac Rae – Stylophone (track 1); Casio (tracks 1, 2); Chamberlin (tracks 1, 2, 4–7, 12, 13); Rhodes (track 2); guitar (track 4); piano (tracks 4, 5, 9, 10, 12, 13); organ (track 6); Moog (track 9); synthesizer, whirly (track 10); clarinet, orchestration, Wurlitzer (tracks 12, 13)
• Tom Ralls – trombone (tracks 12, 13)
• Robert Read – mix assistance
• Rick Rubin – vocal arrangement (track 5); executive production
• Kristian Russell – illustration
• Thom Russo – additional engineering, Pro Tools engineering (all tracks); additional mixing, backing vocals (track 11)
• Jeremy Ruzumna – claves, tack piano (track 1); Moog (tracks 1, 3); organ (tracks 1, 5–7, 10, 12, 13); piano (tracks 4, 8, 10); skit, synthesizer (track 7); whirly (track 9)
• Raphael Saadiq – co-production, guitar, string arrangement (track 8)
• Sunnie Shawn – children's choir (track 4)
• Slick Rick – guest vocals (track 4)
• Sy Smith – backing vocals (tracks 1–3, 6–9); vocal arrangement (track 7)
• Angie Stone – guest vocals (track 9)
• Darryl Swann – engineering, production, programming (all tracks); guitar (tracks 1, 7, 9); vocal arrangement (tracks 2–4, 6, 8, 9, 11); acoustic guitar (tracks 2, 10, 12, 13); string arrangement (track 4); skit (track 7); backing vocals (tracks 9, 11); percussion (tracks 12, 13)
• Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson – percussion (tracks 3, 4, 6–13); additional production, mixing (track 4); drums (tracks 4, 6, 8)
• Charles Veal, Jr. – string arrangement (tracks 5, 8)
• Rich Veltrop – mix assistance
• Frank Walker – percussion (tracks 6, 10–13)
• Lejon Walker – backing vocals (tracks 2, 9)
• Tracy Wannamoe – bass clarinet (tracks 12, 13)
• Neil Ward – second engineer
• Dave Way – mixing
• Latina Webb – backing vocals (track 2)
• Dave Wilder – bass (tracks 1, 4–7)
• Pamela Williams – backing vocals (tracks 7, 9)
• James Wooten – organ (track 8)
• Ericka Yancey – backing vocals (tracks 1, 3)
• Kristof Zizka – second engineer

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2001) Peak position Australian Albums Chart[15] 3 Australian Urban Albums Chart[16] 1 Austrian Albums Chart[17] 7 Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[18] 8 Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[19] 7 Canadian Albums Chart[20] 6 Danish Albums Chart[21] 1 European Top 100 Albums[22] 2 Finnish Albums Chart[23] 8 French Albums Chart[24] 25 German Albums Chart[25] 10 Irish Albums Chart[26] 7 Italian Albums Chart[27] 4 Japanese Albums Chart[28] 34 New Zealand Albums Chart[29] 7 Norwegian Albums Chart[30] 8 Polish Albums Chart[31] 7 Scottish Albums Chart[32] 1 Swedish Albums Chart[33] 14 Swiss Albums Chart[34] 4 UK Albums Chart[35] 1 UK R&B Albums Chart[36] 1 US Billboard 200[37] 11 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[38] 9 Chart (2003) Peak position Dutch Albums Chart[39] 13

Year-end charts Chart (2001) Position Australian Albums Chart[40] 77 Danish Albums Chart[41] 91 Swiss Albums Chart[42] 64 UK Albums Chart[43] 123

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[44]	Gold	35,000^^
Canada (Music Canada)[45]	Platinum	100,000^^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[46]	Gold	7,500^^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[47]	Gold	20,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[48]	Gold	100,000^^
United States (RIAA)[49]	Gold	593,000[13]
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Ref.
Germany	September 17, 2001	Sony	[50]
United States	September 18, 2001	Epic	[51]
Japan	September 19, 2001	Sony	[52]

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