Biography
Natalie Renée McIntyre (born September 6, 1967), known professionally as Macy Gray, is an American R&B and soul singer. She is known for her distinctive raspy voice and a singing style heavily influenced by Billie Holiday. Her 1999 single, "I Try", was her commercial breakthrough; the song peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100, won Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards, and preceded her debut studio album, On How Life Is (1999). Since then, she has released ten studio albums. Gray has won a Grammy Award from five nominations, and sold over 25 million records worldwide by 2018. She has appeared in several films, including Training Day, Spider-Man, Scary Movie 3, Lackawanna Blues, Idlewild, For Colored Girls, and The Paperboy. She was inducted into the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame in 2014 in her hometown of Canton, Ohio.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
On How Life Is
1999
Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture 8 Mile
2002
Like Water For Chocolate
2000
Idlewild
2006
Dangerous Woman
2016
Trouble In Shangri-La
2001
Halfway Between The Gutter And The Stars
2000
The Greatest Hits (Why Try Harder)
2006
Behind The Front
1998
Music From The Miramax Motion Picture Chicago
2002
Guru's Jazzmatazz (Streetsoul)
2000
Bridging The Gap
2000
Spider-Man (Music From And Inspired By)
2002
Lyricist Lounge 2
2000
I Try
1999
Eddie
2020
Into The Deep
2015
Black Radio 2
2013
Silver Rain
2005
Intoxicated
2019
Covered (Recorded Live At Capitol Studios)
2015
Burnin Up / Don't Go Breaking My Heart / Intoxicated
2006
Zu & Co.
2004
It Ain't The Money
2002
Credited work
986 releases · 124 albums · active 1998–2026
- Performance · 1,639
- Production · 300
- Other credits · 205
- Engineering · 1
Studios: D&D Studios · Paramount Recording Studios · Encore Studios · The Hit Factory