In 2011, Gray signed a deal with 429 Records and started recording a series of covers for her next studio album Covered. The album was officially released on March 26, 2012. The album's first single is "Here Comes The Rain Again" (originally performed by Eurythmics). On 16 February 2012, Gray participated in the Sanremo Festival as a guest, performing alongside Gigi D'Alessio and Loredana Berte. In 2011, Gray signed a deal with 429 Records and started recording a series of covers for her next studio album Covered. The album was officially released on March 26, 2012. The album's first single is "Here Comes The Rain Again" (originally performed by Eurythmics). On 16 February 2012, Gray participated in the Sanremo Festival as a guest, performing alongside Gigi D'Alessio and Loredana Berte. false 2024-02-01 22:12:27 Covered 6 2012 2012-03-26 2012-03-26 45 Neo Soul Pop Soul 113013 2122073 f8c5f9de-b337-4a07-a64b-d6d21e9e3caa 48772747-4cda-4ba8-b470-cfd5a32e05f7 76e9ff46-bd87-4c3e-bacb-08f2fe41a4f6 /media/data/media7/Music/Macy Gray/Covered (2012)/folder.jpg Macy Gray AlbumArtist /config/metadata/People/M/Macy Gray/folder.jpg Macy Gray Artist /config/metadata/People/M/Macy Gray/folder.jpg Macy Gray Macy Gray 1 Here Comes the Rain Again 03:44 2 Creep 04:18 3 You Want Them Nervous (skit) 01:12 4 Smoke 2 Joints 02:48 5 La La La (Teaching the Kids) 00:25 6 Teenagers 02:56 7 The Power of Love 00:41 8 Nothing Else Matters 05:42 9 Sail 04:27 10 I Try Is Cool and All, But… (skit) 01:29 11 Maps 02:51 12 Love Lockdown / Buck 03:59 13 Mel Rap 00:33 14 Bubbly 03:11 15 Wake Up 03:52 16 Really? (skit) 02:21 Natalie Renée McIntyre (born September 6, 1967), known by her stage name Macy Gray, is an American R&B and soul singer and actress. She is known for her distinctive raspy voice and a singing style heavily influenced by Billie Holiday. Gray has released ten studio albums, and received five Grammy Award nominations, winning one. She has appeared in a number of films, including Training Day, Spider-Man, Scary Movie 3, Lackawanna Blues, Idlewild, For Colored Girls, and The Paperboy. Gray is best known for her international hit single "I Try", taken from her multi-platinum debut album On How Life Is. Gray was inducted into the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame in 2014 in her hometown of Canton, Ohio.