Gray worked on her debut album in 1999.Released in the summer of 1999, On How Life Is became a worldwide smash. Despite the first single "Do Something" stalling on the charts, the release of the second single "I Try" made the album a success for Gray. "I Try" (which was originally featured in Love Jones and the Jennifer Aniston-starring vehicle, romantic-comedy Picture Perfect in 1997) was one of the biggest singles of 1999, and subsequent singles "Still" and "Why Didn't You Call Me" ensured the album becoming triple platinum in the U.S., quadruple platinum in the UK, and triple platinum in Canada. Gray worked on her debut album in 1999.Released in the summer of 1999, On How Life Is became a worldwide smash. Despite the first single "Do Something" stalling on the charts, the release of the second single "I Try" made the album a success for Gray. "I Try" (which was originally featured in Love Jones and the Jennifer Aniston-starring vehicle, romantic-comedy Picture Perfect in 1997) was one of the biggest singles of 1999, and subsequent singles "Still" and "Why Didn't You Call Me" ensured the album becoming triple platinum in the U.S., quadruple platinum in the UK, and triple platinum in Canada. false 2022-11-05 15:58:26 On How Life Is 9 1999 1999-09-08 1999-09-08 48 Contemporary R&B Neo Soul Pop Soul Hip Hop 113013 2122077 a22b6b89-b925-4aab-bef1-64cb83145e53 48772747-4cda-4ba8-b470-cfd5a32e05f7 c11d43b3-bde3-3184-8f69-ea7a5dac974f /media/data/media7/Music/Macy Gray/On How Life Is (1999)/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 Why Didn’t You Call Me 03:12 2 Do Something 04:59 3 Caligula 04:38 4 I Try 03:59 5 Sex-O-Matic Venus Freak 03:57 6 I Can’t Wait to Meetchu 05:19 7 Still 04:15 8 I’ve Committed Murder 05:00 9 A Moment to Myself 04:01 10 The Letter 05:38 11 Rather Hazy 03:12 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.