The Id (album) explained

The Id is the second studio album by American singer and songwriter Macy Gray. It was 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 11 on the Billboard 200 with 93,000 copies sold in its first week.^[1] As of January 2004, it had sold 593,000 copies in the US.^[2] Elsewhere, The Id topped the charts in the United Kingdom and Denmark, while reaching the top five in Australia, Italy, and Switzerland.

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

Notes

• signifies a co-producer
• signifies an additional producer

Sample 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.^[3]

Musicians

• Macy Gray – vocals ; vocal arrangement ; background vocals
• Victor Indrizzo – drums ; additional drums
• Marina Bambino – percussion ; background vocals
• Davey Chegwidden – percussion
• Dave Wilder – bass
• Jinsoo Lim – guitar
• Darryl Swann – guitar ; vocal arrangement ; acoustic guitar ; string arrangement ; skit ; background vocals ; percussion ; programming
  • Jeremy Ruzumna – Moog ; clav, tack piano ; organ ; piano ; synths, skit ; whirly Zac Rae – Chamberlin ; Casio ; Stylophone ; Rhodes ; guitar ; piano ; organ ; Moog ; whirly, synths ; clarinet, Wurlitzer, orchestration
• Stephanie Alexander – background vocals
• Dawn Beckman – background vocals ; skit ; vocal arrangement
• Sy Smith – background vocals ; vocal arrangement
• Ericka Yancey – background vocals
• Mike Elizondo – bass
• Arik Marshall – guitar ; lead guitar
• Lejon Walker – background vocals
• Latina Webb – background vocals
• Lili Haydn – string arrangement, strings
• Printz Board – horn arrangement ; background vocals ; trumpet
• Steve Baxter – trombone ; background vocals
• Tim "Izo" Orindgreff – saxophone ; background vocals ; clarinet ; flute
• Issiah Avila – drums ; additional drums
• Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson – percussion ; drums
• Jane Lopez – background vocals
• Slick Rick – guest vocals
• Kiilu Grand – turntables
• Herb Graham Jr. – additional drums
• Aanisah Hinds – kids choir
• Mel Hinds – kids choir
• Kaya Tafari Joseph – kids choir
• Sequoia Reyes – kids choir
• Shawki Jibri – kids choir
• Darice Murphy – kids choir
• Ronesha Davis – kids choir
• Tyler Beckwith – kids choir
• Paloma Elsesser – kids choir
• Sunnie Shawn – kids choir
• Erykah Badu – guest vocals, vocal arrangement
• Charles Veal Jr. – string arrangement
• John Frusciante – guitar
• Billy Preston – organ ; clav
• Darren Johnson – Rhodes
  • Keefus Ciancia – Farfisa ; whirly ; Moog, synths ; Kurzweil Rick Rubin – vocal arrangement
• Frank Walker – percussion
• Dustin Boyer – guitar
• Tim Carmon – organ
• Fannie Franklin – background vocals
• Audra Cunningham Nishita – background vocals ; skit
• Pamela Williams – background vocals
• Sunshine Anderson – guest vocals
• Raphael Saadiq – string arrangement, guitar
• James Wooten – organ
• Angie Stone – guest vocals
• Mos Def – guest vocals
• Dion Murdock – additional drums
• Lonnie "Meganut" Marshall – bass
• Gabby Lang – sitar
• Marc Cross – background vocals
• Brian J. Durack – pipe organ
• Thom Russo – background vocals
• Tom Ralls – trombone

Technical

• Kiilu Grand – co-production
• Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson – additional production, mixing
• Raphael Saadiq – co-production
• Thom Russo – additional mixing ; Pro Tools engineering, additional engineering
• Darryl Swann – production, engineering
• Macy Gray – production, executive production
• Rick Rubin – executive production
• Dave Way – mixing
• Vlado Meller – mastering
• Tim LeBlanc – mix assistance, additional engineering
• Jay Goin – mix assistance, second engineer
• Rich Veltrop – mix assistance
• Anthony Kilhoffer – mix assistance
• Robert Read – mix assistance
• Allissa Myhowich – mix assistance
• Mike Melnick – additional engineering
• Adam Olmstead – additional engineering
• Jeff Chestek – additional engineering
• Phil Gitomer – additional engineering, second engineer
• Sean McClintock – additional engineering, second engineer
• John Myers – additional engineering
• Neil Ward – second engineer
• Kristof Zizka – second engineer
• Ricky Chao – second engineer
• Steve Kadison – mastering assistance
• Jim Goodwin – additional Pro Tools

Artwork

• Helmut Newton – photography
• Adam Owett – executive creative direction
• Hooshik – art direction, design
• Kristian Russell – illustration

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)[4]	1
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[5]	6
European Albums (Music & Media)[6]	2
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[7]	34

Year-end charts

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Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[8]	77
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[9]	124
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[10]	30
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[11]	91
European Albums (Music & Media)[12]	54
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13]	64
UK Albums (OCC)[14]	123

Release history

Region	Date	Label
Germany	September 17, 2001	Sony	[16]
United States	September 18, 2001	Epic	[17]
Japan	September 19, 2001	Sony	[18]

Notes and References

1. Martens . Todd . Jay-Z's 'Blueprint' Enters Second Week At No. 1 . . September 27, 2001 . March 21, 2013.
2. Benson . John . Macy Gray Perseveres Despite Shrinking Sales . Billboard . January 26, 2004 . July 23, 2015 . Zee News.
3. The Id . liner notes . . . 2001 . EK 85200.
4. ARIA Urban Chart – Week Commencing 24th September 2001 . . 604 . 14 . September 24, 2001 . December 9, 2019 . National Library of Australia.
5. Web site: R&B : Top 50. Jam!. November 15, 2001. January 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20011121101020/http://www.canoe.com:80/JamMusicCharts/RANDB.html. November 21, 2001.
6. European Top 100 Albums . . 19 . 42 . October 13, 2001 . 16 . 29800226 . World Radio History.
7. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/457837/1/ . ja:ジ・イド/メイシー・グレイ . The Id / Macy Gray . Japanese . . October 5, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121018094841/http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/457837/1/ . October 18, 2012.
8. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2000 . . December 6, 2020.
9. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20031106085719/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/200-2_2001.html. November 6, 2003. Top 200 Albums of 2001 (based on sales). Jam!. March 26, 2022.
10. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20021122000500/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2001_r&b.html. January 8, 2002. November 22, 2002. Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2001. Jam!. January 22, 2023.
11. Web site: Chart of the Year 2001. Mogens Nielsen. January 4, 2021. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150723230606/http://top20.dk/chart/2001. July 23, 2015.
12. Year in Review – European Top 100 Albums 2001 . Music & Media . 19 . 52 . December 22, 2001 . 15 . 29800226 . World Radio History.
13. Web site: Swiss Year-End Charts 2001 . swisscharts.com . July 23, 2015.
14. Web site: UK Year-End Charts 2001 . . 6 . July 23, 2015.
15. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20040906184204/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_r&b2.html. September 6, 2004. Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2001. Jam!. March 25, 2022.
16. Web site: The ID [+Bonustracks]

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    . . German . Germany . December 7, 2018.
17. Web site: The Id: Macy Gray . Amazon . United States . December 7, 2018.
18. Web site: The Id : Macy Gray . . July 23, 2015.