Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.4 | I Try | 3:59 | Macy Gray | On How Life Is | Macy Gray | Album |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | EK 69490 |
| 1.4 | I Try | 3:59 | Macy Gray | On How Life Is | Macy Gray | Album |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | ESCA 8050 |
| 1.1 | I Try | 3:59 | Macy Gray | I Try | Macy Gray | Single | Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | 6677702000, EPC 667770 2 | |
| 1.1 | I Try | 3:59 | Macy Gray | I Try | Macy Gray | Single |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | 668183 5 |
| 1.1 | I Try | 4:00 | Macy Gray | I Try | Macy Gray | Single |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | 668183 2 |
| 1.3 | I Try | 3:58 | Macy Gray | Hits 2000: 41 Hits for the Millennium | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Global Television | RADCD154 |
| 1.1 | I Try | 3:59 | Macy Gray | I Try | Macy Gray | Single |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | EPC 667770 1 |
| 1.1 | I Try | 4:00 | Macy Gray | I Try | Macy Gray | Single |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | 667911 2 |
| 1.4 | I Try | 3:59 | Macy Gray | On How Life Is | Macy Gray | Album |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | EK 69490 |
| 1.4 | I Try | 3:59 | Macy Gray | On How Life Is | Macy Gray | Album |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | 4944239 |
| 1.4 | I Try | 3:59 | Macy Gray | On How Life Is | Macy Gray | Album |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | 494423 2 |
| 1.4 | I Try | 3:59 | Macy Gray | On How Life Is (BMG Release) | Macy Gray | Album |
| Clean Slate, Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | EK 69490 D131476 |
| 1.8 | I Try | 4:00 | Macy Gray | MTV Fantastic Females 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.1 | I Try | 3:58 | Macy Gray | I Try | Macy Gray | Single |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | EPC 667770 5 |
| 2.4 | I Try | 3:55 | Macy Gray | Bravo Hits 28 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polystar (Germany) | 541 235-2 |
| 2.4 | I Try | 3:55 | Macy Gray | Bravo Hits 28 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polystar (Germany) | 541 284-2 |
| 1.2 | I Try | 3:57 | Macy Gray | Brit Awards 2000 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music TV | SONYTV83CD |
| 1.20 | I Try | 3:54 | Macy Gray | Top of the Pops: The Best of 2000, Volume One | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Media | SMM 497648 2 |
| 1.16 | I Try | 3:57 | Macy Gray | Now That’s What I Call Music! 4 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP), The EMI Group (imprint used on the American NOW series to represent Virgin Records America / Capitol Records), Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”), Zomba (imprint) | 314 524 772-2 |
| 1.9 | I Try | 3:59 | Macy Gray | This Is Alice Music, Volume 4 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Alice (Alice @ 97.3 Radio Station) | CDALICE 34-2 |
| 2.19 | I Try | 3:53 | Macy Gray | Huge Hits 2000 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Strategic Marketing United Kingdom, Global Television, Sony Music TV | WSMCD015 |
| 1.1 | I Try | 3:51 | Macy Gray | Woman | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music TV, Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | 560 363-2 |
| 1.18 | I Try | 3:58 | Macy Gray | Best of Black 2000 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Media | 499 847-2 |
| 1.9 | I Try | 3:59 | Macy Gray | The All Time Greatest Love Songs V | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Sony Music TV | MOODCD71 |
| 2.4 | I Try | 3:55 | Macy Gray | Bravo Hits 28 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polystar (Germany) | 901 380-2 |
| 2.4 | I Try | 3:59 | Macy Gray | Bravo Hits 28 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polystar (Germany) | 541 281-2 |
| 2.15 | I Try | 3:56 | Macy Gray | HeartBeat | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | 5013132000 |
| 1.1 | I Try | 3:58 | Macy Gray | Hit Machine 27 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 497820 2 |
| 1.12 | I Try | 3:55 | Macy Gray | Hitbox 2000 Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | 5413622 |
| 1.18 | I Try | 3:53 | Macy Gray | McMusic Hits 2000 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| McMusic ANS | Hit00 |
| 1.8 | I Try | 3:56 | Macy Gray | Most Wanted 2000 Hits Of The Year | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | COL 501288 2 |
| 1.2 | I Try | 3:58 | Macy Gray | Now 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | COL 498968 2 |
| 1.1 | I Try | 3:57 | Macy Gray | Pure Soul: The Biggest Soulhits of Today | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Denmark | 74321 80455 2 |
| 1.3 | I Try | 3:55 | Macy Gray | Sister Groove 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Vogue (since 1973; for earlier releases please use their former imprint Disques Vogue), BMG France | 74321778722 |
| 1.2 | I Try | 3:54 | Macy Gray | Star 98.7 FM: Star Lounge 2000 Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| SRO Productions, Inc. | [none] |
| 1.1 | I Try | 3:56 | Macy Gray | The Ultimate Hit Collection: The Hits Vol. 4 (South Africa) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | CDSM 083 |
| 1.6 | I Try | 4:01 | Macy Gray | Vértigo 4 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Media | SMM 497953 2 |
| 1.11 | I Try | 3:56 | Macy Gray | R&B Masters | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | STVCD102 |
| 1.2 | I Try | 3:58 | Macy Gray | GRAMMY Nominees 2001 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | CDP 7243 5 31520 2 4 |
| 2.4 | I Try | 3:59 | Macy Gray | Woman 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS boxed Walking Eye imprint), Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | SRCS-2525 |
| 1.3 | I Try | 3:58 | Macy Gray | Women in Music | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Music Canada Inc., Sony Music Canada | 74321-89391-2 |
| 1.2 | I Try | 3:57 | Macy Gray | Hear the Year® 2001 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Special Products | A52287, CPDP 104418 |
| 2.8 | I Try | 3:53 | Macy Gray | Independent Woman | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Sony Music TV | STVCD117 |
| 2.2 | I Try | 3:57 | Macy Gray | Private Emotions - Stefanie Graf | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Ariola (German label, used worldwide in the past), SR International | 067 596 7, 74321896432 |
| 2.6 | I Try | 4:00 | Macy Gray | Smash Hits - Summer Vibes | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 5012869000 |
| 1.5 | I Try | 3:56 | Macy Gray | Super Ballads 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation) | 74321895722 |
| 1.7 | I Try | 3:52 | Macy Gray | Woman 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal TV (Netherlands & Belgium) | 820 840-2 |
| 1.14 | I Try | 3:53 | Macy Gray | Woman II | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polystar (Germany) | 520 981-2 |
| 1.33 | I Try | 3:54 | Macy Gray | Woman II | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Media | 520.914-2 |
| 1.3 | I Try | ?:?? | Macy Gray | Woman II | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment), Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | 520 922 2 |
| 1.7 | I Try | ?:?? | Macy Gray | R&B Lovesongs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music TV | STVCD135 |
| 2.3 | I Try | 3:55 | Macy Gray | New Woman 2002 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin TV | VTDCD438 |
| 2.13 | I Try | 3:58 | Macy Gray | Body & Soul: Songs voller Sinnlichkeit | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.19 | I Try | 3:55 | Macy Gray | 100% Black Sexto Volumen | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Blanco y Negro Music (Spain) | MXCD 1256 |
| 1.5 | I Try | 3:53 | Macy Gray | Love Album Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | VTDCDX 435 |
| 1.5 | I Try | 3:56 | Macy Gray | R&B Lovesongs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 5078682000 |
| 1.9 | I Try | 3:55 | Macy Gray | Touch My Soul: The Finest Ever | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Ariola (German label, used worldwide in the past), BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation) | 74321 96624 2 |
| 2.15 | I Try | 3:50 | Macy Gray | Late Night Love: 40 Smooth and Comtemporary Love Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.16 | I Try | 3:59 | Macy Gray | The Sex Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 510469 |
| 2.9 | I Try | 3:54 | Macy Gray | Q Presents: Glastonbury 2003 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music UK (do not use as a release label!) | |
| 1.21 | I Try | 3:53 | Macy Gray | Very Best of Street Vibes | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music TV, Telstar TV | TTVCD3330 |
| 2.4 | I Try | 3:51 | Macy Gray | The Ultimate Chick Flick Love Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Strategic Marketing United Kingdom | WSMCD154 |
| 1.7 | I Try | 3:53 | Macy Gray | FM Light Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Som Livre | 2347 2 |
| 1.12 | I Try | 3:57 | Macy Gray | Nu Soul | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music TV | 5104722000, STVCD161 |
| 1.5 | I Try | 3:55 | Macy Gray | The Very Best of All Woman 2003 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation), Telstar TV | TTVCD3299 |
| 1.16 | I Try | 3:55 | Macy Gray | RTL Winter Dreams | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Ariola (German label, used worldwide in the past) | 82876 58261 2 |
| 2.8 | I Try | 3:52 | Macy Gray | Beautiful: 40 Timeless Love Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG UK & Ireland | 82876591692 |
| 2.9 | I Try | 3:52 | Macy Gray | Natural Woman: 40 Songs for the Life You Lead | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation) | 82876606672 |
| 1.6 | I Try | 3:57 | Macy Gray | Songbird | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| UCJ (UK label of “Universal Classics & Jazz, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.”) | 9818395 |
| 1.1 | I Try | 4:00 | Macy Gray | The Very Best of Macy Gray | Macy Gray | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697 428272 |
| 1.1 | I Try | 4:00 | Macy Gray | The Very Best of Macy Gray | Macy Gray | Album + Compilation |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | 517913 2 |
| 1.1 | I Try | 4:00 | Macy Gray | The Very Best of Macy Gray | Macy Gray | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.15 | I Try | 3:59 | Macy Gray | The All Time Greatest Love Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music TV | MOODCD86 |
| 2.3 | I Try | 3:57 | Macy Gray | Ultimate Feelgood Anthems | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music TV | STVCD 191 |
| 1.19 | I Try | 3:52 | Macy Gray | Ultimate Girls Night In | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music TV | 82876652652 |
| 1.15 | I Try | 3:56 | Macy Gray | The Ultimate All Time Classic Tearjerkers | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Music UK (formerly Warner Records Ltd., a branch of WEA International), Warner Strategic Marketing | WSMCD192 |
| 2.8 | I Try | 3:52 | Macy Gray | Platinum: The Definitive R&B Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG TV | 82876658582 |
| 2.1 | I Try | 3:57 | Macy Gray | Body & Soul: Midnight Grooves | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | TL BAS 06 |
| 1.9 | I Try | 3:58 | Macy Gray | Cafe de Pera 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Media | 516363 2 |
| 2.7 | I Try | 3:56 | Macy Gray | R&B: The Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation), Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | 06024982234-8 |
| 1.11 | I Try | 3:58 | Macy Gray | Soul Ballads | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 5161879 |
| 2.10 | I Try | 3:56 | Macy Gray | The Best Of R&B: 42 Pure Urban Grooves | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | VTDCD 604 |
| 1.3 | I Try | 3:55 | Macy Gray | The Romantic Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Reader’s Digest | RDCD 4291-5 |
| 2.7 | I Try | 3:51 | Macy Gray | Essential Woman | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony BMG (rare imprint, likely in use between 2004–2008 only) | 82876688722 |
| 2.16 | I Try | 3:58 | Macy Gray | Woman | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal TV (Netherlands & Belgium) | 9834308 |
| 2.8 | I Try | 3:59 | Macy Gray | Black Pearls | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Ariola Express | 82876 68044 2 |
| 1.4 | I Try | 3:58 | Macy Gray | Slow Jams | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Compass Productions (budget compilations) | |
| 1.10 | I Try | 3:54 | Macy Gray | Now That's What I Call Music! #1's | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”), EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008), Zomba (imprint) | B0005959-02 |
| 2.16 | I Try | 3:58 | Macy Gray | R&B Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG TV | |
| 2.15 | I Try | 3:53 | Macy Gray | Kuschelrock 20 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) | 82876 81021 2 |
| 1.13 | I Try | 4:00 | Macy Gray | The Collection: Autumn 2006 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG TV | |
| 1.17 | I Try | 3:54 | Macy Gray | R&B Divas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal International (find the correct division! NO RELEASES) | |
| 2.14 | I Try | 3:59 | Macy Gray | Knuffelrock 15 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) | 88697 012712 |
| 1.8 | I Try (album version) | 3:56 | Macy Gray | The Essential Noughties 2000 - 2005 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) | 82876850992 |
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.11 | I Try | 3:56 | Macy Gray | Promo Only: Mainstream Radio, November 1999 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Promo Only | |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 1.7 | I Try | 3:55 | Macy Gray | The 42nd Grammy Awards | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sun Disc Records Co. Ltd. | SR-1172 |
| 1.4 | I Try | 3:53 | Macy Gray | Monday Mixtape | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| [no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases) | |
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| 1.15 | I Try | ?:?? | Macy Gray | Emotions. 0.1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Entertainment (New Zealand) Limited (not for release label use! pre-2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.) | |
| 1.6 | I Try | 3:55 | Macy Gray | Voices | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.15 | I Try | 3:53 | Macy Gray | Kuschelrock 20 (Swiss Edition) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) | 88697008602 |
Relationships
| recording engineer and mixer: | Dave Way |
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| producer: | Andrew Slater |
| bass: | Dave Wilder |
| bell and piano: | Jon Brion |
| drums (drum set): | Matt Chamberlain (American drummer) |
| guitar: | Jon Brion Arik Marshall Bendrix Williams |
| mellotron: | Patrick Warren |
| organ: | Jeremy Ruzumna (composer, lyricist, keyboardist) |
| percussion: | Lenny Castro |
| background vocals and lead vocals: | Macy Gray (American singer and actor) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1999) |
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| music videos: | I Try |
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| stream for free: | https://open.spotify.com/track/5TAf4lnZCZTLlZHNZMLFLi [info] |
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| recording of: | I Try |
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Related works
I Try
| lyricist: | Macy Gray (American singer and actor) |
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| composer: | Macy Gray (American singer and actor) Jinsoo Lim Jeremy Ruzumna (composer, lyricist, keyboardist) Dave Wilder |
| publisher: | Children of the Forest Emerald Forest EMI April Music Inc. Happy Mel Boopy’s Cocktail Longe And Music Jinsoo Lim Music Ooky Spinalton Music Roasti Toasti Zomba Songs Inc. |
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