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. As of January 2004, it had sold 593,000 copies in the US. 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.

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 Tracy Wannamoe – bass clarinet

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) Peakposition Australian Urban Albums (ARIA) 1Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)6 European Albums (Music & Media) 2 Japanese Albums (Oricon) 34

Chart (2003) Peakposition

Year-end charts +Year-end chart performance for The Id Chart (2001) Position Australian Albums (ARIA) 77 Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) 124Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)30 Danish Albums (Hitlisten) 91 European Albums (Music & Media) 54 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 64 UK Albums (OCC) 123 Chart (2002) PositionCanadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) 124

Certifications

Release history Region Date Label Germany September 17, 2001 Sony United States September 18, 2001 Epic Japan September 19, 2001 Sony

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