*R&B & Soul

Reaching #4 on the Billboard 200, On How Life Is meant instant success for R&B singer Macy Gray. The hit single "I Try" topped multiple charts, of which the Mainstream US Top 40 was arguably the crown on its achievement. With a contemporary mix of Hip Hop minded Soul, Gray has been a force to be reckoned with ever since.

On this record are classics such as "Nobody Knows When You're Down And Out", originally sung by Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday's signature song "Strange Fruit", as well as a Nina Simone favorite: "Sinnerman".