Pebble to a Pearl
Encyclopedia
Pebble to a Pearl is the fourth album by the American funk/soul singer Nikka Costa. The album was produced by Costa's husband Justin Stanley
, who also worked with Jamie Lidell
and Beck
. It was released independently on Costa and Stanley's label Go Funk Yourself Records, and distributed by the then recently re-activated Stax Records
.
Justin Stanley
Justin Stanley is an Australian born, initially Sydney based musician/producer who has worked with The Vines, Beck, Holidays On Ice, Daniel Merriweather and others. He is the lead guitarist of Wounded Cougar...
, who also worked with Jamie Lidell
Jamie Lidell
Jamie Lidell is an English musician and soul singer living in Nashville, United States...
and Beck
Beck
Beck Hansen is an American musician, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, known by the stage name Beck...
. It was released independently on Costa and Stanley's label Go Funk Yourself Records, and distributed by the then recently re-activated Stax Records
Stax Records
Stax Records is an American record label, originally based in Memphis, Tennessee.Founded in 1957 as Satellite Records, the name Stax Records was adopted in 1961. The label was a major factor in the creation of the Southern soul and Memphis soul music styles, also releasing gospel, funk, jazz, and...
.
Track listing
| # | |Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Stuck To You" Writers: Nikka Costa, Justin Stanley |
3:43 |
| 2. | "Can't Please Everybody" Writers: Costa, Stanley, S. Balbi, P. Searels |
5:05 |
| 3. | "Pebble to a Pearl" Writers: Costa, Stanley, K. Ciancia |
4:30 |
| 4. | "Someone for everyone" Writers: Costa, Stanley |
3:47 |
| 5. | "Cry Baby" Writers: Costa, L. Dozier, J. Poyser |
5:08 |
| 6. | "Keep Wanting More" Writers: Costa, Stanley, J. Falkner |
4:48 |
| 7. | "Keep Pushin'" Writers: Costa, Stanley |
3:46 |
| 8. | "Love To Love You Less" Writers: Costa |
4:26 |
| 9. | "Without Love" Writers: Costa, Stanley, "Mocky" Salole |
4:24 |
| 10. | "Damn I Said It First" Writers: Costa, Stanley |
6:52 |
| 11. | "Loving You" Writers: Johny Guitar Waltson |
5:27 |
| 12. | "Bullets In The Sky" Writers: Costa, Stanley |
4:37 |
LP edition bonus tracks
- 13. "Stuck To You" (Instrumental)
- 14. "Pebble to a Pearl" (Instrumental)
- 15. "Damn, I said it first" (Instrumental)
Leftover tracks
- "Maybe Baby" - released as a digital single only. It was canceled from the album because of differences in the style
- "Negative People" - written for in 2007, but it was pulled back in the last second. Live version of the song leaked
- "The Denial Twist" - a cover of The White StripesThe White StripesThe White Stripes was an American rock band, formed in 1997 in Detroit, Michigan. The group consisted of the songwriter Jack White and drummer Meg White . Jack and Meg White were previously married to each other, but are now divorced...
song, presented on Nikka's MySpace in 2007
Singles
- "Maybe Baby"
- "Stuck to You" - the first single from the album available as digital download
- "Pebble to a Pearl" - promo only
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Production
- Producer: Justin StanleyJustin StanleyJustin Stanley is an Australian born, initially Sydney based musician/producer who has worked with The Vines, Beck, Holidays On Ice, Daniel Merriweather and others. He is the lead guitarist of Wounded Cougar...
- Co-Producer: Nikka CostaNikka CostaDomenica "Nikka" Costa is an American singer whose music combines elements of funk, soul, and blues. She also had a career as a child singer starting in the early 1980s. She is the daughter of notable music producer Don Costa and is married to Australian producer/songwriter Justin Stanley.- Early...
- Executive producer: Andre Recke
- Mixing: Russel Elevado
- Mastering: Dave CollinsDave CollinsDavid S. Collins is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball from to .Collins is one of three players to have made it to the major leagues who played for the storied Rapid City Post 22 American Legion baseball program in Rapid City, SD...
- Design: Hans Hettich
- Cover art concept: Nikka CostaNikka CostaDomenica "Nikka" Costa is an American singer whose music combines elements of funk, soul, and blues. She also had a career as a child singer starting in the early 1980s. She is the daughter of notable music producer Don Costa and is married to Australian producer/songwriter Justin Stanley.- Early...