Everybody Got Their Something

• Artist: Nikka Costa
• Rating:
• Release Date: May 22, 2001
• Type: Lyrics are included with the album
• Genre: Rhythm & Blues

Review

Already a multi-platinum-selling artist in Europe and Australia, L.A.-bred singer/songwriter Nikka Costa makes a classy introduction stateside with her Virgin Records debut, Everybody Got Their Something. Produced by Costa, her Aussie rocker husband Justin Stanley, and DJ Mark Ronson, Costa steers clear of fluffy, Lilith Fair sounds in favor of a rough-edged yet sultry selection of soul and urban loops. Like Chaka Khan, Kelis, and Alanis Morissette, Costa has a fierce musical attitude, and the album is strikingly ambitious. The first single, "Like a Feather" is a jazz-funk spiral of attitude and breakbeats, capturing her quick, soulful vocals against synth samples. Her reflections on personal discovery, personal commitments, love, and self-desire are most prominent on "So Have I for You" and "Nothing," but it's the hip-hop-centric title track that truly captures Costa's brawny individualism. "Hope It Felt Good" struts with psychedelic guitars, and Costa's Lenny Kravitz-like allure is downright nasty. Costa's talent goes deeper than superficial glamour and Everybody Got Their Something is a fresh, exciting look at what she can do. ~ MacKenzie Wilson, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Like a Feather (Lyrics)	Justin Stanley, Nikka Costa, Mark Ronson	Nikka Costa	(3:55)
So Have I for You (Lyrics)	Justin Stanley, Matt Dike, Michael Simpson, Nikka Costa, Adam Yauch	Nikka Costa	(5:10)
Tug of War (Lyrics)	Xavier Cugat, Nikka Costa	Nikka Costa	(4:32)
Everybody Got Their Something (Lyrics)	Justin Stanley, Nikka Costa	Nikka Costa	(4:20)
Nothing (Lyrics)	Nikka Costa	Nikka Costa	(4:13)
Nikka What?	Justin Stanley, Nikka Costa, Mark Ronson	Nikka Costa	(:25)
Hope It Felt Good (Lyrics)	Pino Palladino, Justin Stanley, Mark Anthony Jones, Nikka Costa, Mark Ronson	Nikka Costa	(3:52)
Some Kind of Beautiful (Lyrics)	Justin Stanley, Nikka Costa	Nikka Costa	(3:05)
Nikka Who?		Nikka Costa	(:43)
Just Because (Lyrics)	Nikka Costa	Nikka Costa	(3:48)
Push & Pull	Justin Stanley, Nikka Costa	Nikka Costa	(5:26)
Corners of My Mind (Lyrics)	Joe Zawinul, Queen Esther Marrow, Justin Stanley, Nikka Costa, Mark Ronson	Nikka Costa	(10:36)

Credits

?uestlove (Drums), Nikka Costa (Fender Rhodes), Pete Magdaleno (Assistant), Justin Stanley (Guitar), Nikka Costa (Wurlitzer), Nikka Costa (Arranger), Justin Stanley (Bass), James Poyser (Clavinet), Len Peltier (Photography), Jeff Skelton (Assistant Engineer), Nikka Costa (Vocals), Russell Elevado (Mixing), Tony Rambo (Assistant), Justin Stanley (Chamberlin), Jeff Skelton (Assistant), James Poyser (Wurlitzer), Justin Stanley (Clavinet), Len Peltier (Design), Billy Preston (Clavinet), Pat Burkholder (Assistant), Nikka Costa (Celeste), Justin Stanley (Digital Editing), Scott Wolfe (Assistant Engineer), Justin Stanley (Mini Moog), Justin Stanley (Mellotron), Len Peltier (Art Direction), Printz Board (Trumpet), Pete Magdaleno (Assistant Engineer), Larry Corbett (Cello), Justin Stanley (Xylophone), Ahmir Khalib Thompson (Drums), Printz Board (Keyboards), Dominique Trenier (Executive Producer), Russell Elevado (Engineer), Mark Anthony Jones (Guitar), Tony Rambo (Assistant Engineer), Scott Wolfe (Assistant), Justin Stanley (Engineer), Nikka Costa (Piano), Nikka Costa (Vocal Arrangement), Pat Burkholder (Assistant Engineer), Nikka Costa (Guitar (Acoustic)), Luis Snachez (Photography), Richard Dodd (Cello), Nikka Costa (Producer), Justin Stanley (Producer), Justin Stanley (Drums), Pino Palladino (Bass)

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