Everybody Got Their Something [Japan Bonus Track]

• Artist: Nikka Costa
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• Release Date: May 22, 2001
• 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. [Toshiba's 2004 release of Everybody Got Their Something in Japan featured the bonus track "I Don't Want to Be the Rain."] ~ MacKenzie Wilson, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Like a Feather (Lyrics)		Nikka Costa	(3:55)
So Have I for You (Lyrics)		Nikka Costa	(5:10)
Tug of War (Lyrics)		Nikka Costa	(4:32)
Everybody Got Their Something (Lyrics)		Nikka Costa	(4:20)
Nothing (Lyrics)		Nikka Costa	(4:13)
Nikka What?		Nikka Costa	(:25)
Hope It Felt Good (Lyrics)		Nikka Costa	(3:52)
Some Kind of Beautiful (Lyrics)		Nikka Costa	(3:05)
Nikka Who?		Nikka Costa	(:43)
Just Because (Lyrics)		Nikka Costa	(3:48)
Push & Pull		Nikka Costa	(5:26)
Corners of My Mind (Lyrics)		Nikka Costa	(10:36)
I Don't Want to Be the Rain [*]		Nikka Costa

Credits

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