Can'tneverdidnothin' is the sixth studio album by Nikka Costa, released on May 24, 2005, by Virgin Records as her second and final album with the label. It received generally favorable reviews from critics but was a commercial disappointment, peaking at #157 on the Billboard 200.
Track listing 2005 retail release
# Title 1. "Till I Get to You"Writers: Nikka Costa, Justin Stanley, Craig Ross 3:17 2. "Can'tneverdidnothin'"Writers: Costa, Stanley 3:10 3. "Fooled Ya Baby"Writers: Costa, Stanley 4:33 4. "I Gotta Know"Writers: Costa, Stanley 4:46 5. "Around the World"Writers: Costa, Stanley 5:22 6. "Swing It Around"Writers: Costa, Stanley, Shawn Davis 3:15 7. "Funkier Than a Mosquita's Tweeter"Writers: Aillene Bullock 3:46 8. "On & On"Writers: Costa, Stanley, Ross 2:53 9. "Happy in the Morning"Writers: Costa, Stanley 3:33 10. "Hey Love"Writers: Costa, Stanley, R.J. Manning Jr. 4:02 11. "Fatherless Child"Writer: Costa 4:20 12. "Sugar in My Bowl" (hidden track)Writer: Nina Simone 2:11
2004 promotional release
# Title 1. "I Don't Think We've Met"Writers: Nikka Costa, Justin Stanley 3:43 2. "Till I Get to You"Writers: Costa, Stanley, Craig Ross 3:24 3. "I Gotta Know"Writers: Costa, Stanley 4:30 4. "Around the World"Writers: Costa, Stanley 5:43 5. "Swing It Around"Writers: Costa, Stanley, Shawn Davis 3:04 6. "Happy in the Morning"Writers: Costa, Stanley 3:37 7. "Can'tneverdidnothin'"Writers: Costa, Stanley 3:04 8. "I'm Gonna Leave You"Writers: Costa, Stanley 2:56 9. "The Last Time"Writers: Costa, Stanley 4:35 10. "Hey Love"Writers: Costa, Stanley, R.J. Manning Jr. 4:02 11. "Fatherless Child"Writers: Costa 4:22 Notes "Till I Get to You", "Can'tneverdidnothin'", "Swing It Around", "Happy in the Morning", "I Gotta Know", and "Hey Love" are some of the tracks that were remixed and reorganized for the retail release.
Personnel Credits for Can'tneverdidnothin' adapted from Allmusic
?uestlove – drums on ("Happy in the Morning") Charlie Bisharat – violin John Blackwell – drums ("Around the World") Printz Board – horn on ("Can'tneverdidnothin", "Funkier Than a Mosquita's Tweaker") Jon Brion – organ on ("I Gotta Know"), synthesizer on ("Happy in the Morning") Aillene Bullock – composer ("Funkier Than a Mosquita's Tweaker") David Campbell – string arrangements on ("I Gotta Know", "Around the World") Dave Chegwidden – bongos, conga on ("Fooled Ya Baby", "Funkier Than a Mosquita's Tweaker") Larry Corbett – cello Nikka Costa – audio production, composer, Fender Rhodes, keyboard, Korg synthesizer, piano, producer, tambourine, vocals Shawn Davis – composer, bass, guitar (bass) Joel Derouin – violin Bruce Dukov – violin Berj Garabedian – violin Brian Gardner – mastering Ranjit Grewal – photography Chris Holmes – engineer on ("I Gotta Know", "Around the World") Stan "Chance" Howard – Moog bass, Moog synthesizer, organ Lenny Kravitz – bass, drums, bass Abe Laboriel, Jr. – drums Felix Lau – assistant engineer Brian LeBarton – clavinet, organ Tim LeBlanc – engineer Joshua "Trumpet Solo" Lopez – guitar, guitar (electric), shaker Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. – clavinet Manny Marroquin – mixing Keith Megna – guitar, guitar (acoustic), guitar (electric), sitar Wendy Melvoin – guitar (electric) Adam Moseley – engineer, mixing Tim Izo Orindgreff – horn, horn arrangements on ("Can'tneverdidnothin", "Funkier Than a Mosquita's Tweaker") Len Peltier – art direction, design James Poyser – Moog synthesizer Satnam Ramgotra – drums, turntables Brian Reitzell – drums Steven Rhodes – engineer Craig Ross – composer, guitar, guitar (acoustic), guitar (electric) Jim Scott – mixing Sinisha – photography Justin Stanley – audio production, bass, engineer, fuzz bass, guitar, guitar (bass), guitar (electric), kalimba, Mellotron, mixing, organ, percussion, producer
Charts + Weekly chart performance for ''Can'tneverdidnothin''' Chart (2005) Peak position
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