Can'tneverdidnothin'
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" 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
- Charlie Bisharat – violin
- John Blackwell – drums
- Printz Board – horn on
- Jon Brion – organ on, synthesizer on
- Aillene Bullock – composer
- David Campbell – string arrangements on
- Dave Chegwidden – bongos, conga on
- Larry Corbett – cello
- Nikka Costa – audio production, composer, Fender Rhodes, keyboard, Korg synthesizer, piano, producer, tambourine, vocals
- Shawn Davis – composer, bass, guitar
- Joel Derouin – violin
- Bruce Dukov – violin
- Berj Garabedian – violin
- Brian Gardner – mastering
- Ranjit Grewal – photography
- Chris Holmes – engineer on
- 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, shaker
- Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. – clavinet
- Manny Marroquin – mixing
- Keith Megna – guitar, guitar, guitar, sitar
- Wendy Melvoin – guitar
- Adam Moseley – engineer, mixing
- Tim Izo Orindgreff – horn, horn arrangements on
- Len Peltier – art direction, design
- James Poyser – Moog synthesizer
- Satnam Ramgotra – drums, turntables
- Brian Reitzell – drums
- Steven Rhodes – engineer
- Craig Ross – composer, guitar, guitar, guitar
- Jim Scott – mixing
- Sinisha – photography
- Justin Stanley – audio production, bass, engineer, fuzz bass, guitar, guitar, guitar, kalimba, Mellotron, mixing, organ, percussion, producer