Pebble to a Pearl

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Pebble to a Pearl
Nikka Costa - Pebble to a Pearl.jpg
Studio album by
Nikka Costa
ReleasedOctober 14, 2008
Genre
LabelGo Funk Yourself Records/Stax Records
ProducerJustin Stanley, Nikka Costa
Nikka Costa chronology
Can'tneverdidnothin'
(2005) 		Pebble to a Pearl
(2008) 		Pro Whoa
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars link
Entertainment WeeklyB- link
PopMatters7/10 stars link
Slant Magazine3.5/5 stars link
Spin3.5/5 stars link

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.

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

European bonus tracks[]

  • 13. "The Denial Twist"

LP edition bonus tracks[]

  • 13. "Stuck To You" (Instrumental)
  • 14. "Pebble to a Pearl" (Instrumental)
  • 15. " !@#$%^&*, 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 Stripes 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 [1]

Production[]

External links[]


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