{"product_id":"macy-gray-stripped","title":"Macy Gray - Stripped","description":"\u003cp\u003eMacy Gray trades studio polish for something far more intimate on Stripped, a jazz-leaning acoustic session pressed here on 180-gram vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReleased in 2016 on Chesky Records, the album captured Gray live in the studio over two days inside a decommissioned Brooklyn church, the musicians playing together in the room. She was joined by a formidable small band: guitarist Russell Malone, trumpeter Wallace Roney, bassist Daryl Johns and drummer Ari Hoenig. It was her first openly jazz album, and that raspy, one-of-a-kind voice turns out to be made for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI Try, her signature hit, is slowed into a smoky late-night confession that hits even harder than the original. Sweet Baby gets a similarly tender makeover, and the covers are inspired: Metallica's Nothing Else Matters becomes a hushed, simmering ballad, and Bob Marley's Redemption Song is sung with quiet, aching conviction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChesky has long made a habit of recording musicians in natural acoustic spaces, and the church gives everything a warm, airy glow, so you can almost hear the room breathing around Roney's trumpet and Malone's supple guitar lines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a lovely reminder that great songs and a great voice need very little dressing up, and the 180-gram pressing gives them plenty of room.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57269576991025,"sku":"4895241457494","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/2026\/7313\/files\/Macy_Gray-Stripped.jpg?v=1793640205","url":"https:\/\/vinyl.com\/products\/macy-gray-stripped","provider":"Vinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}