Can'tneverdidnothin'

Can'tneverdidnothin'
Can'tneverdidnothin'
Studio album by Nikka Costa
Released	May 24, 2005
Recorded	Stellasound
Length	45:53
Label	Virgin
Producer	Justin Stanley; Nikka Costa;
Nikka Costa chronology
Singles from Hurt No More
	"I Don't Wanna Know"; Released: February 17, 2004; "I Don't Think We've Met"; Released: 2005; "Till I Get to You"; Released: 2005;

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	67/100^[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]
Blender	^[4]
Entertainment Weekly	D^[5]
Slant Magazine	^[6]
Rolling Stone	^[7]
The Village Voice	^[8]

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^[2] 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^[9]

?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
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[10]	75
US Billboard 200^[11]	157
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[12]	95

References

^ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1542. February 13, 2004. p. 25.
^ ^a ^b Cantneverdidnothin at Metacritic
^ Can'tneverdidnothin' at AllMusic
^ Mao, Chairman. "Nikka Costa, Can'tneverdidnothin'". Blender. Archived from the original on April 3, 2005. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
^ Watson, Margeaux (May 23, 2005). "Can'tneverdidnothin'". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 21, 2008. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
^ Cinquemani, Sal (May 20, 2005). "Nikka Costa can'tneverdidnothin'". Slant Magazine. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
^ "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 5, 2007. Retrieved September 4, 2007.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ Christgau, Robert (September 27, 2005). "Crafts and Lies". The Village Voice. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
^ "Can'tneverdidnothin' - Nikka Costa | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Nikka Costa – Can'tneverdidnothin'". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
^ "Nikka Costa Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
^ "Nikka Costa Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 4, 2025.

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[1] "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1542. February 13, 2004. p. 25.

[mc-2] Cantneverdidnothin at Metacritic

[3] Can'tneverdidnothin' at AllMusic

[blender-4] Mao, Chairman. "Nikka Costa, Can'tneverdidnothin'". Blender. Archived from the original on April 3, 2005. Retrieved January 28, 2025.

[5] Watson, Margeaux (May 23, 2005). "Can'tneverdidnothin'". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 21, 2008. Retrieved September 11, 2014.

[6] Cinquemani, Sal (May 20, 2005). "Nikka Costa can'tneverdidnothin'". Slant Magazine. Retrieved January 4, 2018.

[7] "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 5, 2007. Retrieved September 4, 2007.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[8] Christgau, Robert (September 27, 2005). "Crafts and Lies". The Village Voice. Retrieved January 4, 2018.

[9] "Can'tneverdidnothin' - Nikka Costa | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.

[ac_Switzerland_Nikka_Costa-10] "Swisscharts.com – Nikka Costa – Can'tneverdidnothin'". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 4, 2025.

[ac_Billboard200_Nikka_Costa-11] "Nikka Costa Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 4, 2025.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Nikka_Costa-12] "Nikka Costa Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 4, 2025.

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Albums	Nikka Costa (1981) Butterfly Rocket (1996) Everybody Got Their Something (2001) Can'tneverdidnothin' (2005) Pebble to a Pearl (2008)
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