Pebble to a Pearl

Pebble to a Pearl
Pebble to a Pearl
Studio album by Nikka Costa
Released	October 14, 2008
Genre	Soul; funk; jazz;
Label	Go Funk Yourself; Stax;
Producer	Justin Stanley, Nikka Costa
Nikka Costa chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B^[3]
PopMatters	^[4]
Slant Magazine	^[5]
Spin	^[6]

Pebble to a Pearl is the seventh studio album by American funk/soul singer Nikka Costa. Produced by Costa's husband Justin Stanley, who also worked with Jamie Lidell and Beck, it was released independently on the couple'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: Johnny "Guitar" Watson	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^[7]

Production

Producer: Justin Stanley
Co-Producer: Nikka Costa
Executive producer: Andre Recke
Mixing: Russell Elevado
Mastering: Dave Collins
Design: Hans Hettich
Cover art concept: Nikka Costa

References

^ "New CDs: Kenny Chesney, Nikka Costa and Lucinda Williams". Los Angeles Times. October 15, 2008. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
^ "Nikka Costa - Pebble to a Pearl". AllMusic. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
^ "Pebble to a Pearl". EW.com. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
^ "Nikka Costa: Pebble to a Pearl, PopMatters". PopMatters. October 23, 2008. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
^ "Music Archives". Slant Magazine. February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
^ Walters, Barry (October 9, 2008). "Nikka Costa, 'Pebble to a Pearl' (Gofunkyourself/Stax)". Spin Magazine.
^ "GIANT STEP™ | Release - Pebble To A Pearl Album Sampler DJ Promo by Nikka Costa". October 5, 2008. Archived from the original on October 5, 2008. Retrieved February 12, 2024.

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[1] "New CDs: Kenny Chesney, Nikka Costa and Lucinda Williams". Los Angeles Times. October 15, 2008. Retrieved February 5, 2024.

[2] "Nikka Costa - Pebble to a Pearl". AllMusic. Retrieved February 5, 2024.

[3] "Pebble to a Pearl". EW.com. Retrieved February 12, 2024.

[4] "Nikka Costa: Pebble to a Pearl, PopMatters". PopMatters. October 23, 2008. Retrieved February 12, 2024.

[5] "Music Archives". Slant Magazine. February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 12, 2024.

[6] Walters, Barry (October 9, 2008). "Nikka Costa, 'Pebble to a Pearl' (Gofunkyourself/Stax)". Spin Magazine.

[7] "GIANT STEP™ | Release - Pebble To A Pearl Album Sampler DJ Promo by Nikka Costa". October 5, 2008. Archived from the original on October 5, 2008. Retrieved February 12, 2024.

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v t e Nikka Costa
Albums	Nikka Costa (1981) Butterfly Rocket (1996) Everybody Got Their Something (2001) Can'tneverdidnothin' (2005) Pebble to a Pearl (2008)
EPs	Pro Whoa (2011)
Songs	"(Out Here) On My Own" (1981) "Like a Feather" (2001) "Funkier Than a Mosquita's Tweeter" (2005)
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