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Can'tneverdidnothin'
Studio album by
Nikka Costa
ReleasedMay 24, 2005
RecordedStellasound
Length45:53
LabelVirgin
ProducerJustin Stanley, Nikka Costa
Nikka Costa chronology
Everybody Got Their Something
(2001) 		Can'tneverdidnothin'
(2005) 		Pebble to a Pearl
(2008)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(67%)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Entertainment WeeklyD[4]
Rolling Stone[3]
Slant Magazine[5]
The Village Voice(choice cut)[6]

Can'tneverdidnothin' is the second studio album by Nikka Costa. The album was released May 24, 2005, by Virgin Records. It received generally favorable reviews from critics.[1]

Track listing

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2005 retail release

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# 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

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# 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

Personnel

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Credits for Can'tneverdidnothin' adapted from Allmusic[7]

Singles

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  • "I Don't Think We've Met" (Promo only)
  • "Till I Get to You" (Promo only)

Notes

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"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.

References

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  1. ^ a b Cantneverdidnothin at Metacritic
  2. ^ Can'tneverdidnothin' at AllMusic
  3. ^ "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-12-05. Retrieved 2007-09-04.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ Watson, Margeaux (23 May 2005). "Can'tneverdidnothin'". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 21, 2008. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  5. ^ Cinquemani, Sal (2005-05-20). "Nikka Costa can'tneverdidnothin'". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
  6. ^ Christgau, Robert (2005-09-27). "Crafts and Lies". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
  7. ^ "Can'tneverdidnothin' - Nikka Costa | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.


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