Pebble to a Pearl

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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.

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. "Damn, 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

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

External links

• Information about the album and song previews
• Power of Soul article
• Billboard review of Pebble to a Pearl