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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. It was released independently on Costa and Stanley's label Go Funk Yourself Records, and distributed by the then recently re-activated Stax Records.

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Pebble to a Pearl
Studio album by Nikka Costa
Released	October 14, 2008
Genre	Soul funk jazz
Label	Go Funk Yourself Records/Stax Records
Producer	Justin Stanley, Nikka Costa
Nikka Costa chronology
Can'tneverdidnothin' (2005) Pebble to a Pearl (2008) Pro Whoa (2010)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Entertainment Weekly	B- link
PopMatters	link
Slant Magazine	link
Spin	link

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. " !@#$%^&*, 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

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