Chariot (album)
Chariot | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | July 22, 2003 | |||
Recorded | 2003 | |||
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Length | 40:21 | |||
Label | J | |||
Producer |
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Gavin DeGraw chronology | ||||
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Singles from Gavin DeGraw | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Allmusic | [2] |
Blender | [3] |
Common Sense Media | [4] |
Rolling Stone | [5] |
USA Today | [6] |
Chariot is the debut studio album by singer-songwriter Gavin DeGraw, first released in 2003 on J Records. It was re-released in 2004 as Chariot (Stripped), which included all of the original Chariot content as well as a bonus disc. The bonus material was "stripped-down" (made simply and with minimal instrumentation) studio recordings of all of the original songs, as well as a cover of Sam Cooke's "Change is Gonna Come." The album was successful and was later certified Platinum in the United States.
Track listing[]
All songs written by Gavin DeGraw, except "Change Is Gonna Come" (for Stripped disc only) by Sam Cooke.
Original release[]
- Produced by Mark Endert
- "Follow Through" – 3:59
- "Chariot" – 3:59
- "Just Friends" – 3:25
- "(Nice to Meet You) Anyway" – 3:45
- "Chemical Party" – 3:01
- "Belief" – 4:27
- "Crush" – 3:25
- "Meaning" – 3:35
- "I Don't Want to Be" – 3:39
- "More Than Anyone" – 2:57
- "Over-Rated" – 4:11
Stripped disc[]
- Produced by James Diener
- "Follow Through" – 4:28
- "Chariot" – 4:59
- "Just Friends" – 4:49
- "(Nice to Meet You) Anyway" – 4:46
- "Chemical Party" – 4:54
- "Belief" – 3:09
- "Crush" – 3:20
- "I Don't Want to Be" – 4:04
- "Meaning" – 3:41
- "More Than Anyone" – 3:50
- "Over-Rated" – 6:22
- "Change Is Gonna Come" – 12:27
Personnel[]
- Alli – Art Direction, Design
- David Ashton – Assistant Engineer
- C.J. Buscaglia – Assistant Engineer
- Andrea Cooker – Stylist
- Kevin Dean – Assistant Engineer
- Gavin DeGraw – Piano, Keyboards, Vocals, Cover Art Concept
- James Diener – A&R
- Mark Endert – Producer, Engineer, Mixing
- Steve Gryphon – Programming, Editing
- Tosh Kasai – Assistant Engineer
- Tim LeBlanc – Assistant Engineer
- George Marino – Mastering
- Michael McCoy – Overdub Engineer
- Alvin Moody – Bass
- MiMi "Audio" Parker – Assistant Engineer
- Chris Reynolds – Assistant Engineer
- Maria Santana – Set Design
- Steven Sebring – Photography
- Michael Ward[7] – Guitar
- Joey Waronker[7] – Drums
- Patrick Warren – Organ, Harmonium, String Arrangements
Charts[]
Chart (2003-2006)[8][9] | Peak position |
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Danish Albums Chart | 1 |
Dutch Albums Chart | 6 |
Italian Albums Chart | 43 |
Finnish Albums Chart | 23 |
Norwegian Albums Chart | 2 |
Swedish Albums Chart | 21 |
Swiss Albums Chart | 48 |
US Billboard 200[10] | 56 |
US Billboard Top Heatseekers[10] | 1 |
Certifications[]
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[12] | Platinum | 30,000[11] |
Norway (IFPI Norway)[13] | Gold | 20,000* |
Netherlands (NVPI)[14] | Gold | 40,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[15] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
References[]
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Allmusic review (Chariot + Chariot Stripped)
- ^ Blender review[dead link]
- ^ Common Sense Media review
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ USA Today review
- ^ Jump up to: a b "J Records' Recording Artist GAVIN DEGRAW Readies Debut Album Chariot; Budding Star Performs at the RIVERSTAGES on May 2 at 7:30pm". www.businesswire.com. 2003-04-30. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
- ^ Artist Chart History - Gavin DeGaw - Chariot
- ^ Artist Chart History - Gavin DeGaw - Chariot - Stripped
- ^ Jump up to: a b Artist Chart History - Gavin DeGaw
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20150117070449/http://www.ifpi.dk/?q=content%2Fguld-og-platin-i-august
- ^ "Danish album certifications – Gavin Degraw – Chariot". IFPI Danmark. Scroll through the page-list below until year 2006 to obtain certification.
- ^ "IFPI Norsk platebransje Trofeer 1993–2011" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
- ^ "Dutch album certifications – Gavin Degraw – Chariot" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter Chariot in the "Artiest of titel" box.
- ^ "American album certifications – Gavin Degraw – Chariot". Recording Industry Association of America.
External links[]
Categories:
- Gavin DeGraw albums
- 2003 debut albums
- J Records albums