Chariot (album)

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Chariot
GavinDegrawChariotalbumcover.jpg
Studio album by
Gavin DeGraw
ReleasedJuly 22, 2003
Recorded2003
Genre
Length40:21
LabelJ
Producer
Gavin DeGraw chronology
Chariot
(2003) 		Gavin DeGraw
(2008)
Singles from Gavin DeGraw
  1. "I Don't Want to Be"
    Released: February 17, 2004
  2. "Chariot"
    Released: March 1, 2005
  3. "Follow Through"
    Released: November 17, 2005
  4. "Just Friends"
    Released: August 22, 2006
  5. "Meaning"
    Released: April 8, 2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3.5/5 stars[1]
Allmusic3.5/5 stars[2]
Blender2/5 stars[3]
Common Sense Media4/5 stars[4]
Rolling Stone3/5 stars[5]
USA Today3/4 stars[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[]

  1. "Follow Through" – 3:59
  2. "Chariot" – 3:59
  3. "Just Friends" – 3:25
  4. "(Nice to Meet You) Anyway" – 3:45
  5. "Chemical Party" – 3:01
  6. "Belief" – 4:27
  7. "Crush" – 3:25
  8. "Meaning" – 3:35
  9. "I Don't Want to Be" – 3:39
  10. "More Than Anyone" – 2:57
  11. "Over-Rated" – 4:11

Stripped disc[]

  • Produced by James Diener
  1. "Follow Through" – 4:28
  2. "Chariot" – 4:59
  3. "Just Friends" – 4:49
  4. "(Nice to Meet You) Anyway" – 4:46
  5. "Chemical Party" – 4:54
  6. "Belief" – 3:09
  7. "Crush" – 3:20
  8. "I Don't Want to Be" – 4:04
  9. "Meaning" – 3:41
  10. "More Than Anyone" – 3:50
  11. "Over-Rated" – 6:22
  12. "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
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
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.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Allmusic review (Chariot + Chariot Stripped)
  3. ^ Blender review[dead link]
  4. ^ Common Sense Media review
  5. ^ Rolling Stone review
  6. ^ USA Today review
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Artist Chart History - Gavin DeGaw - Chariot
  9. ^ Artist Chart History - Gavin DeGaw - Chariot - Stripped
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b Artist Chart History - Gavin DeGaw
  11. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20150117070449/http://www.ifpi.dk/?q=content%2Fguld-og-platin-i-august
  12. ^ "Danish album certifications – Gavin Degraw – Chariot". IFPI Danmark. Scroll through the page-list below until year 2006 to obtain certification.
  13. ^ "IFPI Norsk platebransje Trofeer 1993–2011" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "American album certifications – Gavin Degraw – Chariot". Recording Industry Association of America.

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