Chariot_(album)

<i>Chariot</i> (album)

Chariot (album)

2003 studio album by Gavin DeGraw

Chariot is the debut studio album by singer-songwriter Gavin DeGraw, first released on July 22, 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.

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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. "I Don't Want to Be" – 3:39
  9. "Meaning" – 3:35
  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
  • 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[9] – guitar
  • Joey Waronker[9] – drums
  • Patrick Warren – organ, harmonium, string arrangements

Charts

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Certifications

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References

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    Allmusic review
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    Allmusic review (Chariot + Chariot Stripped)
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    Blender review[dead link]
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    Common Sense Media review
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    Rolling Stone review
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    USA Today review
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