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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.
Track listing [ edit ]
All songs written by Gavin DeGraw, except "Change Is Gonna Come" (for Stripped disc only) by Sam Cooke .
Standard release [ edit ]
"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
"I Don't Want to Be " – 3:39
"Meaning" – 3:35
"More Than Anyone" – 2:57
"Over-Rated" – 4:11
"Get Lost" – 4:28 (international digital reissue)
Stripped disc[ edit ]
"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 [ edit ]
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
Weekly charts [ edit ]
Year-end charts [ edit ]
Certifications [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records . No. 1542. February 13, 2004. p. 25.
^ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records . No. 1594. February 18, 2005. p. 23.
^ Allmusic review
^ Allmusic review (Chariot + Chariot Stripped)
^ Blender review [dead link ]
^ Common Sense Media review
^ Rolling Stone review
^ USA Today review
^ 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 . April 30, 2003. Retrieved December 2, 2019 .
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 78.
^ "Danishcharts.dk – Gavin DeGraw – Chariot" . Hung Medien. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Gavin DeGraw – Chariot" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
^ "Gavin DeGraw: Chariot" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland . Retrieved September 7, 2021.
^ "Italiancharts.com – Gavin DeGraw – Chariot" . Hung Medien. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Gavin DeGraw – Chariot" . Hung Medien. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Gavin DeGraw – Chariot" . Hung Medien. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Gavin DeGraw – Chariot" . Hung Medien. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
^ a b "Gavin DeGraw Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved September 7, 2021.
^ "Gavin DeGraw Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved September 7, 2021.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2005" . Billboard . Retrieved September 7, 2021 .
^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 2006" . dutchcharts.nl . Retrieved September 7, 2021 .
^ "Home | IFPI" . Archived from the original on January 17, 2015.
^ "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. Select 2007 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen" .
^ "American album certifications – Gavin Degraw – Chariot" . Recording Industry Association of America .
External links [ edit ]
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