Track Listing
DISC 1:
1. Follow Through
2. Chariot
3. Just Friends
4. Anyway, (Nice to Meet You)
5. Chemical Party
6. Belief
7. Crush
8. I Don't Want to Be
9. Meaning
10. More Than Anyone
11. Over-Rated
DISC 2:
1. Follow Through - (acoustic verison)
2. Chariot - (acoustic version)
3. Just Friends - (acoustic version)
4. Anyway, (Nice to Meet You) - (acoustic version)
5. Chemical Party - (acoustic version)
6. Belief - (acoustic version)
7. Crush - (acoustic version)
8. I Don't Want to Be - (acoustic version)
9. Meaning - (acoustic version)
10. More Than Anyone - (acoustic version)
11. Over-Rated - (acoustic version)
12. Change Is Gonna Come
| Details | | Producer: | James Diener, Mark Endert | | Distributor: | BMG (distributor) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Personnel: Gavin DeGraw (vocals, piano, keyboards); Michael Ward (guitar); Alvin Moody (bass); Joey Waronker (drums).
Recorded at Sunset Sound and Larabee East, Los Angeles, California; The Hit Factory, New York, New York.
Personnel: Gavin DeGraw (vocals, piano, keyboards); Michael Ward, Oz Noy (guitar); Alvin Moody (bass guitar); Joey Waronker (drums); Rodney Howard (percussion); Paul Coelho (background vocals).
Recording information: Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, CA (2004); The Hook, Los Angeles, California (2004); Larrabee Studios, Los Angeles, California (2004); The Hit Factory, New York, New York (2004).
Triangulated somewhere between the passionate earnestness of David Gray, the polished post-Jeff Buckleyisms of Howie Day, and the Hootie-meets-Petty pop-rock of Pete Yorn, the photogenic young troubadour Gavin DeGraw (he's even got a great name) seems almost preternaturally destined for success on his seamless debut album. Expertly produced by Mark Endert, CHARIOT organically emphasizes the natural hookiness of the material rather than relying on crass production tricks to shove the songs down the public's throat. DeGraw's voice has just the right mix of ragged honesty, falsetto-tinged sweetness, and pure pop melodicism, and the mainstream singer-songwriter rock he turns out is a refreshingly gimmick-free commodity all too rare for its era.
Editorial Reviews
CHARIOT is an album full of moments that effortlessly steal you away into the beautiful scenes that he's constantly constructing...
CMJ (06/30/2003)
3 stars out of 5 - ...A brash rock-accented pop album that sounds like it could have been recorded anytime in the last twenty-five years, thanks to the spotlight clarity of his strong tenor voice and the well-rehearsed attacks of his band...
Rolling Stone (08/21/2003)
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