Chariot (album)

Chariot
Studio album by
Gavin DeGraw
ReleasedJuly 22, 2003
Genre
Length40:21
LabelJ
Producer
Gavin DeGraw chronology
Chariot
(2003) 		Gavin DeGraw
(2008)
Singles from Chariot
  1. "I Don't Want to Be"
    Released: February 17, 2004[1]
  2. "Chariot"
    Released: February 22, 2005[2]
  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
AllMusic[3]
AllMusic[4]
Blender[5]
Common Sense Media[6]
Rolling Stone[7]
USA Today[8]

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 featured two discs, the first containing the original Chariot album and the second disc featuring "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. "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

Certifications

Certifications for Chariot
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[23] Platinum 30,000[22]
Norway (IFPI Norway)[24] Gold 20,000*
Netherlands (NVPI)[25] Gold 40,000^
United States (RIAA)[26] Platinum 1,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1542. February 13, 2004. p. 25.
  2. ^ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1594. February 18, 2005. p. 23.
  3. ^ Allmusic review
  4. ^ Allmusic review (Chariot + Chariot Stripped)
  5. ^ Blender review[dead link‍]
  6. ^ Common Sense Media review
  7. ^ Rolling Stone review
  8. ^ USA Today review
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 78.
  11. ^ "Danishcharts.dk – Gavin DeGraw – Chariot". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  12. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Gavin DeGraw – Chariot" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  13. ^ "Gavin DeGraw: Chariot" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  14. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Gavin DeGraw – Chariot". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  15. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Gavin DeGraw – Chariot". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  16. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Gavin DeGraw – Chariot". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  17. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Gavin DeGraw – Chariot". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  18. ^ a b "Gavin DeGraw Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  19. ^ "Gavin DeGraw Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  20. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  21. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 2006". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  22. ^ "Home | IFPI". Archived from the original on January 17, 2015.
  23. ^ "Danish album certifications – Gavin Degraw – Chariot". IFPI Danmark. Scroll through the page-list below until year 2006 to obtain certification.
  24. ^ "IFPI Norsk platebransje Trofeer 1993–2011" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
  25. ^ "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".
  26. ^ "American album certifications – Gavin Degraw – Chariot". Recording Industry Association of America.