Chariot (album)

Chariot
Studio album by Gavin DeGraw
Released	July 22, 2003 July 27, 2004 (Stripped)
Recorded	2004 (Stripped)
Genre	Pop rock, soul, piano rock
Length	40:21 64:50 (Stripped)
Label	J Records
Producer	Mark Endert James Diener (Stripped)
Gavin DeGraw chronology
Chariot (2003) Gavin DeGraw (2008)
Singles from Gavin DeGraw
"I Don't Want to Be" Released: December 14, 2004 "Chariot" Released: March 1, 2005 "Follow Through" Released: November 17, 2005 "Just Friends" Released: 2006

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Allmusic	[2]
Blender	[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]

Chariot is an 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

• Produced by Mark Endert

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
• 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 – Guitar
• Joey Waronker – Drums
• Patrick Warren – Organ, Harmonium, String Arrangements

Charts

Chart (2003-2006)[5][6]	Peak position
Danish Albums Chart	1
Italian Albums Chart	43
Finnish Albums Chart	24
Norwegian Albums Chart	2
Swedish Albums Chart	21
Swiss Albums Chart	48
U.S. Billboard 200[7]	56
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers[7]	1

References

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ Allmusic review
3. ^ Blender review
4. ^ Rolling Stone review
5. ^ Artist Chart History - Gavin DeGaw - Chariot
6. ^ Artist Chart History - Gavin DeGaw - Chariot - Stripped
7. ^ ^{a b} Artist Chart History - Gavin DeGaw

External links

• Official website
• More Than a Memory: The Official Gavin DeGraw fansite