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David Gray is a British singer-songwriter born on June 13, 1968 in Sale, south-west of Manchester, United Kingdom. He moved to Wales at age 9 and later returned to the north-west of England to attend the University of Liverpool. His musical career got early support from a dedicated Irish fan base.

After a few marginally successful releases through the 1990s, Gray’s breakthrough came with the worldwide release in 1999 of his fourth album, White Ladder; this was a critical and commercial success and included his best-known songs, “

This Years Love” and “

Babylon”. In the United States, the album received a boost from jam-band leader Dave Matthews, who made it the first release by the record company he co-founded, ATO Records.

On August 11, 2001 White Ladder at last reached the top of the UK charts, having been selling steadily since its reissue the previous May, thereby setting a new record for the longest uninterrupted climb to No. 1. The follow-up, A New Day at Midnight, also hit No. 1, and Gray’s seventh album, Life In Slow Motion was released on September 12, 2005.

Gray’s early music was in a contemporary folk-rock, singer-songwriter mode; his primary instrument was acoustic guitar, with occasional piano. 1996’s Sell Sell Sell featured some rock arrangements and electric instrumentation. Starting with the release of White Ladder in 1999, Gray began to make significant use of computer-generated music to accompany his voice and acoustic instrumentation, a technique which differentiates him from many of his peers.

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1	Babylon full track	4,119
2	This Years Love full track	3,022
3	Please Forgive Me full track	2,597
4	Sail Away full track	2,169
5	The One I Love full track	1,274
6	Fugitive full track	1,209
7	My Oh My full track	1,146
8	Nightblindness full track	875
9	White Ladder full track	822
10	Say Hello Wave Goodbye full track	817
11	We're Not Right full track	777
12	Be Mine	765
13	Silver Lining full track	738
14	The Other Side	642
15	Draw The Line full track	620

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thequango wrote:
yesterday morning

grrrr....

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thequango wrote:
yesterday morning

why isn't Ain't No Love in at least the top 15?

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Ano1 wrote:
Monday afternoon

Hi, David Gray has influenced me a lot. The guys brilliant. If you like this type of music, have a listen to my demos. Link to myspace is on my last fm profile.

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polyesterrbride wrote:
Monday morning

NYC fans: If you're seeing David at the RXP holiday show on 12/6 at the Hammerstein make sure you get there early to catch Company of Thieves...amazing live!

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foreverdamned wrote:
last week

Has anyone seen David's newest music video yet? :) It is the music video to his duet with Annie Lennox, namely "Full Steam" - you can view it on YouTube at the following URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czvxyDgqxmM

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TheFishV2 wrote:
last week

I think he should release some wacky electronic or folky stuff that is not intended for a commercial audience

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mhernandorena wrote:
last week

come to Argentina please!!!!! =(

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miwa17 wrote:
last month

anyone have the set list from 10/24...? He did an accoustic that sounded it's called Cuban Lace?

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Obeu wrote:
last month

Like his new album very much!

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jasmineha wrote:
last month

I listen to David Gray but I've mainly been a white ladder person. I love "alibi" though! I was wondering if the new album was really good?

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Drewmanschu wrote:
last month

I never used to like him but I am enjoying him a lot more recently. I had white ladder for years but finally listened to it all the way through the other day, I am officially a fan for life.

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adam_crompton wrote:
last month

Liking the new album, great voice!

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dreamaboutstars wrote:
last month

I can't stop listening to "Draw the Line." So excited to see him when he comes to Philly!

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remcodv wrote:
last month

Attended his concert in the ' melkweg ' in Amsterdam october 6th. Bloody brilliant is all I can say. Enjoyed every minute, and david seemed to as well. Best concert i've ever been to tbh. Sound, crowd, david, band, setlist, it all aligned.

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markozbod wrote:
last month

great album. he never disappoint

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eljoenai wrote:
last month

Does anyone has pictures/video of his concert in de Melkweg in Amsterdam (6 october 2009) ??? Dying to have pics!

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woezelwoezel wrote:
September 2009

Nederlandse recensie Draw the Line op http://www.roarezine.com/2009/09/29/david-gray-draw-the-line/

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orange14 wrote:
September 2009

Transformation is probably my favorite song on the new album... can't get enough of it, especially the ending.

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TristanLR wrote:
September 2009

Draw The Line is not a bad album, but just very short of his great standards. It all sounds a bit bored and uninspired here. That said there are a couple of great tracks - "Transformation", "Fugitive" and the title track.

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mikeanderson1 wrote:
September 2009

Draw the line - deal of the day ($3.99) - http://www.frugalgadgets.com/amazon-mp3-daily-deal.php

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