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David Gray is a British singer-songwriter born on June 13, 1968 in Sale, 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.
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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Shoutbox
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MrOshinyemi1234 wrote:
full steam...........AMAZING, love it soo much
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mattsauls wrote:
Check out this tune: http://www.last.fm/music/Matt+Sauls/_/What%27s+Happening+Here
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her035 wrote:
One Man, One Voice
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Mr-Usuario wrote:
For real, gosh i fucking love this dude.
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ottov55 wrote:
Come to So. Cal. San Diego to be exact. While all you fooooools are freezing your asses off we here are enjoying the nice warm sunshine. OOOOOOOOO yeah, it sure feels nice. Sure it gets cold a day or 2 (63 degrees) but we can bare it. Yeah come leave your money, your girlfriends then leave.
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QualitySuit wrote:
Check this out --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5Aix07MLHE
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Avalorn wrote:
white ladder is his best album, and its amazing, every song, imho.
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mhernandorena wrote:
come to Argentina!!!!!
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Matiziak wrote:
I agree with LukaszBP... Grey come to Poland! Great artist. . .
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icaro_hunter wrote:
happy xmas all ye david gray's listeners... it's now for download the new xmas song released in david's official website, 'have yourself a merry little christmas''.. for FREEE... ps: you have to be logged in his site
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LukaszBP wrote:
come to Poland David! ;) best of the best! Please forgive me(live in Hammersmith) awesome!
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NicoDruif wrote:
wow, we have been playing his new album almost non stop for days now! thanks david!
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Transvaal1592 wrote:
Why is there only 30sec is he a stingy swine??
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audiophileIL wrote:
One of my favorite artists ever! Just got my presale tickets for Milwaukee March 20th!
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thequango wrote:
grrrr....
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thequango wrote:
why isn't Ain't No Love in at least the top 15?
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Ano1 wrote:
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:
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:
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:
I think he should release some wacky electronic or folky stuff that is not intended for a commercial audience
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