Chariot (album)

Chariot is the debut studio 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.

Chariot
Studio album by
Gavin DeGraw
ReleasedJuly 22, 2003
Recorded2003
GenrePop rock, soul
Length40:21
64:50 (Stripped)
LabelJ Records
ProducerMark Endert
James Diener (Stripped)
Gavin DeGraw chronology
Chariot
(2003)		 Gavin DeGraw
(2008)
Singles from Gavin DeGraw
  1. "I Don't Want to Be"
    Released: September 1, 2004
  2. "Chariot"
    Released: March 1, 2005
  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[1]
Allmusic[2]
Blender[3]
Common Sense Media[4]
Rolling Stone[5]
USA Today[6]

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. "Meaning" – 3:35
  9. "I Don't Want to Be" – 3:39
  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[7] – Guitar
  • Joey Waronker[7] – Drums
  • Patrick Warren – Organ, Harmonium, String Arrangements

Charts
Chart (2003-2006)[8][9] Peak
position
Danish Albums Chart 1
Dutch Albums Chart 6
Italian Albums Chart 43
Finnish Albums Chart 23
Norwegian Albums Chart 2
Swedish Albums Chart 21
Swiss Albums Chart 48
US Billboard 200[10] 56
US Billboard Top Heatseekers[10] 1

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[11] Platinum 30,000[12]
Norway (IFPI Norway)[13] Gold 20,000*
Netherlands (NVPI)[14] Gold 40,000^
United States (RIAA)[15] Platinum 1,000,000^

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

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. Allmusic review (Chariot + Chariot Stripped)
  3. Blender review
  4. Common Sense Media review
  5. Rolling Stone review
  6. USA Today review
  7. "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. 2003-04-30. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  8. Artist Chart History - Gavin DeGaw - Chariot
  9. Artist Chart History - Gavin DeGaw - Chariot - Stripped
  10. Artist Chart History - Gavin DeGaw
  11. "Danish album certifications – Gavin Degraw – Chariot". IFPI Denmark. Scroll through the page-list below until year 2006 to obtain certification.
  12. https://web.archive.org/web/20150117070449/http://www.ifpi.dk/?q=content%2Fguld-og-platin-i-august
  13. "IFPI Norsk platebransje Trofeer 1993–2011" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
  14. "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.
  15. "American album certifications – Gavin Degraw – Chariot". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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