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 Produced by Mark Endert "Follow Through" – 3:59 "Chariot" – 3:59 "Just Friends" – 3:25 "(Nice to Meet You) Anyway" – 3:45 "Chemical Party" – 3:01 "Belief" – 4:27 "Crush" – 3:25 "I Don't Want to Be" – 3:39 "Meaning" – 3:35 "More Than Anyone" – 2:57 "Over-Rated" – 4:11 "Get Lost" – 4:28 (international digital reissue)
Stripped disc Produced by James Diener "Follow Through" – 4:28 "Chariot" – 4:59 "Just Friends" – 4:49 "(Nice to Meet You) Anyway" – 4:46 "Chemical Party" – 4:54 "Belief" – 3:09 "Crush" – 3:20 "I Don't Want to Be" – 4:04 "Meaning" – 3:41 "More Than Anyone" – 3:50 "Over-Rated" – 6:22 "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 – guitar Oz Noy – guitar Joey Waronker – drums Patrick Warren – organ, harmonium, string arrangements
Charts
Weekly charts +Weekly chart performance for Chariot Chart (2003–2006) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) 74 Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) 150
Year-end charts +2005 year-end chart performance for Chariot Chart (2005) Position Danish Albums (Hitlisten) 36 US Billboard 200Chariot – Stripped 137 +2006 year-end chart performance for Chariot Chart (2006) Position Danish Albums (Hitlisten) 31 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 47
Certifications
References
External links
More Than a Memory: The Official Gavin DeGraw fansite