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White Ladder (Import) (CD)

By: David Gray

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Track Listing

DISC 1 for White Ladder (Import) (CD) Album By David Gray
1   Please Forgive Me  
2   Babylon  
3   My Oh My  
4   We're Not Right  
5   Nightblindness  
6   Silver Lining  
7   White Ladder  
8   This Year's Love  
9   Sail Away  
10   Say Hello Wave Goodbye  
11   Through To Myself  
 

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Review

Q (1/01, p.92) - Included in Q's "50 Best Albums of 2000".
Rolling Stone (10/12/00, p.89) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Sleek modern folk....Gray proves that great songs sometimes require quiet acts of irreverence."
Q (8/00, p.118) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...A triumph of songcraft, with a huge emotive tug following from the spare acoustic textures. Gray's crusty, Dylan-esque voice shines throughout..."
Entertainment Weekly (1/19/01, p.85) - "...A restorative for those hungry for intimacy....an heir to Van Morrison..." - Rating: B
Mojo (7/00, p.124) - "...Mega-platinum in Ireland....Dominated by understated acoustic strumming and his warbling tenor, opener 'Please Forgive Me' is a dead ringer for mid-'70s Dylan..."
NME (7/15/00, p.34) - 6 out of 10 - "...Given the decent songwriting showcased here, you suspect it couldn't have happened to a nicer bloke..."
CMJ (5/00, p.24) - "...A stately, sophisticated album...Gray combines gentle guitar hooks and effusive string washes with warm, fluent beats on memorable songs....[A] magnificent accomplishment..."

Product note

This is an Enhanced audio CD which contains regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.
Personnel: David Gray (vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards); Clune (vocals, keyboards, bass, drums); Colm Mac Con Iomaire (violin); Tim Bradshaw (keyboards); Simon Edwards (bass); Lestyn, Steve Sydelnyk, Marius De Vries (programming).
David Gray began his career utilizing bare-bones folk-rock arrangements that left plenty of room for his Dylan/Van Morrison-inspired vocals and lyrics to weave their spell. Subsequently, he submerged his unique qualities somewhat in thick production. WHITE LADDER finds a workable balance between these two extremes. Some of the tracks are little more than Gray plus rhythm section, recalling the simplistic grace of his debut A CENTURY ENDS; on other cuts, synthesizers and electronic rhythms are incorporated in a tasteful, organic way that lends modernity to the proceedings without imposing upon the spirit of the songs.
As always, the most important thing is Gray's lyrical and vocal skill, which remain pleasingly intact. He leavens his simple, heartfelt observations with just the right amount of poetic imagery, much in the same manner that the electronic touches are added to spice up WHITE LADDER's neo-folk arrangements.

Album Description

Breakthrough fourth album from this Manchester born singer songwriter includes the hit singles 'Babylon' and 'Please forgive me' as well as 'This year's love' and other tunes for the film of the same name . The album was originally released on the singer's own IHT label after he was dropped by both Hut and EMI and initially made most impact in Ireland where his success eventually brought him to the attention of East West. 'White Ladder' was promptly re-issued and repromoted to international success.

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