A New Day at Midnight

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A New Day at Midnight
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Studio album by
Released28 October 2002 (2002-10-28) [1]
RecordedMarch–July 2002
Genre Folktronica
Length50:41
Label
Producer
David Gray chronology
The EPs 1992–1994
(2001)
A New Day at Midnight
(2002)
Life in Slow Motion
(2005)
Singles from A New Day at Midnight
  1. "The Other Side"
    Released: 9 December 2002 [2]
  2. "Be Mine"
    Released: 7 April 2003

A New Day at Midnight is the sixth studio album by British singer-songwriter David Gray, released on 28 October 2002 in the UK by East West Records and IHT Records and November 5, 2002 in the United States by the former RCA imprint ATO Records and iht as well. The album entered the UK Albums Chart at No. 1 upon its opening week, and spent a total of 49 weeks on the chart. [3]

Contents

Two singles were released from A New Day at Midnight: "The Other Side" in December 2002, and "Be Mine" in April 2003. "Dead in the Water" was released as a promo-only single in November 2002. [4] Both singles failed to break into the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No. 35 and No. 23 respectively. [5] The album received critically mixed reviews, [6] [7] [8] but went on to be certified platinum four times. [9]

The album is dedicated to David Gray's father, Peter, who died of cancer in 2001, at the height of Gray's popularity. [10] A song titled "A New Day at Midnight", written about the birth of Gray's first daughter, Ivy, was written during the album's sessions but was not included on the album. [11]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 71/100 [12]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [13]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [14]
Kludge 8/10 [15]
The Music BoxStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [16]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [17]

Track listing

All tracks are written by David Gray, except where noted.

A New Day at Midnight track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dead in the Water"Gray3:07
2."Caroline"Gray3:39
3."Long Distance Call"Gray3:42
4."Freedom"Gray6:48
5."Kangaroo"Gray3:32
6."Last Boat to America"Gray4:50
7."Real Love"Gray, McClune4:40
8."Knowhere"Gray, Malone3:55
9."December"Gray3:35
10."Be Mine"Gray, McClune4:24
11."Easy Way to Cry"Gray3:53
12."The Other Side"Gray4:31
Japan-only bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Lorelei"Gray3:20

Personnel

Musicians

Production

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for A New Day at Midnight
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [33] Gold35,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [34] Gold50,000^
Ireland (IRMA) [35] 6× Platinum90,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [36] Platinum15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [37] 4× Platinum1,213,117 [38]
United States (RIAA) [39] Gold604,000 [40]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) [41] Platinum1,000,000*

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

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