Chariot (album)

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Chariot
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 22, 2003
Genre
Length40:21
Label J
Producer
Gavin DeGraw chronology
Chariot
(2003)
Gavin DeGraw
(2008)
Singles from Chariot
  1. "I Don't Want to Be"
    Released: February 17, 2004 [1]
  2. "Chariot"
    Released: February 22, 2005 [2]
  3. "Follow Through"
    Released: November 17, 2005
  4. "Just Friends"
    Released: August 22, 2006
  5. "Meaning"
    Released: April 8, 2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Common Sense Media Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
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USA Today Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]

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 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.

Contents

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. "I Don't Want to Be" – 3:39
  9. "Meaning" – 3:35
  10. "More Than Anyone" – 2:57
  11. "Over-Rated" – 4:11

Stripped disc

  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

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Chariot
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [22] Platinum30,000 [23]
Norway (IFPI Norway) [24] Gold20,000*
Netherlands (NVPI) [25] Gold40,000^
United States (RIAA) [26] Platinum1,000,000^

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

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