Chariot | ||||
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Released | July 22, 2003 | |||
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Length | 40:21 | |||
Label | J | |||
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Singles from Chariot | ||||
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AllMusic | [3] |
AllMusic | [4] |
Blender | [5] |
Common Sense Media | [6] |
Rolling Stone | [7] |
USA Today | [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 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.
All songs written by Gavin DeGraw, except "Change Is Gonna Come" (for Stripped disc only) by Sam Cooke.
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [22] | Platinum | 30,000 [23] |
Norway (IFPI Norway) [24] | Gold | 20,000* |
Netherlands (NVPI) [25] | Gold | 40,000^ |
United States (RIAA) [26] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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