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| Released | May 6, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2007–2008 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 46:15 | |||
| Label | J | |||
| Producer | Howard Benson | |||
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Gavin DeGraw is singer-songwriter Gavin DeGraw's second album. The album was released on May 6, 2008. The album debuted at number seven on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart, selling 66,000 copies the first week. [1]
The album features an extended and re-recorded version of the song "We Belong Together", which was a single in 2006 and was featured on the soundtrack to the film of Tristan & Isolde . One week before its release, the album was put up in full to stream on Imeem.com on April 29, 2008.
The album was preceded by the single "In Love with a Girl", which became his second-biggest single ever since his debut "I Don't Want to Be", and fourth Top 40 hit in the United States, peaking at number twenty-four. Outside the U.S., the song was successful in the Netherlands too, reaching number twenty-two. [2]
Soon followed the release of "Cheated on Me", DeGraw's second single from the album, only released in North America, of which the music video was released on September 30, 2008. The single failed to generate any interest in North America. At the same time, "She Holds a Key" was chosen as the second single in the rest of the world, which only charted in the Netherlands, becoming his fifth Top 40 hit there, peaking at number twenty-nine. [3] As the third worldwide single, "I Have You to Thank" was released in January 2009. [4] The song did not have a music video to help promote the album.
All songs written by Gavin DeGraw.
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (60/100) [5] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [6] |
| Billboard | (favorable) [7] |
| The Boston Globe | (positive) [8] |
| Common Sense Media | [9] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B− [10] |
| Hot Press | (2.5/5) [11] |
| The New York Times | (average) [12] |
| Paste | (positive) [13] |
| Rolling Stone | [14] |
Maverick magazine gave the album four-out-of-five stars, saying it is "resonating rock release and a classic depiction of Gavin’s sentimental views on love and life and champions catchy, lyrical hooks, music with meaning, guitar riffs and a voice that is a real pleasure to listen to." [15]
| Chart (2008) [16] | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium Albums Chart (Flanders) | 82 |
| Canadian Albums Chart | 21 |
| Danish Albums Chart | 3 |
| Dutch Albums Chart | 8 |
| Finnish Albums Chart | 36 |
| Italian Albums Chart | 44 |
| Norwegian Albums Chart | 35 |
| Swedish Albums Chart | 13 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 23 |
| US Billboard 200 [17] | 7 |
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