A New Day at Midnight - Composition

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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.[1]

A New Day at Midnight

Studio album by

David Gray

Released

28 October 2002

Recorded

March-July 2002

Genre

Folktronica

Length

50:41

Label

iht (Distribution)
East West (UK)
ATO (US)

Producer

David Gray
Iestyn Polson
Craig McClune

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

"The Other Side"
Released: 9 December 2002
"Be Mine"
Released: 7 April 2003
"Dead in the Water"
Released: November 2002 (promo only)

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.[2] Both singles failed to break into the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No. 35 and No. 23 respectively.[3] The album received critically mixed reviews,[4][5][6] but went on to be certified platinum four times.[7]

The album is dedicated to David Gray's father, Peter, who died of cancer in 2001, at the height of Gray's popularity.[8] 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.[9]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	71/100[10]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[11]
The Guardian	[12]
Kludge	8/10[13]
The Music Box	[14]
NME	[15]

Track listing

All tracks are written by 50:41.

*A New Day at Midnight* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Dead in the Water"	Gray	3:07
2.	"Caroline"	Gray	3:39
3.	"Long Distance Call"	Gray	3:42
4.	"Freedom"	Gray	6:48
5.	"Kangaroo"	Gray	3:32
6.	"Last Boat to America"	Gray	4:50
7.	"Real Love"	Gray, McClune	4:40
8.	"Knowhere"	Gray, Malone	3:55
9.	"December"	Gray	3:35
10.	"Be Mine"	Gray, McClune	4:24
11.	"Easy Way to Cry"	Gray	3:53
12.	"The Other Side"	Gray	4:31

Japan-only bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Lorelei"	Gray	3:20

Personnel

Musicians

All instrumentation by David Gray and Craig McClune
Tony Shanaghan – backing vocals on "Caroline", "Kangaroo" and "Easy Way to Cry"
Rob Malone – bass guitar on "Caroline", "Long Distance Call", "Freedom", "Last Boat to America", "Real Love", "Knowhere" and "Easy Way to Cry"
Tim Bradshaw – piano on "Real Love" and "Easy Way to Cry", Wurlitzer on "Long Distance Call", electric guitar on "Freedom", lap steel on "Last Boat to America", drone keys on "Knowhere", backwards synth on "December"
B. J. Cole – pedal steel on "Caroline"
Wrecking Crew – orchestra on "Long Distance Call", brass on "Freedom", string quartet on "Easy Way to Cry"

Production

Produced by David Gray, Iestyn Polson, and Craig McClune
Mixed by Fred Defaye and Simon Changer
Recorded and programmed by Iestyn Polson
Mastered by George Marino
Compiled by Dave Turner and Gus Shaw

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *A New Day at Midnight*
Chart (2002)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[16]	22
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[17]	81
French Albums (SNEP)[18]	122
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19]	61
Irish Albums (IRMA)[20]	1
Italian Albums (FIMI)[21]	37
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[22]	6
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[23]	29
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[24]	45
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[25]	45
UK Albums (OCC)[26]	1
US Billboard 200[27]	17

Year-end charts

2002 year-end chart performance for *A New Day at Midnight*
Chart (2002)	Position
Canadian Alternative Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[28]	92
UK Albums (OCC)[29]	13

2003 year-end chart performance for *A New Day at Midnight*
Chart (2003)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)[30]	45

Certifications

Certifications for *A New Day at Midnight*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[31]	Gold	35,000^{^}
Canada (Music Canada)[32]	Gold	50,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)[33]	Platinum	15,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)[34]	4× Platinum	1,213,117[35]
United States (RIAA)[36]	Gold	604,000[37]
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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"David Gray – Dead in the Water (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
"David Gray". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
"NME Album Reviews - Gray, David : A New Day at Midnight - NME.COM". Web.nme.com. 31 October 2002. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
"David Gray – A New Day at Midnight | Album Review @ Music-Critic.com : the source for music reviews, interviews, articles, and news on the internet". Music-critic.com. 26 February 2003. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
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"Biography". DavidGray.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
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"GIBSON". GIBSON. 24 June 2008. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
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King, Mike (6 November 2002). "David Gray – A New Day at Midnight". Kludge. Archived from the original on 7 November 2006. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
The Music Box review Archived 28 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine
NME review Archived 25 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
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"Swisscharts.com – David Gray – A New Day at Midnight". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
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"Canada's Top 200 Alternative albums of 2002". Jam!. Archived from the original on 4 December 2003. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
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"End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2003". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
"ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
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Jones, Alan (15 March 2019). "Charts analysis: Dave emerges victorious in close albums battle". Music Week. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
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v t e David Gray
Studio albums	A Century Ends Flesh Sell, Sell, Sell White Ladder Lost Songs 95–98 A New Day at Midnight Life in Slow Motion Draw the Line Foundling Mutineers Gold in a Brass Age
Compilations	The EPs 1992–1994 Shine: The Best of the Early Years A Thousand Miles Behind Greatest Hits
Singles	"Birds Without Wings" "Wisdom" "This Year's Love" "Babylon" "Please Forgive Me" "Sail Away" "Say Hello Wave Goodbye" "The Other Side" "Be Mine" "The One I Love" "Hospital Food" "Alibi" "You're the World to Me" "Fugitive" "Full Steam" "A Moment Changes Everything"
Videos	David Gray: Live
Related articles	Discography Music videos This Year's Love

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A new day at midnight es el sexto álbum de estudio del cantante y compositor inglés David Gray. Publicado el 28 de octubre de 2002 es un álbum más electrónico que sus anteriores trabajos que no pierde la guitarra y el piano característico en su obra anterior.

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