Flesh is the second studio album by David Gray.[4] It was initially released on 6 September 1994, and re-released in 2001.[5] The cover was changed to a black and white photo for the re-release.[5]

Flesh
Studio album by David Gray
Released	6 September 1994
Recorded	February–June 1994
Genre	Folk rock
Length	45:18
Label	Hut/Virgin (UK)[1] Caroline Records (US)[2]
Producer	David Gray
David Gray chronology
A Century Ends (1993) Flesh (1994) Sell, Sell, Sell (1996)
Alternate Cover
Cover of 2001 reissue. The above image was originally used as back cover of the original 1994 release.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[1]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide	[2]

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote that the musicians are led "into semi-electric ladyland on Flesh, using grander arrangements that, thanks to an excess of extroversion in the overall effort, turn the Gaelic aspect of Gray’s music dismayingly toward the Waterboys ... a disappointment."[6]

Track listing

Credits

Musicians

• David Gray – vocals, guitar
• Neil MacColl – backing vocals (track 5), guitar (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9 & 10), mandolin (tracks 2 & 9), autoharp (track 3), slide guitar (track 6), hi-strung guitar (track 8), Danelectro guitar (track 10)
• David Nolte – bass
• Seamus Beaghen – piano
• Andy Metcalfe – organ, piano
• Craig McClune – drums, percussion (1, 2 & 10)
• Roy Dodds – drums, percussion (tracks 3, 5, 6, 8 & 9)
• Simon Edwards – acoustic bass

Production

• Recorded by Jim Abbiss; except tracks 3, 6, 9, and 10 recorded by Jim Abbiss and Jock Loveland, and track 7 recorded by David Gray.
• Mixed by Neil MacColl, Jim Abbiss, and David Gray.
• Photography by John Ross, Lawrence Watson, Richard J. Burbridge, and Thomas Krygier.

References