Life in Slow Motion - Composition

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Life in Slow Motion is the seventh studio album by English singer-songwriter David Gray, released on 12 September 2005 in Europe and September 13 in the United States. Following a muted response to his previous album, A New Day at Midnight, the album was seen by some as a return to the form that brought Gray international acclaim with White Ladder; it was also the last album recorded with longtime collaborator Craig McClune.

Life in Slow Motion

Studio album by

David Gray

Released

12 September 2005

Recorded

June 2004–June 2005

Genre

Folk rock

Length

44:31

Label

Atlantic (UK)
ATO/RCA/BMG (US)
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Producer

Marius de Vries
David Gray
Iestyn Polson
Craig McClune
Rob Malone

David Gray chronology

A New Day at Midnight
(2002)

Life in Slow Motion
(2005)

Shine: The Best of the Early Years
(2007)

Singles from Life in Slow Motion

"The One I Love"
Released: 29 August 2005
"Hospital Food"
Released: 28 November 2005
"Alibi"
Released: 27 March 2006

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	69/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Music Box	[3]
PopMatters	6/10[4]
Slant Magazine	[5]

Gray cited Sigur Rós, Sparklehorse, Lucinda Williams, Björk and Mercury Rev as inspirations for the album. The album was Gray's first to use a cello player.[6] The original choice to produce was Daniel Lanois, but he was booked, so Gray ended up using Marius de Vries, who'd produced Gray's hit single "Sail Away."[7]

The three singles from the album were "The One I Love", "Hospital Food", and "Alibi". The album was also released on DualDisc format, which included a documentary of the making of the album, a photo gallery, and complete lyrics on the DVD side of the disc.[8]

The non-DualDisc CD of the album was one of many titles released with the infamous MediaMax CD-3 copyright protection system.

Chart and sales figures

Life in Slow Motion debuted at No. 1 on the Irish Albums Chart, staying for three weeks at the top before dropping to No. 4. In the United Kingdom a week after release in Ireland, it debuted also at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart, spending two weeks at No. 1 before dropping to #3; it spent seven weeks in the top 10 and 25 weeks in the top 75. The album debuted and subsequently peaked at No. 16 on the US Billboard 200 album chart.[9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by David Gray, with additional songwriters as noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Alibi"		4:33
2.	"The One I Love"	Craig McClune	3:25
3.	"Lately"	McClune, Rob Malone, Tim Bradshaw, David Nolte	4:13
4.	"Nos Da Cariad"	McClune, Malone, Bradshaw, Nolte	4:10
5.	"Slow Motion"	McClune	5:00
6.	"From Here You Can Almost See the Sea"		3:39
7.	"Ain't No Love"		3:21
8.	"Hospital Food"	Malone	4:43
9.	"Now and Always"		6:45
10.	"Disappearing World"		5:05
Total length:			44:31

Credits

Musicians

David Gray – vocals, piano, acoustic and electric guitar, harmonium, Wurlitzer, melodica
Craig McClune – drums, percussion, dulcimer, glockenspiel, whistles, backing vocals
Rob Malone – electric and double bass, acoustic and electric guitar, percussion
Tim Bradshaw – piano, keyboards, electric and lap steel guitar, cello
David Nolte – electric guitar, cello, melodica, autoharp, samples, backing vocals
Marius de Vries – percussion, autoharp, recorder, glockenspiel, synthesizer, backing vocals
Natalie Mendoza – backing vocals
Caroline Dale – cello
Strings on tracks 1, 2, and 7: contracted by Isobel Griffiths
Gavyn Wright – orchestra leader
Brass on tracks 1 and 5: performed by The Kick Horns
- Trumpet by Roddy Lorimer and Paul Spong
- Trombone by Neil Sidwell and Annie Whitehead
- Bass trombone by Dave Stewart
- French horn by Nigel Black, Dave Lee, and Michael Thompson
- Orchestral percussion by Frank Ricotta
Track 5: baritone saxophone and assistant arrangement by Simon Clarke; French horn by Tim Jones

Production

Produced by Marius de Vries with David Gray, Iestyn Polson, Craig McClune and Rob Malone
Recorded and programmed by Iestyn Polson
Mixed by Andy Bradfield
Additional mix engineer/additional programming by Jason Boshoff
Additional programming by Alexis Smith
Track 1: orchestra arranged by Chris Elliott
Track 2: orchestra arranged by David Nolte and Marius de Vries
Track 5: horns arranged by Marius de Vries
Track 7: strings arranged by Marius de Vries and Tim Bradshaw
Mastered by Bob Ludwig
Design and direction by Farrow Design
Cover image concept by Red Design
Cover photography by Joanna Thornhill
Booklet photography by Phil Knott

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Life in Slow Motion*
Chart (2005)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10]	8
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11]	68
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12]	26
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[13]	15
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[14]	23
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15]	49
Irish Albums (IRMA)[16]	1
Italian Albums (FIMI)[17]	30
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[18]	4
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[19]	3
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[20]	14
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21]	19
UK Albums (OCC)[22]	1
US Billboard 200[23]	16

Year-end charts

2005 Year-end chart performance for *Life in Slow Motion*
Chart (2005)	Position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[24]	43
UK Albums (OCC)[25]	23

2006 Year-end chart performance for *Life in Slow Motion*
Chart (2006)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)[26]	195

Certifications and sales

Certifications for *Life in Slow Motion*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[27]	Gold	35,000^{^}
Ireland (IRMA)[28]	4× Platinum	60,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)[29]	Platinum	15,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)[30]	2× Platinum	759,861[31]
United States	—	414,000[32]
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

"Reviews for Life In Slow Motion by David Gray". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
Thomas, Stephen (13 September 2005). "Allmusic review". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
John Metzger. "Music Box review". Musicbox-online.com. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
Schiller, Mike. "PopMatters review". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
"Slant Magazine review". Slantmagazine.com. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
"Varsity.co.nz – THE INTERVIEW: David Gray". Varsity.co.nz. 28 October 2008. Archived from the original on 28 October 2008. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
Jane Stevenson. "CANOE – JAM! Music – Artists – Gray, David : Exclusive interview with David Gray". Jam.canoe.ca. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
"Life in Slow Motion: David Gray: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
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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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