music.wikisort.org - CompositionLife 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.
2005 studio album by David Gray
Life in Slow Motion |
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Released | 12 September 2005 (2005-09-12) |
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Recorded | June 2004–June 2005 |
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Genre | Folk rock |
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Length | 44:31 |
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- Atlantic (UK)
- ATO/RCA/BMG (US)
- iht
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- "The One I Love"
Released: 29 August 2005
- "Hospital Food"
Released: 28 November 2005
- "Alibi"
Released: 27 March 2006
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Professional ratingsAggregate scores |
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Source | Rating |
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Metacritic | 69/100[1] |
Review scores |
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Source | Rating |
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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.
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.
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1. | "Alibi" | | 4:33 |
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2. | "The One I Love" | Craig McClune | 3:25 |
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3. | "Lately" | McClune, Rob Malone, Tim Bradshaw, David Nolte | 4:13 |
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4. | "Nos Da Cariad" | McClune, Malone, Bradshaw, Nolte | 4:10 |
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5. | "Slow Motion" | McClune | 5:00 |
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6. | "From Here You Can Almost See the Sea" | | 3:39 |
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7. | "Ain't No Love" | | 3:21 |
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8. | "Hospital Food" | Malone | 4:43 |
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9. | "Now and Always" | | 6:45 |
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10. | "Disappearing World" | | 5:05 |
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Total length: | 44:31 |
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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
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References
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