David Gray is a British singer-songwriter born on June 13, 1968 in Sale, south-west of Manchester, United Kingdom. He moved to Wales at age 9 and later returned to the north-west of England to attend the University of Liverpool. His musical career got early support from a dedicated Irish fan base. After a few marginally successful releases through the 1990s, Gray's breakthrough came with the worldwide release in 1999 of his fourth album, White Ladder; this was a critical and commercial success and included his best-known songs, "This Years Love" and "Babylon". In the United States, the album received a boost from jam-band leader Dave Matthews, who made it the first release by the record company he co-founded, ATO Records. On August 11, 2001 White Ladder at last reached the top of the UK charts, having been selling steadily since its reissue the previous May, thereby setting a new record for the longest uninterrupted climb to No. 1. The follow-up, A New Day at Midnight, also hit No. 1, and Gray's seventh album, Life In Slow Motion was released on September 12, 2005. Gray's early music was in a contemporary
1 | White Ladder | White Ladder |
2 | This Year's Love | White Ladder |
3 | Say Hello, Wave Goodbye | White Ladder |
4 | Crazy Beautiful | White Ladder |
5 | Babylon (Solo Acoustic) | White Ladder |
6 | Nightblindness | White Ladder |
7 | Sail Away | White Ladder |
8 | We're Not Right | White Ladder |
9 | White Ladder | White Ladder |
10 | My Oh My | White Ladder |
11 | Babylon II | White Ladder |
12 | The One I Love | Life in Slow Motion |
13 | Tell Me Something (Hospital Food) | Hospital Food |
14 | Please Forgive Me | White Ladder |
15 | Babylon | White Ladder |
16 | Silver Lining | White Ladder |