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White Ladder [CD]

David Gray | Format: Audio CD
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (164 customer reviews)
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David Gray was born in Manchester in 1970. By The time he was nine years old he had moved to Wales with his family whew he was raised until he left to study at the University of Liverpool. He began playing in punk bands where he lived and also played in a few bands while at college where he began to experiment with a more poetic form of writing. After Liverpool he moved to London where he ... Read more in Amazon's David Gray Store

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  • Audio CD (1 Jan 2013)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: CD
  • Label: IHT RECORDS
  • ASIN: B00004TFMN
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (164 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,146 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Through To Myself 1:56£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  2. Please Forgive Me 5:33£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  3. Babylon 4:24£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  4. My Oh My 4:37£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  5. We're Not Right 3:02£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  6. Night Blindness 4:23£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  7. Silver Lining 6:02£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  8. White Ladder 4:12£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  9. This Year's Love 4:05£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen10. Sail Away 5:15£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen11. Say Hello, Wave Goodbye 9:00£0.69  Buy MP3 

Product Description

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A major artist in Ireland, David Gray has a loyal but somewhat smaller following throughout the rest of the world. Since his 1994 debut album A Century Ends, he has consistently produced quality, folk-tinged songs that showcase his one major talent--a raw yet melodic voice. White Ladder marks something of a departure from his usual fare, as it sees him embracing a more modern sound, adding interesting beats and electronic sounds to the more traditional acoustic guitar and piano. In trying to widen his appeal, he risks alienating his fan base, but tracks like "This Year's Love" and "My Oh My" should keep everybody happy. --Helen Marquis

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CD EastWest, 8573829832, 1998 10 Track

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Let's not be forgetting the secret track on White Ladder... 6 Aug 2005
By Paul VINE™ VOICE
Format:Audio CD
...the reviewer below has correctly identified and reviewed each and every track on White Ladder with amazing accuracy. However, there's one glaring omission..!!

There is a secret track on White Ladder, hidden cleverly for all to find.

Play track 1 of White Ladder
Press the rewind button [<<] until -2:00 minutes
Listen to the secret track!

The track is called 'Through to Myself' and is probably my favourite track on the album given that it sounds like David's having a lot of fun recording it and it sounds totally raw unlike the polished shine of the majority of the album.

Enjoy!!

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37 of 39 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible 4 Dec 2001
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
David Gray's fourth album is, like his previous three, a masterpiece. This time his folky, acoustic reflections are accompanied by chilled-out dance beats, and I have to say that they suit his music perfectly. Gray has seemingly abandoned the superb storytelling epics of previous albums, 'Gathering Dust' etc, for the more simplistic and direct 'This Year's Love' and 'Babylon' - a change that proves just as successful. The narrative style is, however, ressurected on the heartbreaking live favourite 'Say Hello, Wave Goodbye' - a woundrous cover of the old Soft Cell song turned effortlessly into a folk confession. The highlight of the album. Other gems include the uplifting 'Babylon', the sweeping 'Sail Away' and the beautiful 'This Year's Love' - tracks that send shivers down the spine. This album secured global success for David Gray and it is easy to see why. An absolute classic from a true genius.
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35 of 37 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Songs from a room 24 Nov 2002
By Mr. D. J. Brindle VINE™ VOICE
Format:Audio CD
As David Gray sat down to record this album in his London basement he put the years of hertbreak, both personal and commercial, well and truly behing him to record on of the finest records ever commited to CD.

The album bursts into life with the dancey "Please Forgive Me", a shocxk in itself considering the folk roots found on Grays previous albums. Next comes centrepiece track "Babylon" - the song that shot him to the fame and success he so richly deserved. The song details a passionate plea of frustration from a modern spurned lover to another (Let go of your heart/Let go of your head/And feel it now) over another dancey loop but driven underlyingly by acoustic guitar and an amazing voice.

"My Oh My", "We're Not Right, "Nightblindness" and "Silverlining" are extrmemly personal songs, recorded mainly acoustically, dealing with the pressure of non-success and the personal battles of the artist with drink and debt.

"White Ladder" is pure pop bounciness whilst "This Years Love" remains one of the most genuine and moving love songs ever written - Grays voice being particulary haunting over a simple piano-only backing.

"Sail Away" is perhaps the most powerful track on the album and the one that bears most of the hallmarks of Gray of old. If you fail to be moved by the whistled outro and imagery of stormy seas you made of stern stuff indeed.

The album closes with a fine acoustic cover of Soft Cells "Say Hello Wave Goodbye" that morphs into Van Morrisons "Into The Mystic" and then into Morrisons "Madame George" - putting more lament and loss into the song than Marc Almond ever managed.

Gray voice is simply superb and unique throughout and the whole album has a personal, melancholic but strangely uplifting feel about it born, I guess, out of it's birth in such humble surroundings.

Simply a must buy album for anoyne and I truly mean that!

Look out also for the hidden track BEFORE track one!

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5.0 out of 5 stars David Gray :White Ladder.
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4.0 out of 5 stars BROUGHT BACK MEMORYS
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Have owned this on CD since it first came out but couldn't get it to load on to itunes. That's the only reason I've bought it as a download.
Published 4 months ago by M. Jones
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice to hear again
In my opinion David Grays best album. Nice to hear some of his classic old tunes- please forgive me, Babylon, say hello wave goodbye.
Published 6 months ago by DPM
5.0 out of 5 stars A modern great
Love this album, have owned it since its 2000 release and the CD's pretty well worn!

If you were to download one track, make it Please forgive me. Read more
Published 15 months ago by nik26
5.0 out of 5 stars Great stuff
OOOh this album is awsom! I have bought it 3 times since 2001. Leave it for a year or so and you can go back to it like it was the first time you ever heard it. Read more
Published 18 months ago by vimtoe
1.0 out of 5 stars No cd
Im still waiting for cd to arrive maybe its me as i keep getting cps taken or lost . Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars A 90's classic album
I don't know, for me this is just a classic album; his gigs are great too!
Published on 6 Oct 2010 by Leigh Mallory
5.0 out of 5 stars Speedy Gonzales
Had a yearning to hear a previously favourite album and am pleased to say, the CD arrived VERY quickly; well packaged, brand new and full of memories for me. Ta v much x
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White Lady is David Gray's best ever Album. This CD is uplifting and inspiring to me. His lyrics have meaning and i have always been able to relate to his songs. Read more
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