David Gray (musician)
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David Gray is a British singer-songwriter.
Gray was born June 13 1968 (some sources say 1970) in Manchester, England and grew up in Wales; he later attended the University of Liverpool. His musical career got early support from a dedicated Irish fan base. At an early gig in Ireland, Gray was introduced by comic playwright Pat Ingoldsby.
After a few marginally-successful releases through the 1990s, Gray's breakthrough came with the worldwide release in 1999 of the album White Ladder; this album was a critical and commercial success and included his most famous songs: "This Years Love" and "Babylon".
David Gray's music can best be described as singer-songwriter. He sings while playing guitar, or occassionally, piano. The big difference with the common singer-songwriters, however, is the fact that he uses a lot of computer generated music to accompany his voice and guitar/piano playing.
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Discography
Albums
- A Century Ends (1993); Hut(UK)/Caroline (USA)
- Flesh (1994); Hut
- Sell Sell Sell (1996); EMI
- White Ladder (1999); Iht (UK)/ATO Records (USA)
- Lost Songs 95-98 (2000); Iht (UK)/ATO Records (USA)
- The EP's 1992-1994 (2001); Hut
- A New Day At Midnight (2002); eastwest (UK)/RCA (USA)
Singles
- Birds Without Wings (1992)
- Shine (1993)
- Wisdom (1993)
- This Year's Love (1999)
- Babylon (1999)
- Please Forgive Me (1999)
- Babylon (re-issue) (2000)
- Please Forgive Me (re-issue) (2000)
- This Year's Love (re-issue) (2001)
- Sail Away (2001)
- Say Hello Wave Goodbye (2001)
- The Other Side (2002)
- Be Mine (2003)
External links
- Official Home Page (http://www.davidgray.com/home.php)
- Career Biography (http://www.hubbard2715.freeserve.co.uk/dg/)
- David Gray on SongMeanings.net (http://www.songmeanings.net/artist.php?aid=5350)