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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 on the following day 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
Released12 September 2005 (2005-09-12)
RecordedJune 2004–June 2005
GenreFolk rock
Length44:31
Label
Producer
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
  1. "The One I Love"
    Released: 29 August 2005
  2. "Hospital Food"
    Released: 28 November 2005
  3. "Alibi"
    Released: 27 March 2006
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic69/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Music Box[3]
PopMatters6/10[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

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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 U.S. Billboard 200 album chart.[9]

Track listing

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

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Alibi" 4:33
2."The One I Love"Craig McClune3:25
3."Lately"McClune, Rob Malone, Tim Bradshaw, David Nolte4:13
4."Nos Da Cariad"McClune, Malone, Bradshaw, Nolte4:10
5."Slow Motion"McClune5:00
6."From Here You Can Almost See the Sea" 3:39
7."Ain't No Love" 3:21
8."Hospital Food"Malone4:43
9."Now and Always" 6:45
10."Disappearing World" 5:05
Total length:44:31

Credits

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Musicians

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  • 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

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  • 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

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Certifications and sales

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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)[31] 2× Platinum 759,861[30]
United States — 414,000[32]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Reviews for Life in Slow Motion by David Gray". Metacritic. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  2. ^ Thomas, Stephen (13 September 2005). "AllMusic review". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  3. ^ John Metzger. "Music Box review". Musicbox-online.com. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  4. ^ Schiller, Mike. "PopMatters review". PopMatters. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  5. ^ "Slant Magazine review". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ Jane Stevenson. "CANOE – JAM! Music – Artists – Gray, David : Exclusive interview with David Gray". Jam.canoe.ca. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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  9. ^ "Life in Slow Motion – David Gray". Billboard. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
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  14. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – David Gray – Life in Slow Motion" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  15. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – David Gray – Life in Slow Motion" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  16. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography David Gray". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  17. ^ "Italiancharts.com – David Gray – Life in Slow Motion". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
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  19. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – David Gray – Life in Slow Motion". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  20. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – David Gray – Life in Slow Motion". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  21. ^ "Swisscharts.com – David Gray – Life in Slow Motion". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  22. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  23. ^ "David Gray Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  24. ^ "Top Selling Albums of 2005". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  25. ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2005". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  26. ^ "2006 UK Albums Chart" (PDF). ChartsPlus. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  27. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  28. ^ "The Irish Charts - 2005 Certification Awards - Multi Platinum". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  29. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – David Gray – A New Day at Midnight". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 26 May 2019.[dead link‍]
  30. ^ Jones, Alan (15 March 2019). "Charts analysis: Dave emerges victorious in close albums battle". Music Week. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  31. ^ "British album certifications – David Gray – A New Day at Midnight". British Phonographic Industry.
  32. ^ Sexton, Paul (5 September 2009). "All Change". Billboard. p. 44. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
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