A New Day at Midnight
The follow-up to White Ladder: number one on release and four times platinum, with mixed reviews.
David Gray, 2002
- Released
- 28 October 2002
- Label
- East West
- Producer
- David Gray, Iestyn Polson and Craig McClune
The sixth album came out in Britain on East West and IHT on 28 October 2002 and in the United States on ATO on 5 November. It entered the British chart at number one and stayed on it for 49 weeks. Singles were The Other Side, which reached 35, and Be Mine, which reached 23. Reviews were mixed. Pitchfork later called it muted and morose, and noted that it was four times platinum in Britain and gold in the United States. Instrumentation is credited to Gray and McClune, with Tim Bradshaw, Rob Malone and others joining on individual tracks.
Track listing
- Dead in the Water3:07
- Caroline3:39
- Long Distance Call3:42
- Freedom6:48
- Kangaroo3:32
- Last Boat to America4:50
- Real Love4:40
- Knowhere3:55
- December3:35
- Be Mine4:24
- Easy Way to Cry3:53
- The Other Side4:31
Personnel
- David Gray instrumentation, production
- Craig McClune instrumentation, production
- Iestyn Polson production, recording, programming
- Tim Bradshaw piano, Wurlitzer, electric guitar, lap steel
- Rob Malone bass guitar
- B. J. Cole pedal steel on Caroline
More from David Gray
A Century Ends (1993), White Ladder (1998), Life in Slow Motion (2005), Draw the Line (2009)
Sources
- A New Day at Midnight, Wikipedia
- White Ladder (20th Anniversary Edition), Pitchfork (2020-02-21)