White Ladder [Import]

David Gray | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 16, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Msi
• ASIN: B00000ILQQ
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #134,182 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars David Gray - The next Big Thing, December 2, 1999

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Michael C. Fitzgerald (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: White Ladder (Audio CD)

I am sending copies to all of my friends and relatives for Christmas. For those of you who aren't familiar with DG, my guess is that you soon will be. This album has gone triple platinum (!) in Ireland, and David is now beginning to sell out 10,000 seat venues there. Once this album is distributed domestically and he goes on tour in 2000, he is sure to claim his rightful place in popular music. So buy it for all your friends and tell them you heard it first!

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars White Ladder....A Step Above, February 23, 2000

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Shannon Hughes (Dublin, Ireland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: White Ladder (Audio CD)

If you're a fan of David Gray already, you won't be disappointed by White Ladder, arguably the best album released in 1999. If you're not familiar with his work, here's your chance to get in on the big secret. Gray is, unquestionably, one of the finest vocalists around. White Ladder allows Gray to showcase his folky-pop style with radio-friendly tunes like Please Forgive Me and My oh My to more maudlin tracks like Sail Away and This Year's Love. There's even a beautifully melodic cover version of Soft Cell's Say Hello, Wave Goodbye here. Although Gray has been continually selling out large venues here in Ireland, it's surprising his work is still relatively unknown in North America. Wake up America! Don't let this one go by you. White Ladder is an album you definitely won't regret adding to your collection. Remeber his name. You're bound to be seeing a lot more of him in the future.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Success Surely Around The Corner!, July 13, 2000

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Ian Creamer (Dublin,Ireland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: White Ladder (Audio CD)

David Gray has been exteremely successful in Ireland for the last number of years-and I think this album will soon make him a household name in many places.This is his first album on his own label and it sounds like he's put his heart,soul and mortgage on it's success.Compared to previous albums the production on this album is light years ahead of the others.Added to this are ten excellent songs,which go to prove Gray is as good a singer-songwriter as there is anywhere in the English speaking world.This c.d. has got every type of song- most suitable for contemplative late night listening.'Please Forgive Me','Babylon' are songs that would grace any singles chart.'This Years Love' is an excellent heartfelt song also.The best part of the c.d. is his very brave choice for a finale-I thought Soft Cell's 'Say Hello,Wave Goodbye' is a difficult song to cover and even though I was a huge fan of the original,I have to say that Gray's version even surpasses this.Gray as I write is finally beginning to break into the upper end of the U.K. market with this c.d.-I would whole-heartedly reccomend the rest of the world to follow suit!