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A New Day at Midnight
A photograph of a sunrise over a body of water with the artist and album title overlaid
Studio album by
Released28 October 2002 (2002-10-28)
RecordedMarch-July 2002
GenreFolktronica
Length50:41
Label
Producer
David Gray chronology
The EPs 1992–1994
(2001)
A New Day at Midnight
(2002)
Life in Slow Motion
(2005)
Singles from A New Day at Midnight
  1. "The Other Side"
    Released: 9 December 2002
  2. "Be Mine"
    Released: 7 April 2003
  3. "Dead in the Water"
    Released: November 2002 (promo only)

A New Day at Midnight is the sixth studio album by British singer-songwriter David Gray, released on 28 October 2002 in the UK by East West Records and IHT Records and November 5, 2002 in the United States by the former RCA imprint ATO Records and iht as well. The album entered the UK Albums Chart at No. 1 upon its opening week, and spent a total of 49 weeks on the chart.

Two singles were released from A New Day at Midnight: "The Other Side" in December 2002, and "Be Mine" in April 2003. "Dead in the Water" was released as a promo-only single in November 2002. Both singles failed to break into the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No. 35 and No. 23 respectively. The album received critically mixed reviews, but went on to be certified platinum four times.

The album is dedicated to David Gray's father, Peter, who died of cancer in 2001, at the height of Gray's popularity. A song titled "A New Day at Midnight", written about the birth of Gray's first daughter, Ivy, was written during the album's sessions but was not included on the album.

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Guardian
Kludge8/10
The Music Box
NME

Track listing

All tracks are written by 50:41.

A New Day at Midnight track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dead in the Water"Gray3:07
2."Caroline"Gray3:39
3."Long Distance Call"Gray3:42
4."Freedom"Gray6:48
5."Kangaroo"Gray3:32
6."Last Boat to America"Gray4:50
7."Real Love"Gray, McClune4:40
8."Knowhere"Gray, Malone3:55
9."December"Gray3:35
10."Be Mine"Gray, McClune4:24
11."Easy Way to Cry"Gray3:53
12."The Other Side"Gray4:31
Japan-only bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Lorelei"Gray3:20

Personnel

Musicians

  • All instrumentation by David Gray and Craig McClune
  • Tony Shanaghan – backing vocals on "Caroline", "Kangaroo" and "Easy Way to Cry"
  • Rob Malone – bass guitar on "Caroline", "Long Distance Call", "Freedom", "Last Boat to America", "Real Love", "Knowhere" and "Easy Way to Cry"
  • Tim Bradshaw – piano on "Real Love" and "Easy Way to Cry", Wurlitzer on "Long Distance Call", electric guitar on "Freedom", lap steel on "Last Boat to America", drone keys on "Knowhere", backwards synth on "December"
  • B. J. Cole – pedal steel on "Caroline"
  • Wrecking Crew – orchestra on "Long Distance Call", brass on "Freedom", string quartet on "Easy Way to Cry"

Production

  • Produced by David Gray, Iestyn Polson, and Craig McClune
  • Mixed by Fred Defaye and Simon Changer
  • Recorded and programmed by Iestyn Polson
  • Mastered by George Marino
  • Compiled by Dave Turner and Gus Shaw

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for A New Day at Midnight
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) Gold 35,000^
Canada (Music Canada) Gold 50,000^
Ireland (IRMA) 6× Platinum 90,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) Platinum 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) 4× Platinum 1,213,117
United States (RIAA) Gold 604,000
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) Platinum 1,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


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