David Gray – White Ladder CD | Babylon | Please Forgive Me | This Year’s Love | Sail Away | Say Hello Wave Goodbye | IHT Records | New & Sealed

Babylon. David Gray — White Ladder CD. One of the great independent album success stories of the late 1990s — featuring Babylon, Please Forgive Me, This Year’s Love, Sail Away, My Oh My, Silver Lining and Say Hello Wave Goodbye — recorded by David Gray in his bedroom on a £4,000 budget and released on his own IHT Records label in 1998 — the best-selling album in Irish chart history — later released internationally in 2000 and certified platinum in the USA, UK and Ireland. Folk / indie rock / acoustic. IHT Records, 1998 (UK release 2000). New & sealed.

Most Searched David Gray White Ladder Songs

• Babylon — the most searched David Gray song of all time — UK number five in November 2000 — the song that brought White Ladder to mainstream attention in the UK — written about a day in David Gray’s life — the most searched Babylon David Gray fact is what the song is about — it draws on imagery from his everyday life including a trip to the cinema — one of the most recognisable British indie tracks of the early 2000s
• Please Forgive Me — the most searched David Gray love ballad — UK number eighteen in November 1999 — the first White Ladder single to chart in the UK — the most searched Please Forgive Me David Gray fact is that it was the song that first broke him in Ireland before the rest of the world followed — a slow-building acoustic ballad of extraordinary emotional power
• This Year’s Love — the most searched David Gray romantic track — UK number twenty in April 1999 — later re-released after the album’s commercial breakthrough — frequently used in television dramas and films — one of the most searched wedding song tracks of the early 2000s — the most searched This Year’s Love David Gray fact
• Sail Away — the most searched David Gray atmospheric track — a fan favourite and live staple — the most searched Sail Away David Gray fact is that it was later covered by many artists — one of the most emotionally resonant songs on the album
• Say Hello Wave Goodbye — the most searched David Gray cover version — originally written and recorded by Soft Cell in 1982 — the most searched Say Hello Wave Goodbye David Gray fact is that it is a cover of the Soft Cell original — David Gray’s acoustic version strips the song back entirely and transforms it into something new — the original Soft Cell version reached UK number three in February 1982
• My Oh My — the most searched David Gray White Ladder uptempo track — UK number thirty-three in June 2000 — one of the more rhythmically driven songs on the album blending acoustic guitar with electronic beats — the most searched My Oh My David Gray fact

Most Searched David Gray White Ladder Facts

• White Ladder was recorded in David Gray’s bedroom on a budget of approximately £4,000 — the most searched White Ladder recording fact
• White Ladder was rejected by every major record label before David Gray released it on his own IHT Records label in 1998 — the most searched White Ladder rejection fact
• White Ladder became the best-selling album in Irish chart history — spending over two years on the Irish albums chart — the most searched White Ladder Ireland fact
• White Ladder was certified platinum in the USA, UK and Ireland — eventually selling over 7 million copies worldwide — the most searched White Ladder sales fact
• David Gray recorded the drum machine and electronic beats himself at home because he could not afford session musicians — the lo-fi aesthetic became central to the album’s appeal — the most searched White Ladder production fact
• Say Hello Wave Goodbye is a cover of the Soft Cell song from 1982 — the most searched David Gray cover question

Frequently Asked Questions

• How much did White Ladder cost to record? — Approximately £4,000 — recorded in David Gray’s bedroom — the most searched question
• Was White Ladder rejected by record labels? — Yes — every major label passed on it — David Gray released it himself on IHT Records in 1998 — the most searched question
• Is White Ladder the best-selling Irish album ever? — Yes — spent over two years on the Irish albums chart — the most searched question
• Is Say Hello Wave Goodbye a cover? — Yes — originally by Soft Cell in 1982 — UK number three — the most searched question
• How many copies did White Ladder sell? — Over 7 million worldwide — platinum in the USA, UK and Ireland — the most searched question

Track Listing

• Through to Myself
• Please Forgive Me
• Babylon
• My Oh My
• We’re Not Right
• Nightblindness
• Silver Lining
• White Ladder
• This Year’s Love
• Sail Away
• Say Hello Wave Goodbye

CD Details

• Artist: David Gray
• Album: White Ladder
• Year: 1998 (UK release 2000)
• Format: CD
• Label: IHT Records
• EAN / Barcode: 0685738298327
• Condition: New & Sealed

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