Lost Songs 1995-1998 - David Gray

I am a David Gray convert. My wife is a huge fan, and I was forced to listen to his album 'White Ladder' so much that I was in danger of becoming more of a fan than her, which is why I bought this CD, which is one of his earlier releases. It is a collection of 11 songs written and recorded in the three year period 1995-1998, which was the time that he was signed to a record company, and giving the backing to record and promote 'White Ladder', and it was off the back of that success that EastWest record label decided to cash in and release this album in 2001. "Flame Turns Blue' whets our appetites for what is to follow. The folk style is ...  Read the complete review

I’ve got a lot of things to thank the lady in my life for (wink, wink, nudge, nudge!), but this perhaps is one of the more publishable ones, bearing in mind that this is supposedly a reputable web site. Back from work I come after a hard weekend, (yes a student that works, I know it must be a shock to you, but some of us unfortunately have to) jump straight into bed to snuggle up to the afore mentioned girlfriend, and what meets my tired ears? A wonderful calm melody, flowing from the CD player. ‘What’s this darling?’ I ask. ‘Oh its that David Grey CD, Lost Songs or something, I bought it in the sale, why do you like it? She ...  Read the complete review

Lost Songs 95-98 is a collection of 11 tracks recorded between his unsuccessful 1994 album Sell Sell Sell, and 1999's White Ladder, which intially appeared on his own IHT label, before being picked up by EastWest/Warner. Through strong word-of-mouth, White Ladder (by then on its second release) climbed up the UK charts early last summer, followed by the Top 5 breakthrough hit Babylon. Thereafter, White Ladder stuck around to clock up more than 750,000 sales...and it's still charting now, thanks to a third single This Year's Love. Lost Songs, recently issued by EastWest, has also been out before, shortly after White Ladder began to take off ...  Read the complete review