Flesh
Studio album by
David Gray
Released6 September 1994
RecordedFebruary–June 1994
GenreFolk rock
Length45:18
LabelHut/Virgin (UK)[1]
Caroline Records (US)[2]
ProducerDavid Gray
David Gray chronology
A Century Ends
(1993)		 Flesh
(1994)		 Sell, Sell, Sell
(1996)
Alternate Cover
Cover of 2001 reissue. The above image was originally used as back cover of the original 1994 release.
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[1]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide[2]

Flesh is the second studio album by David Gray.[4] It was initially released on 6 September 1994, and re-released in 2001.[5] The cover was changed to a black and white photo for the re-release.[5]

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote that the musicians are led "into semi-electric ladyland on Flesh, using grander arrangements that, thanks to an excess of extroversion in the overall effort, turn the Gaelic aspect of Gray’s music dismayingly toward the Waterboys ... a disappointment."[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by David Gray

No.TitleLength
1."What Are You?"3:30
2."The Light"4:10
3."Coming Down"6:15
4."Falling Free"3:25
5."Made Up My Mind"3:43
6."Mystery of Love"5:32
7."Lullaby"3:39
8."New Horizons"5:56
9."Love's Old Song"3:47
10."Flesh"5:21

Credits

Musicians

  • David Gray – vocals, guitar
  • Neil MacColl – backing vocals (track 5), guitar (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9 & 10), mandolin (tracks 2 & 9), autoharp (track 3), slide guitar (track 6), hi-strung guitar (track 8), Danelectro guitar (track 10)
  • David Nolte – bass
  • Seamus Beaghen – piano
  • Andy Metcalfe – organ, piano
  • Craig McClune – drums, percussion (1, 2 & 10)
  • Roy Dodds – drums, percussion (tracks 3, 5, 6, 8 & 9)
  • Simon Edwards – acoustic bass

Production

  • Recorded by Jim Abbiss; except tracks 3, 6, 9, and 10 recorded by Jim Abbiss and Jock Loveland, and track 7 recorded by David Gray.
  • Mixed by Neil MacColl, Jim Abbiss, and David Gray.
  • Photography by John Ross, Lawrence Watson, Richard J. Burbridge, and Thomas Krygier.

References

  1. 1 2 Larkin, Colin (27 May 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
  2. 1 2 Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2 October 2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743201698 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ Allmusic review
  4. ↑ "David Gray | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  5. 1 2 Heatley, Michael (11 November 2009). David Gray: A Biography. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857120526 – via Google Books.
  6. ↑ "David Gray". Trouser Press. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
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