Chariot Stripped (Gavin DeGraw)

Since I enjoyed Gavin DeGraw's recent self-titled release fairly well, I decided to give his Chariot album a chance. I was happy to find a used copy of the 2-disc edition, issued with a "stripped" version of the album that ends with a rendition of Sam Cooke's "A Change Is Gonna Come." Overall, the album makes for a good listen, both in original and stripped form. Some songs don't work quite as well in their stripped forms, but it still makes for a cool bonus disc. Highlights on the album include "Follow Through," "Chemical Party," and "I Don't Want to Be" and "Over-Rated."

Tracks:
1. Follow Through
2. Chariot
3. Just Friends
4. (Nice to Meet You) Anyway
5. Chemical Party
6. Belief
7. Crush
8. I Don't Want to Be
9. Meaning
10. More Than Anyone
11. Over-Rated

The stripped disc replicates this track listing in stripped versions, with final track "Change Is Gonna Come."

Gavin DeGraw

Gavin DeGraw's self-titled album is quite good. I'd originally not planned to buy it, but I heard the first few songs play in a store and I was convinced to give it a shot. I think I'd actually be quite excited about it were I not in such a crappy mood. Perhaps I'll revisit it when I'm in a better one in, say, July.

Tracks:
1. In Love with a Girl
2. Next to Me (Wait a Minute Sister)
3. Cheated on Me
4. I Have You to Thank
5. Cop Stop
6. Young Love
7. Medicate the Kids
8. Relative
9. She Holds a Key
10. Untamed
11. Let It Go
12. We Belong Together