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''; it was also the last album recorded with longtime collaborator

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, but he was booked, so Gray ended up using

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, who'd produced Gray's hit single " Sail Away." The three singles from the album were " The One I Love", "

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format, which included a documentary of the making of the album, a photo gallery, and complete lyrics on the DVD side of the disc. The non-DualDisc CD of the album was one of many titles released with the

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Chart and sales figures

''Life in Slow Motion'' debuted at No. 1 on the

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, staying for three weeks at the top before dropping to No. 4. In the United Kingdom a week after release in Ireland, it debuted also at No. 1 on the

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, spending two weeks at No. 1 before dropping to #3; it spent seven weeks in the top 10 and 25 weeks in the top 75. The album debuted and subsequently peaked at No. 16 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 album chart.

Track listing

Credits

Musicians

* David Gray – vocals, piano, acoustic and electric guitar, harmonium, Wurlitzer, melodica * Craig McClune – drums, percussion, dulcimer, glockenspiel, whistles, backing vocals * Rob Malone – electric and double bass, acoustic and electric guitar, percussion * Tim Bradshaw – piano, keyboards, electric and lap steel guitar, cello * David Nolte – electric guitar, cello, melodica, autoharp, samples, backing vocals *

– percussion, autoharp, recorder, glockenspiel, synthesizer, backing vocals * Natalie Mendoza – backing vocals * Caroline Dale – cello * Strings on tracks 1, 2, and 7: contracted by Isobel Griffiths * Gavyn Wright – orchestra leader * Brass on tracks 1 and 5: performed by The Kick Horns ** Trumpet by Roddy Lorimer and Paul Spong ** Trombone by Neil Sidwell and Annie Whitehead ** Bass trombone by Dave Stewart ** French horn by Nigel Black, Dave Lee, and Michael Thompson ** Orchestral percussion by Frank Ricotta * Track 5: baritone saxophone and assistant arrangement by Simon Clarke; French horn by Tim Jones

Production

* Produced by

with David Gray, Iestyn Polson, Craig McClune and Rob Malone * Recorded and programmed by Iestyn Polson * Mixed by Andy Bradfield * Additional mix engineer/additional programming by Jason Boshoff * Additional programming by Alexis Smith * Track 1: orchestra arranged by Chris Elliott * Track 2: orchestra arranged by David Nolte and Marius de Vries * Track 5: horns arranged by Marius de Vries * Track 7: strings arranged by Marius de Vries and Tim Bradshaw * Mastered by Bob Ludwig * Design and direction by Farrow Design * Cover image concept by Red Design * Cover photography by Joanna Thornhill * Booklet photography by Phil Knott

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

References

{{Authority control David Gray (musician) albums 2005 albums Atlantic Records albums Albums produced by Iestyn Polson Albums produced by Marius de Vries ATO Records albums Bertelsmann Music Group albums IHT Records albums