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- A Century Ends
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David Gray
Released 1993

Shine
04:34
7,831 plays

Lead Me Upstairs
04:54
4,532 plays

Gathering Dust
06:43
4,280 plays

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- 1
- Shine
- 04:34
- 7,831 plays

- 2
- A Century Ends
- 05:09
- 4,076 plays

- 3
- Debauchery
- 03:28
- 4,107 plays

- 4
- Let The Truth Sting
- 05:30
- 4,213 plays

- 5
- Gathering Dust
- 06:43
- 4,280 plays

- 6
- Wisdom
- 04:16
- 3,229 plays

- 7
- Lead Me Upstairs
- 04:54
- 4,532 plays

- 8
- Living Room
- 03:45
- 3,234 plays

- 9
- Birds Without Wings
- 04:51
- 4,124 plays

- 10
- It's All Over
- 06:21
- 3,079 plays

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album review

Every note on David Gray's debut album, A Century Ends, is sung with raw heartfelt emotion. Gray's lyrics depict a man broken by love and wanting to escape the boredom and monotony of his current station in life. On the title track, Gray challenges himself to make changes in his life before the next millennium. Gray's coffeehouse acoustic guitar and gritty Welsh-accented voice provide the backdrop for a majority of the tracks. The two exceptions are "A Century Ends" and "Wisdom," an upbeat ode to regret, complete with the only catchy chorus on the album. However, this album is not about hooks and feel-good melodies -- Gray grabs the listener with his poetic lyrics and takes off on an introspective ten-song ride through desperation, regret, lost love, and a longing for change. If A Century Ends is an indicator of things to come, then Gray has the potential to become a prolific singer/songwriter. ~ Erik Crawford, All Music Guide