A New Day at Midnight

A New Day at Midnight
Studio album by
Released28 October 2002 (2002-10-28)
RecordedMarch–July 2002
GenreFolktronica
Length50:41
Label
Producer
David Gray chronology
The EPs 1992–1994
(2001)
A New Day at Midnight
(2002)
Life in Slow Motion
(2005)
Singles from A New Day at Midnight
  1. "The Other Side"
    Released: 9 December 2002
  2. "Be Mine"
    Released: 7 April 2003

A New Day at Midnight is the sixth studio album by British singer-songwriter David Gray, released on 28 October 2002 in the UK by East West Records and IHT Records and November 5, 2002 in the United States by the former RCA imprint ATO Records and iht as well. The album entered the UK Albums Chart at No. 1 upon its opening week, and spent a total of 49 weeks on the chart.

Two singles were released from A New Day at Midnight: "The Other Side" in December 2002, and "Be Mine" in April 2003. "Dead in the Water" was released as a promo-only single in November 2002. Both singles failed to break into the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No. 35 and No. 23 respectively. The album received critically mixed reviews, but went on to be certified platinum four times.

The album is dedicated to David Gray's father, Peter, who died of cancer in 2001, at the height of Gray's popularity. A song titled "A New Day at Midnight", written about the birth of Gray's first daughter, Ivy, was written during the album's sessions but was not included on the album.

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100
Review scores
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AllMusic
The Guardian
Kludge8/10
The Music Box
NME