New York-based singer/songwriter Gavin DeGraw rose to success in 2003 when the song "I Don't Want to Be" from his debut album Chariot was chosen as the theme song on the popular American TV series One Tree Hill.
His mix of gritty, rock-based songwriting and passionate, uplifting themes struck a chord with fans and music directors alike, as several more of his singles made appearances on American Idol, So You Think You Can Dance, Scrubs, Boston Legal, and other popular shows.
Over the course of his five studio albums, he scored a number of hits on the Billboard charts like "Follow Through," "Not Over You," and "Best I Ever Had," all of which appear here on his first best-of anthology.
Finest Hour is a strong representation of DeGraw's most popular work, though some fans might be irked that the original version of his hit "In Love with a Girl" has been omitted in favor of a previously unreleased Max Martin mix.
Additionally, the title track is also featured here in a newly recorded version.
Alternate takes aside, this collection is a solid bet.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Don't Want to BeGavin DeGraw | Gavin DeGraw | Play | 03:38 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Not Over YouGavin DeGraw, Ryan Tedder | Gavin DeGraw | Play | 03:38 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Follow ThroughGavin DeGraw | Gavin DeGraw | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | In Love with a Girl [Max Martin Unreleased Version]Gavin DeGraw | Gavin DeGraw | Play | 03:19 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | ChariotGavin DeGraw | Gavin DeGraw | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | We Belong TogetherGavin DeGraw | Gavin DeGraw | Play | 04:30 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Best I Ever HadGavin DeGraw, Martin Johnson | Gavin DeGraw | Play | 03:46 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | SoldierGavin DeGraw | Gavin DeGraw | Play | 03:31 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | FireJohan Carlsson, Gavin DeGraw, Ross Golan | Gavin DeGraw | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | You Got MeDiane Warren | Gavin DeGraw | Play | 03:47 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Finest Hour | Gavin DeGraw | Play | 03:41 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dave Ashton | Assistant Engineer |
| 2 | John August | Assistant |
| 3 | Sean R. Badum | Assistant |
| 4 | Jerrod Bettis | Bass, Guitar, Producer |
| 5 | Cory Bice | Engineer |
| 6 | C.J. Buscaglia | Assistant Engineer |
| 7 | Mattias Bylund | Editing, String Arrangements, String Engineer |
| 8 | Fran Capitanelli | Guitar (Electric), Vocals (Background) |
| 9 | Smith Carlson | Engineer |
| 10 | Johan Carlsson | Bass, Composer, Guitar (Acoustic), Keyboards, Organ, Producer, Programming, Vocal Producer, Vocals (Background) |
| 11 | Peter Carlsson | Vocal Producer |
| 12 | Bryn Carter | Stylist |
| 13 | Dan Chase | Keyboards, Programming |
| 14 | Daphne Chen | Violin |
| 15 | Lauren Chipman | Viola |
| 16 | Bob Clearmountain | Mixing |
| 17 | Ernesto Cohen | Assistant |
| 18 | Olvera Cohen | Assistant |
| 19 | Rob Cohen | Assistant |
| 20 | Kevin Dean | Assistant Engineer |
| 21 | Gavin DeGraw | Clapping, Composer, Foot Stomping, Guitar (Acoustic), Keyboards, Piano, Primary Artist, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 22 | Marc DeSisto | Engineer |
| 23 | Richard Dodd | Cello |
| 24 | Shane Drake | Director |
| 25 | Brandon Duncan | Assistant Engineer |
| 26 | Mark Endert | Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 27 | Chris Gehringer | Mastering |
| 28 | Serban Ghenea | Mixing |
| 29 | Ross Golan | Composer, Vocals (Background) |
| 30 | Bryan Golder | Digital Editing, Engineer |
| 31 | Eric Gorfain | String Arrangements, Violin |
| 32 | Erwin Gorostiza | Creative Director |
| 33 | Steve Gryphon | Editing, Programming |
| 34 | David Hall | Engineer |
| 35 | Rani Hancock | A&R |
| 36 | John Hanes | Engineer |
| 37 | Sam Holland | Engineer |
| 38 | Michael Ilbert | Engineer |
| 39 | Martin Johnson | Assistant, Bass, Composer, Engineer, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Instrumentation, Mandolin, Percussion, Piano, Producer, Programming, Vocals (Background) |
| 40 | Stacy Jones | Drums |
| 41 | Jon Kaplan | Engineer |
| 42 | Toshi Kasai | Assistant Engineer |
| 43 | Matt Laug | Drums |
| 44 | Tim LeBlanc | Assistant Engineer |
| 45 | Oliver Lieber | Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Producer |
| 46 | Tomas Ljung | Engineer |
| 47 | Tom Lord-Alge | Mixing |
| 48 | Diane Martel | Director |
| 49 | Max Martin | Bass, Clapping, Foot Stomping, Guitar, Keyboards, Producer, Programming, Vocals (Background) |
| 50 | Arnold McCuller | Vocals (Background) |
| 51 | Mholme | Art Direction, Design |
| 52 | James Minchin III | Photography |
| 53 | Alvin Moody | Bass |
| 54 | Kyle Moorman | Additional Production, Engineer, Programming |
| 55 | Lance Morrison | Bass |
| 56 | Billy Norris | Guitar |
| 57 | Brandon Paddock | Additional Production, Assistant, Bass, Engineer, Programming, Vocals (Background) |
| 58 | MiMi "Audio" Parker | Assistant Engineer |
| 59 | Shawn Pelton | Clapping, Drums, Foot Stomping |
| 60 | Valerie Pinkston | Vocals (Background) |
| 61 | Chris Reynolds | Assistant Engineer |
| 62 | Tim Roberts | Engineer |
| 63 | Steve Rusch | Assistant |
| 64 | Phil Seaford | Assistant Engineer |
| 65 | The Section Quartet | Strings |
| 66 | Shellback | Synthesizer |
| 67 | Jake Sinclair | Bass, Engineer, Vocals (Background) |
| 68 | Ryan Tedder | Composer, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion, Producer, Programming, Vocals (Background) |
| 69 | Chris Unck | Vocals (Background) |
| 70 | German Villacorta | Assistant Engineer |
| 71 | Butch Walker | Guitar (Acoustic), Keyboards, Percussion, Producer, Programming, Vocals (Background) |
| 72 | Michael Ward | Guitar |
| 73 | Joey Waronker | Drums |
| 74 | Diane Warren | Composer |
| 75 | Patrick Warren | Keyboards |
| 76 | Wix | Keyboards |
| 77 | Noel Zancanella | Keyboards, Producer, Programming |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |