Gravity at Last

Studio album by Ayọ

Released

26 September 2008

Recorded

March 2008;
Compass Point Studios
(Nassau, Bahamas)

Genre

Soul, blues, folk, reggae, world

Length

47:32

Label

Polydor

Producer

Ayọ, Jay Newland

Ayọ chronology

Joyful
(2006)

Gravity at Last
(2008)

Billie-Eve
(2011)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Citysearch	(mixed)^[2]

Gravity at Last is the second studio album by German recording artist Ayọ. It was recorded in March 2008 and, like her debut album, Joyful, within five days under live conditions. The recording in analog technology took place at the Compass Point Studios in Nassau on the island of New Providence, Bahamas. The album topped the French chart in its second week on the run. On 5 February 2009, the album was certified platinum by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP), denoting sales in excess of 200,000 copies in France.^[3]

The song "Slow Slow (Run Run)" was released for radio promotion on 30 June 2008 and was released as first single from the album. "Lonely" was released as the follow-up.

1 Track listing
2 Personnel
3 Charts
4 Release history
5 References
6 External links

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Ayọ.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Am Not Afraid"	3:35
2.	"Maybe (Ayo Blues)"	3:29
3.	"Slow Slow (Run Run)"	3:29
4.	"Love and Hate"	3:45
5.	"Get Out of My Way"	2:47
6.	"Better Days"	3:33
7.	"Change"	3:11
8.	"Piece of Joy"	3:38
9.	"Lonely" (lasts 4:15 on non-French editions)	3:34
10.	"Sometimes"	3:37
11.	"What's This All About?"	3:22
12.	"Mother"	5:28
13.	"Thank You"	4:04

Non-French bonus track
No.	Title	Length
14.	"Sometimes" (Home Acoustic)	3:01

Personnel

Ayọ – vocals, acoustic guitar, backing vocals, electric guitar, piano, producer
Jawara Adams – trumpet
Jean-Philippe Allard – executive producer
Sherrod "Licspiffy" Barnes – acoustic guitar, backing vocals, baritone guitar, electric guitar, guitar solo
Osie Bowe – second engineer
Larry Campbell – acoustic guitar, cittern, electric guitar, mandolin, National resonator guitar, pedal steel guitar, slide electric guitar, violin
Keith Christopher – bass
The Compass Point Horns – trumpet
Dave Eggar – cello

Don Harris – trumpet
Jerry Lawson – vocals
Andy Manganello – engineer
Terry Manning – horn arrangements
Ozzie Melendez – trombone
Jay Newland – producer, engineer, mixing
Samanta Novella – artwork
Jermaine Parrish – drums
Lucky Peterson – backing vocals, clavinet, Hammond B3, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano
Tino "Sheep" Richardson – tenor saxophone
John Scarpulla – tenor saxophone
Neil Symonette – percussion

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2008–09)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart^[4]	94
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)^[5]	18
European Top 100 Albums^[6]	16
French Albums Chart^[7]	1
German Albums Chart^[8]	55
Greek Foreign Albums Chart^[9]	3
Italian Albums Chart^[10]	93
Polish Albums Chart^[11]	6
Swiss Albums Chart^[12]	10

Certifications

Country	Certification
France	Platinum^[3]
Poland	Platinum^[13]

Year-end charts

Chart (2008)	Position
French Albums Chart^[14]	37
Greek Foreign Albums Chart^[15]	34
Swiss Albums Chart^[16]	89

Release history

Country	Date	Label
Italy^[17]	26 September 2008	Universal Music
France^[18]	29 September 2008	Polydor Records
Australia^[19]	3 October 2008	Universal Music
Poland^[20]	3 October 2008
Germany^[21]	10 October 2008

References

^ Greenberg, Adam. "Gravity at Last [Bonus Track] – Ayo". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/gravity-at-last-bonus-track-r1448268. Retrieved 11 June 2009‎.
^ Bond, Nick (October 2008). "Ayo: Gravity At Last". Citysearch. http://citysearch.com.au/events/ayo%3A%20gravity%20at%20last. Retrieved 11 June 2009‎.
^ ^a ^b "Certifications Albums Platine – année 2009" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. 5 February 2009. http://www.disqueenfrance.com/en/page-259165.xml?year=2009&type=12. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums – Week Commencing 20th April 2009". Australian Recording Industry Association. Pandora Archive. http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20090520-0000/issue999.pdf. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
^ "Ayo. – Gravity At Last" (in French). Ultratop. Hung Medien. http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showitem.asp?interpret=Ayo.&titel=Gravity+At+Last&cat=a. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
^ "European Top 20 Charts – Week Commencing 20^th October 2008". Billboard. Pandora Archive. http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20081120-0000/issue973.pdf. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
^ "Ayo. – Gravity At Last" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Hung Medien. http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Ayo.&titel=Gravity+At+Last&cat=a. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
^ "Chartverfolgung / Ayo / Longplay" (in German). Media Control. PhonoNet GmbH. http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Ayo/?type=longplay. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
^ "Top 50 Ξένων Aλμπουμ [Top 50 Foreign Albums]" (in Greek). IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20081201113957/http://www.ifpi.gr/chart01.htm. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
^ "Artisti – Classifica settimanale dal 26/09/2008 al 02/10/2008" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. http://www.fimi.it/classifiche_result_artisti.php?anno=2008&mese=09&id=200. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży". OLiS. 27 October 2008. http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=481&lang=en. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
^ "Ayo. – Gravity At Last". Media Control. Hung Medien. http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Ayo.&titel=Gravity+At+Last&cat=a. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
^ "Platinum certification awards". Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. 3 December 2008. http://www.zpav.pl/rankingi/wyroznienia/platynowe/index.php?lang=2. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
^ "Classement Albums – année 2008" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/monopage.xml?id=259376&year=2008&type=2. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
^ "Annual Charts – Year 2008: Top 50 Ξένων Aλμπουμ [Annual Charts – Year 2008: Top 50 Foreign Albums]" (in Greek). IFPI Greece. http://www.ifpi.gr/chart01_annual.htm. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
^ "Swiss Year-End Charts 2008". Media Control. Hung Medien. http://swisscharts.com/year.asp?key=2008. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
^ "Ayo – Gravity at Last" (in Italian). Internet Bookshop Italia. http://www.ibs.it/disco/0600753112045/ayo/gravity-at-last.html. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
^ "Gravity at last : Ayo" (in French). Fnac. http://musique.fnac.com/a2495479/Ayo-Gravity-at-last-CD-album. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
^ "Gravity At Last – AYO". JB Hi-Fi. http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/music/pop-rock/gravity-at-last/374346. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
^ "AYO – Gravity At Last (Polska Cena)" (in Polish). Universal Music Poland. http://www.universalmusic.pl/artysci.id_3106.a_dyskografia.idp_5542. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
^ "Ayo. – Gravity At Last" (in German). Universal Music Germany. http://www.universal-music.de/ayo/diskografie/detail/product:155930/gravity-at-last. Retrieved 10 October 2011.

External links

Video and info about the making of the album

Preceded by Comme à la maison by Christophe Maé	French Albums Chart number-one album 11 October 2008	Succeeded by Infréquentable by Bénabar