Make a Move

by Gavin DeGraw

Overview

Stuck in a netherworld of near-hits, Gavin DeGraw decided it was time to make a bold move for his fifth album, broadening his soul-inflected rock on Make a Move. The change is apparent from the start, when the lead single "Best I Ever Had" stomps to a beat borrowed from folk-rockers the Lumineers and the title track struts like Maroon 5. After that, Make a Move settles down a bit, returning to the loping classic rock gait that brought DeGraw fame ten years prior. He still flirts with the present -- "Need" is a cool, slick piece of Europop; "Every Little Bit" and "Different for Girls" demonstrate that either he or his producers have been listening to the savvy new wave appropriations of Bruno Mars -- and these modern fashions fit him well, but he seems most comfortable whenever he's sticking closest to the sounds that made him, whether it's the crunching closer "Leading Man" or a ballad as sweet and simple as "I'm Gonna Try." It is to his credit that Make a Move doesn't seem incoherent as it flits between his past and present; he's a smooth operator, happy to sell these songs with a smile, eager to see them climb up the charts. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	06/02/2017
Label:	Bmg / Sony Music
UPC:	0889854372620
Rank:	2544

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Gavin DeGraw   Primary Artist,Piano
Eric Gorfain   Violin
Valerie Pinkston   Vocals (Background)
Butch Walker   Guitar,Keyboards,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
The Section Quartet   Strings
Arnold McCuller   Vocals (Background)
Martin Johnson   Piano,Guitar,Mandolin,Percussion,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Kevin Rudolf   Organ,Strings,Keyboards
Benjamin Levin   Vocals
Jake Sinclair   Bass
Eric Kellogg   Vocals
Lauren Chipman   Viola
Mark Stepro   Drums
Brandon Paddock   Bass
Jeff Halatrax   Drums,Guitar
Dan Omelio   Vocals
Ammar Malik   Vocals
Julien Emery   Bass,Guitar
David Brook   Vocals
Alex Bilo   Bass,Drums
Richard Dodd   Cello
Daphne Chen   Violin

Technical Credits

Gavin DeGraw   Composer
Eric Gorfain   String Arrangements
John Hanes   Mixing Engineer
Ryan Tedder   Composer,Producer
Noel Zancanella   Producer
Butch Walker   Producer
Tim Roberts   Engineer
Martin Johnson   Composer,Engineer,Producer,Programming
Kevin Rudolf   Composer,Engineer,Producer
Mike Busbee   Composer,Engineer,Producer
Benny Blanco   Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
David Hall   Engineer
Benjamin Levin   Composer
Emily Wright   Vocal Producer
Jim Irvin   Composer
Smith Carlson   Engineer
Jake Sinclair   Engineer
Erwin Gorostiza   Creative Director
James Minchin   Photography
Jeremy "J Boogs" Levin   Production Coordination
Rob Murray   Engineer
Rob Cohen   Assistant
Julian Emery   Composer
Robopop   Producer
Chris DeStefano   Composer
James Hockley   Pro-Tools
Andrew Luftman   Production Coordination
Rani Hancock   A&R
Brandon Paddock   Engineer,Programming,Additional Production
Jeff Halatrax   Additional Production
Steve Rusch   Assistant
Dan Omelio   Composer,Programming,Instrumentation
Ammar Malik   Composer
Chris Sclafani   Engineer
David Silberstein   Production Coordination
Scott "Yarmov" Yarmovsky   Production Coordination
Julien Emery   Engineer,Producer,Programming
Todd Stopera   Assistant
Sean R. Badum   Assistant
Ernesto Olvera   Assistant
Alex Bilo   Additional Production
DreZa   Producer
Wesley Dewberry   Assistant
Serban Ghenea   Mixing
Kyle Moorman   Engineer,Programming,Additional Production
Chris Gehringer   Mastering
Bradford Smith   Assistant
David Hodges   Composer