Face the River

Face the River is the seventh studio album by the American pop musician Gavin DeGraw, released on May 20, 2022, by RCA Records. It was written about his parents, who had recently died.^[2][3] It was his first album in six years and was supported by a concert tour.^[4]

Face the River
Studio album by Gavin DeGraw
Released	May 20, 2022 (2022-05-20)
Studio	RCA Studio A (Nashville, Tennessee)
Length	41:01
Language	English
Label	RCA
Producer	Dave Cobb
Gavin DeGraw chronology
Something Worth Saving (2016) Face the River (2022) A Classic Christmas (2023)

this record was written from a very therapeutic standpoint. It was assembled from a very therapeutic standpoint. And of course on a global level, we were all going through unprecedented times as a world. And so when I was making the album, I was making the album during that time, at the height of COVID.

—DeGraw on recording this album.^[1]

Track listing

All songs were written by Gavin DeGraw

1. "Face The River" – 3:37
2. "Summertime" – 4:17
3. "Ford" – 3:37
4. "Freedom (Johnny's Song)" – 4:12
5. "Greatest of All Time" – 3:39
6. "Destiny" – 4:43
7. "Lighthouse" – 4:21
8. "Chasing When" – 3:19
9. "Hero in Our House" – 4:55
10. "Let Someone In" – 4:21

Personnel

• Gavin DeGraw – piano, vocals
• Brian Allen – bass guitar
• Ali Ambrosi – design
• Daniel Bacigalupi – mastering assistance
• Andrew Brightman – production coordination
• Dave Cobb – acoustic guitar, percussion, production
• Jason Godrich – photography
• Greg Koller – engineering, mixing
• Pete Lyman – mastering at Infrasonic Sound, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
• Billy Norris – guitar
• Chris Powell – drums, percussion
• Kristen Rogers – backing vocals on "Greatest of All Time" and "Let Someone In"
• Philip Towns – keyboards, organ
• Alberto Vasari – photography

Chart performance

The album spent one week on Billboard's Top Album Sales, at 63 for the week of July 4, 2022.^[5]