Sweeter is the fourth album by American songwriter Gavin DeGraw. With the album containing only ten songs, the pianist builds on his successes Chariot and Just Friends, both from his debut album. What is striking is that it all sounds a lot slicker and more commercial than before. The single Not Over You was received with varying critical acclaim for its simple lyrics, but on songs like Soldier and
… Run Every Time DeGraw shows that he is a great songwriter. All in all, Sweeter is a recognizable album for the loyal fans and DeGraw's now more mature voice does the fairly simple songs a lot good. On the last song Spell It Out he reminds a lot of the older well-known songwriter and pianist Paul Carrack. (BvdV)more
