| Product Summary | | Label: Wea/atlantic | | UPC: 00685738808120 | | Release Date: 7/17/2001 | | Buy.com Sku: 60479041 | | Item#: MQPR7R | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 23868 | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Fill Me In ~ Craig David |  | | 2. Can't Be Messing 'Round ~ Craig David | | | 3. Rendezvous ~ Craig David | | | 4. 7 Days ~ Craig David | | | 5. Follow Me ~ Craig David | | | 6. Key To My Heart ~ Craig David | | | 7. Fill Me In (Part 2) ~ Craig David | | | 8. Last Night ~ Craig David | | | 9. Walking Away ~ Craig David | | | 10. Time To Party ~ Craig David | | | 11. Booty Man ~ Craig David | | | 12. Once In A Lifetime ~ Craig David | | | 13. You Know What ~ Craig David | | | 14. Rewind ~ Craig David | |
| At age 18, the Southampton, England-based Craig David became the youngest British male ever to score a number 1 hit, when his debut solo single, "Fill Me In" entered the UK charts in the top spot in March of 2000. His second single, "7 Days", likewise entered the charts at number 1, as did his acclaimed debut album, Born To Do It, upon its summer 2000 issue. Now Born To Do It is set to be released in the U.S., where David has already began to reap critical kudos and public popularity. Billboard calls the album's first single, "Fill Me In," "The real deal, not to be missed," while praising Born To Do It for its "pop/R&B melodies that defy time." The album sees David breaking out of the UK's burgeoning R&B/garage scene by drawing on a variety of other musical genres--from latin to rock to jazz--to craft a uniquely personal style which transcends musical and geographical boundaries. To date, the album has sold nearly 5 million copies worldwide, including 1.5 million in the U.K. alone.
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel includes: Craig David (vocals); Rickaardo Reid (keyboards, programming); Wayne Lawes (programming); Mark Hill, V. Hallett, F. Zargaroli (background vocals). | | "Fill Me In" was nominated for the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. | | "7 Days" was nominated for the 2003 Grammy Awards for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. | | Personnel: Craig David (vocals); Mark Hill (vocals, background vocals); V. Hallett, F Zagaroli (vocals); Wayne Lawes (programming, drum programming); Fraser Smith (programming). | | Audio Mixers: Mark Hill ; Goetz; Steve Fitzmaurice. | | Audio Remixers: Wayne Lawes; The Artful Dodger ; Ceri Evans. | | Recording information: 2000. | | Photographer: Pete Moss. | | The Southampton, England-born singer's US debut is a sultry foray into contemporary R&B, spanning the uptempo album-opening "Fill Me In," the sensuous "Rendezvous," and the pleading "Key to My Heart." Craig David has the sense to combine his pop leanings with his R&B roots, and the result is an irresistible mix of the sensual, the danceable, and the just plain catchy that recalls a millennial version of '80s UK R&B pretender Terence Trent Darby. | | David's background as a London radio DJ serves him well--the mix of songs is seamless, gliding by as smoothly as a summer boat ride down the River Thames, and his vocal gymnastics are similarly aurally pleasing. Craig David is arguably the latest in a long line of British R&B performers who interpret the form at least as well as, if not better than, their US counterparts. |
Producer: Mark Hill; Craig David; Mark Hill; Wayne Lawes; Artful Dodger; Ceri Evans |
Engineer: Mark Hill; Goetz |
| | Artist Overview | | U.K. R&B singer-songwriter Craig David emerged in the late 1990s as the smooth, soulful voice on U.K. Garage act Artful Dodger's "Re-rewind (The Crowd Say Bo Selecta)." Blending the beats of the emergent U.K. Garage scene with slick, commercial vocals, David swiftly crossed over into the mainstream. His first solo single, "Fill Me In," grabbed the U.K.'s number 1 spot in April 2000. Repeating the feat again with "7 Days," Craig found himself poised to garner healthy sales on both sides of the Atlantic with the release of his debut full-length, BORN TO DO IT. The releases that followed were strong, yet also displayed a more urban-oriented sound. |
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| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 07/17/2001 | | Original Release Date : 2001 | | Catalog ID : 88081 | | Label : Atlantic (USA) | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00685738808120 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Rolling Stone (8/2/01, p.64)
- 3 stars out of 5 - "...It strikes a balance between traditional pop and R&B, using modern production flash as a bridge....[It] has more pop savvy than most contemporary American urban fare..."Spin (1/02, p.77)
- Ranked #19 in Spin's "Albums of the Year 2001" - "...This goes down like your first sip of La Grande Dame." Entertainment Weekly (7/20/01, pp.64-5)
- "...It's music to grind to without spilling your Moet....a brilliantly market-tuned fusion of R&B elegance and all-ages pop sugar..." - Rating: B Uncut (10/00, p.76)
- 3 stars out of 5 - "...Smooth-groove soul...he's a sweet, silky seducer of 'special laydeez'....David writes teen-love lyrics of wit and punch..." CMJ (8/20/01, p.10)
- "...It's one of the slickest, sweetest pieces of ear candy you're likely to hear this year..." |
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