Craig David - Trust Me (2007)
Trust Me by Craig David
Biography
b. Craig Ashley David, 5 May 1981, Southampton, Hampshire, England. R&B singer-songwriter Craig David emerged in late 1999 and early 2000 as a major figure on the international pop market. His first success was as the smooth, soulful voice on UK garage act Artful Dodger’s “Re-rewind When The Crowd Say Bo Selecta” that reached number 2 in the UK Top 40 and spent a total of 13 weeks on the chart. At the age of 14, David was MCing on a local pirate radio station as well as at nearby clubs before moving into DJing, playing mainly garage. It was while involved in this scene that he met Mark Hill of Artful Dodger, also from Southampton. David’s career was boosted when he won a national songwriting competition. The prize was to co-compose the b-side of “Wonderful Tonight“, a UK number 3 hit in 1997 for R&B stars Damage.
Given only the music, he put the finishing touches to “I’m Ready“. Now travelling to London at the weekends to record in the studio, his first track was a cover version of the R&B-tinged US number 1 “Human” by the Human League. It was his collaboration with Mark Hill “What Ya Gonna Do” that gave David his first club hit and the track that eventually became “Re-rewind”. Released on the Public Demand label, it became an underground hit and this led to appearances around the country.
Rising interest in the vocalist led to a solo deal with the Telstar/Capital Radio joint venture, Wildstar Records in August 1999. His first single for them, the infectious “Fill Me In” received substantial national radio airplay and rose to the UK’s number 1 spot in April 2000. David repeated the feat in August with “7 Days“, and completed a memorable year by winning three MOBO awards two months later. He was named best UK newcomer and best R&B act, and “Fill Me In” was voted best UK single. During the following twelve months he began to make an impact across the Atlantic, culminating in “7 Days” breaking into the US Top 10 in February 2002. His superb debut album Born To Do It, originally released in 2000, was also a bestseller on both sides of the Atlantic.
David bolstered his reputation with the release of his second album, Slicker Than Your Average. The overall sound of the album headed in a more urban-orientated direction, a timely response to hip critics unimpressed by David’s success on the pop charts. Nevertheless, the album retained enough of a commercial edge to generate the UK hits “What’s Your Flava?“, “Hidden Agenda“, “Rise & Fall” (featuring Sting), and “Spanish“. The subsequent collapse of Telstar Records resulted in David relocating to Warner Brothers Records. He made his debut for the label at the end of 2005 with the slick pop/soul collection The Story Goes ….
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Hot Stuff
About The Album “Trust Me”
Trust Me is the fourth album by UK R&B artist Craig David, it was released on the 12th of November 2007 and debuted at #18 in the UK Albums Chart.
‘Hot Stuff’ is the first single from the album. It combines Craig David’s wide vocal range with funk-infused beats and a sample of David Bowie’s classic track ‘Let’s Dance’.
Recorded in Havana, Cuba with producer Martin Terefe (KT Tunstall, James Morrison) and writer/producer/mixer Fraser T. Smith (Kano, Beyonce Knowles, Plan B, Jamelia), the track ‘6 of 1 Thing’ emphasises how Cuban musical culture influenced his new work, whilst the ballad ‘Awkward’ features some of his most evocative lyrics to date. Other highlights include the infectious hook and insistent rhythms of the title track, and ‘She’s On Fire’ which combines sublime bass with Craig’s fluid lyrical flow.
Trust Me album tracklists are:
01
Hot Stuff
02
6 of 1 Thing
03
Friday Night
04
Awkward
05
Just a Reminder
06
Officially Yours
07
Kinda Girl for Me
08
Shes on Fire
09
Dont Play with our Love
10
Top of the Hill
11
This is the Girl (with Kano)
12
Lets Dance
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