Born To Do It - Craig David

BORN TO DO IT is the title of British artist CRAIG DAVID's album. The album features 12 tracks which I will review. The opening song FILL ME IN is a great dance track with a soulful feel that oozes coolness in the lyrics and is vocally sound with a really catchy chorus. CAN'T BE MESSING 'ROUND is a fast paced song though lacks intensity at teh chorus. The vocals are okay while the melodies are quick adding an extra edge. I wasn't so keen on RENDEZVOUS as I found the lyrics alittle too smug while the vocals are arrogant. My favourite song on the alum is 7 DAYS. This track tells a great story through the lyrics and has a ...  Read the complete review

The Southampton R&B singer Craig David debuted with his album "Born To Do It" in 2000, shortly after his time spent collaborating with the 2-Step Garage group Artful Dodger, and so although this has him doing contemporary R&B work, it also features him on up-tempo beats which fit in with the urban raving movement of Garage at this time (the peak of its success). 1. "Fill Me In" The album fittingly begins with what was his debut solo single, and since everyone knew him most for "Rewind", which features as a bonus at the end of the album, he has things begin in a similar sort of fashion with a 2-Step song on top ...  Read the complete review

I was never a particularly big fan of Craig David but I must have liked some of his songs or I wouldn't have bought this album! This album was released in 2000 and featured the singles Fill Me In, Rendezvous, 7 Days and Walking Away. I've read some really complimentary reviews of this album and it was recently voted # 2 in an MTV vote, so I can't helo but wonder if I'm missing something major as I only really like the singles. ***Fill Me In*** This is a laid-back track, as is pretty typical of Craig David in general. It is one of my favourite tracks on the album, and as the biggest single release it is a good track for opening the album. I seem to recall ...  Read the complete review

Craig David shot to fame in 2000, after releasing “Fill Me In”, “Seven Days” and “Re-Rewind”. His fresh faced look appealed to teenagers and young adults alike, as well as for old wrinklies like myself. At the age of 19, Craig seemed to almost have it all – looks, talent, a huge following, but NO girlfriend. “Fill Me In” set the trend in April 2000, and following the No. 1 chart success of the single and the video, Craig had a lot of hype to live up to. He released “Seven Days” in July 2000, which again shot to the top of the charts. At the same time, Craig released “Born to Do It”, ...  Read the complete review

The debut album from Basingstoke's self-styled king of the UK two-step scene has already sold well in excess of one million copies, not to mention housing a pair of chart-topping singles - Fill Me In and 7 Days. Craig David has become ubiquitous in the current pop/dance music scene, and a listen to this debut album will reveal why. It's nothing especially original either lyrically or musically, and variety is not even his forte either - many of the tracks begin to blur into a pleasant blandness. Yet the smoothly soulful vocals provide the perfect accompanimemt to the gently shuffling grooves, with some of the melodies managing to rise above the merely ...  Read the complete review