Born To Do It - Craig David

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”, ...

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 ...

Craig David shot to fame after appearing on that infamous track Rewind by The Artful Dodger. The metioric rise of garage music pulled Craig by the scruff of his neck into the limelight. Craig David grew up in Southampton where his love of music was cultivated through his DJing, MCing and song-writing, and boy does he have talent. Unlike Hear'Say he was never manufactured, and unlike Mariah Carey, he hasn't got a new multi-million pound contract with one of the biggest record companies in the world. To Craig David it is the music that matters therefore "Born To Do It" should be a classic album, or is it. The album begins with his ...