Born to Do It

Great music that has held up over the course of several years!!

This is a great singer. His music is body moving, I use the tracks to power walk to, clean up to, and just dance to when I need a mood change. The best money I have spent in a long time.

One of the best in the UK for party music as well as music to just unwind and think to. No melancholy allowed, great CD. Listen to Just dance. remix

Craig David is a 19 year old hip hop phenomenon if you ask me! I first discovered him after reading about his first single, "Fill Me In" in british mags. After listening to the first few seconds of his single, I was hooked. Craigs music is a mix of hip hip, r and b, pop, romantic guitars, and garage [meaning sorta jungle-like]. I was lucky enough to pick up a copy of Mr.Davids CD for Christmas time, from my British aunt, and here is a track by track listing for you!1.Fill Me In: Craigs first single is really catchy, and once you learn the words you'll find yourself singing them everywhere. Even if you don't, the melody and certain catch-words will hook you.2.Can't Be Messing Round: Craig produced this whole song, and its a great hip hop song with a easy to learn, catchy chorus.3.Rendevous- This song is really sweet and Craig's voice sounds good. The backround guitars and opening voice thing is really catchy, as is the chorus.4.7 Days: Craigs 2nd single is incredibly infectious. The chorus, the lyrics, the two different guitar parts...a very well produced track.5.Follow Me: Obiviously a filler, this song is sorta cool because his voice skips over itself, and he repeats words. Hard to explain but this slower song is a interesting one.6.Last Night: This is a total bar song, and you can just picture it being played there. The little voices, like the spanish woman, and Craigs alter ego guyz who appear all over the album add to it.7.Walking Away: Craig goes Indy! Not my fave song, and I wouldn't have expected him to pick it as a 3rd single, but a nice song none the less.8.Time To Party: This song just revs you up for the weekend. In some ways it reminds me of song 6, but its really different.9.The Booty Man: A nice slow romantic song, with warm vocals and lyrics, it just is a great chill-out track. The chorus words are sorta funny though.10.Once In A Lifetime: The backround music in this song, focuses on the piano, and you can picture this being something like the last song before the encore, as its a nice airy, movie-soundtrack type song.11.You Know What: One of my faves, you can picture Craigs dancers [if he has them!] doing a dance routine in couples to this track. Its a good song to dance to and realllllly catchy.12.Rewind: Artful Dodger helps Craig out here, in this Jungle track which sounds like a normal club song, until the chorus. I won't spill anything, but basically, CD doesn't sound like himself that much anymore :PSo take my advice now! Buy this CD no matter what, try and get a copy. Tell your friends and be ahead of the crowd, cuz when Craig actually does come over here to Canada/USA, he'll rock the continent like no other...for now its just my little secret!

The first time I heard Southampton singer Craig David was when he was topping the UK charts with the Artful Dodger (in collaboration with producer Mark Hill) in the hit RE-REWIND. Back then, most people were predicting big things for him and it now seems that they were right on the money. With the release of his maiden album which stormed the charts last year, he has proved himself to be a phenomenal success.I can't really put my finger on just what is so unique about Craig David. However, having seen him perform live at the Brit Awards 2000 in Feb 2001 (which he was summarily snubbed, up for 6 awards and went away empty-handed), it was plain to see that he has loads of charisma, oozes SEX APPEAL from every pore, AND possesses all that incredible drive and musical artistry on stage-AWESOME! His blend of music is a bit of everything ranging from UK 2 step garage to R&B to soul to hip-hop to pop. Usually not a keen listener of the former, I was grabbed from the first by his catchy tunes, great vibes and his groovy moves.With UK hit singles FILL ME IN and 7 DAYS under his belt, Craig David is now ready to be the NEXT BIG BRITISH INVASION since the Spice Girls to cross the Atlantic to America. Watch out! BORN TO DO IT is an excellent debut CD that possesses a good mixture of slow ballads and fast numbers to suit your palette. His songs about the trials/heartbreak of meeting/leaving girls (he's only 20!) are sure to touch a chord with his many potential listeners.One outstanding track of the album is WALKING AWAY, which Craig croons so soulfully in his silky voice and sure to attract an enormous crowd of screaming female fans over there. This song has been enjoying an enormous amount of airplay here since its release (I even have the single with all its remixes) and is a huge favorite on the dedication program on the radio. Other noteworthy mentions: TIME TO PARTY, a fast track that will get you right into the party mood, RENDEZVOUS (Craig's personal favorite), YOU KNOW WHAT, LAST NIGHT, CAN'T BE MESSING AROUND and REWIND. In fact, the beat is so tight on this disc, you won't soon run out of songs to rave about. His musical idol/influence being R Kelly, Craig's songs are reminiscent of Kelly at times.Do yourself a big favor, run don't walk to the stores now to get this CD before they run out of stocks! `Cause when the secret's out, there won't be many left on the shelves. Tired of all those everyday run-of-the-mill balladeers/rappers? Fret no more. Get two copies of the album, and your mate will love you for introducing him/her to such a fresh new voice in the R&B/rap/hip-hop genre. If you only get one CD this year, make it this, as it is truly a worthy buy. Listen to BORN TO DO IT and you will be singing along to the melodies in no time at all. Craig David is an amazing talent for someone so young; I can only imagine how big he's going to become when he eventually breaks into the US markets. By then, America would know what Asia and Europe had known all along-that Craig David is BORN TO DO IT, and proud of it. RECOMMENDED.Mandy Lee

Always loved the old Craig David music, one of those artists where his first album was the best so I bought it. Favourite tracks are 'Fill Me In', 'Rendezvous' and 'Booty Man' but I have the whole album on repeat. It's a classic.

Brought this album (3rd copy) one for home, and one for my car and one for my other half, so he doesn't steal mine! One of my Favourite all time albums, absolutely fantastic, Craig at his best in my Opinion

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I had an Artful Dodger Cd when I met my wife which features Craig David in one of the tracks, possibly his best track ever! She bought this cd to reminisce I guess. Craig is still going strong after all these years and has even made a comeback...