Greatest Hits (Craig David album)

2008 greatest hits album by Craig David

Greatest Hits

Greatest hits album by

Craig David

Released| 24 November 2008
Recorded| 2000–2008
Genre|

* 2-step garage
* hip hop
* R&B

Length| 61:27 (standard edition) 79:02 (deluxe edition)
Label|

* Warner Bros.
* Sire

Producer|

* Mark Hill
* Soulshock and Karlin
* Jim Beanz
* Marshall & Trell
* Fraser T Smith
* Brian Rawling
* Paul Meehan

Craig David chronology
| Trust Me
(2007)  | Greatest Hits
(2008)  | Signed Sealed Delivered
(2010)

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Singles from  Greatest Hits

1. "Where's Your Love"
Released: 10 November 2008 (UK and Ireland only)
2. "Insomnia"
Released: 17 November 2008

Greatest Hits is Craig David's first greatest hits album and was released on 24 November 2008.[1] It contains three new songs, "Where's Your Love", "Insomnia" and "Just My Imagination" (unrelated to the track on his 2010 album). "Officially Yours" and "Unbelievable" are the only two singles previously released by David not to feature on the album.

The album peaked at number 48 in the UK, thus becoming David's lowest-charting album to date. It received a Silver certification from the BPI.[2] In 2016, after the release of Following My Intuition, it rose to a new peak of number 28 after entering the top 40 for the first time.[3]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [4]
BBC Music| (positive)[5]
musicOMH| [6]

BBC Music said of the album:

> Serving as a reminder to the songs Craig had in the early 2000s (decade), this Greatest Hits is at very least a fun listen. Craig David was a great pop star, who simply needs to take some time to rediscover his love of music and win back the hearts of the nation.

## Track listing

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* "Rendezvous", "Spanish", "World Filled with Love" and "This Is the Girl" are omitted from the single-disc version of the album.

Disc one (CD)No.| Title| Writer(s)| Producer(s)| Length

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1.| "Fill Me In" (from Born to Do It, 2000)|

* Craig David
* Mark Hill

| Mark Hill| 4:16
2.| "7 Days" (from Born to Do It)|

* David
* Hill

| Mark Hill| 3:55
3.| "Rise & Fall" (featuring Sting) (from Slicker Than Your Average, 2002)|

* David
* Dominic Miller
* Gordon Sumner

| Soulshock and Karlin| 4:47
4.| "Insomnia" (previously unreleased)|

* David
* Jim Beanz

| Jim Beanz| 3:25
5.| "What's Your Flava?" (from Slicker Than Your Average)|

* David
* Anthony Marshall
* Trevor Henry

| Marshall & Trell| 3:36
6.| "Walking Away" (from Born to Do It)|

* David
* Hill

| Mark Hill| 3:25
7.| "Where's Your Love" (featuring Tinchy Stryder and Rita Ora) (previously unreleased)|

* David
* Fraser T Smith
* June Hamm
* Stephen Emmanuel
* Kwasi Danquah III

| Fraser T Smith| 3:35
8.| "You Don't Miss Your Water ('Til the Well Runs Dry)" (from Slicker Than Your Average)|

* David
* Hill

| Mark Hill| 5:20
9.| "Rendezvous" (from Born to Do It)|

* David
* Hill

| Mark Hill| 4:37
10.| "Spanish" (featuring Duke One) (from Slicker Than Your Average)|

* David
* Marshall
* Henry

| Marshall & Trell| 5:03
11.| "All the Way" (from The Story Goes..., 2005)|

* David
* Hill

| Mark Hill| 3:55
12.| "Just My Imagination" (previously unreleased)|

* David
* Wayne Hector

* Brian Rawling
* Paul Meehan

| 4:17
13.| "World Filled with Love" (from Slicker Than Your Average)|

* David
* Smith

| Fraser T Smith| 3:44
14.| "Don't Love You No More (I'm Sorry)" (from The Story Goes...)|

* David
* Hill

| Mark Hill| 4:04
15.| "6 of 1 Thing" (from Trust Me, 2007)|

* David
* Smith

| Fraser T Smith| 3:47
16.| "Hidden Agenda" (from Slicker Than Your Average)|

* David
* Hill

| Mark Hill| 3:54
17.| "This Is the Girl" (with Kano) (from Trust Me)|

* David
* Smith
* Kane Robinson

| Fraser T Smith| 4:11
18.| "Rewind" (from Born to Do It)|

* David
* Hill

| Mark Hill| 5:32
19.| "Hot Stuff (Let's Dance)" (from Trust Me)|

* David
* Smith

| Fraser T Smith| 3:39
Total length:| 79:02

* Disc two (DVD)

1. "Fill Me In"
2. "7 Days"
3. "Walking Away"
4. "What's Your Flava?"
5. "Rise & Fall" (featuring Sting)
6. "All the Way"
7. "Don't Love You No More (I'm Sorry)"
8. "This Is the Girl" (Kano featuring Craig David)
9. "Hot Stuff (Let's Dance)"
10. "Where's Your Love" (featuring Tinchy Stryder and Rita Ora)

## Personnel

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Credits adapted from album's liner notes.[7]

* Omar Adimora – mixing (track 7)
* Jim Beanz – producer, engineer, and mixing (track 4)
* Craig David – vocals (all tracks), producer (tracks 7, 13, 17)
* Steve Fitzmaurice – mixing (track 1, 6, 13)
* Matt Furmidge – mixing (track 12)
* Trevor "Trell" Henry – producer, mixing, and rap (track 5)
* Mark Hill – producer (tracks 1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 11, 14, 16, 18), mixing (tracks 2, 9, 18), additional vocals (track 9)
* Kano – producer and vocals (track 17)
* Kenneth Karlin – producer (track 3)
* Koil – engineer and mixing (track 4)
* Tim Liken – mixing (track 7)
* Manny Marroquin – mixing (track 3)
* Anthony Marshall – producer and mixing (tracks 5, 11)
* Paul Meehan – producer (track 12)
* Brian Rawling – producer (track 12)
* Rita Ora – vocals (track 7)
* Fraser T Smith – producer (tracks 7, 13, 15, 17, 19), mixing (track 15, 19)
* Soulshock – producer and mixing (track 3)
* Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing (tracks 8, 11, 14, 16, 17)
* Sting – vocals (track 3)
* Tinchy Stryder – vocals (track 7)
* Martin Terefe – producer (track 15)

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for Greatest Hits | Chart (2008–2016)  | Peak
position

|

Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] | 8
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] | 28
Italian Albums (FIMI)[10] | 45
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[11] | 28
Scottish Albums (OCC)[12] | 59
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[13] | 24
UK Albums (OCC)[14] | 28
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[15] | 3

### Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for Greatest Hits | Chart (2009)  | Position

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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] | 62

## Certifications

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Certifications of Greatest Hits, with sales where available  Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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|

United Kingdom (BPI)[17] | Silver  | 60,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

## Release history

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Greatest Hits release history  Region  | Date  | Format  | Label  | Ref(s)

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Worldwide  | 14 November 2008  | Digital download | Teacup  | [18][19][20]
United Kingdom  | 24 November 2008  | CD + DVD (Deluxe) | Sire | [21]
Europe  | CD (Standard) | Warner Bros. | [22]
Japan  | s26 November 2008  | Warner Bros. Japan | [23]
Germany  | 28 November 2009  | Warner Bros.  | [24]
Australia  | 29 November 2008  | CD + DVD (Deluxe) | [25]
United States  | 2 December 2009  |

* CD
* digital download (Standard)

| [26]

## References

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1. ^ "Craig David: Greatest Hits (2008): CD". hmv.com. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
2. ^ "Certified Awards". Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
3. ^ White, Jack (7 October 2016). "Craig David scores his first Number 1 album in 16 years". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
4. ^ AllMusic review
5. ^ Kraines, Talia. "BBC - Music - Review of Craig David - Greatest Hits".
6. ^ "MusicOMH review". Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2008.
7. ^ Greatest Hits (booklet). Warner Bros. 2008.
8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Craig David – Greatest Hits" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Craig David – Greatest Hits" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
10. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Craig David – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
11. ^ "グレイテスト・ヒッツ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
12. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
13. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Craig David – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
14. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
15. ^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
16. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 2009". Ultratop. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
17. ^ "British album certifications – Craig David – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry.
18. ^ "iTunes - Music - Craig David: Greatest Hits by Craig David". iTunes. 14 November 2008. Archived from the original on 28 April 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
19. ^ "iTunes - ミュージック - Craig David「Craig David: Greatest Hits」". iTunes. 14 November 2008. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
20. ^ "iTunes - Music - Craig David: Greatest Hits by Craig David". iTunes. 14 November 2008. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
21. ^ "Greatest Hits (CD+DVD): Craig David: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
22. ^ "CD: Greatest Hits: Amazon.fr: Craig David: Musique". Amazon.fr. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
23. ^ "Amazon.co.jp： グレイテスト・ヒッツ: クレイグ・デイヴィッド, BONNIE PINK, スティング, ティンチィ・ストライダー: 音楽". Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
24. ^ "Greatest Hits: Craig David: Amazon.de: Musik". Amazon.de. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
25. ^ "Search Results - Sanity". Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
26. ^ "Greatest Hits: Craig David: Music". Amazon. Retrieved 10 January 2012.

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Craig David

Discography

Studio albums|

* Born to Do It
* Slicker Than Your Average
* The Story Goes...
* Trust Me
* Signed Sealed Delivered
* Following My Intuition
* The Time Is Now
* 22
* Commitment

Compilation albums|

* Greatest Hits

Singles|

* "Fill Me In"
* "7 Days"
* "Walking Away"
* "Rendezvous"
* "What's Your Flava?"
* "Hidden Agenda"
* "Rise & Fall"
* "Spanish"
* "World Filled with Love"
* "You Don't Miss Your Water ('Til the Well Runs Dry)"
* "All the Way"
* "Don't Love You No More (I'm Sorry)"
* "Unbelievable"
* "Hot Stuff (Let's Dance)"
* "6 of 1 Thing"
* "Officially Yours"
* "Where's Your Love"
* "Insomnia"
* "One More Lie (Standing in the Shadows)"
* "When the Bassline Drops"
* "One More Time"
* "Ain't Giving Up"
* "All We Needed"
* "Heartline"
* "I Know You"
* "When You Know What Love Is"

Featured singles|

* "Re-Rewind (The Crowd Say Bo Selecta)"
* "Woman Trouble"
* "This Is the Girl"
* "Who Am I"
* "Nothing Like This"
* "No Holding Back"
* "Bang Bang"
* "Really Love"

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