Greatest Hits (Craig David album)

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.

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
Craig David
Released24 November 2008
Recorded2000–08
Genre
Length61:30 (standard edition)
Label
Producer
Craig David chronology
Trust Me
(2007)		 Greatest Hits
(2008)		 Signed Sealed Delivered
(2010)
Singles from Greatest Hits
  1. "Where's Your Love"
    Released: 10 November 2008 (United Kingdom and Ireland only)
  2. "Insomnia"
    Released: 17 November 2008

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
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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
  • "Rendezvous", "Spanish", "World Filled with Love" and "This Is the Girl" are omitted from the single-disc version of the album.
Disc one (CD)[7]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Fill Me In"
Mark Hill4:16
2."7 Days"
  • David
  • Hill
Mark Hill3:55
3."Rise & Fall" (featuring Sting)
  • David
  • Dominic Miller
  • Gordon Sumner
Soulshock and Karlin4:47
4."Insomnia"
Jim Beanz3:25
5."What's Your Flava?"
  • David
  • Anthony Marshall
  • Trevor Henry
Marshall & Trell3:36
6."Walking Away"
  • David
  • Hill
Mark Hill3:25
7."Where's Your Love" (featuring Tinchy Stryder and Rita Ora)
Fraser T Smith3:35
8."You Don't Miss Your Water ('Til the Well Runs Dry)"
  • David
  • Hill
Mark Hill5:20
9."Rendezvous"
  • David
  • Hill
Mark Hill4:37
10."Spanish" (featuring Duke One)
  • David
  • Marshall
  • Henry
Marshall & Trell5:03
11."All the Way"
  • David
  • Hill
Mark Hill3:55
12."Just My Imagination"
  • Brian Rawling
  • Paul Meehan
4:17
13."World Filled with Love"
  • David
  • Smith
Fraser T Smith3:44
14."Don't Love You No More (I'm Sorry)"
  • David
  • Hill
Mark Hill4:04
15."6 of 1 Thing"
  • David
  • Smith
Fraser T Smith3:47
16."Hidden Agenda"
  • David
  • Hill
Mark Hill3:54
17."This Is the Girl" (with Kano)
  • David
  • Smith
  • Kane Robinson
Fraser T Smith4:11
18."Rewind"
  • David
  • Hill
Mark Hill5:32
19."Hot Stuff (Let's Dance)"
  • David
  • Smith
Fraser T Smith3:39
  • Disc two (DVD)[7]
  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

Credits adapted from album's liner notes.[8]

  • 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 and certifications

Release history
Region Date Format Label
Worldwide[16][17][18] 14 November 2008 Digital download Teacup
United Kingdom[7] 24 November 2008 CD + DVD (Deluxe) Sire
Europe[19] CD (Standard) Warner Bros.
Japan[20] 26 November 2008 Warner Bros. Japan
Germany[21] 28 November 2009 Warner Bros.
Australia[22] 29 November 2008 CD + DVD (Deluxe)
United States[23] 2 December 2009
  • CD
  • digital download (Standard)

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