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Released | 24 November 2008 | |||
Recorded | 2000–2008 | |||
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Length | 61:27 (standard edition) 79:02 (deluxe edition) | |||
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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]
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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.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Fill Me In" (from Born to Do It , 2000) |
| Mark Hill | 4:16 |
2. | "7 Days" (from Born to Do It) |
| Mark Hill | 3:55 |
3. | "Rise & Fall" (featuring Sting) (from Slicker Than Your Average , 2002) |
| Soulshock and Karlin | 4:47 |
4. | "Insomnia" (previously unreleased) |
| Jim Beanz | 3:25 |
5. | "What's Your Flava?" (from Slicker Than Your Average) |
| Marshall & Trell | 3:36 |
6. | "Walking Away" (from Born to Do It) |
| Mark Hill | 3:25 |
7. | "Where's Your Love" (featuring Tinchy Stryder and Rita Ora) (previously unreleased) |
| Fraser T Smith | 3:35 |
8. | "You Don't Miss Your Water ('Til the Well Runs Dry)" (from Slicker Than Your Average) |
| Mark Hill | 5:20 |
9. | "Rendezvous" (from Born to Do It) |
| Mark Hill | 4:37 |
10. | "Spanish" (featuring Duke One) (from Slicker Than Your Average) |
| Marshall & Trell | 5:03 |
11. | "All the Way" (from The Story Goes... , 2005) |
| Mark Hill | 3:55 |
12. | "Just My Imagination" (previously unreleased) |
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| 4:17 |
13. | "World Filled with Love" (from Slicker Than Your Average) |
| Fraser T Smith | 3:44 |
14. | "Don't Love You No More (I'm Sorry)" (from The Story Goes...) |
| Mark Hill | 4:04 |
15. | "6 of 1 Thing" (from Trust Me , 2007) |
| Fraser T Smith | 3:47 |
16. | "Hidden Agenda" (from Slicker Than Your Average) |
| Mark Hill | 3:54 |
17. | "This Is the Girl" (with Kano) (from Trust Me) |
| Fraser T Smith | 4:11 |
18. | "Rewind" (from Born to Do It) |
| Mark Hill | 5:32 |
19. | "Hot Stuff (Let's Dance)" (from Trust Me) |
| Fraser T Smith | 3:39 |
Total length: | 79:02 |
Credits adapted from album's liner notes. [7]
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [17] | Silver | 60,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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 |
| [26] |
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