Greatest Hits (Craig David album)

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Greatest Hits
Craig David - Greatest Hits album cover.png
Greatest hits album by
Released24 November 2008
Recorded2000–2008
Genre
Length61:27 (standard edition) 79:02 (deluxe 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 (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.

Contents

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 Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
BBC Music (positive) [5]
musicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [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

Disc one (CD)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Fill Me In" (from Born to Do It , 2000)
Mark Hill4:16
2."7 Days" (from Born to Do It)
  • David
  • Hill
Mark Hill3:55
3."Rise & Fall" (featuring Sting) (from Slicker Than Your Average , 2002)
  • David
  • Dominic Miller
  • Gordon Sumner
Soulshock and Karlin4:47
4."Insomnia" (previously unreleased)
Jim Beanz3:25
5."What's Your Flava?" (from Slicker Than Your Average)
  • David
  • Anthony Marshall
  • Trevor Henry
Marshall & Trell3:36
6."Walking Away" (from Born to Do It)
  • David
  • Hill
Mark Hill3:25
7."Where's Your Love" (featuring Tinchy Stryder and Rita Ora) (previously unreleased)
Fraser T Smith3:35
8."You Don't Miss Your Water ('Til the Well Runs Dry)" (from Slicker Than Your Average)
  • David
  • Hill
Mark Hill5:20
9."Rendezvous" (from Born to Do It)
  • David
  • Hill
Mark Hill4:37
10."Spanish" (featuring Duke One) (from Slicker Than Your Average)
  • David
  • Marshall
  • Henry
Marshall & Trell5:03
11."All the Way" (from The Story Goes... , 2005)
  • David
  • Hill
Mark Hill3:55
12."Just My Imagination" (previously unreleased)
  • Brian Rawling
  • Paul Meehan
4:17
13."World Filled with Love" (from Slicker Than Your Average)
  • David
  • Smith
Fraser T Smith3:44
14."Don't Love You No More (I'm Sorry)" (from The Story Goes...)
  • David
  • Hill
Mark Hill4:04
15."6 of 1 Thing" (from Trust Me , 2007)
  • David
  • Smith
Fraser T Smith3:47
16."Hidden Agenda" (from Slicker Than Your Average)
  • David
  • Hill
Mark Hill3:54
17."This Is the Girl" (with Kano) (from Trust Me)
  • David
  • Smith
  • Kane Robinson
Fraser T Smith4:11
18."Rewind" (from Born to Do It)
  • David
  • Hill
Mark Hill5:32
19."Hot Stuff (Let's Dance)" (from Trust Me)
  • David
  • Smith
Fraser T Smith3:39
Total length:79:02
  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. [7]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications of Greatest Hits, with sales where available
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [17] Silver60,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Greatest Hits release history
RegionDateFormatLabelRef(s)
Worldwide14 November 2008 Digital download Teacup [18] [19] [20]
United Kingdom24 November 2008 CD + DVD (Deluxe) Sire [21]
Europe CD (Standard) Warner Bros. [22]
Japans26 November 2008 Warner Bros. Japan [23]
Germany28 November 2009Warner Bros. [24]
Australia29 November 2008CD + DVD (Deluxe) [25]
United States2 December 2009
  • CD
  • digital download (Standard)
[26]

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