Craig David
Craig David is set to release his first ‘Greatest Hits’ set on November 24th on Warner Bros. Records - 13 million album sales after bursting onto the scene with the hit single ‘Rewind’. The album will be preceded by the single ‘Insomnia’, produced by Jim Beanz for Timbaland Productions, out on November 17th
‘Greatest Hits’ features the chart-topping singles ‘Fill Me In’ and ‘7 Days’, his collaborations ‘Rewind’ (with Artful Dodger) and ‘Rise & Fall’ (with Sting) that both peaked at #2 as well as a further five Top 10 singles. As well as twelve of Craig David’s biggest hits and most loved songs, the album features two brand new tracks in the shape of the single ‘Insomnia’ and ‘Where’s Your Love’, recorded with underground grime sensation Tinchy Stryder.
Still only 27, Craig David has already enjoyed a career of phenomenal success. His first four albums, ‘Born To Do It’ (#1, 2000), ‘Slicker Than Your Average’ (#4, 2002), ‘The Story Goes’ (#5, 2005) and last year’s ‘Trust Me’ have all been certified multi-Platinum. All of Craig David's 18 singles have been Top 20 hits around the world.
Craig David’s success in the UK was replicated internationally as ‘Born To Do It’ reached Platinum or multi-Platinum status in twenty countries including America. His following albums ‘Slicker Than Your Average’ and ‘The Story Goes…’ both hit the Top 10 on the album charts of several major territories. Craig David remains an artist with a global audience as recent single ‘Hot Stuff (Let’s Dance)’ reached the Top 10 of several international charts.
Craig David’s commercial success has been matched with a succession of important honours including three Ivor Novello Awards (including the two highly prestigious awards for Songwriter Of The Year and Best Contemporary Song), four MOBOs (one for Best UK Act) and two MTV Europe Awards as well as multiple Grammy and Brit nominations.