Trust Me (album)

Trust Me
Studio album by Craig David
Released	12 November 2007
Genre	Hip hop R&B
Length	43:19
Label	Warner Bros. Sire
Producer	Martin Terefe Fraser T Smith
Craig David chronology
The Story Goes... (2005) Trust Me (2007) Greatest Hits (2008)
Singles from Trust Me
"This Is the Girl" Released: 27 August 2007 "Hot Stuff (Let's Dance)" Released: 5 November 2007 "6 of 1 Thing" Released: 18 February 2008 "Officially Yours" Released: 16 June 2008

Trust Me is the fourth studio album by English singer Craig David. It was released on 12 November 2007 in the United Kingdom and on 6 May 2008 in the United States. While the album debuted at number 18 on the UK Albums Chart, it failed to make any impact on the Billboard 200, although it did manage to peak at number 58 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

The album was recorded in Havana, Cuba, with producer Martin Terefe (KT Tunstall, James Morrison) and writer/producer/mixer Fraser T Smith (Kano, Beyoncé Knowles, Plan B, Jamelia and James Morrison). The second single "Hot Stuff" contains a sample of "Let's Dance" by David Bowie. The third single "6 of 1 Thing" was released in the UK on 18 February 2008. The fourth single "Officially Yours" was released in the UK on 23 June 2008, and peaked at number 158.

The album was certified Gold by BPI on 7 March 2008 for sales of over 100,000.^[1]

Background and singles

In 2007, David collaborated with rapper Kano on his album London Town, for the single "This Is the Girl". The track was released on 27 August 2007 and debuted at number 18 on the UK Singles Chart.

The first single "Hot Stuff" from his album Trust Me, was released on 5 November 2007. The single was a top ten hit, whilst the album charted at number 18 on the UK Albums Chart. "6 of 1 Thing", the second single to be taken from Trust Me, charted at number 39 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming his third-lowest charting single to date.

"Officially Yours" was released on 23 June 2008 and peaked at number 158 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming his lowest-charting single to date and was the final single from Trust Me. In July, a new track titled "Are You Up for This" started receiving airplay on various radio stations as part of a promo with Ice Cream Records, which also featured a remix with Witty Boy called "Nutter Butter". On 17 August, David performed at a birthday tribute concert for songwriter Don Black at the London Palladium. He performed the song "Ben", originally a hit for Michael Jackson.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	link
BBC	Favorable link
Billboard	Favorable link
The Guardian	link
NME	6/10 link
Robert Christgau	link
Times Online	link
Yahoo! Music UK	link

The album received generally mixed reviews from critics.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Hot Stuff (Let's Dance)"	Craig David Fraser T Smith David Bowie	Fraser T Smith	3:42
2.	"6 of 1 Thing"	David Smith	Fraser T Smith	3:47
3.	"Friday Night"	David Eg White	Martin Terefe	3:33
4.	"Awkward" (featuring Rita Ora)	David Terefe Glen Scott Martin Jonsson Tommy Sims	Martin Terefe	3:37
5.	"Just a Reminder"	David Terefe Scott Jonsson Sims	Martin Terefe	3:49
6.	"Officially Yours"	David Iain James Curtis Richardson Hiten Bharadia Paulo Mendonca	Martin Terefe	3:55
7.	"Kinda Girl for Me"	David Smith Linda Creed Thomas Bell	Martin Terefe Fraser T Smith	3:47
8.	"She's on Fire"	David Smith Christopher Harrison Cleveland Browne Patrick Thomas Phillip Smart Wycliffe Johnson	Martin Terefe Fraser T Smith	5:04
9.	"Don't Play with Our Love"	David Paul Barry	Martin Terefe	3:59
10.	"Top of the Hill"	David Terefe	Martin Terefe	3:54
11.	"This Is the Girl" (with Kano)	David Smith Kane Robinson	Craig David Kano Fraser T Smith	4:10

iTunes Store edition bonus tracks[2]
Track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"Just a Reminder" (live)	David Terefe Scott Jonsson Sims	Martin Terefe	4:10
13.	"Officially Yours" (live)	David James Richardson Bharadia Mendonca	Martin Terefe	3:55

Japanese bonus tracks[3]
Track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"Hot Stuff (Let's Dance)" (Touche mix)	David Smith Bowie	Fraser T Smith	5:49
13.	"Hot Stuff (Let's Dance)" (Chase & Status remix)	David Smith Bowie	Fraser T Smith Chase & Status	4:08

Charts

Chart (2007–08) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 59 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] 49 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6] 39 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[7] 37 French Albums (SNEP)[8] 18 Irish Albums (IRMA) 128 Italy (FIMI)[9] 19 Japanese Albums (Oricon) 11 Japanese International Albums (Oricon) 5 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[10] 28 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 53 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 16 UK Albums (Official Charts Company) 18 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[13] 58 References Platinum Awards Content "Craig David - Trust Me". Retrieved 2 December 2016. "Craig David - Trust Me". Retrieved 2 December 2016. "Australiancharts.com – Craig David – Trust Me". Hung Medien. "Ultratop.be – Craig David – Trust Me" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. "Ultratop.be – Craig David – Trust Me" (in French). Hung Medien. "Dutchcharts.nl – Craig David – Trust Me" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. "Lescharts.com – Craig David – Trust Me". Hung Medien. "Italiancharts.com – Craig David – {{{song}}}". Top Digital Download. "Spanishcharts.com – Craig David – Trust Me". Hung Medien. "Swedishcharts.com – Craig David – Trust Me". Hung Medien. "Swisscharts.com – Craig David – Trust Me". Hung Medien. "Craig David – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Craig David.