Trust Me

by Craig David

Overview

Opening the album Trust Me with the very identifiable intro to David Bowie's "Let's Dance" which was sampled throughout the song "Hot Stuff (Let's Dance)," Craig David released his fourth album of the 21st century. After the '80s style pop of "Hot Stuff," the next two tracks were "6 of 1 Thing," a funk/soul highly infectious song, and "Friday Night," which reminds one of Kool & the Gang at their early-'80s funky peak. "Kinda Girl for Me" extensively but subtly used a sample of the song "You Are Everything." There was a variety of styles on Trust Me, none of which detracted from its overall sense of cohesion, "Awkward" was a soulful ballad, "Officially Yours" and "Top of the Hill" had the backing of an acoustic guitar, but "She's on Fire" relied heavily on an electric bassline. "This Is the Girl" was a hip-hop number, and "Don't Play with Our Love" (subtitled "Trust Me") was a Latin influenced salsa track which was more in keeping with the ambience of the album which was recorded in Havana, Cuba and produced by Martin Terefe. Trust Me charted at number 18 in its first week and began a rapid descent downwards, but might have performed better had it been released at a less competitive time of year. ~ Sharon Mawer

Product Details

Release Date:	11/20/2007
Label:	Wea International
UPC:	0825646971312

Tracks

1. Hot Stuff (Let's Dance)
2. 6 of 1 Thing
3. Friday Night
4. Awkward
5. Just a Reminder
6. Officially Yours
7. Kinda Girl For Me
8. She's On Fire
9. Don't Play With Our Love
10. Top of the Hill
11. This is the Girl

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Craig David   Primary Artist
Kano   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Amaury Perez   Trombone
Andreas Olsson   Guitar
Emilio DelMonte, Jr.   Percussion,Congas
Fraser T Smith   Guitar,Keyboards
Jose Luis "Chewy" Hernandez   Saxophone
Iain James   Vocals (Background)
Rita Ora   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Tommy Sims   Vocals (Background),Bass (Electric),Guitar (Acoustic)
Paulo Mendonca   Guitar
Kristoffer Sonne   Drums
Nina Woodford   Vocals (Background)
Martin Jonsson   Drums
John Catchings   Cello
Alexander Abreu   Trumpet
Martin Terefe   Bass,Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Emilio Del Monte   Timbales,Percussion
Glen Scott   Piano,Synthesizer,Organ (Hammond),Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Andreas Olsson   Beats,Programming
Chris Gehringer   Mastering
Fraser T Smith   Mixing,Composer,Producer,Drum Programming
Kano   Producer
Iain James   Composer
Jose-Raul Varonay   Engineer
Hiten Bharadia   Composer
Porter Robinson   Composer
Paulo Mendonca   Composer
Iain Hill   Engineer
Steve Fitzmaurice   Mixing
Joaquin Betancourt   Horn Arrangements
Dyre Gormsen   Engineer
Bobby Shin   Engineer
Thomas Juth   Mixing Assistant
Martin Jonsson   Composer
Curtis Richardson   Composer
Craig David   Composer,Producer
Eg White   Composer
Martin Terefe   Composer,Producer,Additional Production
Kelly Pribble   Engineer
George Tandero   Mixing Assistant
Glen Scott   Composer
Tommy Sims   Composer
Tony Maserati   Mixing
Paul Barry   Composer