Craig David

Michael W. Smith has once again proven himself to be one of the absolute BEST writers around today. His careful attention to melody, memorability, heart and soul comes to a head with this, his STRONGEST Christmas album. If you like inspiring orchestral music, you will LOVE this cd. If you like Smitty doing what he does best, you will LOVE this cd.

Thank God for sending his Son, Jesus! May we all celebrate in Him this year!

I have most of Michael W. Smith's CD, especially all three of his Christmas CDs. It's a Wonderful Christmas is my favorite out of the three. It really gets the holiday season going. Along with Josh Groban, Michael W. Smith is another artist I'll listen to during the holidays. I prefer Michael W. Smith and Josh Groban over Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby any day.

I am amazed at any artist that can compose music from scratch and yet somehow attain the beautiful sound of the season. Michael W Smith has definitely accomplished this in his latest album, It's a Wonderful Christmas.

This CD is composed of a selection of all new original songs for the season, written almost entirely by MWS himself. Every song is beautifully composed and reminds us why Christmas is one of the best times of the year.

I recommend this product without any reservations. If you like listening to Christmas music and are not afraid to try something new, this is an excellent selection!

Once again, Michael W. Smith brings us a sweet combination of songs to lift the heart and soul. Easy on the ears.

Michael W. Smith fans enjoy this c.d. full of their favorite hero's best stuff. For some 25 years or so, he has been composing a grand style of orchestral flourishes that I think I would have imagined composing myself when I was say 8 or 9 years old -- if I had known anything about music, that is. I think Michael W. has a glorious musical gift that needs a couple things:
1) He should not sing his own music. It requires a larger voice.
2) He needs to find a more solid definitive expression for the sounds he is being moved to put to music. Somehow, there is something better that is not quite getting all the way formed.

There is no doubt that he knows from where his inspiration comes. I would encourage him to spend some time letting the Spirit-to-spirit connection grow stonger and then letting himself be led through different musical expressions to find better ways to reveal it. He might start with other voices and with smaller assemblages of instruments, finding something that is true before drowning it with large orchestrations.

That said, it is still true that folks that have liked Michael W. Smith recordings before will play this one over and over and over. My bride opened it Christmas morning and has been playing it ever since. That must be what "happily ever after" means.

I agree with most of the reviews - the London staging is the very best of the English language versions of 'Les Miserables'. Forget the New York (Broadway) production, much too polished (sanitized ?). It pales in comparison. The American version benefits from greater sophistication but at the cost of the original book.

HOWEVER, for the first production of this musical, go to the recording on the 'Anthology' (French) label, issued by FGL Productions (the complete 1980 version). It has the cast of the premier, with 'guest appearances' by some big names in yesterday's French popular music, Michel Sardou, Salvatore Adamo, and Michel Delpech. And a list of superb actor-sings, like Maurice Barrier (Valjean), Rose Laurens (Fantine), Yvan Dautin (Thenardier), and Richard Dewitte (Marius), the list is long.

Of course, it is all in French, but this IS a French musical, and this is what the composer, Claude-Michel Schonberg, and the librettists, Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel, created. Here you have it, without embellishments added to please 'Anglo-American' tastes. A much more raw interpretation, closer to Victor Hugo's very thick novel (interestingly written in France, and in England, when the author was in self-imposed exile). The words in the French production are quite different from the English-language versions. The recording on two cds comes without a text, but the actors enunciate perfectly. Every word is audible, if you understand the language. Great stuff !

Beautiful Music, Beautiful Voices. I have thouroughly enjoyed it. We saw the show when it came to Atlanta several years ago and it also was wonderful.
NKG

We have owned the Les Miserable music book for quite a while and play them on the piano ourselves. Some of those songs are so grand and emotional that I was looking for a great treat from the "Original London Cast". We also bought the Les Miz movie and loved Liam Neeson in it. After watching it, I was really excited to listen to the London CD. I should have saved my money and time.

The singing was like a high school musical -- Shallow, immature, Broadway Imitation voices; too rapid delivery; lacking in emotion and expression. Cosette's song, which should be a tear-jerking, plaintive plea sounded like a kindergarten kid rushing to get it over with. Jauvert's song should have been passionate and deeply emotional. Instead it had all of the emotional depth and expression of a junior high-school rock band's home-grown rant. Wait for someone to do it right.

This isn't every single musical note from the show, but it's the full cast recording from the 1985 London version, spanning 2 discs. It includes more of the songs than the Broadway highlights album and is similarly priced.

This London production was the first English-language version of Les Mis and some songs have been tweaked for the later Broadway productions.

My first exposure to the wonderful music of Les Misérables was through the Broadway cast highlights CD, so I am a little biased toward that version (although this is the original).

This version is a little different from the Broadway version. "Who Am I?" is sung a little slower and seems more thoughtful. "A Heart Full Of Love" has differnt lyrics and is incorporated into a three-song "Love Montage".

This cast includes Colm Wilkinson as Valjean (he also played that role on Broadway and in the Tenth Anniversary Concert), Roger Allam as Javert, Patti LuPone as Fantine, Rebecca Caine as Cosette, Michael Ball as Marius, Frances Ruffelle as Eponine, David Burt as Enjolras, and Alun Armstrong as Thénardier.

I prefer Terrence Mann's rendition of "Stars" (from the Broadway cast) to Roger Allam's version on this CD. I really do. Maybe it's because I'm used to that one.

And Thénardier has a strong British-type accent on this CD, so "Master Of The House" will sound a little weird if you're used to the American version.

The actress who plays Eponine in the London cast is the same one from the Broadway cast (Frances Ruffelle). But for the people who were annoyed by her whiney performance on the Broadway CD, she sounds a little better on this recording.

CONCLUSION:
This is a pretty good recording of Les Mis and is available for a reasonable price. The Complete Symphonic Recordings includes even MORE of the show's music, but the cast is different (no Colm Wilkinson!). If you are used to the Broadway (American) version, I'd recommend you stick with that (although the Broadway equivalent of this 2-disc recording is a lot more expensive). The Broadway highlights CD is cheaper, but has only about half of the songs.

I'd also recommend you check out the Tenth Anniversary Concert CD. It features an all-star cast of Les Mis alums (plucked from the London, Broadway, and other casts). The recording spans 2 discs, so it includes songs that the highlights CD doesn't (similar to this London recording), AND it's about the same price as the London disc or the highlights disc. If you're looking for more music than the highlights CD offers, but you're not familiar with the London cast and you don't want to shell out $30-something, the Tenth Anniversary Concert CD may be the way to go.

Les Miserables is my absolute favorite musical, and this is my favorite recording. I have spent a long time with this recording, the original Broadway cast, the 10th Anniversary Cast Recording, and the Complete Symphonic Cast Recording, and this is still the one I put on first when I just want to hear the show. The only true exception is Javert, which is epitomized by Philip Quast on the CSR (his best recording) and the 10th Anniversary. This is also the only recording to include Patti LuPone, as Fantine. While she neither reprised her role on Broadway or ten years later in concert, I still prefer hers to any other recording; "I Dreamed a Dream" is my favorite song. This recording also restores the absolutely beautiful melody "I Saw Him Once," giving a much deeper understanding to the character of Cosette.

When people ask me what recording of Les Miserables to buy, I tell them to buy the Original London Cast for Fantine, Jean Valjean, Marius, Cosette, Eponine and to buy the Complete Symphonic Cast Recording for Javert and Enjolras, as well as for its completeness and for my favorite version of "One Day More" [which it should be noted is done in a completely different counterpoint for all four major english language recordings].

It's been years since the release of the film, and I still hesitate to leave home without tracks from this CD. Whenever I get a new Mp3 player, some of these songs are the first to be transferred. This may seem a bit extreme, but just give it a try, and I think you'll find the pieces on this soundtrack to be so beautiful that they deserve a perminant place in your life. (For those instramental music fans, you'll understand what I'm saying - these are the kind of songs that apply to you always, no matter where you are and what you're going through, and they touch you all the more deeply because of it.) They are simply beautiuful and emotional, and that's that.

While all have a great stillness about them, tracks 2-5 begin the CD with a mellower sound; the mood picks up at track 6, and continues through 9, in such a way that you feel you have been on a journey, as cliche as that sounds. But this is certainly why Hans Zimmer is my favorite composer. He's brilliant!

But please don't get me wrong -- all of what I'm saying has nothing to do with "Pearl Harbor" the movie. In fact, you'd be better off to wipe the entire movie out of your mind while listening. Don't let the fact that there are only 9 tracks turn you off, because I hope you can tell by now that it's worth its weight in gold.

The ONLY flaw with this soundtrack is track #1, Faith Hill's "There You'll Be." It's got no business being with the others; send it to its own pop album. But get this soundtrack, go to a quiet place, close your eyes, and enjoy.

The soundtrack to Pearl Harbor is movie music at its schmaltziest. I've not seen the movie, but if the music on this CD is any indication, it must be like attending a funeral. This is quite possibly the most sentimental soundtrack I've ever heard. We can, I suppose, all use a little maudlin music from time to time, although I would have preferred a little more variation in tone from track to track.

In considering my rating, I opted for 4 stars rather than 3 because there are some really nice tracks here. I've purchased many soundtracks that are all noise and percussion with limited music. This, at very least, does not fail in that regard. In the end, I will likely mix this album with other soundtrack files for a little more variation than what is provided here. Still, I liked it well enough to recommend it.

I bought this CD for Faith Hills song and hoped the rest of it would be good also. For a movie like this, and an event like this, the music just doesn't fit.There should be some very big, building music here and there isn't. It could have been much better.

Zimmer mostly just rehashes past themes from other films he's done, then throws in a track collaborated on with Faith Hill and some generic period-type music. Big deal. The film stunk and the uninspired score just had me thinking how much better the other films he's worked on were. Zimmer's better than this. The same can be said for most of the directors he usually works with. Perhaps it was just a paycheck to him...who knows.

hey i was wondering if anyone knew the name of the piece played after josh hartnett (danny) had died and ben affleck (rafe) and the girl had had the child called danny? does anyone know wat that piece is called and where i can find piano notes to it. thnx email pink_diamond99@hotmail.com thnx pplz i really need it ok. thnx.

When I discovered this amazing musical I just had to buy the CD!!!! One day while I was looking up The Little Mermaid on Wikipedia I saw that in the Adaptations section along with well known versions such as the Disney version and the Anime version I saw the entry "The musical Once on this Island is a Caribbean version of the Little mermaid set in the French Antilies" or something like that. Then I clicked on the link provided and read the summary, after that I was hooked! I went to find my mom to tell her to get me this CD, after a few tries she said my dad would take me to get it after church the next day; That day came and as soon as I popped the CD in my portable CD player and it just blew me away! After that I downloaded some of the songs from the London version on itunes and it didn't really live up to my expectations; the Ti Moune sounded like she swallowed a cotton ball! and the Papa Ge sounds like he's screaming (there go my two favorite characters) but with the Broadway version I am fully obsessed.

The songs of the Island;

1. We Dance- splended opening number! I can't stop dancing to it! The song is sung by storytellers (who become the characters of the story) who introduce the Gods of the Island; Asaka(Mother of the Earth), Agwe (God of Water), Erzulie (beautiful Goddess of love), and Papa Ge (sly demon of death), and also describes the two different worlds; the poor peasants, and the wealthy Grand Homme.

2. One Small Girl- this song describes how Ti Moune (the heroine of the story) was saved by the Gods from a flood when she was a little girl and sheltered in a tree, only to be found by caring peasants who become her parents.

3. Waiting for life- In this song, Ti Moune (now all grown up) expresses her need to find out the special reason that the Gods saved her.

4. The Gods heard her prayer/Rain- the title is the only exlanation needed for the Gods hear her prayer. Rain however is sung by Agwe who causes a Grand Homme named Daniel to crash his car from driving too fast
5. Pray- Ti Moune finds Daniel and nurses him back to health ignoring the fear of the peasants and anger of the Gods.

6. Forever yours- my favorite song on this whole CD! Ti Moune pledges her love to Daniel and then later on in the song gives her life to Papa Ge, the demon of death so that he will spare Daniel.

7. Sad tale of the Beauxhommes- kind of pointless but still fun to listen to, it describes Daniel's family history........that's all I have to say.

8. Ti Moune- Daniel's family has already taken Daniel back to the Hotel his family owns and Ti Moune begs her parents to let her go after him even though reluctant they agree.

9. Mama will Provide- Ti Moune runs into Asaka the mother of the Earth who tells her that anything she needs "Mama will provide".

10. Some say- the storytellers discuss what Ti Moune's journey was like, different opinions are tossed around. This song while fun to dance and sing to really makes you wonder along with the storytellers.

11. Part of the Human heart- very inspirational should-be classic! Once Ti Moune is with Daniel Erzulie the Goddess of love sings this beautiful piece.

12. Pray (reprise)- The Grand Homme's gossip about Daniel and Ti Moune behind their backs.

13. Some Girls- Daniel sings this song to Ti Moune. Very romantic! Makes any girl wish that the guy they love would sing this to them.

14. The Ball- A ball is held at the Hotel Beauxhomme where one of the guests (Andrea) confronts Daniel about Ti Moune.

15. Ti Moune's dance- At Andrea's request Ti Moune dances for all of the guests and does a very good job (although you don't see the dance on the CD obviously) the music of this piece is very unusual but much fun as well.

16. When we are Wed- Andrea congragulates Ti Moune on her success and asks her to dance at her (Andrea's) wedding. Saying she will be marrying Daniel.

17. Forever yours (reprise)- after Daniel explains to Ti Moune that they could never marry and leaves her heartbroken and alone, Papa Ge comes to claim Ti Moune's life but he says that she can return to her old life if she kills Daniel............She can't do it.

18. A Part of Us- Once Ti Moune dies, the Peasants and the Gods (including Papa Ge) mourn her death. Made me cry all the way through.

19. Why we tell the story- A much more uplifting song than a part of us.
The Gods turn Ti Moune into a beautiful tree that watches over Daniel forever. the storytellers then explain all of the reasons to tell this wonderful tale.

The reason I gave that summary of the songs was in hope I'll be able to give this musical more attention than it currently has and in hopes for it to someday return to Broadway (I really want to see this musical live but sadly it doesn't play anywhere near my area!)

This review will probably get a lot of "not helpful" responses, because it does not agree that "Once on This Island" is the best thing for Broadway musicals since sliced bread.
First, and positively, it begins with an excellent story. But in this case, I believe it was the story, not the music, that carried the show to a respectable 469 performances in 1990.
For the most part, I found the music to be repetitive. I felt as if I had listened to the same thing over and over. I also sensed some obvious influences from "Pacific Overtures."
Do not throw the recording away. It is still interesting, especially if you follow the libretto as you listen. The libretto pretty much tells the story, but because of the accents, much is indistinguishable without the words before you.
Also, I was surprised, as I read the previous reviews to this recording, to see so many references to high school and even middle school productions of "Once on This Island." With the complexities of the Caribbean setting and the intricacies of the music, this seems to me to be beyond the capabilities of most schools. Be that as it may!

I have used this product in a high school musical theater class setting....many of the tunes included are great performance songs my students will be using in our upcoming end of the term concert... they love this unique musical style, so do I...

My wife and I saw this show on Broadway during its too-brief run. The show was nominated for 8 Tony Awards, but didn't win in any category.

The musical is all sung, so it translates well onto CD. It features the original Broadway cast, including LaChanze, who won a Theater World Award for her performance as Ti Moune.

Listening to the CD, one is transported into a world of gods and humans, love and death, vengeance and redemption. The score, by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty ("Seussical the musical" and "Ragtime"), is a joyful, spirited mixture of Caribbean and pop-tinged songs, sung with animation and passion.

I wasn't expecting to receive the items just yet (cause I was informed of 8 weeks to deliver). But i got it just aweek and a half from the time i ordered. Its all in perfect shape and i'm enjoying every minute of it!

This album is so smooth it's nasty! First off, Craig has an amazing voice, then add to that extremely versatile vocals (first he sings, then he raps, then he'll blend into a rap singer) and you realize early that this a formidable young talent.

The production is even better. Attempting to blend multiple genres of music (Hip-Hop, R&B, Garage, Club) is very difficult, and it's pulled off without a hitch. The use of instrumentation, namely the acoustic guitar, is used to devastating effect. Add to that the layered vocal arrangements which further enhance Craig's voice, and you have butter, period.

Three highlights of the album are "Can't Be Messing Around, "Follow Me", and "7 Days". "Can't" is a song where Craig does the vocal triathlon, gold medal style, and has a timeless theme to it. "Follow Me" is a straight deal closer. If you can't make it happen with this joint, forget about it. "7 Days" was the first song song that made me pay attention to this young cat. For all the hip-hop heads out there, two remixes were done, one featuring Fat Joe, and the other Mos Def produced by DJ Premier. Nice!

Now, some will say, all he does is talk about himself and his female escapades. Hey, if your thoughts were recorded when you were 19 years old, it would sound similar to this, so take it easy. Others will say, this isn't pure R&B (think 70's Soul). Well, I'm glad it's not. It's the evolution of roughly 50 years of music (starting with jazz) made on two continents. It really shouldn't sound like anything prior to.

I can see why many people thought he was going to be world music's next megastar. He's a mixed race, English spoken dude who can sing and dance. Everything about him is very accessible, so it's kinda odd to see that he never reached the stars.

Nonetheless, I give this product my endorsement.

I remember when I first heard Craig David's first single Fill Me In, I liked it but I didnt decide to buy the album late 2003. I dont regret it because it's actually good. Can't Be Messing 'Round, 7 Days(I love the video also), Last Night, Fill Me In (part 2 aka the remix) are all fast songs that actually work. Craig David excells the most when he makes slow songs and tracks like Rendezvous, Walking Away, Follow Me, Key To My Heart Once In A Lifetime are evidence of that. This album is flawwed though. Booty Man is very peculiar. Rewind is a failed club rocker and Time To Party is not necessarily bad but it is questionable. There is also the problem of Craig David trying to rap. He is not awful but he is not good either. His verses in Last Night and Time To Party made me chuckle. Despite these flaws, this a great album by another talented singer who will more likely to be slept-on in the states while being embraced overseas. It's sad really. This album is still worth checking out. Standouts: FILL ME IN(original and part 2), CAN'T BE MESSING 'ROUND, RENDEZVOUS, 7 DAYS, FOLLOW ME, LAST NIGHT, WALKING AWAY and ONCE IN A LIFETIME.

The service was excellent! It was hard to find this CD and Amazon shipped it right away.

This was a big album for R&B in the year 2001. While it was considered a typical r&b album by most, if you listen to the album, you will see the difference in US r&b and UK r&b. Born to Do It was the first R&B album from a UK R&B singer to make it big. This album shot Craig to superstardom. Not so much in the US maybe, but in the UK for sure. In the UK, Craig David is Usher. He is extremely popular in the UK. I think he is the best selling male R&B artist ever to come out of the UK. Over seas you would be surprised at how much attention this guy gets. Esspecially considering how little attention he got in the US even after he delivered this stunning album. Born To Do It is the first album of its kind. Its got a pop/r&b/soul/funk/dance/2 step feel to the album. While there is not alot of baby making music on this album, it still has a very sexy vibe to it. This is the type of album you play on friday night on your way home from the club. And not to mention Craigs voice is flawless. He has amazing range and his voice is just really pure and soft. I mean its really hard to pick just a few good tracks on this album because i can honestly say this is a classic album. I mean alot of people have heard the song that gave him a name "Fill Me In" which is great song alone, but then you add in the relaxing "Rendevous" which is so soothing it could put you right to sleep with its dreamy sound. And then there is the traditional break up song, but Craig took a different approach, instead of doing a slow-ballad, he did a more mid tempo breakup song, which really worked for him in the form of "You Know What". I mean i will never lose appriciation for the artist that Craig is, because i almost like the fact that he is not popular in the US because then his music never gets old. And its always a challenge to find his music. Great Album!


Grade:
A

I've actually had this CD for a while, and recently rediscovered it. This cd is amazing and rarely are there releases like this. Craig David's voice is amazing and although the subject matter is fairly repetitive, it can be written off as inexperience. Even so, it still is great cd, and a soundtrack to the early 20 year old's life. Rendezvous is probably the best track on this cd, and can really speak to you. 7 days is quintessential, along with Fill Me In, but another track that doesn't get as much acclaim is "You Know What". This track showcases Craig David's lyrical and musical talent.

Buy this album.

And the "Trust Me" - his latest album - is amazing as well...buy that too ...when it officially drops I'll write a review for that as well...and buy the album.

I first bought Moulin Rouge 2 soundtrack because I wanted the songs from the movie w/ the actual singers. But there's little of that on this soundtrack. It's a good compliment to the first soundtrack, but my collection still feels very short. Even with both CDs, I am still missing the *original* versions of the songs, sung by the actors, as they are sung IN the movie. The ones sung by the actors are remixed for the soundtracks, and most of them are not sung by the actors. There are a couple of instrumentals on this CD as well, which personally I don't care for. I bought the CD because I wanted to hear Ewan and Nicole sing, not a bunch of instruments!

If you're a Moulin Rouge fan, this is a good addition to your collection, but you'd be better to just record all the songs with a tape recorder if you want the real versions!

I think this CD is excellent. I love everything about Moulin Rouge the movie and the music is no exception.

Moulin Rouge 2 is an essential addition to the original soundtrack, a shame that the two weren't packaged together. It's a definite buy for those who enjoy the film and for those who even moderately enjoyed the first cd.

I must say...I was very glad when they released Part Two of the Moulin Rouge soundtrack. Don't get me wrong...the first part was great and all, but it was nothing spectacular. I was specifically looking for certain songs from the movie, and I was completely disappointed when they were on there. The release of a second soundtrack was, in my opinion, an absolute necessecity.

The highlights of the album are:

-Your Song (Instrumental)
-Sparkling Diamonds (original film version)
-Come What May (original film version)
-The Show Must Go On (original film version)

In my opinion, "The Show Must Go On" is the best song on this album...it was just so perfect for the ending of the movie, and I fell in love with the song. I was so disappointed that it wasn't on the first soundtrack. This song is part of what makes the second soundtrack so amazing...the song is fierce!!

If you love the movie and are a fan of the first soundtrack, then definitely, get this one. Many of the songs are versions taken straight from the movie - I recommend this with 4.5 stars...you will NOT be disappointed!

I love everything about this movie. The music is amazing and the instrumental songs on this CD are perfect. The first CD seemed to be more for a bunch of teenyboppers that wanted to hear the worst song on the whole CD (Lady Marmalade). If only they could combine the good songs from the first CD into this one.

I gave this 5 stars even though it's about a 4.5 because they split the soundtrack over two seperate cds.

Ms.Lucia Micarelli is truly a gifted artist whom I am honored to have come across. Josh Groban gave her a huge advance in her career by putting her on his tour back in 2004. I think she is not only a talented artist, but is also a great person whom seems so down to earth. Lucia, keep making music please!

I ordered the CD based on recommendation from a friend. The music is somewhat softer than expected. Good easy listening CD though. It is my first CD from this artist.

There is nothing like slipping this CD in while sitting in traffic and being taken to an entirely different place. Well engineered, well produced, this CD is a rich, satisfying experience, like good wine and expensive chocolate.

Lucia's music provides a true gift to the listener through her mastery of the violin. Her phrasing and musicality is always evident and touching. Hopefully, Lucia will continue to produce cds!

You can hear the passion and emotion in her music. I can't wait to see what she has in her next Album, "Interlude".

I have a LOVE/HATE relationship with her music. I absolutely love, love, love watching her and listening to her music. I hate the fact that it makes me cry every time.
As stated in the previous review, it is absolutely beautiful ... Words do not do her music justice...

I like it. There are some really good songs on here. I've always been a fan of his, so it was nice to hear something new

It's kind of funny how I found out about this album. I was sitting at my cpmputer one day an asked myself. Where is Graig David? And I searched the web and low and behold I found the Album "Trust Me". And I bought it on a whim. And I enjoy the album a great deal. For example I like how he incorporated "Trust Me" which is the title of the album into the song "Don't Play With Our Love" and managed to put a little of a latin flavor among other geners of music as well though out the album.

I guess What I'am trying to say is that Mr.David didn't pigeon hold himself as an artist when it came to making this album. Which is What I enjoy the most about the album. For the track "She's On Fire" I like the caribbean influence within the song. There are so many elements to the "6&1 Thing" that you would have to listen in detail for evey instrument. It also has a good message in there as well. If I had to chose a favorite song it would have to be "6&1Thing". ,But I enjoy the album as a whole. "Just A reminder" is a beauitful mid tempo ballad. "Friday Night" is a great party track. In closing the only thing I dislike about the album was the taught guy image in the pictures of the album. Other then that, this album is for you unconditional true blue Craig Ashley David fans out there in the world such as I'am.

First let me say that I am a Craig David fan. You might even be able to say I'm a Stan for his music. I have been since the first time I heard 7 Days on Born To Do It. Because of my Stan status, you can rightfully assume that I am biased. Now that the disclaimer is out of the way; this is my very favorite Craig David album. If you listen to BTDI and then listen to this one, you can see just how much he has matured as a singer. He has always had one of the best voices around (remember, I'm a Stan) but I think he truly shines when he's taking chances and singing music that you would never expect him to sing. Now don't get me wrong, Top of the Hill, is the worst song I have heard from him ever. It's one of the worst songs I have ever heard period. Yet, the album shines with every other track. Unbelievable and Awkward are stand-outs for me. I have heard people say that they like BTDI, but that he changed his style on subsequent albums, and they just don't like his music anymore. That is very understandable becuase his music has matured since 2001. IMHO, if you like good music, pick this one up. You can get it used for $2.47 which would be a steal even if it was a Taylor Hicks album (well, maybe I shouldn't push it that far).

I really wanted to love this album. I love every CD that Craig David has made. "Trust Me", however, is the exception. Craig David's music is usually very melodic..the perfect mix of R&B and pop. He really missed the mark this time around. Don't get me wrong, every song isn't horrible. But most songs lack melodic appeal. They are nondescript and not memorable. The only ray of sunlight on this whole album is "Officially Yours", which seems closest to what Craig David has done in the past. I understand that artists should grow and change from album to album, but the change should be an improvement. Hopefully, he'll do better next time. I'm a disappointed fan for the first time.

What happened to the effortless flow and smooth beats of CD's first two albums? He seems to be forcing the energy in this album. It isn't working. And the single has a sample that's been used over and over again in the last ten years. How about some originality or at least an original sample. Weak.

In leiu of an organist, we opted to use this CD for our daughter's wedding. I loved the song selection and the order of the songs worked perfect for the prelude, and postlude. I was so excited with I heard the songs I couldn't wait to use this at the wedding. It was perfect!

This CD had most, if not all, of the classic songs that everyone would want played during their wedding!
And of course with the great price no one could go wrong!

The music is lovely. However, for the purpose of a wedding, I found the combination uninspiring and lacking in excitement. Best suited for way in the background music for dining. A disappointment.

The music was just what we wanted for our wedding. The disc came with a small scratch, but we were still able to use it.

In preparation for our daughter's wedding, we listened to a number (OK - a LOT) of wedding CDs looking for "the one". For us, this CD was it!

We were looking for traditional renditions of wedding classics and found this to be very traditional in style.

The selections are well recorded, therefore useable in place of live music (which is how we used them).

Ultimately, we narrowed our selection to this and "The Knot" wedding collection CD (also available on Amazon), but used more recordings from this CD than from the Knot's - and consistently picked this CD's renditions of pieces on both recordings.

We would recommend this collection, particularly if your tastes run toward traditional (actually, our tastes don't normally run that way, but do when it comes to weddings!).

And congratulations! May the wedding you're preparing for be blessed.