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- Slicker Than Your Average
- - 132,168 plays
  - 63 favs
  - 9 shares
Craig David
Released 2002

2 Steps Back
03:48
9,162 plays

Fast Cars
04:15
7,644 plays

Personal
05:24
7,481 plays

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- 1
- Slicker Than Your Average
- 05:59
- 5,036 plays

- 2
- What's Your Flava?
- 03:35
- 17,644 plays

- 3
- Fast Cars
- 04:15
- 7,644 plays

- 4
- Hidden Agenda
- 03:53
- 11,336 plays

- 5
- Eenie Meenie
- 05:04
- 5,524 plays

- 6
- You Don't Miss Your Water ('Til the Well Runs Dry)
- 05:20
- 12,973 plays

- 7
- Rise & Fall
- 04:47
- 27,015 plays

- 8
- Personal
- 05:24
- 7,481 plays

- 9
- Hands Up in the Air
- 04:05
- 5,265 plays

- 10
- 2 Steps Back
- 03:48
- 9,162 plays

- 11
- Spanish
- 05:03
- 7,435 plays

- 12
- What's Changed
- 04:40
- 7,269 plays

- 13
- World Filled With Love
- 03:44
- 7,407 plays

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album review

The former British teen sensation kicked off his singing career with the stellar Grammy-nominated Born to Do It, which blended 2-step, R&B, and pop. With his second release, Slicker Than Your Average, Craig David shows a different side. While Born to Do It was filled with romantic lyrics, Slicker Than Your Average shares David's feelings about fame, with a small dose of his trademark love songs. On the title track, David takes a stab at those who criticize his "squeaky clean" image and musical style: "Now they're telling me that I'm too R&B/How I turned my back on the whole UK garage scene/Now they're stressing me when/I know there's so much more to see." Broken hearts and playing the field are prominent topics as well. Musically, Slicker Than Your Average is a collage of styles -- dance ("What's Your Flava?," "Eenie Meenie," "Fast Cars") and 2-step ("2 Steps Back") as well as R&B/pop ballads ("World Filled With Love" and "Rise & Fall"). "Rise & Fall," a song featuring a guest vocal by Sting, is among the highlights on the album, as are "You Don't Miss Your Water ('Til the Well Runs Dry)," "What's Your Flava?," and the Beatlesque "World Filled With Love," which is filled with soaring harmonies. Slicker Than Your Average is stronger than the average sophomore effort, and it proves that Craig David's abilities are innate. ~ Christina Fuoco, All Music Guide

more albums by this artist

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- - Born To Do It
  - Released 2001

- - The Story Goes ....
  - Released 2005

- - Trust Me
  - Released 2007

- - Greatest Hits
  - Released 2008

listener reviews

- - The sophomore slump
  - - By BigO007
    - 11/11/2008 19:47:03
  - I am a big Craig David fan and I once owned this album, but unfortunately sold it because it just did not have the quality to keep like his first album and just got old after many listens. This album killed Craig David's career in the United States simply because he was trying to be or sound too American on this album. If he would have just been himself and tried to not be something he is not he would still be a success in the United States IMO. This album was the downfall of Craig David in the United States and he has yet to release or promote a major album in the United States since. I would recommend getting his Greatest hits album because that album has the best stuff/songs from this album anyway.
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