Track Listing

1. All the Way
2. Don�t Love You No More (I�m Sorry)
3. Hypnotic
4. Separate Ways
5. Johnny
6. Do You Believe in Love
7. One Last Dance
8. Unbelievable
9. Just Chillin�
10. Thief in the Night
11. Take �Em Off
12. My Love Don�t Stop
13. Never Should Have Walked Away
14. Let Her Go

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #71788 in Music
• Released on: 2005-08-22
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .25 pounds

From the Label
After over a year away, Craig is now set to return with his most intimate record yet. Recorded chiefly with long-time collaborator Mark Hill, the pair got back to basics and refocused their attention on killer melodies and striking lyrics. Craig admits, "Our approach with this album has been like the first one in a lot of respects, there was such a long period of time between albums, it felt really natural. With Mark and I the production is just the icing on the cake. A lot of people put so much effort into their production but there’s no real song there. I try to stay away from that. I have really taken a lot of time to make sure the songs are at the forefront".

The result is a startlingly honest, soulful record where Craig’s personality and experiences take centre stage. In taking time out from his career, he has rediscovered what moves him, what makes him get on the dance floor and what has shaped the person he is now and all that is translated into a powerfully emotive album, fittingly titled The Story Goes... With the focus firmly on his smoothly striking vocals, lyrics about love, life and nights out partying are truly a reflection of the last two years of Craig’s life and the man behind the hits and headlines. With production by Mark Hill, The Underdogs and Rick Nowels, The Story Goes... moves seamlessly from the lovelorn pleas of "My Love Don’t Stop" and "Separate Ways" to the gently affecting "Johnny", where Craig explores the difficult issue of bullying. "It all fell into place for me writing about it and I knew it was something I could talk about because I experienced a form of it at school. You feel like you’re in a black hole when it’s happening and you don’t know what to do and that’s what I was trying to capture. It’s a massive issue and I don’t have the answer to it but I wanted to highlight it, it’s a type of exorcism for me".

Other songs were inspired by more recent events. The slick disco beats of "All The Way", the crunky "Just Chillin", the high-energy of "Hypnotic" and the slow and seductive sexuality of ‘Take ‘Em Off’ were all a consequence of Craig’s nights out partying, knowing that--for the first time in years--he didn’t have to get up and work in the morning. The Story Goes… is an honest journey through Craig’s life. People that have touched and inspired him, to the ones he has lost with great sadness, such as with the stunning ballad "Let Her Go", which is dedicated to his Mum, and the beautiful "Don’t Love You No More (I’m Sorry)"--a mesmerizing tale of lost love and broken hearts, based on Craig’s real-life relationship breakdown. "Every album is a chapter in my life but this one really captures the essence of me. I’m not trying to prove anything to people or make anyone happy, I just feel like I can let loose, step up a gear and say check this. Just when you were wondering what was going on, listen to this for a minute. This is me". The Story Goes… is dedicated to Craig’s Grandmother who passed away at the end of last year.

CD Description
Third album, following 2002's 'Slicker Than Your Average', from Southampton RnB star. From his debut as a fresh faced 18 year old - with the UK garage smash 'Fill Me In' in 2000 -up to the release of 'The Story Goes...', David has sold 13m records worldwide. Working with his long term collaboratorMark Hill, he has produced his most soulful and honest record to date, filled with contemporary grooves but never allowing the production to overshadow the songs. Includes the singles 'All The Way' and 'I'm Sorry'.

Customer Reviews

Another one
I wanna start but saying; wow. Craig has done it yet again, this has to be his strongest album, beautifully written (by craig and friends) and sung magnificently with his rich voice that i personally adore listening to, gives me those happy little goosebumps, but hey maybe that's just me!

Many of the songs are very relaxed and chilled, perfect for winding down and chilling out to, especially in the summer evenings. The few upbeat songs on the album are fantastic for a boogie and you can't help but tap your foot to.

Overall, a gorgeous album in my opinion and well worth a listen, you'll be hooked, trust me.

Almost there
I've been listening to this now for the past couple of days and have to say that Craig David has now cemented his position as one of the U.K.'s most talented RnB performers/singer/songwriters, in my mind at least.

The beginning of the album starts out extremely strong and i LOVED the first three tracks. "Don't Love You No More" is simply amazing and is a real shattering return to form, as is the track after it, "Hypnotic". From there on though, things start to slide into the predictability and monotony that much of the RnB being churned out in the USA suffers from. There really is too much mentioning of "clubs" and this theme is pervasive throughout most of the album lending it a cheesey, immature feel at times.

I really didn't like "Johnny" because it seemed to me that it took Craig David backwards rather than forwards lyrically and thematically. It's the kind of song that seems to be desperately courting a younger audience where I feel Craig David has matured beyond that stage now, especially since the strong effort on "Slicker than your average" to display a slightly more edgy sound.

The production on the album is excellent and as a whole it's a "grower" apart of course from the incredible first three tracks that hit you immediately.

All together much better than his "Slicker than your average" album, although he seems to have regressed back to "Born to do it" in terms of maturity and lyrical content, which would have been great if it were not for a lack of melody and distinct monotony at times.

I'd recommend this album to anyone who likes listening to an extremely talented and gifted singer, sing often astonishingly crafted and sung songs. That it falls short here and there, is, neither here nor there.

Spiritual
Went to Amsterdam in Oct 05 with 3 friends and one of them had "Johnny" on his iPod. After listening to it, was hooked. So got home and I bought this CD and oh my since then until now (21st June 2006) nearly a year, it has virtually been playing in my car continuously on a loop. I cant recommend this enough. Fitting tunes for every occasion: relationships, love, bullying, mesmorised by a girl, cheating, it's got everything, and nearly every song is relatable to everyone's life in some way or another.