Craig David - Trust Me (Can) (CD)

All Music Guide

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 1980s style pop of Hot Stuff, the next two tracks were 6 Of 1 Thing, a funk/soul highly infectious song and Friday Night which reminded one of Kool The Gang at their early 1980s funky peak. Kinda Girl For Me also extensively, but subtly used a sample of the song You Are Everything. There were 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 bass line. 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 no.18 on 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, All Music Guide Read more Less