Born to Do It
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Born to Do It is the debut album by English
England
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 singer Craig David
Craig David
Craig Ashley David is an English singer and songwriter. He has released five studio albums: Born to Do It, Slicker Than Your Average, The Story Goes..., Trust Me, Signed Sealed Delivered and a Greatest Hits album...

, released in 2000 via Wildstar and 2001
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 via Atlantic Records
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. It is highly revered and acclaimed by R&B
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 critics, and contains some of his highest charting singles. The album was a huge commercial success eventually selling over 8 million copies worldwide, making it one of the biggest albums by a UK R&B artist ever. It debuted at #1 on the UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
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 and was certified 6x Platinum. The title Born to Do It is from the character Willy Wonka in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is a 1971 musical film adaptation of the 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl, directed by Mel Stuart, and starring Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka. The film tells the story of Charlie Bucket as he receives a golden ticket and visits Willy...

. The album eventually peaked at #2 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart
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 after spending nearly 20 weeks on the chart in 2000 it was certified Platinum in the US by RIAA. It was voted number two on the MTV Greatest Albums of All Time in April 2009.

The name of this album was also the answer to the £32,000 question in Charles Ingram's game of ITV1 gameshow 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire', recorded in September 2001. Ingram claimed he had never heard of Craig David but went for the answer regardless, correctly answering the question.

Original UK Release (2000)

  1. "Fill Me In
    Fill Me In
    "Fill Me In" is the debut single by British singer Craig David from his debut album Born to Do It. The song successfully launched the career of Craig David making him the youngest solo artist at the time to have his debut single peak at number one on the UK Singles Chart beating Sweet Female...

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  2. "Can't Be Messing 'Round"
  3. "Rendezvous
    Rendezvous (song)
    "Rendezvous" is the final single from British R&B singer Craig David's album Born to Do It, and became his fifth top ten hit from the album, following "Rewind", "Fill Me In", "7 Days" and "Walking Away"....

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  4. "7 Days
    7 Days (song)
    "7 Days" is the second single from Craig David's debut album Born to Do It. It hit number one in the United Kingdom and number ten in the United States. "7 Days" is David's biggest worldwide hit to date and received a Gold certification sale in Great Britain. The song was nominated for a Grammy in...

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  5. "Follow Me"
  6. "Last Night"
  7. "Walking Away
    Walking Away (Craig David song)
    "Walking Away" is a song by British singer Craig David, written by David and Mark Hill for his debut album Born to Do It . It reached number one in New Zealand where it became the number one song of 2001, combining both sales and airplay....

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  8. "Time to Party"
  9. "Booty Man"
  10. "Once in a Lifetime"
  11. "You Know What"
  12. "Rewind"

U.S. Release (2001)

  1. "Fill Me In
    Fill Me In
    "Fill Me In" is the debut single by British singer Craig David from his debut album Born to Do It. The song successfully launched the career of Craig David making him the youngest solo artist at the time to have his debut single peak at number one on the UK Singles Chart beating Sweet Female...

    "
  2. "Can't Be Messing 'Round"
  3. "Rendezvous
    Rendezvous (song)
    "Rendezvous" is the final single from British R&B singer Craig David's album Born to Do It, and became his fifth top ten hit from the album, following "Rewind", "Fill Me In", "7 Days" and "Walking Away"....

    "
  4. "7 Days
    7 Days (song)
    "7 Days" is the second single from Craig David's debut album Born to Do It. It hit number one in the United Kingdom and number ten in the United States. "7 Days" is David's biggest worldwide hit to date and received a Gold certification sale in Great Britain. The song was nominated for a Grammy in...

    "
  5. "Follow Me"
  6. "Key to My Heart"
  7. "Fill Me In (Part 2)"
  8. "Last Night"
  9. "Walking Away
    Walking Away (Craig David song)
    "Walking Away" is a song by British singer Craig David, written by David and Mark Hill for his debut album Born to Do It . It reached number one in New Zealand where it became the number one song of 2001, combining both sales and airplay....

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  10. "Time to Party"
  11. "Booty Man"
  12. "Once in a Lifetime"
  13. "You Know What"
  14. "Rewind"
  15. "TBC"

Singapore Limited Edition - Bonus CD Single

  1. "Walking Away" (Radio Edit)
  2. "Walking Away" (Ignorants Remix)
  3. "Walking Away" (DJ Chunky Remix)
  4. "Treats" (Better Day Remix)

Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
Polish Albums Chart
OLiS
OLiS is the official list of the highest selling music albums in Poland. The list exists since October 23, 2000 and is provided by ZPAV....

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