Craig David is ``Slicker Than Your Average'': Eagerly Anticipated New Album Due Nov. 19; Radio Gets Taste of ``What's Your Flava?'' Oct. 7; Willy Wonka-Inspired Video Set to Turn Heads.Business Editors/Entertainment Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 2002 Wildstar/Atlantic Records has announced the forthcoming release of "SLICKER THAN YOUR AVERAGE", the much-anticipated second album from Craig David. Slated for a North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. street date of November 19th, "SLICKER THAN YOUR AVERAGE" follows David's breakthrough 2001 RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America, Washington, DC, www.riaa.com) A membership association of music recording companies. Its goal is to promote the record label industry and protect the rights of copyright owners. It was a major contributor to the SDMI digital distribution system. platinum-selling debut, "BORN TO DO IT", which has now scanned 1.5 million copies in the U.S. alone. The new album will be heralded by the release of its first single, "What's Your Flava?", co-written by David and produced by hot newcomers Marshall and Trell (AKA the remix team operating under the Ignorants moniker (1) A name, title or alias. See alias. (2) A COM object that is used to create instances of other objects. Monikers save programmers time when coding various types of COM-based functions such as linking one document to another (OLE). See COM and OLE. ). "What's Your Flava?" will begin its run at radio October 7th, delivering the unique blend of soulful soul·ful adj. Full of or expressing deep feeling; profoundly emotional. soul  ful·ly adv. vocal style and sly, infectious groove that is quickly turning the young U.K.-based vocalist/songwriter into a household name. The companion video for "What's Your Flava?" -- shot on location in the Czech Republic's capital city, Prague, and directed by Little X -- features David in a cinematic send-up of one of his favorite tales, the fable of "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory." Like the book and movie versions on which the storyline is based, the video traces the journey of four "contest winners" visiting a mythical mastermind (played by David) for a guided tour guided tour guide n → visite guidée; what time does the guided tour start? → la visite guidée commence à quelle heure? of his factory. But, instead of candy, guests in Craig David's world are treated to a guided tour of a music factory -- one which features, among other things, cages full of cash, lush purple bedrooms, and "Oompah-Loompah" girls dressed in white cat-suits and sunglasses. On "SLICKER THAN YOUR AVERAGE", David once again combines elements of R&B, hip-hop, pop, electronica, and rock into an innovative, effervescent ef·fer·vesce intr.v. ef·fer·vesced, ef·fer·vesc·ing, ef·fer·vesc·es 1. To emit small bubbles of gas, as a carbonated or fermenting liquid. 2. To escape from a liquid as bubbles; bubble up. 3. sound. In addition to Marshall and Trell, the album finds David working with such other ground-breaking producers as Soulshock & Karlin (hailed by Arena magazine as "probably the best R&B producers in the world"), and Craig's longtime studio collaborator Mark Hill. Among the album's highlights is David's collaboration with Sting on the track, "Rise & Fall" -- an introspective in·tro·spect intr.v. in·tro·spect·ed, in·tro·spect·ing, in·tro·spects To engage in introspection. [Latin intr cautionary tale A cautionary tale is a traditional story told in folklore, to warn its hearer of a danger. There are three essential parts to a cautionary tale, though they can be introduced in a large variety of ways. about the pitfalls of stardom. Craig David's first Wildstar/Atlantic album, "BORN TO DO IT" - which has spent more than 60 weeks on the Billboard 200 chart - featured two Top 10 smashes, "Fill Me In" and "7 Days", plus the Top 20 hit, "Walking Away". Unquestionably un·ques·tion·a·ble adj. Beyond question or doubt. See Synonyms at authentic. un·ques  tion·a·bil one of 2001's most popular and acclaimed releases, "BORN TO DO IT" has exceeded the 7 million sales mark worldwide. David has racked up an array of kudos around the world - including a 2001 Grammy nomination for "Best Male Pop Vocal Performance". The video for "Fill Me In" earned him two trophies at last year's Billboard Music Video Awards, for "Best Dance New Artist Clip" and "Best R&B New Artist Clip". For additional information, please see The Atlantic Group website at www.atlantic-records.com. |
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