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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Slicker Than Your Average
| name = Slicker Than Your Average
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Craig David]]
| artist = [[Craig David]]
| Cover = Craig David - Slicker Than Your Average album cover.png
| cover = Craig David - Slicker Than Your Average album cover.png
| Border = yes
| alt =
| Released = 19 November 2002
| border = yes
| Recorded = 2002
| released = 19 November 2002
| recorded = 2001–2002
| Genre = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
| genre = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]<ref name=allmusic/>
| Length = 62:09
| Label = [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
| length = 60:05
| label = [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
| Producer = [[Colin Lester]]
| producer = [[Colin Lester]]
| Last album = ''[[Born to Do It]]''<br/>(2000)
| prev_title = [[Born to Do It]]
| prev_year = 2000
| This album = '''''Slicker Than Your Average'''''<br/>(2002)
| Next album = ''[[The Story Goes...]]''<br/>(2005)
| next_title = [[The Story Goes...]]
| Misc = {{Singles
| next_year = 2005
| Name = Slicker Than Your Average
| misc = {{Singles
| Type = studio
| name = Slicker Than Your Average
| single 1 = [[What's Your Flava?]]
| type = studio
| single 1 date = 28 October 2002
| single1 = [[What's Your Flava?]]
| single 2 = [[Hidden Agenda (Craig David song)|Hidden Agenda]]
| single1date = 28 October 2002
| single2 = [[Hidden Agenda (Craig David song)|Hidden Agenda]]
| single 2 date = 20 January 2003
| single2date = 20 January 2003
| single 3 = [[Rise & Fall (song)|Rise & Fall]]
| single3 = [[Rise & Fall (Craig David song)|Rise & Fall]]
| single 3 date = 28 April 2003
| single3date = 28 April 2003
| single 4 = [[Spanish (song)|Spanish]]
| single4 = [[Spanish (song)|Spanish]]
| single 4 date = 28 July 2003
| single4date = 28 July 2003
| single 5 = [[World Filled with Love]]
| single5 = [[World Filled with Love]]
| single 5 date = 13 October 2003
| single5date = 13 October 2003
| single 6 = [[You Don't Miss Your Water ('Til the Well Runs Dry)]]
| single6 = [[You Don't Miss Your Water ('Til the Well Runs Dry)]]
| single 6 date = 29 December 2003
| single6date = 29 December 2003
}}}}
}}
}}


'''''Slicker Than Your Average''''' is the second studio album by English singer [[Craig David]], released on 19 November 2002 by [[Atlantic Records]]. It peaked at number 4 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] and number 32 in on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], while it also peaked at number 5 on the Australian [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Albums Chart]] in late 2002. It was certified Gold by [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] in the U.S. and double Platinum by the [[British Phonographic Industry]] in the UK. As of November 2013, the album has sold over 3.5 million copies worldwide.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/craig-david-the-rise-and-fall-and-rise-again-of-a-pop-star/056805|title=Craig David: the rise and fall (and rise again) of a pop star|last=Ingham|first=Tim|date=20 November 2013|work=[[Music Week]]|accessdate=25 November 2013}}</ref>
'''''Slicker Than Your Average''''' is the second studio album by British singer [[Craig David]], released on 19 November 2002 by [[Atlantic Records]]. It peaked at number 4 on the [[UK Albums Chart]], number 5 on the Australian [[ARIA Albums Chart]], and number 32 on the U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. It was certified Gold by [[RIAA]] in the U.S. and double Platinum by the [[British Phonographic Industry]] in the United Kingdom. As of November 2013, the album has sold over 3.5 million copies worldwide.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/craig-david-the-rise-and-fall-and-rise-again-of-a-pop-star/056805|title=Craig David: the rise and fall (and rise again) of a pop star|last=Ingham|first=Tim|date=20 November 2013|work=[[Music Week]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214030522/http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/craig-david-the-rise-and-fall-and-rise-again-of-a-pop-star/056805|archivedate=14 February 2015|accessdate=25 November 2013}}</ref>


The album was released in a number of different versions. The original release contained 13 new tracks. A six track bonus remix CD was released in Asia that featured [[remix]]es of the singles "[[Rise & Fall (song)|Rise and Fall]]" and "[[Hidden Agenda (Craig David song)|Hidden Agenda]]", as well as versions of "[[Fill Me In]]" and the [[A-side and B-side|B-side]] "Four Times a Lady" from the single, "[[What's Your Flava?]]".<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r673620|pure_url=yes}}|title=AllMusic (((Slicker Than Your Average [Bonus Disc] > Overview )))|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=12 May 2009}}</ref>
The album was released in a number of different versions. The original release contained 13 new tracks. A six-track bonus remix CD was released in Asia that featured [[remix]]es of the singles "[[Rise & Fall (Craig David song)|Rise and Fall]]" and "[[Hidden Agenda (Craig David song)|Hidden Agenda]]", as well as versions of "[[Fill Me In]]" and the [[A-side and B-side|B-side]] "Four Times a Lady" from the single, "[[What's Your Flava?]]".<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r673620|pure_url=yes}}|title=AllMusic (((Slicker Than Your Average [Bonus Disc] > Overview )))|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=12 May 2009}}</ref>


==Background and writing==
==Background and writing==
After David managed to crack the [[United States|American]] music industry with his hit debut studio album, ''[[Born to Do It]]'', his musical style began to alter to appeal to the worldwide market on his second studio album. In an interview with ANDPOP's Adam Gonshor, David revealed the inspiration for some of the songs on the album. He was forced to stay in a hotel room for a week following the [[September 11 attacks]] in [[New York City]] in 2001, and it was this event that inspired him to write the song "[[World Filled with Love]]". In the interview, he said, "I was thinking, I'm actually in this world that's filled with madness, with this drama that's going on. Some of the things we were talking about in music, in the big picture, are so trivial...I thought music is a form of escapism, so I used it to write a song hopefully for positive means to say, we are in a world that's filled with love."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.andpop.com/2002/11/29/interview-craig-david-releases-slicker-than-your-average/|title=Craig David releases Slicker Than Your Average|last=Gonshor|first=Adam|date=29 November 2002|publisher=ANDPOP|accessdate=9 June 2009}}</ref> David also commented that the album title could be looked at in two different ways: "On the one hand, it's coming across like I'm arrogant. On the other hand, it's saying I have a lot more composure on the album." The album was leaked onto the internet prior to its official release, but David was not too bothered as he felt that it "spreads the word".
After David managed to crack the American music industry with his hit debut studio album, ''[[Born to Do It]]'', his musical style began to alter to appeal to the worldwide market on his second studio album. In an interview with ANDPOP's Adam Gonshor, David revealed the inspiration for some of the songs on the album. He was forced to stay in a hotel room for a week following the [[September 11 attacks]] in [[New York City]] in 2001, and it was this event that inspired him to write the song "[[World Filled with Love]]". In the interview, he said, "I was thinking, I'm actually in this world that's filled with madness, with this drama that's going on. Some of the things we were talking about in music, in the big picture, are so trivial...I thought music is a form of escapism, so I used it to write a song hopefully for positive means to say, we are in a world that's filled with love."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.andpop.com/2002/11/29/interview-craig-david-releases-slicker-than-your-average/|title=Craig David releases Slicker Than Your Average|last=Gonshor|first=Adam|date=29 November 2002|publisher=ANDPOP|accessdate=9 June 2009|archive-date=18 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518052519/http://www.andpop.com/2002/11/29/interview-craig-david-releases-slicker-than-your-average/|url-status=dead}}</ref> David also commented that the album title could be looked at in two different ways: "On the one hand, it's coming across like I'm arrogant. On the other hand, it's saying I have a lot more composure on the album." The album was leaked onto the internet prior to its official release, but David was not too bothered as he felt that it "spreads the word".


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
{{Album ratings
{{Music ratings
| MC = 62/100<ref name="Metacritic">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/slicker-than-your-average/craig-david |title=Reviews for Slicker Than Your Average by Craig David |publisher=[[Metacritic]]|accessdate=26 January 2018}}</ref>
|rev1=[[AllMusic]]
|rev1=[[AllMusic]]
|rev1Score={{Rating|3|5}}<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web |first=Christina |last=Fuoco |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r612666|pure_url=yes}} |title=AllMusic (((Slicker Than Your Average > Overview))) |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=12 May 2009}}</ref>
|rev1Score={{Rating|3|5}}<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web |first=Christina |last=Fuoco |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r612666|pure_url=yes}} |title=AllMusic (((Slicker Than Your Average > Overview))) |publisher=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=12 May 2009}}</ref>
|rev2=[[BBC]]
|rev2=[[BBC]]
|rev2Score=(Mixed)<ref name=bbc>{{cite web |first=Keysha |last=Davis |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/wvzf |title=BBC Music Review of Craig David - Slicker Than Your Average |work=[[BBC Music]] |publisher=[[BBC|British Broadcasting Corporation]] |date=20 November 2002 |accessdate=12 May 2009}}</ref>
|rev2Score=(Mixed)<ref name=bbc>{{cite web |first=Keysha |last=Davis |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/wvzf |title=BBC Music Review of Craig David - Slicker Than Your Average |work=[[BBC Music]] |publisher=[[BBC|British Broadcasting Corporation]] |date=20 November 2002 |accessdate=12 May 2009}}</ref>
|rev3=''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]''
|rev3=''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]''
|rev3Score={{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=blender>{{cite web |url=http://www.blender.com/guide/new/50267/slicker-than-your-average.html |title=Slicker Than Your Average review |publisher=[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]] |accessdate=9 June 2009}}</ref>
|rev3Score={{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=blender>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.blender.com/guide/new/50267/slicker-than-your-average.html |title=Slicker Than Your Average review |magazine=[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]] |accessdate=9 June 2009 }}{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|rev4=[[Entertainment.ie]]
|rev4=[[Entertainment.ie]]
|rev4Score={{Rating|3|5}}<ref>[http://www.entertainment.ie/reviews/review.asp?ID=2416&subcat=CD entertainment.ie review]</ref>
|rev4Score={{Rating|3|5}}<ref>[https://archive.today/20120730041814/http://www.entertainment.ie/reviews/review.asp?ID=2416&subcat=CD entertainment.ie review]</ref>
|rev5=''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
|rev5=''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
|rev5Score=(B–)<ref name=EW>{{cite web |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,390634,00.html |title=Slicker Than Your Average - Music Review |publisher=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=22 November 2002 |accessdate=9 June 2009}}</ref>
|rev5Score=B–<ref name=EW>
|{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2002/11/22/slicker-your-average/|title=Slicker Than Your Average|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=22 November 2002 |access-date=1 June 2022}}</ref>
|rev6=''[[The Guardian]]''
|rev6=''[[The Guardian]]''
|rev6Score={{Rating|3|5}}<ref name=Guardian>{{cite web |first=Alexis|last=Petridis |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2002/nov/08/popandrock.artsfeatures1 |title=Pop CD: Craig David: Slicker Than Your Average |work=[[The Guardian]] |publisher=[[Guardian Media Group]] |date=8 November 2002 |accessdate=17 June 2009}}</ref>
|rev6Score={{Rating|3|5}}<ref name=Guardian>{{cite web |first=Alexis|last=Petridis |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2002/nov/08/popandrock.artsfeatures1 |title=Pop CD: Craig David: Slicker Than Your Average |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=8 November 2002 |accessdate=17 June 2009}}</ref>
|rev7=''[[NME]]''
|rev7=''[[NME]]''
|rev7Score={{Rating|8|10}}<ref>[http://www.nme.com/reviews/name/6828 NME review]</ref>
|rev7Score={{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/name/6828|title=David, Craig : Slicker Than Your Average|work=NME}}</ref>
|rev8=[[Robert Christgau]]
|rev8=[[Robert Christgau]]
|rev8Score=(A–)<ref>[http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=4648&name=Craig+David Robert Christgau review]</ref>
|rev8Score=(A–)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=4648&name=Craig%20David|title=Robert Christgau: CG: Craig David}}</ref>
|rev9=''[[Rolling Stone]]''
|rev9=''[[Rolling Stone]]''
|rev9Score={{Rating|3|5}}<ref name=RS>{{cite web |first=Pat |last=Blashill |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/craigdavid/albums/album/257312/review/5941118/slicker_than_your_average |title=Craig David: Slicker Than Your Average: Music Reviews |publisher=''[[Rolling Stone]]'' |date=12 December 2002 |accessdate=12 May 2009}}</ref>
|rev9Score={{Rating|3|5}}<ref name=RS>{{cite magazine |first=Pat |last=Blashill |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/craigdavid/albums/album/257312/review/5941118/slicker_than_your_average |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070708233428/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/craigdavid/albums/album/257312/review/5941118/slicker_than_your_average |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 July 2007 |title=Craig David: Slicker Than Your Average: Music Reviews |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=12 December 2002 |accessdate=12 May 2009}}</ref>
}}
}}
The album received mostly positive reviews from contemporary music critics. [[BBC Music]]'s Keysha Davis wrote that "''Slicker Than Your Average'' provides the listener with the opportunity to get into the mind of a truly gifted young star...there are enough club friendly tracks to ensure heavy rotation in the hottest nightspots". However, in reference to his success in the United States, she also pointed out "true fans may be a tad bit disappointed by the new super-slick musical direction".<ref name=bbc/> [[AllMusic]]'s Christina Fuoco gave it a rating of three stars out of five and wrote "''Slicker Than Your Average'' is stronger than the average sophomore effort...it proves that Craig David's abilities are innate".<ref name=allmusic/> Pat Blashill, writing for ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine, called it "one of the most subtle male R&B records in a good while" and gave it a 3/5 rating.<ref name=RS/> ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]'' magazine's gave the album a rating of 4/5 and commented "David moves away from underground two-step...toward a modern, mainstream R&B record. Slicker is full of Timbaland-style production, booty-call ballads and even Spanish guitars. Sometimes being real means revealing the marshmallow within."<ref name=blender/>
''Slicker Than Your Average'' received mixed to positive reviews from contemporary music critics. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 62 based on 14 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="Metacritic"/> [[BBC Music]]'s Keysha Davis wrote that "''Slicker Than Your Average'' provides the listener with the opportunity to get into the mind of a truly gifted young star...there are enough club friendly tracks to ensure heavy rotation in the hottest nightspots". However, in reference to his success in the United States, she also pointed out "true fans may be a tad bit disappointed by the new super-slick musical direction".<ref name=bbc/> [[AllMusic]]'s Christina Fuoco gave it a rating of three stars out of five and wrote "''Slicker Than Your Average'' is stronger than the average sophomore effort...it proves that Craig David's abilities are innate".<ref name=allmusic/> Pat Blashill, writing for ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine, called it "one of the most subtle male R&B records in a good while" and gave it a 3/5 rating.<ref name=RS/> ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]'' magazine's gave the album a rating of 4/5 and commented "David moves away from underground two-step...toward a modern, mainstream R&B record. Slicker is full of [[Timbaland]]-style production, booty-call ballads and even Spanish guitars. Sometimes being real means revealing the marshmallow within."<ref name=blender/>


Ken Tucker, writing for ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', gave the album a B– and wrote "David has a voice that's fresh and expressive, so it doesn't bode well that on what's only his second album, he's also an artist already reduced to singing about the burdens of fame."<ref name=EW/> ''[[The Guardian]]'s'' Alexis Petridis wrote "His second album has its flaws, but they are largely generic: when it tries to fit too snugly into the R&B template, it tails off. At its best, however, it is a curiously unique record."<ref name=Guardian/>
Ken Tucker, writing for ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', gave the album a B− and wrote "David has a voice that's fresh and expressive, so it doesn't bode well that on what's only his second album, he's also an artist already reduced to singing about the burdens of fame."<ref name=EW/> ''[[The Guardian]]''{{'s}} Alexis Petridis wrote "His second album has its flaws, but they are largely generic: when it tries to fit too snugly into the R&B template, it tails off. At its best, however, it is a curiously unique record."<ref name=Guardian/>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
{{Tracklist
| writing_credits = yes
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| extra_column = Producer(s)


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| extra4 = Hill
| extra4 = Hill
| length4 = 3:54
| length4 = 3:54
| title5 = Eenie Meenie
| title5 = Eenie Meenie
| note5 = featuring Messiah Bolical
| note5 = featuring Messiah Bolical
| writer5 = {{hlist|David|Henry|Leroy Williams|Adam Lyons}}
| writer5 = {{hlist|David|Henry|Leroy Williams|Adam Lyons}}
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| extra6 = {{hlist|Hill|[[Soulshock]]{{ref|a|[a]}}|[[Peter Biker]]{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| extra6 = {{hlist|Hill|[[Soulshock]]{{ref|a|[a]}}|[[Peter Biker]]{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length6 = 5:20
| length6 = 5:20
| title7 = [[Rise & Fall (song)|Rise & Fall]]
| title7 = [[Rise & Fall (Craig David song)|Rise & Fall]]
| note7 = featuring [[Sting (musician)|Sting]]
| note7 = featuring [[Sting (musician)|Sting]]
| writer7 = {{hlist|David|[[Sting (musician)|Gordon "Sting" Sumner]]|[[Dominic Miller]]}}
| writer7 = {{hlist|David|[[Sting (musician)|Gordon "Sting" Sumner]]|[[Dominic Miller]]}}
| extra7 = [[Soulshock & Karlin]]
| extra7 = [[Soulshock and Karlin]]
| length7 = 4:47
| length7 = 4:47
| title8 = Personal
| title8 = Personal
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| length9 = 4:05
| length9 = 4:05
| title10 = 2 Steps Back
| title10 = 2 Steps Back
| writer10 = {{hlist|David|[[Soulshock|Carsten "Soulshock" Schack]]|[[Kenneth Karlin]]|[[Nate Butler]]|[[Jimmy Cozier]]|Harold Lily}}
| writer10 = {{hlist|David|[[Soulshock|Carsten "Soulshock" Schack]]|[[Kenneth Karlin]]|[[Nate Butler]]|[[Jimmy Cozier]]|[[Harold Lilly (songwriter)|Harold Lilly]]}}
| extra10 = Soulshock & Karlin
| extra10 = Soulshock and Karlin
| length10 = 3:48
| length10 = 3:48
| title11 = [[Spanish (song)|Spanish]]
| title11 = [[Spanish (song)|Spanish]]
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| extra13 = {{hlist|David|Smith}}
| extra13 = {{hlist|David|Smith}}
| length13 = 3:45
| length13 = 3:45
| total_length = 60:05
}}
}}


===Bonus tracks===
===Bonus tracks===
{{track listing
{{tracklist
| collapsed = yes
| headline = Japan version (bonus DVD)
| headline = Japan version (bonus DVD)
| title14 = Four Times a Lady
| title14 = Four Times a Lady
| length14 = 5:48
| length14 = 5:28
| title15 = Come Together
| title15 = Come Together
| note15 = Live from [[Radio City Music Hall]], [[New York]]
| note15 = Live from [[Radio City Music Hall]], [[New York City]]
| length15 =
| length15 = 4:03
| total_length = 69:36

}}
}}
{{track listing
{{tracklist
| collapsed = yes
| headline = UK version
| headline = UK version
| writing_credits = no
| title14 = Say the Word
| title14 = Say the Word
| length14 = 7:59
| length14 = 4:53
| total_length = 64:58
}}
}}


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# "Rise & Fall" (Music Video)
# "Rise & Fall" (Music Video)


;Notes
'''Notes'''
*<sup>{{note|a|[a]}}</sup> signifies remix and additional [[record producer|production]].
*<sup>{{note|a|[a]}}</sup> signifies remix and additional [[record producer|production]].
'''Sample credits'''
*"Personal" contains an interpolation of "T Shirt and Panties" by [[Jamie Foxx]].
*"Personal" contains an interpolation of "T Shirt and Panties" by [[Jamie Foxx]].
*"Hidden Agenda" contains an interpolation of "[[Don't Talk (Jon B. song)|Don't Talk]]" by [[Jon B.]]


==Singles==
==Personnel==
Credits adapted from album's liner notes.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title= Slicker Than Your Average |year= 2002 |type= booklet |publisher= [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]}}</ref>
# "[[What's Your Flava?]]"
# "[[Hidden Agenda (Craig David song)|Hidden Agenda]]"
# "[[Rise & Fall (song)|Rise & Fall]]" (with [[Sting (musician)|Sting]])
# "[[Spanish (song)|Spanish]]" (with Duke One)
# "[[You Don't Miss Your Water ('Til the Well Runs Dry)]]"
# "[[World Filled with Love]]"


{{Div col}}
==Charts and certifications==
*[[Peter Biker]] – remix and additional producer <small>(track 6)</small>
*Messiah Bolical – vocals <small>(track 5)</small>
*Thomas Burbree – mixing <small>(track 5)</small>, Pro Tools and post production <small>(tracks 1-3, 5, 8)</small>
*[[Craig David]] – vocals <small>(all tracks)</small>, producer <small>(track 13)</small>
*Kevin "KD" Davis – mixing <small>(track 12)</small>
*[[Steve Fitzmaurice]] – mixing <small>(tracks 4, 13)</small>
*Marc Francs – mixing <small>(track 3)</small>
*[[Robert Haggett|Rob Haggett]] – 2nd assistant engineer <small>(tracks 6, 9)</small>
*Trevor "Trell" Henry – producer <small>(tracks 1-3, 5, 8)</small>, mixing <small>(tracks 1-3, 8)</small>, rap <small>(track 1)</small>
*[[Mark Hill (musician)|Mark Hill]] – producer <small>(tracks 4, 6, 9, 12)</small>
*Katie Holmes – additional vocals <small>(track 12)</small>
*[[Kenneth Karlin]] – producer and arranger <small>(tracks 7, 10)</small>
*Darryl Lavictoire – mixing <small>(tracks 3, 8)</small>, mix engineer <small>(tracks 1, 2)</small>
*[[Manny Marroquin]] – mixing <small>(tracks 7, 10)</small>
*Anthony Marshall – producer <small>(tracks 1-3, 5, 8, 11)</small>, mixing <small>(tracks 1-3, 8, 11)</small>
*Duke One – vocals <small>(track 11)</small>
*Onyxstone – Garage MCing <small>(track 5)</small>
*[[Fraser T Smith]] – producer <small>(track 13)</small>
*[[Soulshock]] – producer, arranger, and mixing <small>(tracks 7, 10)</small>, remix and additional production <small>(track 6)</small>
*[[Spike Stent|Mark "Spike" Stent]] – mixing <small>(tracks 6, 9)</small>
*[[Sting (musician)|Sting]] – vocals <small>(track 7)</small>
*David Treahearn – assistant mixing <small>(tracks 6, 9)</small>
*Paul "P-Dub" Walton – Pro Tools <small>(tracks 6, 9)</small>
{{Div col end}}


===Charts===
==Charts==
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{{col-begin}}
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===Weekly charts===
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|+ Weekly chart performance for ''Slicker Than Your Average''
! Peak<br/>position
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! scope="col"| Peak<br/>position
|-
|-
{{albumchart|Australia|5|artist=Craig David|album=Slicker Than Your Average|accessdate=9 June 2009}}
{{album chart|Australia|5|artist=Craig David|album=Slicker Than Your Average|rowheader=true|accessdate=9 June 2009}}
|-
|-
! scope="row"| Australian Urban Albums ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.aria.com.au/Issue697.pdf |archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222434/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20030707-0000/Issue697.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 22, 2008 |title=ARIA Urban Chart – Week Commencing 30th June 2003 |journal=[[The ARIA Report]] |issue=697 |page=14 |date=30 June 2003 |access-date=15 April 2023 |via=[[National Library of Australia]]}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
{{albumchart|Wallonia|8|artist=Craig David|album=Slicker Than Your Average|accessdate=9 June 2009}}
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|-
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{{albumchart|Denmark|32|artist=Craig David|album=Slicker Than Your Average|accessdate=25 November 2013}}
{{album chart|Flanders|15|artist=Craig David|album=Slicker Than Your Average|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 August 2020}}
|-
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{{albumchart|Netherlands|19|artist=Craig David|album=Slicker Than Your Average|accessdate=9 June 2009}}
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|34
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===Certifications===
===Year-end charts===
{|class="wikitable" border="1"
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 2002 year-end chart performance for ''Slicker Than Your Average''
! scope="col"| Chart (2002)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
|-
! scope="row"|Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/2002/albums-chart|title=ARIA End of Year Albums Chart 2002|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|accessdate=6 August 2020}}</ref>
!align="left"|Country
!align="center"|Certification
|align="center"|69
|-
|-
! scope="row"|Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2002&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten 2002|publisher=Ultratop|accessdate=6 August 2020}}</ref>
|align="left"|Australia
|align="center"|96
|align="center"|Platinum<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2002.htm|title=ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2002 Albums|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]|accessdate=12 May 2009}}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row"|Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031012032620/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_r&b.html|archivedate=October 12, 2003|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_r&b.html|title=Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2002|website=[[Jam!]]|accessdate=March 27, 2022}}</ref>
|align="left"|United Kingdom
|align="center"|47
|align="center"|2× Platinum<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards/default.aspx|title=BPI > Craig David|publisher=[[British Phonographic Industry]]|accessdate=25 November 2013}}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row"|French Albums (SNEP)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-albums-annee/?annee=2002|title=Top de l'année Top Albums 2002|publisher=SNEP|language=fr|accessdate=6 August 2020}}</ref>
|align="left"|United States
|align="center"|90
|align="center"|Gold<ref name=riaa>{{cite web|url=http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=craig+david&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25|title=RIAA Gold & Platinum|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]]|accessdate=25 November 2013}}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row"|UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/20020106/37502/|title=End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2002|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=6 August 2020}}</ref>
|align="center"|77
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 2003 year-end chart performance for ''Slicker Than Your Average''
! scope="col"| Chart (2003)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"|Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/2003/albums-chart|title=ARIA End of Year Albums Chart 2003|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|accessdate=6 August 2020}}</ref>
|align="center"|56
|-
! scope="row"|Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2003&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten – Album 2003|website=dutchcharts.nl|accessdate=6 August 2020}}</ref>
|align="center"|77
|-
! scope="row"|French Albums (SNEP)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-albums-annee/?annee=2003|title=Top de l'année Top Albums 2003|publisher=SNEP|language=fr|accessdate=6 August 2020}}</ref>
|align="center"|150
|-
! scope="row"|German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-2003|title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts|language=German|work=[[GfK Entertainment]]|publisher=offiziellecharts.de|accessdate=6 August 2020}}</ref>
|align="center"|79
|-
! scope="row"|UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/20030105/37502/|title=End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2003|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=6 August 2020}}</ref>
|align="center"|60
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==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications of ''Slicker Than Your Average'', with sales where available}}
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{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Belgium|artist=Craig David|title=Slicker Than Your Average|award=Gold|relyear=2002|certyear=2002}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|type=album|artist=Craig David|title=Slicker Than Your Average|award=Gold|relyear=2002|certyear=2002|access-date=May 19, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|type=album|artist=Craig David|title=Slicker Than Your Average|award=Gold|relyear=2002|certyear=2002|access-date=May 22, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Netherlands|type=album|artist=Craig David|title=Slicker Than Your Average|award=Gold|relyear=2002|certyear=2002|access-date=May 22, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=album|artist=Craig David|title=Slicker Than Your Average|award=Gold|relyear=2002|id=2002-11-29|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|certyear=2002}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|artist=Craig David|title=Slicker Than Your Average|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2002|certyear=2002|certref=<ref>{{cite book |last=Salaverrie |first=Fernando |date=September 2005 |url=http://www.mediafire.com/file/pd758fesp2w7i7f/Spanish+Certifications+for+1996-1999.pdf |title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 |language=Spanish |edition=1st |location=Madrid |publisher=Fundación Autor/SGAE |page=964 |isbn=84-8048-639-2 |accessdate=30 September 2019}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|type=album|artist=Craig David|title=Slicker Than Your Average|award=Gold|relyear=2002|certyear=2002|access-date=May 22, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United Kingdom|artist=Craig David|title=Slicker Than Your Average|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2002|certyear=2003|id=5979-3635-2}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United States|artist=Craig David|title=Slicker Than Your Average|award=Gold|relyear=2002|certyear=2002}}
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Europe|title=Slicker Than Your Average|artist=Craig David|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=2002|certyear=2003|accessdate=2 February 2020}}
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 21:21, 20 November 2024

Slicker Than Your Average
Studio album by
Craig David
Released19 November 2002
Recorded2001–2002
GenreR&B[1]
Length60:05
LabelAtlantic
ProducerColin Lester
Craig David chronology
Born to Do It
(2000) 		Slicker Than Your Average
(2002) 		The Story Goes...
(2005)
Singles from Slicker Than Your Average
  1. "What's Your Flava?"
    Released: 28 October 2002
  2. "Hidden Agenda"
    Released: 20 January 2003
  3. "Rise & Fall"
    Released: 28 April 2003
  4. "Spanish"
    Released: 28 July 2003
  5. "World Filled with Love"
    Released: 13 October 2003
  6. "You Don't Miss Your Water ('Til the Well Runs Dry)"
    Released: 29 December 2003

Slicker Than Your Average is the second studio album by British singer Craig David, released on 19 November 2002 by Atlantic Records. It peaked at number 4 on the UK Albums Chart, number 5 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart, and number 32 on the U.S. Billboard 200. It was certified Gold by RIAA in the U.S. and double Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry in the United Kingdom. As of November 2013, the album has sold over 3.5 million copies worldwide.[2]

The album was released in a number of different versions. The original release contained 13 new tracks. A six-track bonus remix CD was released in Asia that featured remixes of the singles "Rise and Fall" and "Hidden Agenda", as well as versions of "Fill Me In" and the B-side "Four Times a Lady" from the single, "What's Your Flava?".[3]

Background and writing

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After David managed to crack the American music industry with his hit debut studio album, Born to Do It, his musical style began to alter to appeal to the worldwide market on his second studio album. In an interview with ANDPOP's Adam Gonshor, David revealed the inspiration for some of the songs on the album. He was forced to stay in a hotel room for a week following the September 11 attacks in New York City in 2001, and it was this event that inspired him to write the song "World Filled with Love". In the interview, he said, "I was thinking, I'm actually in this world that's filled with madness, with this drama that's going on. Some of the things we were talking about in music, in the big picture, are so trivial...I thought music is a form of escapism, so I used it to write a song hopefully for positive means to say, we are in a world that's filled with love."[4] David also commented that the album title could be looked at in two different ways: "On the one hand, it's coming across like I'm arrogant. On the other hand, it's saying I have a lot more composure on the album." The album was leaked onto the internet prior to its official release, but David was not too bothered as he felt that it "spreads the word".

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic62/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
BBC(Mixed)[6]
Blender[7]
Entertainment.ie[8]
Entertainment WeeklyB–[9]
The Guardian[10]
NME[11]
Robert Christgau(A–)[12]
Rolling Stone[13]

Slicker Than Your Average received mixed to positive reviews from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 62 based on 14 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[5] BBC Music's Keysha Davis wrote that "Slicker Than Your Average provides the listener with the opportunity to get into the mind of a truly gifted young star...there are enough club friendly tracks to ensure heavy rotation in the hottest nightspots". However, in reference to his success in the United States, she also pointed out "true fans may be a tad bit disappointed by the new super-slick musical direction".[6] AllMusic's Christina Fuoco gave it a rating of three stars out of five and wrote "Slicker Than Your Average is stronger than the average sophomore effort...it proves that Craig David's abilities are innate".[1] Pat Blashill, writing for Rolling Stone magazine, called it "one of the most subtle male R&B records in a good while" and gave it a 3/5 rating.[13] Blender magazine's gave the album a rating of 4/5 and commented "David moves away from underground two-step...toward a modern, mainstream R&B record. Slicker is full of Timbaland-style production, booty-call ballads and even Spanish guitars. Sometimes being real means revealing the marshmallow within."[7]

Ken Tucker, writing for Entertainment Weekly, gave the album a B− and wrote "David has a voice that's fresh and expressive, so it doesn't bode well that on what's only his second album, he's also an artist already reduced to singing about the burdens of fame."[9] The Guardian's Alexis Petridis wrote "His second album has its flaws, but they are largely generic: when it tries to fit too snugly into the R&B template, it tails off. At its best, however, it is a curiously unique record."[10]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Slicker than Your Average"
Marshall & Trell5:58
2."What's Your Flava?"
  • David
  • Henry
  • Marshall
Marshall & Trell3:50
3."Fast Cars"
  • David
  • Henry
  • Marshall
Marshall & Trell4:16
4."Hidden Agenda"
Hill3:54
5."Eenie Meenie" (featuring Messiah Bolical)
  • David
  • Henry
  • Leroy Williams
  • Adam Lyons
Marshall & Trell5:04
6."You Don't Miss Your Water ('Til the Well Runs Dry)"
  • David
  • Hill
5:20
7."Rise & Fall" (featuring Sting)
Soulshock and Karlin4:47
8."Personal"
  • David
  • Henry
  • Marshall
Marshall & Trell5:24
9."Hands Up in the Air"
  • David
  • Hill
Hill4:05
10."2 Steps Back"
Soulshock and Karlin3:48
11."Spanish" (featuring Duke One)
  • David
  • Henry
  • Marshall
Marshall5:03
12."What's Changed" (featuring Katie Holmes)
  • David
  • Hill
Hill4:41
13."World Filled with Love"
  • David
  • Smith
3:45
Total length:60:05

Bonus tracks

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Japan version (bonus DVD)
No.TitleLength
14."Four Times a Lady"5:28
15."Come Together" (Live from Radio City Music Hall, New York City)4:03
Total length:69:36
UK version
No.TitleLength
14."Say the Word"4:53
Total length:64:58

Other releases

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Asian Limited Edition – Bonus Remix CD

  1. "What's Your Flava?" (Todd's underground flava vocal remix)
  2. "Hidden Agenda" (Blacksmith rerub featuring Know ?uestion)
  3. "Hidden Agenda" (Soulshock remix)
  4. "Four Times a Lady"
  5. "Rise & Fall" (Blacksmith hiphop rub featuring Fallacy)
  6. "Fill me in" (Acoustic recorded in Seoul)
DVD
  1. "Fill Me In" (Music Video)
  2. "7 Days" (Music Video)
  3. "Walking Away" (Music Video)
  4. "Rendezvous" (Music Video)
  5. "What's Your Flava" (Music Video)
  6. "Hidden Agenda" (Music Video)
  7. "Rise & Fall" (Music Video)

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies remix and additional production.

Sample credits

  • "Personal" contains an interpolation of "T Shirt and Panties" by Jamie Foxx.
  • "Hidden Agenda" contains an interpolation of "Don't Talk" by Jon B.

Personnel

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Credits adapted from album's liner notes.[14]

  • Peter Biker – remix and additional producer (track 6)
  • Messiah Bolical – vocals (track 5)
  • Thomas Burbree – mixing (track 5), Pro Tools and post production (tracks 1-3, 5, 8)
  • Craig David – vocals (all tracks), producer (track 13)
  • Kevin "KD" Davis – mixing (track 12)
  • Steve Fitzmaurice – mixing (tracks 4, 13)
  • Marc Francs – mixing (track 3)
  • Rob Haggett – 2nd assistant engineer (tracks 6, 9)
  • Trevor "Trell" Henry – producer (tracks 1-3, 5, 8), mixing (tracks 1-3, 8), rap (track 1)
  • Mark Hill – producer (tracks 4, 6, 9, 12)
  • Katie Holmes – additional vocals (track 12)
  • Kenneth Karlin – producer and arranger (tracks 7, 10)
  • Darryl Lavictoire – mixing (tracks 3, 8), mix engineer (tracks 1, 2)
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing (tracks 7, 10)
  • Anthony Marshall – producer (tracks 1-3, 5, 8, 11), mixing (tracks 1-3, 8, 11)
  • Duke One – vocals (track 11)
  • Onyxstone – Garage MCing (track 5)
  • Fraser T Smith – producer (track 13)
  • Soulshock – producer, arranger, and mixing (tracks 7, 10), remix and additional production (track 6)
  • Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing (tracks 6, 9)
  • Sting – vocals (track 7)
  • David Treahearn – assistant mixing (tracks 6, 9)
  • Paul "P-Dub" Walton – Pro Tools (tracks 6, 9)

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications of Slicker Than Your Average, with sales where available
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[48] 2× Platinum 140,000^
Belgium (BEA)[49] Gold 25,000*
France (SNEP)[50] Gold 100,000*
Germany (BVMI)[51] Gold 150,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[52] Gold 40,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[53] Gold 7,500^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[54] Gold 50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[55] Gold 20,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[56] 2× Platinum 600,000^
United States (RIAA)[57] Gold 500,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[58] Platinum 1,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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