Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Born to Do It is the debut studio album by English R&B recording artist Craig David. It was released in the United Kingdom on 14 August 2000 via Wildstar Records and in the United States in 2001 via Atlantic Records. Following exposure from his work with British group, David began performing vocals for garage act Artful Dodger. During this time Wildstar Records became aware of David offering David a development deal before offering David an album contract. The recording for the album began in 1999 before David had acquired a record contract, the recording lasted until 2000 and was composed by David himself and Mark Hill.The title Born to Do It comes from a quote describing the character Willy Wonka in the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. \"Born to Do it\" is an R&B, 2-step garage and soul album, backed by electro beats, garage and traditional pop. The album's songs contain acoustic guitars and insistent thumps of beats and bass, with lyrics that revolve around themes of romance, the complexities of relationships, and clubbing. Upon release the album was met with rave reviews from music critics and was listed as one of the Greatest Albums Ever by MTV.Commercially the album was a huge success, eventually selling over eight million copies worldwide, making it one of the biggest albums by a UK R&B artist. The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart becoming the fastest-selling debut album ever by a British male solo act, and eventually being certified six times platinum in the region. The album spawned four singles including the UK number ones \"Fill Me In\" and \"7 Days\", and the successful \"Walking Away\" and \"Rendezvous\"."@en }
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- Born_to_Do_It abstract "Born to Do It is the debut studio album by English R&B recording artist Craig David. It was released in the United Kingdom on 14 August 2000 via Wildstar Records and in the United States in 2001 via Atlantic Records. Following exposure from his work with British group, David began performing vocals for garage act Artful Dodger. During this time Wildstar Records became aware of David offering David a development deal before offering David an album contract. The recording for the album began in 1999 before David had acquired a record contract, the recording lasted until 2000 and was composed by David himself and Mark Hill.The title Born to Do It comes from a quote describing the character Willy Wonka in the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. \"Born to Do it\" is an R&B, 2-step garage and soul album, backed by electro beats, garage and traditional pop. The album's songs contain acoustic guitars and insistent thumps of beats and bass, with lyrics that revolve around themes of romance, the complexities of relationships, and clubbing. Upon release the album was met with rave reviews from music critics and was listed as one of the Greatest Albums Ever by MTV.Commercially the album was a huge success, eventually selling over eight million copies worldwide, making it one of the biggest albums by a UK R&B artist. The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart becoming the fastest-selling debut album ever by a British male solo act, and eventually being certified six times platinum in the region. The album spawned four singles including the UK number ones \"Fill Me In\" and \"7 Days\", and the successful \"Walking Away\" and \"Rendezvous\".".