Signed Sealed Delivered (album)

Craig David's first album with his new label, Universal Motown, is a collection of Motown covers and songs with Motown samples, and is David's first album in three years. He covers Stevie Wonder, Otis Redding and Marvin Gaye amongst others, and gives these classic songs a modern twist. Signed Sealed Delivered includes the single "One More Lie (Standing in the Shadows)", an original song that samples The Four Tops' hit "Standing in the Shadows of Love" in its chorus.[3]

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	2.9/10[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
The Guardian	[5]
The Independent	(unfavorable)[6]
The Times	[7]
The Observer	(unfavorable)[8]
Virgin Media	[9]
Sputnikmusic	[10]
AllMusic	[11]

The album received mixed to negative reviews from music critics. One of the few positive reviews came from The Guardian critic Carolinne Sullivan, who said that "Craig David's intention, on this Motown-dominated covers album, was to "sing the songs exactly as the original artists had", which he does, reproducing every falsetto and hiccup. The question, though, is why this still-agreeable soul star would want to make a karaoke record. It's a rum way to reignite a career – he needs to recover his mojo as an irresistibly slick R&B songwriter if he plans to return to the top of the charts".

Credits adapted from album’s liner notes.[12]