Shine (Estelle album)

Shine
Studio album by
Released23 September 2008
Recorded2006–2008
GenreR&B[1]
Length47:29
Label
Producerwill.i.am, Wyclef Jean, Jerry 'Wonda' Duplessis, Keezo Kane, Chris Webber, Mark Ronson, Supa Dups, Johnny Douglas, Steve McKie, Tom Craskey, Jack Splash, Swizz Beatz
Estelle chronology
The 18th Day
(2004)
Shine
(2008)
All of Me
(2012)
Singles from Shine
  1. "Wait a Minute (Just a Touch)"
    Released: 27 November 2007
  2. "American Boy"
    Released: 4 March 2008
  3. "No Substitute Love"
    Released: 15 July 2008
  4. "Pretty Please (Love Me)"
    Released: 9 September 2008
  5. "Come Over"
    Released: 16 September 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Billboard(positive)[2]
The Guardian[3]
Pitchfork6.8/10[4]
PopMatters7/10[5]
Rolling Stone[6]
RWD Mag[7]
Slant Magazine[8]
The Skinny[9]
The Times[10]

Shine is the second studio album by British singer Estelle. It was released on 23 September 2008 supported by the lead single "Wait a Minute (Just a Touch)", released in November 2007.

The second single, "American Boy" featuring Kanye West, reached number 1 on the UK Singles Chart and the top 10 in several other countries. It also garnered two Grammy Award nominations for Best Rap Sung Collaboration and Song of the Year.

Along with Kanye West on "American Boy", the album features will.i.am, Kardinal Offishall, Mark Ronson, John Legend and Cee-Lo. A bonus track by Hi-Tek includes "Life to Me" featuring Estelle as a guest artist.

A version of the album with additional bonus tracks and videos was made available through iTunes. The two bonus tracks are "Life to Me" (also on the UK CD single for "American Boy") and "I Wanna Live", plus the videos for "American Boy" and "Wait a Minute (Just a Touch)". Shine was nominated for the Barclaycard Mercury Prize in 2008.

  1. ^ a b "AllMusic review".
  2. ^ "Billboard review". Billboard.
  3. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (28 March 2008). "The Guardian review". London.
  4. ^ Love, Joshua (27 May 2008). "Estelle: Shine". Pitchfork (review). Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  5. ^ "PopMatters review".
  6. ^ "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 1 May 2008.
  7. ^ "RWD Mag review". Archived from the original on 26 March 2008.
  8. ^ "Slant Magazine review". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on 4 October 2008.
  9. ^ "The Skinny review".
  10. ^ Paphides, Pete (28 March 2008). "The Times review". London.[dead link]