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Track Listings
| 1. Wait A Minute [Just A Touch] |
| 2. No Substitute Love |
| 3. American Boy |
| 4. More Than Friends |
| 5. Magnificent |
| 6. Come Over |
| 7. So Much Out The Way |
| 8. In The Rain |
| 9. Back In Love |
| 10. You Are |
| 11. Pretty Please [Love Me] |
| 12. Shine |
| 13. Come Over |
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Award-winning British artist Estelle never got her just desserts for her 2004 debut album The 18th Day. Though the record was a critical success, it failed to make the mainstream splash many had hoped for. Her sophomore project, Shine, seems hell bent on avoiding the same fate. Backed up by a coterie of high profile US starlets--Wyclef Jean, will.i.am, Mark Ronson and Kanye West--Shine has surefire commercial success written all over it; though that's not to say Estelle has sold out. Despite the high-impact American-style production, Shine remains reassuringly British. Estelle's West London twang is as sharp as ever, and even Kanye drops rhymes about "WAGS" and "London Boys" (see single "American Boy"). It's every bit as diverse as its predecessor too, featuring dancehall party jams ("Magnificent", produced by Mark Ronson and featuring Kardinal Offishall), the will.i.am produced "Wait a Minute (Just a Touch)" (which uses a twisted up sample from Screamin' Jay Hawkins' "I Put a Spell on You") to lovers' rock ("Come Over") and, of course, some love ballads too, such as "Substitute Lover", overseen by Wyclef. A solid all-round follow up, Shine should give Estelle the commercial success she deserves. --Danny McKenna
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Second Impression - Lacklustre,
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This review is from: Shine (Audio CD)
I gave this one some time. I really did. "Don't let first
impressions get the better of you" - That's what I told myself. I want to like Estelle but there's something disingenuous about this album which keeps me at arm's length. Perhaps it's the celebrity pals. A pretty blatant US market launchpad. Perhaps it's the uneasy slipping and sliding between West London and American brogues...NB 'More Than Friends'. Perhaps it's that the voice is pretty ordinary truth be told. Lacking in dynamic variation and uncertain in tone. Of the twelve songs in this collection only a couple rise above the middle of the road. 'Come Over' and 'Pretty Please' both possess a degree of sassy charm. 'So Much Out The Way' and title track 'Shine' however are real stinkers. Unfocussed and disappointing.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
The most boring album of the year! Where are the hooks?,
By Tom Hughes "tomhughes2005" (Baldock Herts) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Shine (Audio CD)
Estelle has a good voice no doubt about it and American Boy is one of the songs of the summer. Sadly, such elements have failed to contribute to a memorable album which feels like a rushed cash in with production values so tired, you can ever hear them yawn!
American Boy sounded really fresh with a brilliant use of horns but the rest of the album is just derivative R&B that could have been produced by any female artist within the genre. Estelle struggles to stamp her own identity on any of the tracks and she just sounds like a vocalist singing someone else's work. Generally there is little passion and soul in this, I found myself barely noticing any differences between tracks. As a result, it feels more like lounge music than anything else. There are highlights as the first three tracks are very good and are funnily enough the ones plugged on the case promo sticker. Then we have to wait until the duet with John Legend called You Are before anything interesting of note is heard. Nothing is bad, but I have so many albums in my collection like this and those artists do it better. The whole thing left me cold and it plods along at an anaemic pace, it felt like it ran for about 3 hours!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
ESTELLE - 5 STARS SHINING,
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This review is from: Shine (Audio CD)
I bought this album because of Estelle's comments about the treatment of black British music artists in the UK today. I agree. I hadn't heard her no. 1 single. It's a rare double for me nowadays but I bought this blind AND listened to this album all the way through. I've just finished. I never got bored. Every track is different and yet the album flows nicely. Every track is strong and melodic. This woman is a star so 'Shine' is the right title. I've just ordered her last album.
Some of the hooks are borrowed and they show great taste: from Screaming Jay Hawkins through to Bob Marley and Love Unlimited. Eclectic or what? She's got some of the best producers on this album, she has a writing credit on all the songs. John Legend is the executive producer and he guests along with Kanye West and sweet voiced Ce-Low (sounds like the great Eddie Kendricks to me). This woman knows what she's doing. As soon as I heard Estelle's London accent I thought of Ben Watt's Buzzin Fly track 'Pop a Cap in Yo' Ass' - that's my favourite Buzzin' Fly track. I had to dig it out and I was right - it's Estelle speaking my favouite track. So now I've caught up with her, I know we've produced another young talented super-star. There's only two so far - both multi-cultural in taste and talent. Estelle and Amy. Shine on, Estelle. Why is this album not available as I write this? I hope it's because of the rush to buy and there's a special edition on the way. Go, Girl!
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