Shine (Estelle album)

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Shine
Studio album by Estelle
Released	March 28, 2008 April 4, 2008 April 25, 2008
Recorded	2006 – 2008
Genre	R&B, hip hop, rap
Label	Atlantic, Homeschool
Producer	John Legend (exec.), will.i.am, Wyclef Jean, Jerry 'Wonda' Duplessis, Keezo Kane, Mark Ronson, Supa Dups, Johnny Douglas, Steve McKie, Tom Craskey, Jack Splash, Swizz Beatz
Professional reviews
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Estelle chronology
The 18th Day (2004) Shine (2008)

Shine is the second album by R&B/hip hop singer/rapper, Estelle. The album was released on March 31, 2008 with the lead single, "Wait a Minute (Just a Touch)", released in November 2007. The second single, "American Boy" featuring Kanye West reached number one in the UK Singles Chart on downloads alone and was released physically on March 24.

Contents 1 History 2 Track listing 3 Bonus tracks on iTunes 4 Singles Chronology 5 Charts 6 References 7 External links

[edit] History

The album featured will.i.am, Wyclef Jean, Mark Ronson, Cee-Lo, Swizz Beatz, John Legend. Kanye West was also featured on the track "American Boy". Shine debuted at #38 on the Billboard 200 Chart sellings 14,800 copies in its first week and #6 on the Top R&B/ Hip Hop Albums Chart. ^[1] In fact, "Magnificent" (featuring Kardinal Offishall) was featured in the movie 21 (2008 film) during a bar scene.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Wait a Minute (Just a Touch)" (featuring will.i.am) - 3:40 Produced by Will.i.am
2. "No Substitute Love" - 3:33 Produced by Wyclef Jean and Jerry 'Wonda' Duplessis
3. "American Boy" (featuring Kanye West) - 4:45 Produced by Will.i.am
4. "More Than Friends" - 4:25 Produced by Keezo Kane
5. "Magnificent" (featuring Kardinal Offishall) - 3:57 Produced by Mark Ronson
6. "Come Over" - 3:41 Produced by Supa Dups
7. "So Much Out the Way" - 4:05 Produced by Wyclef Jean and Jerry 'Wonda' Duplessis
8. "In the Rain" - 4:08 Produced by Johnny Douglas
9. "Back in Love" - 4:01 Produced by Steve McKie
10. "You Are" (featuring John Legend) - 3:29 Produced by Tom Craskey
11. "Pretty Please (Love Me)" (featuring Cee-Lo) - 3:58 Produced by Jack Splash
12. "Shine" - 3:49 Produced by Swizz Beatz
13. "I Wanna Live" - 4:03 (iTunes bonus track)
14. "Life to Me" (Hi-Tek featuring Estelle) - 4:59 (iTunes bonus track)

[edit] Bonus tracks on iTunes

iTunes UK have the album available in two versions: the first featuring just the regular album's 12 tracks (£7.99) but the second version featuring two bonus tracks "Life to Me" (also on the UK CD single for "American Boy") and "I Wanna Live" (exclusive track) plus the videos for "American Boy" and "Wait a Minute (Just a Touch)". This exact version will also be available for the US on April 29, the regular version being $9.99 and the special version with two bonus tracks and two bonus videos being $12.99.

[edit] Singles Chronology

United Kingdom

• "Wait a Minute (Just a Touch)"
• "American Boy"
• "No Substitute Love"^[2]

Canada, USA, Australia and Europe (Except United Kingdom)

• "American Boy"

[edit] Charts

Chart	Provider	Position	Sales	Certification
Irish Album Chart	IRMA	46	-	-
UK Album Chart	BPI	6	60,000+	Silver [1]
U.S. Billboard 200	Billboard	38	41,195[3]	-
Canadian Album Chart	Jam! Music	42	-
European Top 100 Albums Chart	Euro 200	26	-	-

[edit] References

1. ^ "Estelle Returns!"
2. ^ "No Substitute Love" Video
3. ^ HipHopDX - Hip-Hop/R&B Album Sales: Week Ending 6/1/08

“Come Over” - Review Of Estelle’s Shine

[edit] External links

• Official MySpace Page
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v • d • e Estelle Studio albums The 18th Day  · Shine Singles "1980" · "Free" · "Go Gone" · "Dance with Me (Remix)" · "Wait a Minute (Just a Touch)" · "American Boy"