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| Artist: Estelle
Label: Atlantic
Category: Music
List Price: £15.99
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Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 289
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 412860
UPC: 075678995422
EAN: 0075678995422
ASIN: B00142Q7H8
Release Date: March 31, 2008
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| Customer Reviews:
 Absolute awesome! May 18, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a great album, American Boy is such a funky song. Just love it. The whole album is really good. I`ve been a fan since her last album - 18th day. Looking forward to her next album already! Estelle rocks.
Fab! May 16, 2008
Although I already loved "American Boy" I was a little unsure whether I was going to like Estelle's album, but after just 1 play I was addicted!
Love it!
 Enough shining moments for your money April 12, 2008
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
Imagine my surprise when I heard Estelle's new single American Boy; how in the hell did she drag Kanye West into the proceedings...? And then get him to rap about Ribena and WAGS? Little did I know that John Legend had taken a, ahem, shine to Estelle, signed her to his label and the rest is, as they say, history.
And it's a history few would have predicted given her first album's failure (it only scraped the top 40) and dare I say that Estelle herself might never have imagined the day where Mark Lamarr would be replaced by Kanye West in her video's...
You can't ignore the Kanye effect; last November, the single release of Wait A Minute failed to even trouble the Top 100, and it's difficult to imagine one of her non-collaborations would have fared any better. But credit where credit is due, American Boy is a great little pop song and if I'm being churlish it would be amazing if a record produced by ten of the finest producers John Legend's money can buy didn't come up with some sublime moments but even if nothing quite lives up to the single, there's more than enough to make this a worthwhile listen.
More Than Words is a lilting jazz-inspired track that Joss Stone would give up her year's supply of Flake's for, and the collaboration with Cee-Lo, the Mowtown-esque Pretty Please could conceivably follow American Boy to the upper reaches of the charts.
There are the duff moments for sure, and Estelle doesn't quite manage to carry off an entire album on her charismatic personality alone, but there are more than enough killer tracks and hooks here to please most pop fans.
[] Shine April 5, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
After recently listening to this album I can honestly say that this is only 1 out of 2 albums that I can listen to and absolutely love every song! (the other being Amy Winehouse - Back To Black)
Estelle had already made her mark in the UK with The 18th Day but Shine definately puts her out there for the rest of the world and she deserves all the success she is getting (#1 in the UK charts right now with American Boy)
Its a shame that she had to go to USA to get an album that she'd be recognised for world wide but she still keeps her LDN roots close to her and this is expressed with the various slang used in her songs so she hasnt totally sold us out *cough* joss stone *cough*.
All in all this is a classic album and even reminds me of a Lauryn Hill album (kind of a co-incidence seen as though Wyclef Jean produces some of the tracks on Shine) and I hope it takes Estelle far!
ESTELLE - 5 STARS SHINING April 4, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
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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