Shine (Estelle album)

Shine
Shine
Studio album by Estelle
Released	23 September 2008
Recorded	2006–2008
Genre	R&B
Length	47:29
Label	Atlantic; Homeschool;
Producer	will.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
Singles from Shine
	"Wait a Minute (Just a Touch)"; Released: 27 November 2007; "American Boy"; Released: 4 March 2008; "No Substitute Love"; Released: 15 July 2008; "Pretty Please (Love Me)"; Released: 9 September 2008; "Come Over"; Released: 16 September 2008;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Billboard	(positive)^[2]
The Guardian	^[3]
Pitchfork	6.8/10^[4]
PopMatters	7/10^[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.

History

The album features Kanye West, will.i.am, Kardinal Offishall, Mark Ronson, John Legend and Cee-Lo. The song "Life to Me" by Hi-Tek featuring Estelle as a guest artist was included on some editions as a bonus track. Shine debuted at number 38 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 14,800 copies in its first week and number 6 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart.^[11] "Magnificent" was featured in the 2008 film 21, and the single "Pretty Please (Love Me)" was featured in the top-grossing romantic comedy Sex and the City: The Movie, and it is included on the second soundtrack of the film.

Track listing

*Shine* – Standard edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Wait a Minute (Just a Touch)"	Will Adams Estelle Swaray John Stephens Jay Hawkins Herb Slotkin	will.i.am	3:42
2.	"No Substitute Love"	Swaray Stephens Wyclef Jean George Michael Lindon Roberts	Jean Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis	3:34
3.	"American Boy" (featuring Kanye West)	Adams Swaray Stephens Kanye West Josh Lopez Caleb Speir Keith Harris	will.i.am	4:45
4.	"More Than Friends"	Swaray Stephens Keith Moore	Keezo Kane	4:25
5.	"Magnificent" (featuring Kardinal Offishall)	Swaray Mark Ronson Jason Harrow Winston Riley	Ronson	3:57
6.	"Come Over"	Swaray Stephens Dwayne Chin-Quee Mitchum Chin Jason Farmer	Supa Dups	3:41
7.	"So Much Out the Way"	Swaray Jean Grover Washington Jr. Bob Marley LaRock Scott Lawrence Parker Joe Thomas	Jean Duplessis	4:05
8.	"In the Rain"	Swaray Johnny Douglas Barry White	Douglas	4:08
9.	"Back in Love"	Swaray Stephens Steve McKie	McKie	4:01
10.	"You Are" (featuring John Legend)	Swaray Stephens Tom Craskey	Craskey	3:30
11.	"Pretty Please (Love Me)" (featuring Cee-Lo)	Swaray Jack Splash Thomas Callaway Drew Dixon	Splash	3:58
12.	"Shine"	Swaray Stephens Kasseem Dean Tiffany Green Dixon	Swizz Beatz	3:49

*Shine* – Japan and iTunes edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"I Wanna Live"	Swaray Stephens W. Robinson	Shawn Diggy	4:05
14.	"Life to Me" (Hi-Tek featuring Estelle)	Tony Cottrell Swaray	Hi-Tek	4:57

Singles chronology

United Kingdom

Europe and Australia

"American Boy"
"No Substitute Love"
"Come Over" (Remix)

North America

"American Boy"
"Come Over" (Remix)

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Shine*
Chart (2008)	Peak position
Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)^[12]	16
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[13]	61
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[14]	32
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[15]	61
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[16]	53
European Top 100 Albums^[17]	26
French Albums (SNEP)^[18]	18
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[19]	29
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[20]	46
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[21]	106
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[22]	17
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[23]	29
UK Albums (OCC)^[24]	6
UK R&B Albums (OCC)^[25]	1
US Billboard 200^[26]	38
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[27]	6

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *Shine*
Chart (2008)	Position
French Albums (SNEP)^[28]	184
UK Albums (OCC)^[29]	141
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[30]	81

Release history

Release history for *Shine*
Region	Date
United Kingdom	19 September 2008
United States	23 September 2008
Europe	13 October 2008
Australia	21 November 2008
Brazil	12 December 2008

References

^ ^a ^b "AllMusic review".
^ "Billboard review". Billboard.
^ Sullivan, Caroline (28 March 2008). "The Guardian review". London.
^ Love, Joshua (27 May 2008). "Estelle: Shine". Pitchfork (review). Retrieved 28 May 2018.
^ "PopMatters review".
^ "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 1 May 2008.
^ "RWD Mag review". Archived from the original on 26 March 2008.
^ "Slant Magazine review". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on 4 October 2008.
^ "The Skinny review".
^ Paphides, Pete (28 March 2008). "The Times review". London. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008.
^ "Estelle Returns!" Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
^ "ARIA Urban Album Chart - Week Commencing 9th June 2008" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association (954): 19. 9 June 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2023 – via Pandora Archive.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Estelle – Shine" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
^ "Ultratop.be – Estelle – Shine" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
^ "Ultratop.be – Estelle – Shine" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Estelle – Shine" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
^ "European Albums – Week of April 10, 2008". Billboard. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
^ "Lescharts.com – Estelle – Shine". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Estelle – Shine" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Estelle". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
^ シャイン/エステル [Shine / Estelle] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Estelle – Shine". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
^ "Estelle Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
^ "Estelle Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
^ "Top de l'année Top Albums 2008" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
^ "2008 Year-End UK Charts" (PDF). Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved 14 October 2020.

External links

[AllMusic-1] "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. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008.

[11] "Estelle Returns!" Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine

[12] "ARIA Urban Album Chart - Week Commencing 9th June 2008" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association (954): 19. 9 June 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2023 – via Pandora Archive.

[ac_Austria_Estelle-13] "Austriancharts.at – Estelle – Shine" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 October 2020.

[ac_Flanders_Estelle-14] "Ultratop.be – Estelle – Shine" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 October 2020.

[ac_Wallonia_Estelle-15] "Ultratop.be – Estelle – Shine" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 October 2020.

[ac_Netherlands_Estelle-16] "Dutchcharts.nl – Estelle – Shine" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 October 2020.

[17] "European Albums – Week of April 10, 2008". Billboard. Retrieved 15 November 2011.

[ac_France_Estelle-18] "Lescharts.com – Estelle – Shine". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 October 2020.

[ac_Germany4_Estelle-19] "Offiziellecharts.de – Estelle – Shine" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 14 October 2020.

[ac_Ireland2_Estelle-20] "Irish-charts.com – Discography Estelle". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 October 2020.

[21] シャイン/エステル [Shine / Estelle] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 15 November 2011.

[ac_Scotland_-22] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 October 2020.

[ac_Switzerland_Estelle-23] "Swisscharts.com – Estelle – Shine". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 October 2020.

[ac_UK2_-24] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 October 2020.

[ac_UKR&B_-25] "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 April 2023.

[ac_Billboard200_Estelle-26] "Estelle Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 October 2020.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Estelle-27] "Estelle Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 October 2020.

[28] "Top de l'année Top Albums 2008" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 14 October 2020.

[29] "2008 Year-End UK Charts" (PDF). Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 October 2020.

[30] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved 14 October 2020.

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