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

American Boy "American Boy” is a song by British singer and rapper Estelle featuring American rapper Kanye West from the former's second studio album '' Shine'' (2008). The song was written by the artists, alongside Ethan Hendrickson, will.i.am, John Leg ...

" featuring

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, reached number 1 on the

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and the top 10 in several other countries. It also garnered two

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nominations for Best Rap Sung Collaboration and Song of the Year. Along with Kanye West on "American Boy", the album features

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and

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. A bonus track by

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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

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in 2008.

History

The album features

and

. The song "Life to Me" by

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."Estelle Returns!"
"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

Credits adapted from the liner notes.

Singles chronology

United Kingdom * " Wait a Minute (Just a Touch)" * "

" * "

No Substitute Love "No Substitute Love" is the third single from British hip-hop artist Estelle's second album '' Shine''. The song is an improvised cover of both Reggae performer Half Pint's "Substitute Lover" and George Michael's "Faith". The song is her second ...

" * " Pretty Please (Love Me)" * "Come Over" (Remix) Europe and Australia * "American Boy" * "No Substitute Love" * "Come Over" (Remix) North America * "American Boy" * "Come Over" (Remix)

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

External links

Billboard chartEstelle in-depth interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' March 2008CBS NewsVoice-Online
{{Authority control Estelle (musician) albums 2008 albums Albums produced by Jack Splash Albums produced by John Legend Albums produced by Mark Ronson Albums produced by Supa Dups Albums produced by Swizz Beatz Albums produced by will.i.am Atlantic Records albums