Shine (Estelle album)


Shine is Estelle's second studio album. It was released on 31 March 2008 supported by the lead single "Wait a Minute ", 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" and "I Wanna Live", plus the videos for "American Boy" and "Wait a Minute ". 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. "Magnificent" was featured in the 2008 film 21, and the single "Pretty Please " was featured in the top-grossing romantic comedy , and it is included on the second soundtrack of the film.

Track listing

Credits adapted from the liner notes.

Singles chronology

United Kingdom
Europe and Australia
North America

Release history