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More concise than her three previous albums but just as varied as any of them, True Romance is Estelle's first independent full-length after phases with V2 and Atlantic and a 2013 trio of themed EPs. Five of these 11 tracks were issued separately, several months ahead of the album's February 2015 release date. Among these are some of her boldest songs, like "Make Her Say (Beat It Up)" -- all pummeling drums, sub-bass, and Estelle's droning commands, vulgar enough to purge a certain portion of her fan base. The celebratory "Something Good/Devotion," more broadly appealing, takes it back to early-'90s house like Crystal Waters' "Makin' Happy," all the way down to the synthesized horns, while the latter half is contemporary and slinkier. Estelle works through several additional emotions and tries on (and returns to) almost as many styles. There's a lavish and large-sounding empowerment anthem ("Conqueror"), a classic-sounding soul throwback ("Silly Girls"), a seductive and explicit trunk rattler ("Time Share [509]"), some sunny reggae ("She Will Love"), and a handful of dissimilar ballads (topped by the low-key bliss of "Gotcha Love," with a possible nod to the theme for Good Times). Patched together and seemingly out-of-character as it is, the singer's fourth album does have more going for it than her third one did.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Chris Gehringer, MasteringEngineer - Estelle, Vocals, MainArtist - Estelle Swaray, Composer - Keith Harris, Composer, RecordingEngineer - Lance Tolbert, Composer - John D. Norten, RecordingEngineer
© 2014 Established 1980 Records under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2014 New London Records under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Claude Kelly, Composer - Chris Gehringer, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Estelle, Vocals, MainArtist - Johnny Black, Producer - Sharif Slater, Composer, Producer - Jaramye Daniels, Composer - John Lardieri, Composer - Adrián Meléndez, Engineer, RecordingEngineer - Angel Higgs, Composer - Akil C. King, Composer - Henry Bailey, Composer
© 2014 Established 1980 Records under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2014 Established 1980 Records under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
D. Smith, Producer, RecordingEngineer - Chris Gehringer, MasteringEngineer - SMITH, Composer - Estelle, Vocals, MainArtist - Swaray, Composer
© 2014 Established 1980 Records under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2014 New London Records under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
D. Smith, Producer, RecordingEngineer - Chris Gehringer, MasteringEngineer - Estelle, Vocals, MainArtist - Estelle Swaray, Composer - Dreshan Smith, Composer
© 2014 Established 1980 Records under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2014 New London Records under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Chris Gehringer, MasteringEngineer - Estelle, Vocals, MainArtist - Estelle Swaray, Composer - Ivan Barias, Composer, Producer - Best Kept Secret, Producer - J. Richardson, Composer - Janelle Kroll, Composer - Craig Balmoris, Composer - Julian Nixon, Composer - Shane Henderson, RecordingEngineer - Drew Arndt, RecordingEngineer - Sasha Banks, Composer
© 2014 Established 1980 Records under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2014 New London Records under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Chris Gehringer, MasteringEngineer - Estelle, Vocals, MainArtist - Estelle Swaray, Composer - Keith Harris, Composer, RecordingEngineer - Lance Tolbert, Composer - Angelique Cinelu, Composer - John D. Norten, RecordingEngineer
© 2014 Established 1980 Records under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2014 New London Records under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
D. Smith, Producer, RecordingEngineer - Chris Gehringer, MasteringEngineer - Estelle, Vocals, MainArtist - Estelle Swaray, Composer - Dreshan Smith, Composer
© 2014 Established 1980 Records under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2014 New London Records under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Chris Gehringer, MasteringEngineer - Leslie Brathwaite, MixingEngineer - E. Ortiz, Composer - K. Crowe, Composer - Estelle, Vocals, MainArtist - Estelle Swaray, Composer - Travis Harrington, RecordingEngineer - K. Bartolomei, Composer - Samuel Dew, Composer - Aubrey Johnson, Composer - Henry Zant, Composer - J.U.S.T.I.C.E League, Producer
© 2014 Established 1980 Records under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2014 New London Records under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Darhyl Camper, Composer, Producer - Chris Gehringer, MasteringEngineer - Estelle, Vocals, MainArtist - Estelle Swaray, Composer - Darhyl Camper Jr., RecordingEngineer
© 2014 Established 1980 Records under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2014 New London Records under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Chris Gehringer, MasteringEngineer - Estelle, Vocals, MainArtist - Estelle Swaray, Composer - Sharif Slater, Composer, Producer - Adrián Meléndez, RecordingEngineer - Akil C. King, Composer
© 2014 Established 1980 Records under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2014 New London Records under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Josiah Bell, Composer, Producer, RecordingEngineer - Chris Gehringer, MasteringEngineer - Estelle, Vocals, MainArtist - Estelle Swaray, Composer
© 2014 Established 1980 Records under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2014 New London Records under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Album review
More concise than her three previous albums but just as varied as any of them, True Romance is Estelle's first independent full-length after phases with V2 and Atlantic and a 2013 trio of themed EPs. Five of these 11 tracks were issued separately, several months ahead of the album's February 2015 release date. Among these are some of her boldest songs, like "Make Her Say (Beat It Up)" -- all pummeling drums, sub-bass, and Estelle's droning commands, vulgar enough to purge a certain portion of her fan base. The celebratory "Something Good/Devotion," more broadly appealing, takes it back to early-'90s house like Crystal Waters' "Makin' Happy," all the way down to the synthesized horns, while the latter half is contemporary and slinkier. Estelle works through several additional emotions and tries on (and returns to) almost as many styles. There's a lavish and large-sounding empowerment anthem ("Conqueror"), a classic-sounding soul throwback ("Silly Girls"), a seductive and explicit trunk rattler ("Time Share [509]"), some sunny reggae ("She Will Love"), and a handful of dissimilar ballads (topped by the low-key bliss of "Gotcha Love," with a possible nod to the theme for Good Times). Patched together and seemingly out-of-character as it is, the singer's fourth album does have more going for it than her third one did.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:44:55
- Main artists: Estelle
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B Soul
© 2014 Established 1980 Records under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2014 Established 1980 Records under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
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