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The debut album from London native Estelle, 2004's The 18th Day, stalled at number 40 on the U.K. chart. Uneven and tentative but not without a handful of major standouts -- like the wistful and animated "1980," where she displayed her MC'ing chops, and the Mary J. Blige-worthy slow groove "Dance with Me" -- it wasn't enough to further her label's support. Estelle proposed a John Legend-produced follow-up, which V2 did not approve, so she relocated to the U.S. and secured a deal with Atlantic through Legend's Homeschool boutique label. Capping a cunningly punitive turn of events orchestrated by a once-shunned artist (i.e., "How ya like them apples?"), "American Boy" -- a flirty disco-funk track featuring Kanye West and production from will.i.am, who re-heated the beat from his own "Impatient" -- took a swift route the top of the U.K. pop chart. When Shine was released, just after the chart feat, the song had yet to make as much of a splash in the States; regardless of how the single or the album fares from a commercial standpoint, Estelle can at least be proud of having made a second full-length that builds upon and far outstrips her first. Wyclef Jean and will.i.am produce two songs each, while the remainder is divided between a wide-ranging cast including Mark Ronson, Jack Splash, and Swizz Beats, all of whom produce one track. Through it all, Estelle is the main attraction and is never upstaged or out of her depth, whether she is trading lines with Cee-Lo or Kanye West, switching between singing and rapping on "More Than Friends," or swapping out blissful rocksteady reggae for nerved-up glitz-pop. Most impressive is "So Much Out the Way," where she does the work of at least three vocalists of varying modes, all over a Wyclef concoction that alternates between tautly snapping jazz-funk (courtesy of Louis Johnson's bass from Grover Washington, Jr.'s "Hydra") and Wall of Sound soul (transformed from Bob Marley's "So Much Things to Say"). Not many vocalists could possibly navigate all this terrain without losing a beat, but Estelle has no trouble pulling it off with her versatility and easy-to-like personality. Her second act is ceaselessly enjoyable, one of the finer R&B albums to be released in 2008.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Estelle, MainArtist - Will Adams, Producer
(C) 2008 Woah Dad! (P) 2007 Woah Dad!
Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis, Producer - Wyclef Jean, Producer - Estelle, MainArtist - Melbourne Miller, Composer - Donald Dennis, Composer - Bobby Grantley Dixon, Composer
(C) 2008 Woah Dad! (P) 2008 Woah Dad!
William Adams, Composer - Kanye West, Composer, FeaturedArtist - Estelle, MainArtist - Keith Harris, Composer - will.i.am, Producer
(C) 2008 Woah Dad! (P) 2007 Woah Dad!
Estelle, MainArtist - Keezo Kane, Producer
(C) 2008 Woah Dad! (P) 2008 Woah Dad!
Mark Ronson, Producer - Estelle, MainArtist - Kardinal Offishall, FeaturedArtist
(C) 2008 Woah Dad! (P) 2008 Woah Dad!
Estelle, MainArtist - Supa Dups, Producer
(C) 2008 Woah Dad! (P) 2008 Woah Dad!
Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis, Producer - Wyclef Jean, Producer - Estelle, MainArtist
(C) 2008 Woah Dad! (P) 2008 Woah Dad!
Estelle, MainArtist - Johnny Douglas, Producer
(C) 2008 Woah Dad! (P) 2008 Woah Dad!
Steve McKie, Producer - Estelle, MainArtist
(C) 2008 Woah Dad! (P) 2008 Woah Dad!
Estelle, MainArtist - John Legend, FeaturedArtist - Tom Craskey, Producer
(C) 2008 Woah Dad! (P) 2008 Woah Dad!
Cee-Lo, FeaturedArtist - Estelle, MainArtist - Jack Splash, Producer
(C) 2008 Woah Dad! (P) 2008 Woah Dad!
Kaseem Dean, Composer - Drew Dixon, Composer - Estelle, MainArtist - Estelle Swaray, Composer - John Stephens, Composer - Tiffany Green, Composer
(C) 2008 Woah Dad! (P) 2007 Woah Dad!
Approfondimenti
The debut album from London native Estelle, 2004's The 18th Day, stalled at number 40 on the U.K. chart. Uneven and tentative but not without a handful of major standouts -- like the wistful and animated "1980," where she displayed her MC'ing chops, and the Mary J. Blige-worthy slow groove "Dance with Me" -- it wasn't enough to further her label's support. Estelle proposed a John Legend-produced follow-up, which V2 did not approve, so she relocated to the U.S. and secured a deal with Atlantic through Legend's Homeschool boutique label. Capping a cunningly punitive turn of events orchestrated by a once-shunned artist (i.e., "How ya like them apples?"), "American Boy" -- a flirty disco-funk track featuring Kanye West and production from will.i.am, who re-heated the beat from his own "Impatient" -- took a swift route the top of the U.K. pop chart. When Shine was released, just after the chart feat, the song had yet to make as much of a splash in the States; regardless of how the single or the album fares from a commercial standpoint, Estelle can at least be proud of having made a second full-length that builds upon and far outstrips her first. Wyclef Jean and will.i.am produce two songs each, while the remainder is divided between a wide-ranging cast including Mark Ronson, Jack Splash, and Swizz Beats, all of whom produce one track. Through it all, Estelle is the main attraction and is never upstaged or out of her depth, whether she is trading lines with Cee-Lo or Kanye West, switching between singing and rapping on "More Than Friends," or swapping out blissful rocksteady reggae for nerved-up glitz-pop. Most impressive is "So Much Out the Way," where she does the work of at least three vocalists of varying modes, all over a Wyclef concoction that alternates between tautly snapping jazz-funk (courtesy of Louis Johnson's bass from Grover Washington, Jr.'s "Hydra") and Wall of Sound soul (transformed from Bob Marley's "So Much Things to Say"). Not many vocalists could possibly navigate all this terrain without losing a beat, but Estelle has no trouble pulling it off with her versatility and easy-to-like personality. Her second act is ceaselessly enjoyable, one of the finer R&B albums to be released in 2008.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
A proposito dell'album
- 1 disco(i) - 12 traccia(e)
- Durata totale: 00:47:29
- Artisti principali: Estelle
- Compositore: Various Composers
- Etichetta: Woah Dad!
- Genere: Soul/Funk/R&B Soul
(C) 2008 Woah Dad! (P) 2008 Woah Dad!
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