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Release Date
28 March 2008
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Length
12 tracks
Shine is Estelle's second studio album. It was released on 31 March 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 #1 on the UK Singles Chart and reach #10 in several counties. It debuted at #6 on the UK charts on its first week.
Shine was nominated for the Barclaycard Mercury Prize in 2008. It also garnered two Grammy Award nominations for Best Rap Sung Collaboration and Song of the Year for American Boy.
The album featured will.i.am, Kardinal Offishall, Mark Ronson, John Legend & Cee-Lo. Kanye West was also featured on the track "American Boy". A bonus track by Hi-Tek includes "Life to Me" featuring Estelle as a guest artist. Shine debuted at number 38 on the Billboard 200 Chart sellings 258,000 copies in its first week and number six on the Top R&B/ Hip Hop Albums Chart. "Magnificent" was featured in the movie 21.
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" (exclusive track) plus the videos for "American Boy" and "Wait a Minute (Just a Touch)".
The bonus track "Life to Me" is also featured on Hi-Tek's album Hi-Teknology 3.
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