A few tracks away from classic.
K. Timothy | Tampa Bay, FL | 02/11/2009
(3 out of 5 stars)
"It upsets me that I did not pay this album any attention until early '09. I first heard 'American Boy' last summer and I thought that it was a cool catchy song but it's nothing compared to the rest of the album. Estelle's voice is very sultry on 'Shine' which is a great title track, by the way. The sound of the album is reminiscient of a Caribbean vibe. She even ryhmes on 'So Much Out The Way', a track with Wyclef playing hype man but with a groovy version of Bob Marley's 'So Much Things To Say' for the hook. I'm sure that you have heard 'Come Over' and guess what...the other songs get even sexier than that! Check out the album, I think it's better than Jazmine Sullivan's new joint (and I like that one!)"