Estelle | Lovers Rock

[Ty]

“Since the release of ‘Come Over (feat. Sean Paul)’ from my first album, fans have consistently asked when I would make an entire reggae album,” says Grammy Award winning vocalist Estelle. “I’m happy to give the people what they have been asking for and I’m proud to share another piece of my life and art with the world.” Born in West London to a Senegalese/Grenadian family, as a child, Estelle was exposed to African music, Gospel, reggae and dub. With Lovers Rock, her fifth album, the inspiration goes back to some of her earliest musical influences. The album features new productions from Supa Dups (“Come Over”) and guest vocals from stars in reggae, African and R&B genres. The album’s first single “Love Like Ours (feat. Tarrus Riley)” debuted last year with Reggae Gold 2017.

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Track Listing

1. So Easy (feat. Luke James)
2. Meet Up (feat. Maleek Berry)
3. Really Want (feat. Konshens, Nick X Navi)
4. Better
5. Don’t Wanna (feat. Kranium)
6. Queen (feat. Chronixx)
7. Slow Down (feat. Alicai Harley)
8. Ain’t Yo Bitch
9. Sweetly
10. Karma (feat. HoodCelebrityy)
11. Lights Out
12. Love Like Ours (feat. Tarrus Riley)
13. One More Time
14. Good For Us

[Ty]

She just released two promotional singles from the album! Both are pretty good.

[#LisaRinna]

I love these two! The production is great

[George]

[Ty]

Ain't Yo Bitch
Really Want
Better
Karma
Don't Wanna
Queen
Love Like Ours
Good For Us

It's a quite nice collection of songs, and she clearly is a good fit for this sound. An easy and pleasant listen.

"Ain't Yo Bitch" is the absolute highlight.

[SHOOTER]

#100 on iTunes; #2 on Reggae.

[George]

Finally listened to the album yesterday and it's quite solid to me. My favorites are "So Easy" "Love Like Ours" "Better" "Ain't Yo Bitch" and especially "Don't Wanna":

[SHOOTER]

This peaked at #3 on the Reggae Albums chart for whatever it's worth.

[Ty]

Her song "Set Me on Fire" has been featured on shows including Lucifer (2019) and Fatal Affair (2020).

[🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲]

Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest R&B Songs of The 21st Century

#38 Estelle feat. Kanye West, ‘American Boy’
2008

Big cities never sounded more dreamy than when Estelle’s feathery voice floated over the heavy bass and cricket-sounding synths for 2008’s “American Boy.” The Grammy-winning song introduced the U.K. singer to American audiences on a track anchored by the decade’s hottest rapper, Kanye West, along with writing help from John Legend and will.i.am. The song presented a fantasy of how New York and Los Angeles might appear to visiting eyes, with images of infatuation, confident average-height men, and local fashion (peacoats got a big shout-out), but it didn’t overly romanticize falling in love in (or with) America. Instead, it painted a picture that romance in a big U.S. city can be quick, materialistic, and as flashy as Time Square lights. —E.B.