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All of Me (Estelle album)

All of Me
Estelle - All Of Me.jpg
Studio album by Estelle
Released 24 February 2012 (2012-02-24)
Recorded 2009–12
Genre R&B, hip hop, soul
Length 41:42
Label Warner Music, Atlantic, Homeschool
Producer Don Cannon, Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis, Carvin & Ivan, Ne-Yo , Wizzy Wow
Estelle chronology
Shine
(2008)
All of Me
(2012)
True Romance
(2015)
Singles from All of Me
  1. "Break My Heart"
    Released: 26 April 2011
  2. "Thank You"
    Released: 4 October 2011
  3. "Back to Love"
    Released: 4 December 2011
  4. "Wonderful Life"
    Released: 14 February 2012
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic (70/100)
Review scores
Source Rating
About.com 3.5/5 stars
AllMusic 3/5 stars
Associated Press positive
BBC Music mixed
Entertainment Weekly B+
Los Angeles Times 3/4 stars
The New York Times mixed
Paste Magazine (6.9/10)
Pitchfork Media (7/10)
Rolling Stone 3.5/5 stars
USA Today 3.5/4 stars

All of Me is the third studio album by English R&B recording artist and producer Estelle. It was first released on 24 February 2012 in Ireland, 28 February in the United States and 12 March in the United Kingdom.

Estelle confirmed her third album would be entitled All of Me in 2009. The album was originally led by the single "Freak" featuring Kardinal Offishall and produced by David Guetta. The video premiered on her website on 26 February 2010. The original second single from the album was announced as being "Fall in Love", which featured versions featuring Nas and John Legend. Due to the underperformance of both "Freak" and "Fall in Love", both songs were ultimately left off the final track listing for All of Me. However, "Freak" was featured on both the Step Up 3D soundtrack and the reissue of David Guetta's album One Love, entitled One More Love. In the US, both "Freak" and "Fall in Love" featured on the iTunes digital deluxe edition of the album.

In 2011, it was announced that "Break My Heart", featuring Rick Ross would be released as the new lead single from All of Me. It was released on 26 April 2011 and sent to US urban radio stations on 17 May 2011. The song peaked at number 33 on the U.S. Hip-Hop/R&B, the week of 2 July 2011. The following week the song rose to 37. Dual second singles were released in the US and UK. In the US, the second single was announced as being "Thank You" whereas "Back to Love" (not to be confused with "Back in Love" from Shine) was issued in the UK. "Wonderful Life" was released as the third single from the album in the United States on 14 February 2012.

The series of skits that weave through All of Me involve a loose, wide-ranging conversation among several friends about relationships, education, family, careers and more. According to Jon Caramanica from The New York Times, "even with the light soul-jazz in the background (produced in part by Questlove of The Roots), they have the feeling of intimate home recordings, modest and almost accidental."


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