Estelle: 'No Substitute Love'

A single featuring a George Michael sample and a cameo from Jamaican dancehall star Half Pint? It sounds pretty awful, but Estelle just about gets away with it. Though this lacks the radio-friendly punch of her number one smash 'American Boy', it's still a fairly decent stab at Lauryn Hill-style soul.

Estelle shows her usual sassy attitude here ("You need to grow a couple boy!"), while Wyclef Jean's savvy production job ensures the hook from 'Faith' doesn't engulf the track. Although 'No Substitute Love' never astounds, it's certainly slick and provides a refreshing alternative to the heavily-produced beats coming from Timbaland's R&B production line in America at the moment.


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