Shine Through is the debut album by American musician Aloe Blacc. The album, released on Stones Throw, is mostly produced by Aloe himself, but also features production from Oh No and Madlib. The instrumental version of the album was released on vinyl and made available for MP3 download purchase on the Stones Throw website.

Shine Through
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 11, 2006
Recorded2002 ("Long Time Coming")
2003-2006
Genre
Length60:25
LabelStones Throw
ProducerAloe Blacc, Madlib, Oh No
Aloe Blacc chronology
The Aloe Blacc EP 2: Me and My Music
(2004)
Shine Through
(2006)
Good Things
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork Media7.7/10[2]

Track listing

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# Title Composer(s) Performer(s) Producer(s) Length
1 "Whole World" E. Dawkins III Aloe Blacc Aloe Blacc 3:57
2 "Long Time Coming" S. Cooke Aloe Blacc Oh No 4:13
3 "Are You Ready" E. Dawkins III Aloe Blacc Aloe Blacc 3:21
4 "Busking" E. Dawkins III Aloe Blacc Aloe Blacc 2:17
5 "Bailar - Scene I" E. Dawkins III
F. Nascimento
M. Bergen
Aloe Blacc Aloe Blacc
J. Rawls
Fabiano Nascimento (guitar)
Michael Bergen (keyboards)
4:14
6 "Nascimento (Birth) - Scene II" E. Dawkins III
F. Nascimento
Aloe Blacc Aloe Blacc
Fabiano Nascimento (guitar)
4:31
7 "Dance for Life" E. Dawkins III
H. Greif
Aloe Blacc Aloe Blacc
Henry Greif (bass)
3:41
8 "Patria Mia" E. Dawkins III Aloe Blacc Aloe Blacc 4:28
9 "Shine Through" E. Dawkins III
B. Goldhorn
Aloe Blacc Aloe Blacc
Brad Goldhorn (guitar)
1:04
10 "Caged Birdsong" E. Dawkins III
D. Rozelle
Aloe Blacc
Danica Rozelle
Aloe Blacc 3:47
11 "Arrive" E. Dawkins III Aloe Blacc Aloe Blacc 3:11
12 "Want Me" E. Dawkins III Aloe Blacc Aloe Blacc 3:31
13 "One Inna" E. Dawkins III
O. Jackson Jr.
Aloe Blacc Madlib 3:48
14 "I'm Beautiful" E. Dawkins III Aloe Blacc Aloe Blacc 3:50
15 "Gente Ordinária" (CD-only bonus track) E. Dawkins III Aloe Blacc Aloe Blacc 5:22
16 "Severa" (CD-only bonus track) E. Dawkins III Aloe Blacc Aloe Blacc 5:10

Personnel

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Contributors
Producers
Producer(s) Aloe Blacc, Oh No, Madlib
Executive producer(s) Peanut Butter Wolf
Performers
Lead vocals and rapping Aloe Blacc
Additional and background vocals Danica Rozelle
Instruments Aloe Blacc (bass guitar, percussion, horns), Fabiano Nascimento (guitar), Michael Bergen (keyboards), Henry Greif (bass), Brad Goldhorn (guitar)
Technicians
Mixing Aloe Blacc
Engineering Aloe Blacc
Mastering Kelly Hibbert
Photography B+
Design Ben Loiz

References

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  1. ^ Jeffries, Review: Shine Through. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2011-10-01.
  2. ^ "Aloe Blacc: Shine Through Album Review - Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
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