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| Artist: Adele
Label: XL
Category: Music
List Price: £15.99
Buy New: £8.47
You Save: £7.52 (47%)
New (30) Used (3) Collectible (1) from £6.00
Rating:  59 reviews
Sales Rank: 107
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.7 x 0.4
UPC: 634904031329
EAN: 0634904031329
ASIN: B000XGDO04
Release Date: January 28, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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| Tracks:
| • | Daydreamer | | • | Best For Last | | • | Chasing Pavements | | • | Cold Shoulder | | • | Crazy For You | | • | Melt My Heart To Stone | | • | First Love | | • | Right As Rain | | • | Make You Feel My Love | | • | My Same | | • | Tired | | • | Hometown Glory |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.co.uk Review
It's right there; on the cover, the spine, or illuminating from your iPod screen. But it's hard to corroborate it in your mind. London singer-songwriter Adele's debut album is titled 19, referencing her age, and there are hints it's true--its themes are almost exclusively concerned with young love's highs and (mostly) lows and there's a clipped estuary English tide-mark to her voice, allying her with the fresh-faced modern female songwriting guard; Lily Allen, Kate Nash, et al. But the sheer weight of her maturity--vocally, emotionally and in overall poise—really reduces that all to circumstantial evidence. Adele is carrying something much bigger here, you can't help but be consumed by it on "Daydreamer" with it's jazzy tip-toeing guitar and elastic vocal range and "Hometown Glory" with its deep, lonely piano serving as a bed for the raw emotional undressing that takes place above it. Draw a line between timeless, powerful singers like Ella Fitzgerald and the modern standard of Amy Winehouse; Adele balances and pirouettes confidently along that tightrope. Winehouse particularly informs the likes of "Cold Shoulder" and double-bass heavy "Best for Last", and that's not an alignment that's ever going to be easy to realise credibly. Needless to say, she does, with ease. On future classic "Chasing Pavements" she also gives a nonsensical phrase a handful of heart in lieu of meaning and when you can pull that off convincingly you know you're in possession of something special. Who dares to dream what bigger numbers could bring. --James Berry
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| Customer Reviews: Read 10 more reviews...
 Hometown Glory January 9, 2008
Matt (Essex, England)
14 out of 21 found this review helpful
Adele has a beautiful voice, which is showcased well on her debut album 19. Any fan of this lady will be familiar with some of the songs on here. The album opens with two favorites Daydreamer and Best For Last, both with their striped down quality intact. Some surprises though. The Bob Dylan cover Make You Feel My Love sounds Elton John circa 70's, it's a great example of a ballad done well. While Tired, a Cure like pop track is a jumpy contemporary chart hit, if I ever heard one. Adele's Mark Ronson collaboration Cold Shoulder, a raw string filled 007 charm.
As for the rest, well they're just Adele doing what she does best, brilliant jazz tinged soul with a contemporary edge. And there's not many singers around who can match her standard.
Then there's Hometown Glory.
pure "my back begins to tingle" genius December 12, 2007
S. J. Page (uk)
17 out of 26 found this review helpful
words are not enough to describe this girls amazing vocal and song writing talent. I've heard her compared to Amy Winehouse, who herself, is an awesome talent, but Adele needn't be compared to anyone, she stands alone in her originality, look forward to seeing her go from strength to to strength - the best thing i've heard in along time - thanks Adele
AWESOME January 9, 2008
Mr. K. J. Hirst (Worcester, UK)
13 out of 21 found this review helpful
Adele has been around for many months now and her song Hometown Glory was her breakthru song, and a total master piece. Her voice and lyrics are currently 2nd to no-one. I suggest if you are unsure you simply go to her myspace page and listen to some of her songs... then quickly get back here and order the album! She will be the biggest UK female artist of 2008 with awards a plenty of that I am sure. Yes there are many female singers around at the moment, but none and I mean none of the quality or uniqueness of this talented young lady.
Don't Miss this one!!
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Gareth Ingham (Leeds, England)
4 out of 9 found this review helpful
This debut album from Adele is absolutely excellant. Not only has she got a great soulful voice but she also has great material and can sing live which I think makes this the best debut since Lily Allen back in 2006!
If you love witty lyrics (Lily Allen, Kate Nash, Arctic Monkeys) that are sung in a soulful voice (Amy Winehouse, James Morrison) then this is the album for you.
Stand out tracks =
Daydreamer
Chasing Pavements
Melt My Heart To Stone
Hometown Glory
This will grow on you!!! May 2, 2008
TAGS (uk)
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
I found this album hard to get into at first,I couldn't help making comparisons to Miss Amy, however one month on and this album has now become a firm favourite, it's great to sing along with!
Purchase, give it time, it will win you over!
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