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In the U.S ''19'' debuted at #56 and remained in the lower ends of the Billboard 200 for many proceeding weeks. After a performance on the U.S show "Saturday Night Live" it rose to #46 and a week later to #11 with sales of 25,000+ copies sold. In 2009, after winning 2 Grammy Awards, the album rose to a new peak of #10 on the Billboard 200 and total sales reached 843,880, the album is now certified Gold by the [[RIAA]].<ref>http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS</ref>
In the U.S ''19'' debuted at #56 and remained in the lower ends of the Billboard 200 for many proceeding weeks. After a performance on the U.S show "Saturday Night Live" it rose to #46 and a week later to #11 with sales of 25,000+ copies sold. In 2009, after winning 2 Grammy Awards, the album rose to a new peak of #10 on the Billboard 200 and total sales reached 843,880, the album is now certified Gold by the [[RIAA]].<ref>http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS</ref>


Thanks to the upcoming release of ''Adele's'' second album [[21 (Adele album)|21]], ''19'' could re-debut at No. 42 on the [[German Albums Chart]] in January 2011<ref>http://www.mtv.de/charts/album50</ref>.
Thanks to the upcoming release of ''Adele's'' second album [[21 (Adele album)|21]], ''19'' could re- the [[German Albums Chart]] in January 2011<ref>http://www.mtv.de/charts/album50</ref>.
''19'' has sold 2,8 million copies worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/fnj9|title=Adele 21 Review
''19'' has sold 2,8 million copies worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/fnj9|title=Adele 21 Review
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|last=Wade|first=Ian|date=2011-01-17|accessdate=2011-01-24|publisher=BBC Music}}</ref>

Revision as of 12:27, 28 January 2011

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19 is the debut album by English singer-songwriter Adele. It was released on 28 January 2008, the week after the lead single, "Chasing Pavements", was physically released. It debuted at number one on the UK charts on its first week.[1] Included is a cover of the Bob Dylan song "Make You Feel My Love" from his 1997 album, Time Out Of Mind.

Background

The Taiwanese edition was released on 5 March. As well as the standard tracklist, the album features three bonus tracks: "That's It I Quit I'm Movin' On" ("Chasing Pavements" B-side), "Now and Then" ("Cold Shoulder" B-side) and "Painting Pictures" ("Make You Feel My Love" B-side).[2] The Indonesian special edition was released on 3 March. As well as the standard tracklist, the album features a bonus video for "Chasing Pavements".[3] The song "Hometown Glory" has been featured in the British and American television shows Skins, Grey's Anatomy, One Tree Hill, Hollyoaks, Secret Diary of a Call Girl, and most recently danced by Katee Shean and eventual winner, Joshua Allen on So You Think You Can Dance. In July 2008 Adele informed noted UK soul writer Pete Lewis of the award-winning Blues & Soul that the reason for naming her debut album '19' was to reflect her age while she was writing it: "I just kinda remember becoming a bit of a woman during that time. And I think that is definitely documented in the songs."[4]

Reception

Critical Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[5]
Digital Spy[6]
Drowned in Sound(6/10)[7]
The Guardian[8]
The Independent[9]
NME(5/10)[10]
PopMatters(8/10)[11]
The Observer[12]
Rolling Stone[13]
The Sun [14]
The Times[15]

The album has received generally positive reviews from critics.[16] The album was nominated for the 2008 Mercury Prize in the category of Best Album.[17] On 3 December 2008, the album spawned four Grammy Award nominations: Best New Artist, and Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "Chasing Pavements".[18] The following year, she received a second consecutive nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, for "Hometown Glory", but lost to "Halo" by Beyoncé. The Guardian gave the album a great review saying "The way she stretched the vowels, her wonderful soulful phrasing, the sheer unadulterated pleasure of her voice, stood out all the more; little doubt that she's a rare singer, which another track first available on her MySpace site, 'Daydreamer', confirmed" they gave the album a five star response.[19] BBC Music gave the album a great review saying "Pitching up somewhere between blues, folk and jazz, she's included something for everyone without ever pandering to a particular trend. Her melodies exude warmth, her singing is occasionally stunning and, in the dramatic Hometown Glory, the spiky cool of Cold Shoulder (which is unexpectedly reminiscent of Shara Nelson-era Massive Attack) and the piano epic Make You Feel My Love, she has tracks that make Lily Allen and Kate Nash sound every bit as ordinary as they are".[20] However the album also received mixed responses. Uncut said "Allowed this gnarled rock-scribe veteran a measure of scepticism. Adele can certainly sing, but '19' reeks of some A&R trendhound making it his/her biz to sign The New Amy and not resting till s/he's found the right chick from South London to fit the bill".[21] NME gave the album a mixed review saying "Indeed, as ‘19’ reveals itself, it’s clear that the Amy associations are little more than empty mediaspeak without any real weight. Despite the early indicators, there’s precious little on the album that prevents it from collapsing under the weight of its own expectation".[22] People magazine gave the album all four stars, saying "With a knockout voice that's rich and supple, robust and sultry, it's hard to believe that this singer-songwriter is barely out of her teens."[23] Giving the album a B-, Entertainment Weekly remarked that "Adele's songs aren't as sharp as Duffy's...Still, her singing throughout is a thing to behold."[24] Chuck Taylor, in a positive review from Billboard magazine, said that "Adele truly has potential to become among the most respected and inspiring international artists of her generation."[25]

Chart Performance

In the U.S 19 debuted at #56 and remained in the lower ends of the Billboard 200 for many proceeding weeks. After a performance on the U.S show "Saturday Night Live" it rose to #46 and a week later to #11 with sales of 25,000+ copies sold. In 2009, after winning 2 Grammy Awards, the album rose to a new peak of #10 on the Billboard 200 and total sales reached 843,880, the album is now certified Gold by the RIAA.[26]

Thanks to the upcoming release of Adele's second album 21, 19 could re-enter the German Albums Chart at No. 42 in January 2011[27]. 19 has sold 2,8 million copies worldwide.[28]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Adele Adkins, except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Daydreamer"3:41
2."Best for Last"4:19
3."Chasing Pavements" (Adkins, Eg White)3:31
4."Cold Shoulder"3:12
5."Crazy for You"3:28
6."Melt My Heart to Stone" (Adkins, Eg White)3:24
7."First Love"3:10
8."Right as Rain" (Adkins, Michels, Silverman, Movshon, Holley)3:17
9."Make You Feel My Love" (Bob Dylan)3:32
10."My Same"3:16
11."Tired" (Adkins, White)4:19
12."Hometown Glory"4:31
Taiwan Special Edition
No.TitleLength
13."Chasing Pavements" (bonus enhanced video) 
Japanese bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."That's It, I Quit, I'm Movin' On" (Live) (Sam Cooke)2:13
14."Now and Then" 
15."Painting Pictures" 
US Bonus Disc
No.TitleLength
1."Right As Rain" (Live)3:28
2."Melt My Heart To Stone" (Live)3:21
3."My Same" (Live)3:02
4."That's It, I Quit, I'm Movin' On" (Live)2:21
5."Chasing Pavements" (Live)3:49

Expanded Edition

Disc 1
  1. Daydreamer
  2. Best for Last
  3. Chasing Pavements
  4. Cold Shoulder
  5. Crazy for You
  6. Melt My Heart to Stone
  7. First Love
  8. Right as Rain
  9. Make You Feel My Love
  10. My Same
  11. Tired
  12. Hometown Glory
Disc 2
  1. Chasing Pavements (Live At Hotel Cafe)
  2. Melt My Heart to Stone (Live At Hotel Cafe)
  3. That's It, I Quit, I'm Movin' On (Live At Hotel Cafe)
  4. Crazy for You (Live At Hotel Cafe)
  5. Right as Rain (Live At Hotel Cafe)
  6. My Same (Live At Hotel Cafe)
  7. Make You Feel My Love (Live At Hotel Cafe)
  8. Daydreamer (Live At Hotel Cafe)
  9. Hometown Glory (Live At Hotel Cafe)
  10. Many Shades of Black - Performed by Adele and The Raconteurs

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Europe 25 January 2008 CD, Digital download XL Recordings
Australia 26 January 2008
United Kingdom 28 January 2008
United States 10 June 2008 Columbia Records

Singles chronology

United Kingdom
Europe, Australia and Japan
  • "Chasing Pavements"
  • "Cold Shoulder"
Canada and USA
  • "Hometown Glory"
  • "Chasing Pavements"
Spain
  • "Tired"
  • "Chasing Pavements"
Germany
Netherlands
  • "Chasing Pavements"
  • "Cold Shoulder"
  • "Make You Feel My Love"
  • "Hometown Glory"

Charts and certifications

Chart Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart[29] 54
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[30] 9
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[31] 38
Canadian Albums Chart[32] 18
Danish Albums Chart[33] 14
Dutch Albums Chart[34] 1
French Albums Chart[35] 33
German Albums Chart[36] 15
Greek Albums Chart[37] 30
Irish Albums Chart[38] 3
Japanese Albums Chart[39] 36
Norwegian Albums Chart[40] 7
Swedish Albums Chart[41] 11
Swiss Albums Chart[42] 15
UK Albums Chart[43] 1
US Billboard 200[44] 10
  • (* Special Edition)

Certifications and sales

Region Provider Certification(s) Shipments
Canada CRIA Gold[45] 40,000
United Kingdom BPI 2x Platinum[46] 750,000
United States RIAA Gold[47] 860,000
Netherlands GFK 4x Platinum 200,000

Credits

  • Adele Adkins - Vocal, guitar, bass, celesta, piano
  • Jim Abbiss – glockenspiel, producer, mixing
  • Matt Allchin – guitar
  • Helen Atkinson – assistant engineer
  • Neil Cowley – piano, Hammond organ, Wurlitzer
  • Rosie Danvers – string arrangements
  • Tom Elmhirst – mixing
  • Simon Hayes – mixing assistant
  • Liam Howe – programming
  • Sam Koppelman – glockenspiel
  • Serge Krebs – assistant engineer, mixing assistant
  • Matt Lawrence – engineer
  • Phil Lee – art direction, design, photography
  • Archibald Alexander MacKenzie – assistant engineer, mixing assistant
  • Will Malone – string arrangements, string conductor, string writing
  • Perry Mason – strings
  • Dom Morley – engineer
  • Dan Parry – mixing assistant
  • Matt Paul – assistant
  • Jack Peñate – backing vocals
  • Fergus Peterkin – mixing assistant
  • Mark Ronson – producer
  • Louis "Kayel" Sharpe – drums
  • Jason Silver – keyboards
  • Michael Tighe – guitar
  • Eg White – arranger, producer, performer
  • Richard Wilkinson – engineer, mixing
  • Stuart Zender – bass
  • Clay Wells Holley - Engineer

References

  1. ^ "Adele's album debuts at chart top". BBC News. 3 February 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2008.
  2. ^ "アデル「19」 - 19 / Adele　ベガーズ・ジャパン - Beggars Japan". Archived from the original on 22 January 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2008.
  3. ^ "Adele - 19 (Taiwan Edition: Enhanced CD)". Archived from the original on 24 January 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
  4. ^ Adele interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' July 2008
  5. ^ "Allmusi review".
  6. ^ "Digital Spy review".
  7. ^ "Drowned in Sound review".
  8. ^ "The Guardian review".
  9. ^ "The Independent review".
  10. ^ "NME review".
  11. ^ "PopMatters review".
  12. ^ "The Observer review".
  13. ^ "Rolling Stone review".
  14. ^ "The Sun review".
  15. ^ "The Timesreview".
  16. ^ http://www.metacritic.com/music/19
  17. ^ Last Shadow Puppets tipped for Nationwide Mercury music prize Liverpool Echo 23 July, 2008
  18. ^ The 51st Annual Grammy Awards Nominations List
  19. ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/jan/20/popandrock.shopping1
  20. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/6pf9
  21. ^ http://www.uncut.co.uk/music/adele/reviews/10979
  22. ^ http://www.nme.com/reviews/adele/9433
  23. '^ Arnold, Chuck (23 June 2008), "Adele". People. 69 (24):44
  24. ^ Wood, Mikael (13 June 2008), "19". Entertainment Weekly. (997):70
  25. ^ Harding, Cortney (10 May 2008), "Chasing Glory". Billboard. 120 (19):31
  26. ^ http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS
  27. ^ http://www.mtv.de/charts/album50
  28. ^ Wade, Ian (17 January 2011). "Adele 21 Review". BBC Music. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  29. ^ http://www.lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Adele&titel=19&cat=a
  30. ^ http://www.lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Adele&titel=19&cat=a
  31. ^ http://www.lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Adele&titel=19&cat=a
  32. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/album/adele/19/1104726
  33. ^ http://www.lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Adele&titel=19&cat=a
  34. ^ http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Adele&titel=19&cat=a
  35. ^ http://www.lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Adele&titel=19&cat=a
  36. ^ http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/Adele/19/longplay
  37. ^ Ελληνικό Chart
  38. ^ http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p/musicvideo/music/archive/index_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2008&year=2008&week=5
  39. ^ http://acharts.us/album/31855
  40. ^ http://www.lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Adele&titel=19&cat=a
  41. ^ http://www.lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Adele&titel=19&cat=a
  42. ^ http://www.lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Adele&titel=19&cat=a
  43. ^ http://www.chartstats.com/albuminfo.php?id=7368
  44. ^ http://acharts.us/album/31855
  45. ^ http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php
  46. ^ http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx
  47. ^ http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS
Preceded by UK Albums Chart number-one album
3 February 2008 - 9 February 2008 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Wit Licht by Marco Borsato
Working on a Dream by Bruce Springsteen
Wit Licht - Live by Marco Borsato
April by Bløf
 Dutch Albums Chart number-one album
10 January 2009 - 31 January 2009
14 February 2009 - 21 February 2009
4 April 2009 - 11 April 2009
25 April 2009 - 16 May 2009 		Succeeded by
Working on a Dream by Bruce Springsteen
Luister by Nick & Simon
April by Bløf
NW8 by Guus Meeuwis
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