Includes bonus disc featuring exclusive live acoustic set.
Personnel: Matt Allchin, Ben Thomas, Michael Tighe (guitar); Neil Cowley (piano, Hammond b-3 organ, Wurlitzer organ); Jason Silver (keyboards); Sam Koppelman, Jim Abbiss (glockenspiel); Tom Driessler (bass guitar, tambourine); Stuart Zender (bass guitar); Pete Biggins (drums, percussion); Seb Rochford, Louis Sharpe (drums); Liam Howe (programming); Jack Penate, The Life Gospel Choir (background vocals).
British singer-songwriter Adele received a lot of attention for singles that appeared in 2007, and for her fresh yet seductively familiar blend of soul, blues, jazz, folk, and pop. 19, the artist's full-length debut, makes good on the hype by providing 12 lush tracks that showcase Adele's achingly beautiful voice and her skill at turning a phrase, not to mention startlingly honest songs and smart, carefully balanced arrangements.
Fans of Feist, Norah Jones, and Amy Winehouse should sit up and listen; they'll all find familiar qualities to appreciate in Adele, and some new ones as well.