21 (limited edition)

~ Release by Adele (see all versions of this release, 25 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
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1Rolling in the Deep
recording engineer:
Mark Rankin (engineer)
engineer:
Mark “Top” Rankin (engineer)
producer:
Paul Epworth
assistant mixer:
Dan Perry (British mix/recording engineer)
mixer:
Tom Elmhirst (mixing engineer)
acoustic guitar, bass, electric guitar and percussion and background vocals:
Paul Epworth
drums (drum set):
Leo Taylor
piano:
Neil Cowley
tenor saxophone:
Ray Carless
trumpet:
Noel Langley
lead vocals:
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (UK soul/jazz singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
XL Recordings Ltd. (not for release label use! use its imprint XL Recordings instead) (in 2011)
recorded at:
Eastcote Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Rolling in the Deep by Adele (UK soul/jazz singer)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 3), The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 82) and Pitchfork: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 171)
recording of:
Rolling in the Deep
writer:
Adele Adkins (UK soul/jazz singer) and Paul Epworth
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Nebo Ridge Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
4.553:49
2Rumour Has It
additional recording engineer and assistant mixer:
Dan Parry (British mix/recording engineer)
recording engineer:
AJ Clark (engineer) and Ryan Tedder (American singer, songwriter, and producer)
programming and producer:
Ryan Tedder (American singer, songwriter, and producer)
mixer:
Tom Elmhirst (mixing engineer)
acoustic guitar:
Jerrod ‘Skins’ Bettis
bass guitar, electric guitar, Hammond organ [B3] and piano:
Ryan Tedder (American singer, songwriter, and producer)
drums (drum set):
Jerrod ‘Skins’ Bettis and Ryan Tedder (American singer, songwriter, and producer)
lead vocals:
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (UK soul/jazz singer)
arranger:
Ryan Tedder (American singer, songwriter, and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
XL Recordings Ltd. (not for release label use! use its imprint XL Recordings instead) (in 2011)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom, Metropolis (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom, Patriot Studios in Denver, Colorado, United States, Serenity Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Wendyhouse Studios in Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Rumour Has It
writer:
Adele Adkins (UK soul/jazz singer) and Ryan Tedder (American singer, songwriter, and producer)
publisher:
DTCM Ave, Melted Stone Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Write 2 Live, エイベックス・ミュージック・パブリッシング (Avex Music Publishing), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
3.33:43
3Turning Tables
lead vocals:
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (UK soul/jazz singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
XL Recordings Ltd. (not for release label use! use its imprint XL Recordings instead) (in 2011)
recording of:
Turning Tables
writer:
Adele Adkins (UK soul/jazz singer) and Ryan Tedder (American singer, songwriter, and producer)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Write 2 Live
3.74:10
4Don’t You Remember
assistant recording engineer:
Phillip Broussard and Sara Lyn Killion
recording engineer:
Greg Fidelman
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
mixer:
Andrew Scheps
accordion and banjo:
David Hidalgo
bass:
Pino Palladino
drums (drum set):
Chris Dave (drummer, Chris “Daddy” Dave)
guitar:
Smokey Hormel and Matt Sweeney (US guitarist, vocalist & producer)
harp:
Stephanie Bennett (Harpist)
percussion:
Lenny Castro
piano:
James Poyser
choir vocals:
Carmen Carter, Jim Gilstrap, Josef Powell, Carmen Twillie, Julia Waters, Maxine Waters and Terry Young
lead vocals:
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (UK soul/jazz singer)
chorus master:
Oren Waters
strings arranger:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
XL Recordings Ltd. (not for release label use! use its imprint XL Recordings instead) (in 2011)
recording of:
Don’t You Remember
writer:
Adele Adkins (UK soul/jazz singer) and Dan Wilson (American singer/songwriter)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Sugar Lake Music LLC and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
3.34:03
5Set Fire to the Rain
lead vocals:
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (UK soul/jazz singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
XL Recordings Ltd. (not for release label use! use its imprint XL Recordings instead) (in 2011)
recording of:
Set Fire to the Rain
writer:
Adele Adkins (UK soul/jazz singer) and Fraser T. Smith
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
44:01
6He Won’t Go
assistant recording engineer:
Phillip Broussard and Sara Lyn Killion
recording engineer:
Greg Fidelman
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
mixer:
Andrew Scheps
accordion and banjo:
David Hidalgo
bass:
Pino Palladino
drums (drum set):
Chris Dave (drummer, Chris “Daddy” Dave)
guitar:
Smokey Hormel and Matt Sweeney (US guitarist, vocalist & producer)
harp:
Stephanie Bennett (Harpist)
percussion:
Lenny Castro
piano:
James Poyser
choir vocals:
Carmen Carter, Jim Gilstrap, Josef Powell, Carmen Twillie, Julia Waters, Maxine Waters and Terry Young
lead vocals:
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (UK soul/jazz singer)
chorus master:
Oren Waters
strings arranger:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
XL Recordings Ltd. (not for release label use! use its imprint XL Recordings instead) (in 2011)
recording of:
He Won’t Go
writer:
Adele Adkins (UK soul/jazz singer) and Paul Epworth
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
2.94:38
7Take It All
lead vocals:
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (UK soul/jazz singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
XL Recordings Ltd. (not for release label use! use its imprint XL Recordings instead) (in 2011)
recording of:
Take It All
writer:
Adele Adkins (UK soul/jazz singer) and Francis White (legal name of songwriter/producer Eg White)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
2.73:48
8I’ll Be Waiting
engineer:
Mark “Top” Rankin (engineer)
producer:
Paul Epworth
assistant mixer:
Dan Perry (British mix/recording engineer)
mixer:
Tom Elmhirst (mixing engineer)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Ben Thomas (UK guitar player)
acoustic guitar, bass, electric guitar and percussion and background vocals:
Paul Epworth
drums (drum set):
Leo Taylor
piano:
Neil Cowley
tenor saxophone:
Ray Carless
trombone:
Harry Brown (U.K. trombonist)
trumpet:
Noel Langley
lead vocals:
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (UK soul/jazz singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
XL Recordings Ltd. (not for release label use! use its imprint XL Recordings instead) (in 2011)
recording of:
I’ll Be Waiting
writer:
Adele Adkins (UK soul/jazz singer) and Paul Epworth
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
2.554:01
9One and Only
assistant recording engineer:
Phillip Broussard and Sara Lyn Killion
recording engineer:
Greg Fidelman
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
mixer:
Andrew Scheps
accordion and banjo:
David Hidalgo
bass:
Pino Palladino
drums (drum set):
Chris Dave (drummer, Chris “Daddy” Dave)
guitar:
Smokey Hormel and Matt Sweeney (US guitarist, vocalist & producer)
harp:
Stephanie Bennett (Harpist)
percussion:
Lenny Castro
piano:
James Poyser
choir vocals:
Carmen Carter, Jim Gilstrap, Josef Powell, Carmen Twillie, Julia Waters, Maxine Waters and Terry Young
lead vocals:
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (UK soul/jazz singer)
chorus master:
Oren Waters
strings arranger:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
XL Recordings Ltd. (not for release label use! use its imprint XL Recordings instead) (in 2011)
recording of:
One and Only
writer:
Adele Adkins (UK soul/jazz singer), Dan Wilson (American singer/songwriter) and Greg Wells
publisher:
Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Firehouse Cat Music, Kobalt (publisher), Sugar Lake Music LLC and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
3.055:48
10Lovesong
assistant recording engineer:
Phillip Broussard and Sara Lyn Killion
recording engineer:
Greg Fidelman
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
mixer:
Andrew Scheps
accordion and banjo:
David Hidalgo
bass:
Pino Palladino
drums (drum set):
Chris Dave (drummer, Chris “Daddy” Dave)
guitar:
Smokey Hormel and Matt Sweeney (US guitarist, vocalist & producer)
harp:
Stephanie Bennett (Harpist)
percussion:
Lenny Castro
piano:
James Poyser
choir vocals:
Carmen Carter, Jim Gilstrap, Josef Powell, Carmen Twillie, Julia Waters, Maxine Waters and Terry Young
lead vocals:
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (UK soul/jazz singer)
chorus master:
Oren Waters
strings arranger:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
XL Recordings Ltd. (not for release label use! use its imprint XL Recordings instead) (in 2011)
cover recording of:
Lovesong
lyricist:
Robert J. Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Boris Williams, Laurence Tolhurst, Paul S. Thompson, Robert J. Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure), Roger O’Donnell and Simon Gallup
publisher:
APB Music Co., BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Songs, Inc., Fiction Songs Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd.
3.155:16
11Someone Like You
engineer:
Philip Allen
producer:
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (UK soul/jazz singer) and Dan Wilson (American singer/songwriter)
assistant mixer:
Dan Perry (British mix/recording engineer)
mixer:
Tom Elmhirst (mixing engineer)
piano:
Dan Wilson (American singer/songwriter)
lead vocals:
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (UK soul/jazz singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
XL Recordings Ltd. (not for release label use! use its imprint XL Recordings instead) (in 2011)
recorded at:
Harmony Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Someone Like You by Adele (UK soul/jazz singer)
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Pop Solo Performance nominees (number: 2012 winner), SWR1 Hitparade 2013 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 10), Stereogum: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 39), Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 64) and Pitchfork: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 71)
recording of:
Someone Like You
writer:
Adele Adkins (UK soul/jazz singer) and Dan Wilson (American singer/songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Monarch, Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Melted Stone Music Ltd., Sugar Lake Music LLC and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
4.054:47
12If It Hadn’t Been for Love
engineer, producer and mixer:
Rodaidh McDonald (producer)
guitar:
Ben Thomas (UK guitar player)
lead vocals:
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (UK soul/jazz singer)
recorded at:
XL Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
cover recording of:
If It Hadn’t Been for Love
writer:
Chris Stapleton (American singer-songwriter) and Mike Henderson (US country songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
3:08
13Hiding My Heart
producer and mixer:
Rodaidh McDonald (producer)
guitar:
Ben Thomas (UK guitar player)
lead vocals:
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (UK soul/jazz singer)
cover recording of:
Hiding My Heart
lyricist and composer:
Tim Hanseroth
publisher:
Enchanted Highway Songs and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
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Credits

Release group

associated singles/EPs:Rolling in the Deep
Rumour Has It
Set Fire to the Rain
Someone Like You
Turning Tables
part of:Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s (number: 8) (order: 8)
Billboard: The 100 Greatest Albums of the 2010s (number: 10) (order: 10)
Sue: Vuoden levyt 2011, ulkomaiset (number: 10) (order: 10)
Music Canada Certified Double Diamond Albums (number: 2018-09-20) (order: 12)
Consequence of Sound: Top 100 Albums of the 2010s (number: 19) (order: 19)
Music Canada Certified Nine Times Platinum Albums (order: 23)
Music Canada Certified Eight Times Platinum Albums (order: 25)
Music Canada Certified Seven Times Platinum Albums (order: 28)
Music Canada Certified Six Times Platinum Albums (order: 33)
Music Canada Certified Quintuple Platinum Albums (order: 40)
Absolute Radio's The 100 Collection (number: 51) (order: 51)
Music Canada Certified Quadruple Platinum Albums (order: 52)
Music Canada Certified Diamond Albums (order: 54)
Brit Award for British Album of the Year (winners) (number: 2012 winner) (order: 60)
Music Canada Certified Triple Platinum Albums (order: 76)
Grammy Award: Best Pop Vocal Album nominees (number: 2012 winner) (order: 94)
Music Canada Certified Double Platinum Albums (order: 132)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 137) (order: 137)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 137) (order: 137)
Music Canada Certified Platinum Albums (order: 210)
Mercury Prize Shortlist Nominees (number: 2011) (order: 225)
Grammy Award: Album of the Year nominees (number: 2012 winner) (order: 249)
Music Canada Certified Gold Albums (order: 416)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/303567 [info]
reviews:http://www.nme.com/reviews/adele/11814 [info]
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/cdreviews/8269649/Adele-21-CD-of-the-week-review.html [info]
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jan/20/adele-21-review [info]
https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/adele-21/ [info]
https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/fnj9 [info]
other databases:http://www.musik-sammler.de/album/404669 [info]
https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/adele_f1/21/ [info]
https://www.offiziellecharts.de/album-details-148573 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0002080092 [info]
Wikidata:Q155169 [info]