25 – Adele Original Vinyl Disk
25 – Adele Original Vinyl Disk is the third studio album by British singer and songwriter Adele. It was released on 20 November 2015, through XL Recordings nearly five years after the release and international success of her second studio album 21.
Titled as a reflection of her life and frame of mind at 25 years old, 25 is a “make-up record”. The album’s lyrical content features themes of Adele “yearning for her old self, her nostalgia”, and “melancholia about the passage of time” according to an interview with the singer by Rolling Stone, as well as themes of motherhood and regret. In contrast to Adele’s previous works, the production of 25 incorporated the use of electronic elements and creative rhythmic patterns, with elements of 1980s R&B and organs. Like 21, Adele worked with producer and songwriter Paul Epworth and Ryan Tedder, along with new collaborations with Max Martin and Shellback, Greg Kurstin, Danger Mouse, the Smeezingtons, Samuel Dixon, and Tobias Jesso Jr.
Songs:
Hello | 4:55 |
Send My Love (To Your New Lover) | 3:43 |
I Miss You | 5:48 |
When We Were Young | 4:50 |
Remedy | 4:05 |
Water Under the Bridge | 4:00 |
River Lea | 3:45 |
Love in the Dark | 4:45 |
Million Years Ago | 3:47 |
All I Ask | 4:31 |
Sweetest Devotion | 4:11 |
Vinyl (November 20, 2015)
Original Release Date: November 20, 2015
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Columbia
Run Time: 48 minutes
Following the release of 21 (2011), Adele was considering quitting the music. However, in early 2012 she announced she was simply taking a hiatus from music in order to “take time and live a little bit”.Her hiatus from music came to an end after the birth of her first child in October 2012, with Adele stating her son inspired her to start recording music again in order for him to “know what I do”. Before the album’s recording came under way, Adele made a conscious decision not to try and create another 21 and would not make another “heartbreak record”.
Prior to the album’s release, 25 was listed as one of the most anticipated albums of 2015. Billboard, Fuse, The Sydney Morning Herald and numerous others placed the album at number one on their most anticipated list, with the latter stating “if Adele releases her third album in 2015, she could dominate the year.” Prior to the album’s official announcement, music journalists and fans speculated that the album would be titled 25 continuing the age theme from Adele’s previous releases 19 and 21.On the eve of her 26th birthday in May 2014, Adele posted a message via her Twitter account which prompted media discussion about her next album. The message, “Bye bye 25 … See you again later in the year”, was interpreted by outlets including Billboard and Capital FM as meaning that her next album would be titled 25 and released later in the year.
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