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Adele Laurie Blue Adkins is a British singer and songwriter. Adele received the Brit Awards “Critics’ Choice” award in 2007 and won the BBC Sound of 2008, then Adele had released the album ‘19’ in 2008 to commercial and critical success this album was certified four times platinum in the UK and double platinum in the U.S. Adele has also received the awards for the ‘Best New Artist’ and ‘Best Female Pop Vocal Performance’. Adele released her second Album ‘21’ in 2011. The album went well and critically and surpassed the success of her debut earning Adele many awards in 2012 such as record-tying six Grammy Awards, including the album of the year; two British awards and the British Album of the Year. The album ‘21’ has been certified 16 times platinum in the UK and it is the fourth best-selling album in the UK of all time. In the U.S. it has held the top position longer than any album since 1985 and is certifies Diamond. The album has been world wide over 30 million times. The success of ‘21’ has earned Adele numerous mentions in the Guinness Book of World Records as she is the first woman in history of the Billboard Hot 100 to have three simultaneous top 10 singles as a lead artist and she is the first female artist to simultaneously have two albums in the top five of the Billboard 200 and two singles in the top of the Billboard top 100. Adele’s album ‘21’ is the longest running number one album by a female solo artist in the history of the UK and U.S. Album Charts and in 2011 plus 2012, Billboard named Adele Artist of the Year. 1.Rolling in the deep media type="youtube" key="NXXT9RFKO5E" width="420" height="315" à Verse 1 à Pre-chorus à Chorus à Verse 2 à Pre-chorus à Chorus à Bridge à Interlude à Chorus à Outro à Vocals à Bass à Acoustic guitar à Electric guitar à Piano à Drums à Tambourine // Rolling in the // deep, sung and written by Adele with Paul Epworth’s help was written for the album 21. Adele herself describes this song as ‘dark blues-y gospel disco tune’, as for the lyrics, the lyrics can be described as the emotions of a scorned lover. Adele had even credited Paul Epworth for her increased vocal confidence. Adele’s vocals have been described as having a “hint of Wanda Jackson’s dirty-blues growl” and to go into further detail of the lyrics it is described as it is “sung from the perspective of a scorned lover, who is finally able to see the light, but despite regretful sentiments, reconciliation is not an option here”. Rolling in the Deep is written in the key of C minor and it is a B minor for live performances, in common time with a tempo of 105 beats per minute. The accompaniment uses open fifths, in a progression of C 5 –G 5 –B ♭ 5 –G 5 –B ♭ 5. Adele’s voice spans from B ♭ 3 to D 5 which is the highest not sung using the head voice.
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2. Turning Tables media type="youtube" key="U-rrLs3O6MQ" width="420" height="315" à Verse 1 à Pre-chorus à Chorus à Verse 2 à Pre-chorus à Chorus à Bridge à Chorus (extended) à Vocals à Bass à Acoustic guitar à Electric guitar à Backup Vocals à Piano à Drums à Strings // Turning Tables //, by Adele is a pop ballad with a soulful sound. John Murphy recongised this single as a fragile piano ballad and that it shows off Adele’s voice to the best effect. //Turning Tables// is written in the key of C minor and set in a common time, with 78 beats per minute. Adele’s vocal range spans from the low note of [|G] [|3] to the high not of [|C] [|5]. As for the lyrics //Turning Tables// is a song of domestic dispute where its narrator assumes of a defensive stance against a manipulative ex-lover. Reconciling herself with the termination of a contentious relationship and she vowels emotional distance to shield herself from future heartbreak.
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