{"product_id":"adele-21-lp-m-3","title":"Adele - 21 (LP) M","description":"\u003cp\u003eAdele's 2009 debut album, 19, was a Grammy-winning smash hit that revealed the British singer\/songwriter's knack for bittersweet soul and folk-infused love songs that brought to mind an infectious mix of Dusty Springfield and Terry Callier. The album earned her a ton of fans, and interest was high for the inevitable follow-up. In many ways, her sophomore album, the similarly age-appropriate-titled 21, is a continuation of the sounds and themes Adele was working with on 19. She is still the bluesy pop diva with a singer\/songwriter's soul and seemingly bottomless capacity for heartbreak. The best thing the album does is to showcase Adele's titanic vocal ability, which -- more than a few times on 21 -- is simply spine-tingling. Last time around we got the gauzy, Callier-esque folk-soul ballad \"Daydreamer\" to slowly draw us into the album; here, Adele immediately injects us with the propulsive gospel fever-blues anthem \"Rolling in the Deep.\" While the track certainly owes a heavy debt to the punk-blues of Beth Ditto and the Gossip, it is also ridiculously sexy and one of the best singles of any decade. Elsewhere, we get tracks like the blues-inflected Ryan Tedder co-write \"Rumour Has It\" and the old-school-style soul cut \"He Won't Go,\" which are terrifically catchy, booty-shaking numbers and exactly the kind of songs you want and expect from Adele. Similarly enthralling is the centerpiece of the album, the mega-ballad showstopper \"Take It All.\" Co-written by her \"Chasing Pavements\" partner Francis White, the song begins with Adele proclaiming \"Didn't I give it all?\" Delivered starkly at first with Adele set against simple piano accompaniment and later backed by a gospel choir, it's an instant-classic sort of song in the tradition of \"The Rose,\" \"And I Am Telling You I Am Not Going,\" and \"All by Myself\" that could stand over the years as a career landmark for the singer and a cathartic moment for fans who identify with their idol's Pyrrhic lovelorn persona. Ultimately, Adele does give us her all on 21, and for now that is enough. ~ Matt Collar\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Funk \/ Soul\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Adele","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44073852141651,"sku":"RCX139-H1LY-9K","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0577\/3561\/0451\/files\/adele-21_cokXj.jpg?v=1771880259","url":"https:\/\/lovepeoplerecords.com\/products\/adele-21-lp-m-3","provider":"Love People Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}