Adele 19

Another instalment of soul sensations after Amy Winehouse and Duffy, ADELE. A catchy single of "Chasing Pavements" from the debut album 19 is back haunting me again. Probably the Grammy effect. I knew I'll love her, but yet I was holding back due to her less impressive outlook. While talent wins it all.

To name a few of the awards garnered by her includes;Urban Music Awards' Best Jazz Act, Grammy's Best New Act & Female Performer and BRIT's Critic's Choice. Of these are being won after fierce competitions with Duffy.

Released same time back as with Duffy's ROCKFERRY, it just caught my attention, and this gotta thanks the GRAMMY's Awards. Chasing Pavements had all the element I like in a song, commercial, fresh, catchy and most of all heart-breaking ballad. She wrote this upon her painful experience of deciding to break up with her ex. The chorus is just a hook....should i gave up or should i.... Thats is just pretty when she sang it in her husky voice.

The others singles are having less impact than "Chasing Pavement", yet its wonderous to listening pleasure. "Hometown Glory", "Cold Shoulder", "Tired", "Make You Feel My Love" are these singles release subsequently throughout 2008. Its selections also shows the versalitily of her musical sense, despite all being JAZZify. Quickly this record become my classic easy listening list of Jazz records I love.

As additional, the Expanded Edition includes a 2nd disc of "Live Acoustic Set Recorded at the Hotel Cafe, Los Angeles". To my surprise, it includes a b-sides "That's It, I Quit, I'm Movin' On" and "Many Shades of Black". Usually such artist only managed to score my heart with one album, even though I am also looking forward to her next releases.