Adele is an English singer-songwriter. After signing a contract with record label XL Recordings in September 2006, Adele began to work on her debut studio album, 19, which was ultimately released in 2008. At this time, the singer contributed guest vocals on the song "My Yvonne" for Jack Peñate's debut studio album Matinée (2007). The first single released from 19 was "Chasing Pavements", which Adele wrote in collaboration with Eg White. They co-wrote two other songs for the album: "Melt My Heart to Stone" and "Tired". She also collaborated with Sacha Skarbek on the single "Cold Shoulder" and recorded a cover version of Bob Dylan's "Make You Feel My Love". However, most of the songs were written solely by Adele, including "Best for Last", "Crazy for You", "First Love", and "My Same", as well as her debut single, "Hometown Glory".
Adele appeared as a featured artist on another song by Peñate, entitled "Every Glance", from his second studio album, Everything Is New, and on Daniel Merriweather's "Water and a Flame" from his second studio album, Love & War, both released in 2009. Adele released her second studio album 21 in 2011. In addition to reuniting with writers with whom she had previously worked, the singer collaborated with several new writers and producers. The album's lead single, "Rolling in the Deep", was co-written by Adele and Paul Epworth. It has since been certified eight-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and won two awards at the 54th Grammy Awards: Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Adele and Epworth also wrote "He Won't Go" and "I'll Be Waiting". Adele collaborated with Dan Wilson on the album's second single, "Someone Like You". She co-wrote with Fraser T Smith on "Set Fire to the Rain" and with Ryan Tedder on "Rumour Has It" and "Turning Tables". She reunited with White on the song "Take It All". Adele released "Skyfall" in October 2012, a song co-written with Epworth for the James Bond film of the same name. Her third album, 25, was released in 2015. Adele co-wrote its songs "I Miss You" and "Sweetest Devotion" with Epworth and co-wrote "Hello", "Million Years Ago", and "Water Under the Bridge" with Greg Kurstin.
In 2021, Adele announced her fourth studio album 30, scheduled for release on 19 November 2021. The album release was preceded with the single "Easy on Me", co-written with Greg Kurstin.
Songs
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Song Artist(s) Writer(s) Album Year "All I Ask" Adele Adele AdkinsBruno MarsPhilip LawrenceChristopher "Brody" Brown 25 2015 "All Night Parking" Adele with Erroll Garner Adele AdkinsErroll Garner 30 2021 "Be Divine" Ricsta featuring Adele Ricsta 2006 "Best for Last" Adele Adele Adkins 19 2008 "Can I Get It" Adele Adele AdkinsMax MartinKarl Johan Schuster 30 2021 "Can't Be Together" Adele Adele AdkinsGreg Kurstin 30 Target deluxe edition 2021 "Can't Let Go" Adele Adele AdkinsLinda Perry 25 Target and Japanese edition 2015 "Chasing Pavements" Adele Adele AdkinsEg White 19 2008 "Cold Shoulder" Adele Adele Adkins 19 2008 "Crazy for You" Adele Adele Adkins 19 2008 "Cry Your Heart Out" Adele Adele AdkinsGreg Kurstin 30 2021 "Daydreamer" Adele Adele Adkins 19 2008 "Don't You Remember" Adele Adele AdkinsDan Wilson 21 2011 "Every Glance" Jack Peñate Jack PeñatePaul Epworth 2009 "Easy on Me" Adele Adele AdkinsGreg Kurstin 30 2021 "Easy on Me" (feature version) Adele featuring Chris Stapleton Adele AdkinsGreg Kurstin 30 Target deluxe edition 2021 "First Love" Adele Adele Adkins 19 2008 "Fool That I Am" (cover) Adele Floyd Hunt iTunes Live from SoHo 2009 "He Won't Go" Adele Adele AdkinsPaul Epworth 21 2011 "Hello" Adele Adele AdkinsGreg Kurstin 25 2015 "Hiding My Heart" (cover) Adele Tim Hanseroth 21 Limited edition 2011 "Hold On" Adele Adele AdkinsDean Josiah Cover 30 2021 "Hometown Glory" Adele Adele Adkins 19 2008 "I Can't Make You Love Me" (cover) Adele Mike ReidAllen Shamblin iTunes Festival: London 2011 2011 "I Drink Wine" Adele Adele AdkinsGreg Kurstin 30 2021 "I Found a Boy" Adele Adele Adkins 21 Japanese edition 2011 "I Miss You" Adele Adele AdkinsPaul Epworth 25 2015 "I'll Be Waiting" Adele Adele AdkinsPaul Epworth 21 2011 "If It Hadn't Been For Love"(cover) Adele Chris StapletonMichael Henderson 21 Limited edition 2011 "Lay Me Down" Adele Adele AdkinsTobias Jesso Jr. 25 Target and Japanese edition 2015 "Love in the Dark" Adele Adele AdkinsSamuel Dixon 25 2015 "Love Is a Game" Adele Adele Adkins Dean Josiah Cover 30 2021 "Lovesong" (cover) Adele Boris WilliamsLol TolhurstPorl ThompsonRobert SmithRoger O'DonnellSimon Gallup 21 2011 "Make You Feel My Love" (cover) Adele Bob Dylan 19 2008 "Many Shades of Black" The Raconteurs with Adele Brendan BensonJack White Consolers of the Lonely and 19 Expanded edition 2008 "Melt My Heart to Stone" Adele Adele AdkinsEg White 19 2008 "Million Years Ago" Adele Adele AdkinsGreg Kurstin 25 2015 "My Little Love" Adele Adele AdkinsGreg Kurstin 30 2021 "My Same" Adele Adele Adkins 19 2008 "My Yvonne" Jack Peñate Jack Peñate Matinée 2007 "Need You Now" (cover) Adele featuring Darius RuckerDave HaywoodCharles KelleyHillary ScottJosh Kear 21 Deluxe edition 2011 "Now and Then" Adele Adele Adkins 19 Japanese and New Zealanders edition 2008 "Oh My God" Adele Adele AdkinsGreg Kurstin 30 2021 "One and Only" Adele Adele AdkinsDan WilsonGreg Wells 21 2011 "Painting Pictures" Adele Adele Adkins 19 Japanese and New Zealanders edition 2008 "Remedy" Adele Adele AdkinsRyan Tedder 25 2015 "Right as Rain" Adele Adele AdkinsClay HolleyJeff SilvermanLeon MichelsNick Movshon 19 2008 "River Lea" Adele Adele AdkinsBrian Joseph Burton 25 2015 "Rolling in the Deep" Adele Adele AdkinsPaul Epworth 21 2010 "Rumour Has It" Adele Adele AdkinsRyan Tedder 21 2011 "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" Adele Adele AdkinsKarl Johan SchusterMax Martin 25 2015 "Set Fire to the Rain" Adele Adele AdkinsFraser T Smith 21 2011 "Skyfall" Adele Adele AdkinsPaul Epworth 2012 "Someone Like You" Adele Adele AdkinsDan Wilson 21 2011 "Strangers by Nature" Adele Adele AdkinsLudwig Göransson 30 2021 "Sweetest Devotion" Adele Adele AdkinsPaul Epworth 25 2015 "Take It All" Adele Adele AdkinsEg White 21 2011 "Tired" Adele Adele AdkinsEg White 19 2008 "That's It, I Quit, I'm Moving On" (cover) Adele Del SerinoRoy Alfred 19 Japanese and New Zealanders edition 2008 "To Be Loved" Adele Adele AdkinsTobias Jesso Jr. 30 2021 "Turning Tables" Adele Adele AdkinsRyan Tedder 21 2011 "Water and a Flame" Daniel Merriweather featuring Adele Daniel Merriweather Love & War 2009 "Water Under the Bridge" Adele Adele AdkinsGreg Kurstin 25 2015 "When We Were Young" Adele Adele AdkinsTobias Jesso Jr. 25 2015 "Why Do You Love Me" Adele Adele AdkinsRick Nowels 25 Target and Japanese edition 2015 "Wild Wild West" Adele Adele AdkinsLudwig Göransson 30 Target deluxe edition 2021 "Woman Like Me" Adele Adele AdkinsDean Josiah Cover 30 2021
References
External links List of Adele songs at AllMusic