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+ is the first studio album released by folk soul singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran as part of his record deal with Atlantic Records. The album was released on 9 September 2011. The album cover is a pastel drawing created by London based artist Phillip Butah.[1] All songs were produced by Jake Gosling apart from "Kiss Me". The album debuted on the UK Albums Chart at number 1 following the success of the singles "The A Team" and "You Need Me, I Don't Need You" which were released in June and August of 2011 respectively. Both singles peaked within the Top 5 on the UK Singles Chart.

Singles

  • The first single released from the album was "The A Team" on 10 June 2011. It entered the UK Singles Chart at number 3, and spent 11 consecutive weeks in the top 10.
  • The second single "You Need Me, I Don't Need You" was released on 26 August 2011. It was first announced during Sheeran's set at Glastonbury Festival 2011 and received its first radio play on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show on 6 July 2011.[2] It entered the UK Singles Charts at number 4, on 4 September 2011.

Tracklist

Standard Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The A Team"Ed Sheeran4:18
2."Drunk"Ed Sheeran, Gosling3:20
3."U.N.I."Ed Sheeran, Gosling3:48
4."Grade 8"Ed Sheeran2:59
5."Wake Me Up"Ed Sheeran, Gosling3:49
6."Small Bump"Ed Sheeran4:19
7."This"Ed Sheeran3:15
8."The City"Sheeran, Gosling3:54
9."Lego House"Sheeran, Gosling, Chris Leonard3:05
10."You Need Me, I Don't Need You"Ed Sheeran3:40
11."Kiss Me"Ed Sheeran, Julie Frost4:40
12."Give Me Love" (includes hidden track "The Parting Glass": starts at 5:49 "Paralyzed": starts at 8:13)Sheeran, Gosling, Leonard8:46
Deluxe Version[5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Autumn Leaves"Sheeran, Gosling3:20
14."Little Bird"Ed Sheeran3:44
15."Gold Rush"Ed Sheeran, Wadge4:03
16."Sunburn"Ed Sheeran4:35

Chart performance

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Irish Albums Chart[6] 2
UK Albums Chart 1

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Ireland[7] 9 September 2011 Digital download, CD (Standard & Deluxe) Warner Music UK
United Kingdom[8] 12 September 2011 Digital download, CD (Standard & Deluxe)
LP[9] (Standard)

References

  1. ^ http://phillipbutah.com/news/ed-sheeran
  2. ^ 16:52 (2011-07-28). "Zane Lowe's Hottest Records blog: Hottest Record - Ed Sheeran - You Need Me". BBC. Retrieved 2011-08-04. {{cite web}}: |author= has numeric name (help)
  3. ^ http://twitter.com/#!/edsheeran/status/111858755225927680
  4. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/zanelowe/2011/09/hottest_record_-_ed_sheeran_-_3.html
  5. ^ http://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/deluxe-version/id448213992
  6. ^ http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2011&year=2011&week=37
  7. ^ "by Ed Sheeran - Preorder + on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
  8. ^ "by Ed Sheeran - Preorder + on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
  9. ^ http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;-1;-1;-1;-1&sku=262534
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