+ (album)

+ ("Plus") album studio debut oleh penyanyi-penulis lagu asal Inggris Ed Sheeran. Album ini dirilis pada 9 September 2011 oleh Asylum Records dan Atlantic Records. Album ini dianggap sebagai terobosan komersial Sheeran. Dia sebelumnya merilis lima EP secara independen. Jake Gosling dan Sheeran memproduseri sebagian besar album, dengan produksi tambahan oleh produser hip hop Amerika Serikat, No I.D.

+
Album studio karya Ed Sheeran
Dirilis9 September 2011 (2011-09-09)
DirekamJanuari–Maret 2011
GenreFolk-pop[1]
Durasi49:53 (standar)
65:35 (deluxe)
Label
Produser
  • Jake Gosling
  • Charlie Hugall
  • No I.D.
  • Ed Sheeran
Album studio Ed Sheeran
+
(2011)
x
(2014)
Singel dalam album +
  1. "The A Team"
    Dirilis: 10 Juni 2011
  2. "You Need Me, I Don't Need You"
    Dirilis: 26 Agustus 2011
  3. "Lego House"
    Dirilis: 13 November 2011
  4. "Drunk"
    Dirilis: 19 Februari 2012
  5. "Small Bump"
    Dirilis: 25 Mei 2012
  6. "Give Me Love"
    Dirilis: 21 November 2012

Minat media terhadap + diperkuat oleh dua singel awal— "The A Team" dan "You Need Me, I Don't Need You"—yang masing-masing menduduki nomor tiga dan empat di UK Singles Chart. "Lego House" dirilis pada 11 November 2011 sebagai single ketiga album dan menyamai kesuksesan singel pendahulunya, memuncak di nomor lima di Inggris. Tiga single tambahan— "Drunk", "Small Bump", dan "Give Me Love"— dirilis sepanjang tahun berikutnya, semuanya masuk dalam 25 besar UK Singles Chart. Di seluruh dunia, album ini telah terjual lebih dari 4 juta kopi.

Album ini mendapat ulasan positif dari kritikus musik. Setelah dirilis, + memulai debutnya di puncak UK Albums Chart dengan penjualan minggu pertama melebihi 102.000 eksemplar. Album ini tampil baik di Billboard 200 Amerika Serikat, memuncak di nomor lima, terjual 42.000 eksemplar. + adalah album terlaris kesembilan tahun 2010-an di Inggris.

Daftar lagu

Semua lagu diproduseri oleh Jake Gosling, kecuali jika dituliskan.

Edisi standar
No.JudulPenciptaProduserDurasi
1."The A Team"Ed Sheeran 4:18
2."Drunk"
  • Sheeran
  • Gosling
 3:20
3."U.N.I."
  • Sheeran
  • Gosling
 3:48
4."Grade 8"
  • Sheeran
  • True Tiger (Robert Conlon
  • Sukhdeep Uppall)
  • Gosling
  • Charlie Hugall[a]
2:59
5."Wake Me Up"
  • Sheeran
  • Gosling
 3:49
6."Small Bump"Sheeran 4:19
7."This"
  • Sheeran
  • Gordon Mills Jr.
 3:15
8."The City"
  • Sheeran
  • Gosling
 3:54
9."Lego House"
  • Sheeran
  • Gosling
  • Chris Leonard
 3:05
10."You Need Me, I Don't Need You"Sheeran
  • Gosling
  • Hugall
3:40
11."Kiss Me"
  • Sheeran
  • Justin Franks
  • Julie Frost
  • Sheeran
  • No I.D.
4:40
12."Give Me Love" (diikuti dengan lagu tersembunyi, "The Parting Glass")
  • Sheeran
  • Gosling
  • Leonard
 8:46
Durasi total:49:53
Edisi deluxe bonus tracks[2]
No.JudulPenciptaDurasi
13."Autumn Leaves"
  • Sheeran
  • Gosling
3:20
14."Little Bird"Sheeran3:44
15."Gold Rush"
  • Sheeran
  • Amy Wadge
4:03
16."Sunburn"Sheeran4:35
Durasi total:65:35
Edisi Japanese deluxe CD bonus track[3]
No.JudulDurasi
17."The A Team" (acoustic version)4:01
Edisi Japanese deluxe digital bonus tracks[4]
No.JudulDurasi
17."Sofa"3:19
18."Homeless"3:30
19."Lego House" (music video)4:05
Edisi Australian deluxe bonus DVD: Live from O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London[5]
No.JudulDurasi
1."Grade 8" 
2."The City" 
3."U.N.I." 
4."Homeless" 
5."Drunk" 
6."Small Bump" 
7."Lego House" 
8."Kiss Me" 
9."Wake Me Up" 
10."The A Team" 
11."Give Me Love" 
12."You Need Me, I Don't Need You" 

Catatan

  • ^[a] menandakan produser tambahan.
  • "The City", "You Need Me, I Don't Need You" dan "Sunburn" semuanya merupakan versi rekaman ulang dari EP You Need Me tahun 2009, sedangkan "The A Team", "Little Bird", "Sofa" dan "Homeless" awalnya muncul di EP Loose Change; pada penekanan EP selanjutnya, "The A Team" akan diganti dengan "Let It Out".

Chart

Chart Akhir Tahun

Chart (2011)Posisi
Australian Albums (ARIA)[29]58
Irish Albums (IRMA)[30]19
UK Albums (OCC)[31]9
Chart (2012)Posisi
Australian Albums (ARIA)[32]5
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[33]50
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[34]48
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[35]22
Irish Albums (IRMA)[36]3
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[37]2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[38]54
UK Albums (OCC)[39]3
US Billboard 200[40]136
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[41]7
US Rock Albums (Billboard)[42]37
Chart (2013)Posisi
Australian Albums (ARIA)[43]12
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[44]99
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[45]53
Irish Albums (IRMA)[46]17
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[47]6
UK Albums (OCC)[48]47
US Billboard 200[49]46
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[50]3
US Rock Albums (Billboard)[51]8
Chart (2014)Posisi
Australian Albums (ARIA)[52]38
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[53]71
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[54]17
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[55]29
UK Albums (OCC)[56]51
US Billboard 200[57]122
Chart (2015)Posisi
Australian Albums (ARIA)[58]30
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[59]50
Irish Albums (IRMA)[60]20
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[61]23
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[62]41
UK Albums (OCC)[63]38
US Billboard 200[64]59
Chart (2016)Posisi
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[65]65
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[66]73
Chart (2017)Posisi
Australian Albums (ARIA)[67]12
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[68]44
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[69]56
UK Albums (OCC)[70]16
US Billboard 200[71]195
US Rock Albums (Billboard)[72]31
Chart (2018)Posisi
Australian Albums (ARIA)[73]23
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[74]80
Icelandic Albums (Plötutíóindi)[75]87
Irish Albums (IRMA)[76]36
UK Albums (OCC)[77]57
Chart (2019)Posisi
Australian Albums (ARIA)[78]77
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[79]196
UK Albums (OCC)[80]73
Chart (2020)Posisi
UK Albums (OCC)[81]99
Chart (2021)Posisi
Australian Albums (ARIA)[82]100

Chart Akhir Dekade

Chart (2010–2019)Posisi
Australian Albums (ARIA)[83]9
UK Albums (OCC)[84]7
US Billboard 200[85]176

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