X (エド・シーランのアルバム)
『x』(マルティプライ)は、エド・シーランの2枚目のアルバム。2014年6月20日にAsylum Records、Atlantic Recordsより発売。
前作「The Slumdon Bridge」から2年ぶりのアルバム。タイトル「x」は1枚目のアルバム「+」でやったことを基にしてそれを何倍にするという意味。このアルバムに向けて120曲も制作し、選曲の基準は「500回聴いても飽きない曲」だという。
2015年の「第57回グラミー賞」では「最優秀アルバム賞」と「最優秀ポップ・ボーカル・アルバム」にノミネートされた。
現在までに全世界で1250万枚以上のセールスを記録している。
One [4:13]
Produced by Jake Gosling
(作詞・作曲:Ed Sheeran)
I'm a Mess [4:06]
Produced by Jake Gosling
(作詞・作曲:Ed Sheeran)
Sing [3:55]
Produced by Pharrell Williams
(作詞・作曲:Ed Sheeran, Pharrell Williams / 編曲:Andrew Coleman)
2014年4月7日にリリースの先行シングル。プロデューサーにPharrellが参加。知り合うきっかけはグラミー賞の授賞式でPharrellがEdの後ろに座っており、Edが挨拶したところ、「一緒にスタジオに入ろう」と言われたという。EdのギターのカッティングをPharrellが気に入りこの曲が生まれた。Edは「オーディエンスに参加してもらうための曲。みんな一緒に歌ってほしい」。
Don't [3:39]
Produced by Benny Blanco, Rick Rubin
(作詞・作曲:Ed Sheeran, Benjamin Levin, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Conesha Owens, Dawn Robinson, Raphael Saadiq)
2014年8月12日にシングルとしてリリースされた。Lucy Pearlが2000年にリリースした「Don't Mess with My Man」をサンプリングしている。もともとRick Rubinのバージョン、Benny Blancoのバージョンの2種類を制作したが、どちらも気に入ってる箇所があり、それぞれのキーとなる要素を組み合わせれば、とてもクールなサウンドになると思い、両方のバージョンを採用した。
Nina [3:43]
Produced by Jake Gosling
(作詞・作曲:Ed Sheeran, Johnny McDaid, Isra Andja-Diumi Lohata, Jay Lee Robert Hippolyte, Jermaine Scott)
Wretch 32が2008年に発表した「Welcome to My World」をサンプリングしている。
Photograph [4:18]
Produced by Jeff Bhasker
(作詞・作曲:Ed Sheeran, Johnny McDaid / Strings Arrangement:Davide Rossi)
2015年6月18日にシングルとしてリリースされた。
Bloodstream [4:59]
Produced by Rick Rubin
(作詞・作曲:Ed Sheeran, Gary Lightbody, Johnny McDaid, Rudimental)
2015年3月29日にシングルとしてリリースされた。
Tenerife Sea [4:00]
Produced by Rick Rubin
(作詞・作曲:Ed Sheeran, Foy Vance, Johnny McDaid)
Runaway [3:26]
Produced by Pharrell Williams
(作詞・作曲:Ed Sheeran, Pharrell Williams / 編曲:Andrew Coleman)
The Man [4:09]
Produced by Jake Gosling
(作詞・作曲:Ed Sheeran)
Thinking Out Loud [4:41]
Produced by Jake Gosling
(作詞・作曲:Ed Sheeran, Amy Wadge)
2014年9月25日にシングルとしてリリースされた。Edがこのアルバムでお気に入りの楽曲。
Afire Love [5:14]
Produced by Johnny McDaid
(作詞・作曲:Ed Sheeran, Foy Vance, Johnny McDaid, Christophe Beck)
ドラマ「Buffy the Vampire Slayer」の劇中歌「Remembering Jenny」をサンプリングしている。
デラックス・エディション
Take It Back [3:28]
Produced by Rick Rubin
(作詞・作曲:Ed Sheeran, Johnny McDaid)
Shirtsleeves [3:09]
Produced by Jake Gosling
(作詞・作曲:Ed Sheeran)
Even My Dad Does Sometimes [3:48]
Produced by Jake Gosling
(作詞・作曲:Ed Sheeran, Amy Wadge)
I See Fire [4:57]
Produced by Ed Sheeran
(作詞・作曲:Ed Sheeran)
映画「ホビット 竜に奪われた王国」主題歌。
デラックス・フィジカル・エディション
All of the Stars [3:55]
Produced by Johnny McDaid
(作詞・作曲:Ed Sheeran, Johnny McDaid)
映画「きっと、星のせいじゃない。」劇中歌。
Jake Gosling:Programming, Drums, Strings, Horns
Mixed by Mark 'Spike' Stent
Engineer:Jake Gosling
Assisted Engineer:Adam Coltman
Mastered by Stuart Hawkes
I'm A Mess
Ed Sheeran:Vocals, Guitar, Handclaps
Chris Leonard:Electric Guitar, Bass, Handclaps
Jake Gosling:Programming, Drums, Percussion, Piano, Handclaps
William Hicks:Additional Vocal Edited
Mixed by Mark 'Spike' Stent
Engineer:Jake Gosling, Geoff Swan
Mastered by Stuart Hawkes
Ed Sheeran:Vocals, Guitar
Andrew Coleman:Additional Guitar, Digital Edited
Recorded by Andrew Coleman
Assisted Recorded by Ramon Rivas, Rob Sucheki
Mixed by Mark 'Spike' Stent
Engineer:Geoff Swan
Mastered by Stuart Hawkes
Don't
Ed Sheeran:Vocals, Guitar, Instrumentation, Programming
Jason Lader:Bass
Adam MacDougall:Keyboards
Jason Lader:Keyboards
Lenny Castro:Percussion
Luis Conte:Percussion
Benny Blanco:Instrumentation, Programming
Rick Rubin:Instrumentation, Programming
Christian 'Leggy' Langdon:Digital Edited
Eric Caudieux:Digital Edited
Sean Oakley:Digital Edited
Assistant Produer:Johnnie Burik, Ricardo Kim
Co-Ordination:Andrew "McMuffin" Luftman, Sief "Mageef" Hussain
Co-Ordinator:Dave Hanych
Additional Recorded by Eric Lynn, Joshua Smith, Sean Oakley
Mixed by Mark 'Spike' Stent
Mastered by Stuart Hawkes
Engineer:Chris "Anger Management" Sclafani, Geoff Swan, Jason Lader, Matty Green, William Hicks
Additional Vocal Engineer:William Hicks
Incorporating Elements:Lucy Pearl「Don't Mess with My Man」
Ed Sheeran:Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Handclaps
Jake Gosling:Programming, Drums, Percussion, Piano, Synthesizer, Handclaps
Chris Leonard:Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Handclaps
Ed Howard:Handclaps
Mixed by Mark 'Spike' Stent
Engineer:Geoff Swan, Jake Gosling
Assitant Engineer:Matthew Gooderham
Mastered by Stuart Hawkes
Contains Sample:Wretch 32「Welcome to My World」
Ed Sheeran:Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Tyler Sam Johnson:Electric Guitar
Jeff Bhasker:Piano, Keyboards, Electric Bass
Emile Haynie:Drum Programming
Tyler Sam Johnson:Drum Programming
Additional Producer:Emile Haynie
Mixed by Mark 'Spike' Stent
Engineer:Geoff Swan, Tyler Sam Johnson
Mastered by Stuart Hawkes
Chris Dave:Drums
Adam MacDougall:Keyboards
Eric Lynn:Keyboards
Jason Lader:Keyboards
Johnny McDaid:Keyboards
Lenny Castro:Percussion
Luis Conte:Percussion
Christian 'Leggy' Langdon:Digital Edited
Eric Caudieux:Digital Edited
Sean Oakley:Digital Edited
Assistant Producer:Johnnie Burik, Ricardo Kim
Co-Ordinator:Dave Hanych
Recorded by Jason Lader
Mixed by Mark 'Spike' Stent
Engineer:Geoff Swan
Mastered by Stuart Hawkes
Tenerife Sea
Ed Sheeran:Vocals, Guitar
Blake Mills:Guitar
Jason Lader:Bass
Chris Dave:Drums
Adam MacDougall:Keyboards
Eric Lynn:Keyboards
Jason Lader:Keyboards
Johnny McDaid:Keyboards
Lenny Castro:Percussion
Luis Conte:Percussion
Christian 'Leggy' Langdon:Digital Edited
Eric Caudieux:Digital Edited
Sean Oakley:Digital Edited
Assistant Producer:Johnnie Burik, Ricardo Kim
Co-Ordinator:Dave Hanych
Recorded by Jason Lader
Additional Recorded by Sean Oakley
Assisted Recorded by Eric Lynn, Joshua Smith, Sean Oakley
Mixed by Mark 'Spike' Stent
Engineer:Geoff Swan
Mastered by Stuart Hawkes
Ed Sheeran:Vocals, Guitar
Andrew Coleman:Additional Guitar, Digital Edited
Recorded by Andrew Coleman
Assistant Recorded by Ramon Rivas, Rob Sucheki
Mixed by Mark 'Spike' Stent
Engineer:Geoff Swan
Mastered by Stuart Hawkes
The Man
Ed Sheeran:Vocals, Guitar
Chris Leonard:Guitar, Acoustic Guitar Solo
Jake Gosling:Programming, Drums, Rhodes
Mixed by Mark 'Spike' Stent
Engineer:Jake Gosling
Additional Vocal Engineer:William Hicks
Mastered by Stuart Hawkes
Thinking Out Loud
Ed Sheeran:Vocals, Guitar
Chris Leonard:Electric Guitar Solo, Bass, Hammond Organ
Jake Gosling:Programming, Drums, Percussion
Peter Gosling:Piano
Mixed by Mark 'Spike' Stent
Engineer:Geoff Swan, Jake Gosling
Mastered by Stuart Hawkes
Afire Love
Ed Sheeran:Vocals, Guitar
Foy Vance:Backing Vocals
Geoff Leaa:Drums
Johnny McDaid:Guitar, Bass, Backing Vocals, Percussion, Piano, Programming, Hammond Organ
Davide Rossi:Strings
Coco Arquette:Additional Vocals, Percussion
Courtney Cox:Additional Vocals, Percussion
Eamon Harkin:Additional Vocals, Percussion
Mixed by Mark 'Spike' Stent
Engineer:Geoff Swan, Johnny McDaid
Mastered by Stuart Hawkes
Contains Elements:Buffy the Vampire Slayer「Remembering Jenny」
Take It Back
Ed Sheeran:Vocals, Guitar
Mixed by Ruadhri Cushnan
Assisted Mixed by Grant Rawlinson
Mastered by Stuart Hawkes
Ed Sheeran:Vocals, Electric Guitar Solo
Jake Gosling:Programming, Drums, Percussion
Mixed by Ruadhri Cushnan
Assisted Mixed by Grant Rawlinson
Mastered by Stuart Hawkes
Even My Dad Does Sometimes
Ed Sheeran:Vocals
Chris Leonard:Electric Guitar Solo, Acoustic Guitar
Jake Gosling:Programming, Drums, Bass
Amy Wadge:Piano
Mixed by Ruadhri Cushnan
Assisted Mixed by Grant Rawlinson
Engineer:Jake Gosling
Mastered by Stuart Hawkes
I See Fire
Ed Sheeran:Vocals, Guitar, Violin
Nigel Collins:Cello
Recorded by Graham Kennedy, Steve Gallagher
Mixed by Kirsty Whalley, Pete Cobbin
Mastered by Stuart Hawkes
All Of The Stars
Mixed by Ruadhri Cushnan
Engineer:Johnny McDaid
Mastered by Stuart Hawkes
Sticky Studios (#1, 2, 5, 10, 11, 14, 15)
Jungle City Studios (#3, 9)
Matza Ball Studios (#4)
Rocket Studios (#4)
Shangri-La Studios (#4, 7, 8)
Enormous Studios (#6)
Cocoloco Studios (#12)
Sphere Studios (#12)
Metropolis Studios (#12)
Park Road Post (#16)
The Mix Suite