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I was driving back to work from a meeting last week and Adele was on Radio 1 doing Jo Whiley's live lounge tour. Now, i bought Adele's album '19' when it first came out, but never really gave it much attention. I was more of a Duffy man back then, and thought Adele to be a bit overrated.
The obligatory presence of my I-Pod did not guarantee much play, though the inclusion of her magnum opus 'Hometown Glory' on the penultimate episode of Skins ensured it became one of my favourite tracks of 2008 so far.
But it's not this song that made me write here today. The song that caught my attention was her Bob Dylan cover 'Make You Feel My Love', her live vocal, on Jo Whiley's show, made me hunt the song down on my I-Pod and resurrect it from my vast library.
Over a week later, i must have listened to it at least once a day, her vocal performance is just magic and the song oozes with desperation, warmth and affection. Lately i have taken to listening to the whole '19' album in the evening and have found a couple of her tracks which otherwise i would not have given a second play, let alone a second thought. 'Tired', 'Best for Last' and 'Right as Rain' now sit alongside the singles in my must play Adele section!
Slowly, but surely, and surprisingly, i feel this may well become my album of the year....until the new Girls Aloud one is released that is!
