アデルは、18ヶ月の交際期間中に「Take It All」を作曲したが、この曲を初めて恋人に聴かせた直後にその関係は終わってしまった。[ 11 ]傷心しながらも音楽への情熱に駆られたアデルは、溢れ出る感情を音楽に注ぎ込み、復讐心に燃える元恋人、傷心の被害者、そして懐かしむ昔の恋人の視点から、破局した恋愛関係を考察した曲を作り上げた。[ 12 ]
エプワース、スミス、テダーとのセッション
アルバムの作曲は、アデルが恋人と別れた直後に始まった。別れた翌日、彼女はプロデューサーのポール・エプワースに連絡を取り、自分の感情を歌に込めようとした。「前の晩、激しい口論をして、私は怒りが爆発しそうだったの。それでスタジオに入って叫んだの」[ 7 ] 。当初は1年以上前にエプワースと書き始めたバラードを完成させるつもりだったが、プロデューサーはもっとアグレッシブなサウンドを目指すように提案した。[ 13 ] [ 14 ]二人は一緒に曲を再構成し、アデルの最近の経験を反映するように歌詞を書き直し、「Rolling in the Deep」というタイトルに決めた。[ 13 ]楽器編成は自然発生的に進化していった。様々なジャズのリフを試した後、アデルは最初のヴァースをアカペラで歌い、エプワースはアコースティックギターで即興でメロディーを奏でた。激しいドラムビートは、彼女の高鳴る心臓の鼓動を模倣するように設定された。[ 13 ] 2日間でデモが録音され、その年の後半にコロンビア・レコードの共同社長リック・ルービンによってプロデュースされる予定だった。しかし、数か月後、アデルは曲の制作を完了させるためにエプワースに再び連絡を取った。[ 15 ]
イギリスのプロデューサー、フレイザー・T・スミスは、ロンドンのMyAudiotonic Studiosでアデルと組んで次の3枚目のシングル「Set Fire to the Rain 」を作曲した際にも、同様の経緯を辿ったことを回想している。 [ 15 ] 2人がデモを作成した後、アデルは当初予定していたプロデューサーのリック・ルービンではなく、共同作曲者であるスミスを訪ねて曲をレコーディングした。スミスはアデルの最初の試みがその後のテイクよりも優れていると考え、生ドラムの音と凝ったストリングスセクション(イギリスのミュージシャン、ロージー・ダンバースがアレンジ)を加えたデモを曲の最終版として使用した。[ 15 ]
ルービンとアルバムをレコーディングした後、アデルは多くの曲に不満を持っていた。[ 19 ]最終的に、彼女はほとんどの作業を破棄し、別れた直後に感じた生々しい感情を音楽に反映させるため、エプワースやテダーなど他のプロデューサーと行った初期のテイクを採用することにした。[ 24 ]ルービンとのコラボレーションから、アルバムに収録されたのは「Don't You Remember」、「He Won't Go」、「I'll Be Waiting」、「One and Only」、そして米国限定トラック「I Found a Boy」の5曲のみだった。ルービンとの活動から数週間後、アデルは元恋人の婚約を知り、アルバムの最後のトラック「Someone like You」の作曲のインスピレーションを得た。アデルのレコードレーベルは当初、アデルの声とピアノ1台のみで構成されたこの曲の簡素なプロダクションに不満を持ち、ルービンのバンドで再録音するよう要求した。しかし、歌手はアレンジを維持することを選び、その曲は彼女にとって個人的なものであり、「自分を解放するため」に書いたと述べた。[ 25 ]
「Rumour Has It 」は、2012年のグラミー賞でライアン・テダーによってアルバムからの4枚目にして最後の公式米国シングルとして確認され、2012年3月1日にリリースされた。 [ 96 ]一部の国では、「Turning Tables」が4枚目のシングルとしてリリースされた。非公式リリースのため、米国の主要ラジオ局でオンエアされたのは5枚目のシングルだった。「I'll Be Waiting」はシングルとしてリリースされなかったが、米国のトリプルAチャートで29位にランクインした。[ 97 ]
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