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"Adele Laurie Blue Adkins must be feeling the pressure right now. Though her career to date comprises just one 7&amp;quot;-only single, she&amp;#039;s received almost as much press coverage as that other mouthy Londoner with a big, soulful voice and oodles of attitude. To put the hype into context, it took poor Amy a couple of years to nab a Brit Award; Adele&amp;#039;s managed it in a couple of months. &amp;#039;Chasing Pavements&amp;#039;, her first proper single, is a mellow, sensuous slice of old-school soul. Its teenager-in-love lyrics are fairly unremarkable, but Adele&amp;#039;s voice is a revelation, steering the big, brassy chorus through its melodic twists and turns with consummate ease. In fact, as you realise the precise nature of that haunting emotion in her voice \u00E2\u20AC\u201C bruised defiance, we&amp;#039;d call it - everything falls into place. Now that&amp;#039;s what all the fuss is about.  &amp;gt;  Click here for our review of Adele&amp;#039;s 19 album "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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