21 (Adele album) music inflections. Instruments such as the saxophone, harp, banjo and the accordion contributed to its exploration of blues and soul. The singer drew from the music of Mary J. Blige, Kanye West, Elbow, Mos Def, Alanis Morissette, Tom Waits, and Sinéad O'Connor in the cultivation of the album's sound, and credited Yvonne Fair, Andrew Bird, Neko Case, and The Steel Drivers with its musical direction. Adele's style on "21" is generally characterised by critics as soul, although some suggest that the album eschews any distinct stylistic epithet. John Murphy of musicOMH characterises the album as British soul. Jon Caramanica of
Zoë (British singer) her two solo albums. Zoë released her debut single, "Sunshine On A Rainy Day", in late 1990, with two different music videos. It failed to reach the UK Top 40, however it was remixed and re-released in 1991 and it became a Top 10 hit, peaking at number 4. Her début album, "Scarlet Red and Blue" (to which singer Sam Brown contributed) included "Sunshine on a Rainy Day" and another moderately popular song, "Lightning", which peaked and spent a respectable 3 weeks at number 37 on the UK Singles Chart. The album, despite good promotion and reviews, however, did not