21 (Adele album) 21 (Adele album) 21 is the second studio album by English singer-songwriter Adele. It was released on 24 January 2011 in Europe and on 22 February 2011 in North America. The album was named after the age of the singer during its production. "21" shares the folk and Motown soul influences of her 2008 debut album "19", but was further inspired by the American country and Southern blues music to which she had been exposed during her 2008–09 North American tour An Evening with Adele. Composed in the aftermath of the singer's separation from her partner, the album typifies the
Hitomi (singer) which was released as a digital single in September. On November 30, 2011, Hitomi released a new mini album entitled "Special", in which her songs featured in the NHK educational program "Hana Kappa" were included. This became her last release published by Avex. Hitomi also collaborated with Sfpr, fellow label mates from Maximum 10, in the song "Feeder", which was included in their debut album released on January 1, 2012. On October 10, 2012, she released her eleventh album "Möbius" (stylized as ∞). The album had no commercial singles like her previous work, although the Brian Lee-produced song "Up Down"