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
Eleanor (singer) Eleanor (singer) Eleanor Academia (born August 13, 1958 in Los Angeles, California), or simply known as Eleanor, is a dance music singer and producer. Academia, of Filipino Hawaiian descent, released her debut album entitled "Jungle Wave" in 1987 on Columbia Records. Singer Maurice White also provided background vocals on the album. From the LP the 1988 single "Adventure" rose to number one upon the "Billboard" Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. Academia also released another album, "Global Conversations" on Epic Records. She would later launch her own record label known as Black Swan Records. Academia went on to release on this