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
Barry Palmer (British singer) Barry Palmer as DC Palmer: With Triumvirat: With Gaensehaut: With Satin Whale: With Mike Oldfield (1984 / 1985): Barry Palmer as Cover Up: As Barry Palmer: Barry Palmer as Producer / Record Label: (for Amanda Scott) Barry Palmer (British singer) Barry Palmer (born 1958) is an English singer. He was a replacement for singer Helmut Köllen in the German band Triumvirat in 1976, and appeared on the albums "Old Loves Die Hard" and "Pompeii" in 1977. He later joined Mike Oldfield on his "Discovery" album in 1984 , sharing vocals with Maggie Reilly. He has also released several solo albums.